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February 3, 2012

New DVDs & Blu-rays: February 2012

Looking for a new movie? Then look no further than what we added to our shelves recently: New Blu-rays Apollo 18 The Change-Up Fight Club In Time Paranormal Activity 3 Real Steel Spider-Man 2 Star Wars: The Original Trilogy Warrior New DVDs

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February 3, 2012

Winter 2012 Storytimes at Evans

Practicing the rhymes and songs we do in storytime at home helps to build a great foundation for literacy. Here are the rhyme sheets we are using at Evans for the winter 2012 storytime session. We use the same rhymes and songs each week because repetition is beneficial to the brain development of little ones. […]

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February 3, 2012

Early Literacy Tips from Mrs. Otto

Did you know?: “The single most important activity for building the knowledge required for eventual success in reading is reading aloud to children.  This is especially so during the preschool years.” (from Becoming a Nation of Readers) So simple! So intuitive! I would hazard a guess that everyone reading this is already reading to their […]

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February 2, 2012

February Break activity – Mr. Popper’s Penguins at Evans

February break is coming up, and there are lots of fun activities going on at both branches during this week.  Check the calendars on the “Programs” page for a full list of activities.  One of the events will be a showing of “Mr. Popper’s Penguins” at the Evans branch on Wednesday 2/22 at 2pm.  Watch […]

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February 2, 2012

Fax Machine Now Available At Evans

Due to popular demand, the Irondequoit Public Library’s Evans Branch now has a fax machine available for public use. A credit card is required to send faxes (sorry, the machine can’t receive faxes) and the cost is as follows: To the US, Canada, and the Caribbean: $1.50 for the first page, $1.00 per each additional […]

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February 2, 2012

Early Literacy Skills

Literacy has become a hot button topic in our society today. Generally, we understand the term literacy to mean being able to read and write. But what does Early (or Emergent) Literacy mean? Early Literacy is defined as what children know about reading and writing before they can actually read and write. Why is Early […]

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January 30, 2012

Generation Preservation Program at McGraw Canceled

The Generation Preservation program with Glen Cone scheduled for Tuesday, January 31 at the McGraw Branch has been canceled. We apologize for the inconvenience.

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January 30, 2012

Restored Library Hours Begin Now

The time has arrived, both branches of the Irondequoit Public Library will begin offering restored hours today! The operating hours for both branches will be: Monday: 10 AM to 9 PM Tuesday: 10 AM to 9 PM Wednesday: 10 AM to 9 PM Thursday: 10 AM to 9 PM Friday: 10 AM to 6 PM […]

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January 27, 2012

Junior Friends at IPL

Attention library lovers!  The Irondequoit Public Library needs YOU to help build our new Junior Friends group!  Our goal is to create a group that will help fundraise for the library (and build excitement about the library, books, and reading), and we also hope to do lots of fun activities: Author visits, book swaps, trips […]

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January 27, 2012

Peter Rabbit at the Library

Here are some pictures from Peter Rabbit’s visit to the Evans branch!  Thank you to everyone who came to visit him!  

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