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August 8, 2011

Fine & Fee Increase on September 1, 2011

Overdue fines and hold fees will increase on September 1, 2011. Hold fees will increase to $1.00 per item (currently $0.50 an item) while overdue fines will increase to $0.35 a day (currently $0.25 a day). This is the first overdue fine/hold fee increase in nine years. But we’re also giving patrons the chance to […]

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August 5, 2011

Check Out Our New Website!

You are looking at the “soft launch” of the Irondequoit Public Library’s sparkly new website. Check back daily for the latest information on library programs, new additions to the shelves, and even what the library staff is reading/watching/listening to. What do you think of the new site? Do you have any suggestions for how to improve […]

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August 4, 2011

Discount Passes For Local Museums Now Available at the Library

The Monroe County Library System is proud to announce the V.I.P. pass program, a partnership with the Memorial Art Gallery, the Rochester Museum and Science Center, the Genesee Country Village and Museum, Geva Theatre Center and the George Eastman House, which allows libraries to circulate discount passes for each of these institutions. You can borrow […]

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August 1, 2011

How They Met, And Other Stories: A Review

When I inquired as to a trashy book for summer reading, a charming High School senior named Molly Bacon told me about a book called How They Met, And Other Stories. David Levithan’s collection of short narratives is one that I have often walked passed on the shelves, but only on Molly’s suggestion did I […]

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July 31, 2011

Hee, Hee Harry Potter

What if Harry Potter were a teen comedy? Would you see this movie? Credited to ‘Thewlis Rox’ @ davidthewlis.net.

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July 29, 2011

Peeta & Gale on the Cover of EW

The is an exclusive look at the men chosen to play Peeta and Gale in the Hunger Games movie. What do you think of this casting? There’s also a short interview with Josh Hutcherson, the actor playing Peeta. Take a look! 237 days!

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July 28, 2011

Teen Book Reviews – Summer 2011

, Sarah Blakley-Cartwright Reviewed by:  Lemlem, grade 10. Rating: Excellent! A twisted version of the original red riding hood. But instead, her name is Valeria and the wolf threatens the entire village. Its first victim is her sister Lucie and from there it haunts her as she frets over the fact that the wolf could […]

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July 28, 2011

Teens Can Learn to Knit at Evans

The Pauline Evans library is offering a beginning knitting workshop for young adults entering grades 5-12. Tamara Kelley will teach participants to make their own knitting needles, how to cast on, and the basic stitches needed to start a small project. The workshop runs from 2-4 on the following Wednesdays, August 3rd, 10th, 17th, and […]

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July 27, 2011

New Books – Week of July 27th

, R.J. Anderson In a dying faery realm, only the brave and rebellious faery Knife persists in trying to discover how her people’s magic was lost and what is needed to restore their powers and ensure their survival, but her quest is endangered by her secret friendship with a human named Paul. The Gathering, Kelley […]

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July 22, 2011

New Books – Week of July 18th

Forever, Maggie Stiefvater As the werewolves are hunted by those intent on destroying them, Sam and Grace risk everything to be together.     The Dead, Charlie Higson Ed, Jack, Bam, and the other students at Rowhurst Academy must run for their lives when a mutant disease attacks the adults and turns them into flesh-eating […]

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