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August 26, 2011

Reminder: 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 25, 2011

Vote for Teens’ Top Ten

Now is your chance to vote for the 2011 Teens’ Top Ten list. The titles are nominated each year by members of teen book groups in sixteen school and public libraries around the country. Check out the 2011 nominees. You can vote until September 16th. The winners will be announced during Teen Read Week!

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August 25, 2011

More new books…

, Anna Sheehan Sixteen-year-old Rosalinda Fitzroy, heir to the multiplanetary corporation UniCorp, is awakened after sixty years in stasis to find that everyone she knew has died and as she tries to make a new life for herself, learns she is the target of a robot assassin. Sign Language, Amy Ackley Teenaged Abby must deal […]

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August 24, 2011

New Books – Week of Aug 24th

Bloodlines, Richelle Mead The stage is set for drama when Sydney, an alchemist, is sent into hiding to a human private school in Palm Springs, California. zzzzzzzzzzz Edda, Conor Kostick In the virtual world of Edda, ruler Scanthax decides he wants to invade another virtual world, embroiling the universes of Edda, Saga, and Epic in […]

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August 22, 2011

More book reviews- Summer 2011

Kadohata – Kira Kira Reviewed by Jennie Yu,  grade 6 Rating: Good! This book is about a girl named Katie Takeshima, who deeply admires the spirit of her sister, Lynn. Lynn teaches Katie the “kira-kira”, the glitter in life. But then Lynn gets very ill and Katie uses Lynn’s “kira-kira” to hold on to hope. […]

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August 22, 2011

Fall 2011 Programs for Adults Brochures available at McGraw

Want some fascinating activities to do for fall? Come pick up a copy of the new Programs for Adults brochure that lists all McGraw programs from September through December 2011. Highlights include: Democrat and Chronicle sports reporter Sal Maiorana speaking on the Buffalo Bills on Tuesday, September 20 Halloween craft class with Amy Rist, October […]

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August 19, 2011

New Books – Week of Aug 15th

Sleepless, Cyn Balog Eron, a supernatural being known as a Sandman whose purpose is to seduce humans to sleep, falls in love with a sad teenaged girl who is mourning her boyfriend’s death.   The Pirate Captain’s Daughter, Eve Bunting Upon her mother’s death, fifteen-year-old Catherine puts her courage and strength to the test by […]

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August 17, 2011

New Large Print Books for August 2011

Here’s some new large print titles you can find at both branches of the Irondequoit Public Library.

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August 16, 2011

Have You Seen NPR’s List of the Top 100 Sci-Fi/Fantasy Books?

NPR listeners have been voting on their favorite Science-Fiction and Fantasy books all summer long and the results are finally in. Topping the list is J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings trilogy with The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy by Douglas Adams coming in second and Orson Scott Card’s Ender’s Game coming in third. The […]

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August 15, 2011

The Irondequouit Library Has a New Website

After two weeks of testing, we can finally unveil our new website to the world. Just point your browser to www.irondequoitlibrary.org for daily updates on what’s happening at the library including programs, new additions to the shelves, what the library staff is reading/watching/listening to and much more. What do you think of the new site? […]

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