News

August 11, 2011

Cookbook sale at McGraw

A big cookbook sale begins today at the McGraw Branch! The table is located inside the library across from the circulation desk. Prices range from $1-$5 and all sales are final. Thank you for supporting the library booksale!

View Article

August 10, 2011

The Paper Crane Project at McGraw

Did you know that in Japan, the crane is a holy symbol? Legend says that the one who folds 1000 cranes will be granted a wish. In March of this year, a terrible earthquake and tsunami devastated parts of Japan and damaged several nuclear reactors. The people of Japan are still suffering and struggling to […]

View Article

August 9, 2011

DVDs We’re Getting at Evans in August 2011

Here’s the big list of DVDs we’ll be adding to the shelves this month. Speak to a librarian today to reserve any of these titles after we get them.

View Article

August 9, 2011

New Adult Books for August 2011

Looking for a good end-of-summer read? Here’s what’s new at the Irondequoit Library in August.

View Article

August 8, 2011

New Books – Week of July 25th

The Poison Diaries, Maryrose Wood In late eighteenth-century Northumberland, England, sixteen-year-old Jessamine Luxton and the mysterious Weed uncover the horrible secrets of poisons growing in Thomas Luxton’s apothecary garden.   The Joshua Files: Ice Shock, M.G. Harris Back home in Oxford, Josh tries to resume his normal life and make sense of his Mayan adventures, […]

View Article

August 8, 2011

New Children’s Items at McGraw!

Click on a title to view the item in the MCLS catalog. Books: Picture books: The Ugly Duckling Dinosaur Cheryl Bardoe Ant and Grasshopper Luli Gray Pirates of the Sea! Brandon Dorman Fandango Stew David Davis Rrralph Lois Ehlert Play Ball, Jackie! Stephen Krensky And there’s more!

View Article

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 […]

View Article

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 […]

View Article

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 […]

View Article

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 […]

View Article