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June 2, 2011

Thank You for a Successful Friends Walk

The Board of the Friends of the Irondequoit Public Library would like to send a huge thank you to all of you who helped make our inaugural Walk Event on May 21st a rousing success! Thank You! to each & every one of you who participated & to those of you who made a kind […]

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May 31, 2011

Check Out Our New Catalog!

After closing for computer upgrades on May 27th, both branches of the Irondequoit Public Library have now reopened. You can check out our new library catalog here: catalogplus.libraryweb.org If you’d prefer to use the original catalog, it can be found here: classic.libraryweb.org

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May 24, 2011

New Books at the Library in May 2011

Just a few of the books we’re ordering this month. All titles listed below may be reserved. Call or come in to the library today! Evans Branch: 336-6062 McGraw Branch: 336-6060

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May 20, 2011

Meer nieuwe boeken! Voor de week van kan 16, 2011

That means “More new books! For the week of May 16” in Dutch. The Last Little Blue Envelope, Maureen Johnson Seventeen-year-old Ginny Blackstone precipitously travels from her home in New Jersey to London when she receives a message from an unknown man telling her he has the letters that were stolen just before she completed […]

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April 18, 2011

Irondequoit Library on Channel 10 News

Evans Branch Children’s Librarian Amy Holland was a TV star this morning when Channel 10’s News Team stopped by to take part in the “Recycled Robots” program. Miss Amy (and her gaggle of robots) told the reporters, “We picked this week because Earth Day is happening this week and it also happens to be spring […]

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March 31, 2011

Library Snapshot Day 2011

Last month both our branches participated in a statewide public relations campaign sponsored by NYLA the New York Library Association called Library Snapshot Day. Each participating library picks a day and tracks how busy they were that day and asks customers to fill out a comment sheet. The sheet asks them to briefly write down […]

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February 10, 2011

13 Reasons Why: The Movie

I just read that there is a plan to make Jay Asher’s super popular teen novel 13 Reasons Why into a feature film. Here’s the bigger news, I guess…Selena Gomez is expected to star as Hanna Baker. When we discussed this at Teen Advisory Board yesterday, I think the overall consensus was “HUH!?!” If you […]

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December 10, 2010

Incarceron: The Movie

Last night I read news of another teen book that will be made into a feature film, this one to reportedly star Taylor Lautner. The book is Incarceron, by Catherine Fisher. Here’s the description from the library catalog, “To free herself from an upcoming arranged marriage, Claudia, the daughter of the Warden of Incarceron, a […]

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December 3, 2010

Maze Runner: The Movie

So, another popular teen book may be on its way to the theater. The Maze Runner, by James Dashner, looks to be one of the latest projects of Catherine Hardwicke, the director of the first Twilight film. This is still early, so who know if it will work out. If you haven’t read the book, […]

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October 22, 2010

Books Into Movies for Teens – October 2010

Here are a few books into movies stories that might interest you readers out there. First, looks like City of Bones, book 1 in Cassandra Clare’s The Mortal Instruments series, will be made into a movie. Mtv has suggesteda few options for Clary.   Also, If I Stay, Gayle Forman’s very popular book about a […]

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