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October 23, 2025

NEXT WEDNESDAY (10/29/25) – One Color Spooky Painting with Deb Coller

Painting with watercolors can be tricky, but One Color Spooky Painting with Deb Coller is the perfect way to practice. Use one color to create a spooky painting by adding a cat or a bat or a raven… it’s a great way to learn water control while painting with watercolors. This painting workshop is designed for […]

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October 23, 2025

NEXT WEDNESDAY (10/29/25) – Written and Read: IPL’s Adult Writing Group

Calling all local writers, the next meeting of Written and Read: The IPL Adult Writing Group will be held on Wednesday, October 29, at 3:00 PM. Stories, blogging, essays, memoirs, poetry… writing can take multiple forms. But if you enjoy writing and you’re interested in giving and receiving feedback from fellow writers, please join the library’s adult […]

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October 22, 2025

NEXT TUESDAY (10/28/25) – Irondequoit Art Club’s Artist Lecture Series: Sculptorial Art with Jeff Lennox

Jeff Lennox, a graphic designer, sculptor, and painter, will give a presentation at the library about Sculptorial Art as part of the Irondequoit Art Club’s Artist Lecture Series on Tuesday, October 28, at 7:00 PM. Sculptorial Art is the integration of two-dimensional shapes with three-dimensional forms. It is not painted sculpture, and it is not sculpted […]

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October 21, 2025

NEXT MONDAY (10/27/25) – Make and Take Lab: Trick or Treat Tags

The next Maker Monday is happening on Monday, October 27, from 2:00 PM until 5:00 PM! This time, we’re making Trick or Treat Tags as part of our Make and Take Lab series. This cute (and custom) ghost charm could be the perfect ghostly friend to use as a name tag, bag charm, or spooky […]

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October 20, 2025

THIS SATURDAY (10/25/25) – Quick Fix Mending Support

Are some of your favorite clothes looking a little worse for wear? Get help and learn to repair quick and simple outerwear and accessory issues during our first Quick Fix Mending Support program on Saturday, October 25, from 1:00 PM until 4:30 PM. Learn a variety of small repairs for your clothes including: — Replacing […]

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October 17, 2025

NEXT THURSDAY (10/23/25) – Fabulous Flavors of Fall

Join Liz Bauld in this hands-on food class as we celebrate the Fabulous Flavors of Fall. Liz will have recipes for you to make and sample featuring the many flavors and tastes of Autumn… pumpkin, maple, apple, cinnamon, and even cranberries. These comfort foods are perfect for a cold (but not too cold) October day! […]

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October 17, 2025

The Iron Book Group Will Read Louise Erdrich’s “The Sentence” in November 2025

Louise Erdrich won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2021 for The Night Watchman, and later that year she published The Sentence, which our Iron Book Discussion Group will read in November 2025. ***** BOOK DESCRIPTION Louise Erdrich’s latest novel, The Sentence, asks what we owe to the living, the dead, to the reader and […]

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October 16, 2025

NEXT WEDNESDAY (10/22/25) – New York Spirits with Cris Johnson

I ain’t afraid of no ghost! As any fan of Ghostbusters can tell you, New York State is full of ghosts and specters and poltergeists. But that’s only a movie… Cris Johnson will visit the library to share some stories of real New York Spirits on Wednesday, October 22, at 6:30 PM. New York Spirits […]

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October 16, 2025

NEXT MONTH (11/12/25): Art Instruction With the Irondequoit Art Club

Art Instruction With the Irondequoit Art Club, a hands-on art instruction class lead by a local artist, will return to the library next month! Specific details on the guest instructor and the art technique they’ll be showcasing will be announced at a later date. Art Instruction With the Irondequoit Art Club will be held on […]

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October 15, 2025

NEXT TUESDAY (10/21/25) – Spam, Shams, and Other Scams

The Internet is not always a safe place. But technology instructor Daniel Jones will help us spot Spam, Shams, and Other Scams during an in-depth look at the world of online threats. As part of this presentation, attendees will learn about… — ​Types of Online Shams ​and Scams — Scammer Tactics — How to Recognize […]

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