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October 28, 2014

Healthy Essential Oils

Join us at the Evans branch on Tuesday, November 4 at 7:00 p.m.   Presenter Debbie Austin will explain the importance of essential oils in combating bacteria and viruses.  Registration is required.  Phone 336-6062

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October 28, 2014

10/29 Health Foods That Aren’t [Healthy] at McGraw

Join us at 7:00pm on Wednesday 10/29 for Health Foods that Aren’t [Healthy], sponsored by MVP Health Care, at the McGraw Branch (2180 East Ridge Road, 14622). There are so many food options to choose from! Figuring out what is healthy and what isn’t healthy can get confusing. Learn about some “healthy” foods that you […]

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October 27, 2014

New Adult Books for October 2014

Here are some of the new titles we’ve ordered: FICTION Assassination of Margaret Thatcher Hilary Mantel The author, a two-time winner of the Man Booker Prize, delivers a collection of contemporary short stories about modern England including monster tales, near-memoir pieces and mini-sagas of family and social fracture, writing about gender, marriage, class, family, and […]

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October 22, 2014

A Message From Ann Ryan, Outgoing President of the Friends

I wish to extend my most heartfelt thanks for the great support of the Friends! As my final term on the Friends Board has ended, I am stepping down from this wonderful group to spend more time with my family. I look back with pride on how much we have accomplished in these last few […]

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October 20, 2014

New Large Print Titles–October

Here’s a list of the new large print books that have arrived at the library (listed in alphabetical order by author’s last name). FICTION   Faceoff An unprecedented collective features pairings by 23 best-selling and critically acclaimed suspense writers, including John Sandford, F. Paul Wilson and R. L. Stine, who in short high-action stories pit […]

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October 16, 2014

New Teen Books for September

Six Feet Over It by Jennifer Longo Leigh sells graves for her family-owned cemetery because her father is too lazy to look farther than the dinner table when searching for employees. Working the literal graveyard shift, she meets two kinds of customers: Pre-Need: They know what’s up. They bought their graves a long time ago, […]

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October 16, 2014

More Teen Books for September

Blackbird by Anna CareyFrom the author of the Eve trilogy comes the breathless story of a girl racing to figure out who she is–and how to stay alive. When a nameless girl wakes up on the subway tracks, she knows only one thing for sure: people want her dead. Can she find them before they […]

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October 16, 2014

New Young Adult Books for October

All Those Broken Angels by Peter Adam SalomonComforted by a shadow. Haunted by the truth. Richard Anderson was the last person to see his friend Melanie alive. She vanished when they were six, and while the police never found Melanie, a part of her remained–a living shadow that is now Richard’s closest friend. For ten […]

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October 15, 2014

Columbus Day Week Book Sale at McGraw!

The McGraw Branch of the Irondequoit Public Library (2180 East Ridge Road) is hosting a Columbus Day Week Book Sale. We’ll have a huge selection of thousands of books including Fiction, Non-Fiction, Mysteries, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Romance, Large Print, History, True Crime, Kids, Teens, and more. Wednesday, October 15 (10:00 AM – 8:30 PM) Thursday, October 16 […]

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October 6, 2014

A long chapter ago in a book far, far away…

Celebrate Star Wars Reads Day this Saturday, October 11th from 11am to 1pm at the Pauline Evans Branch! We’ll have Star Wars crafts, games, trivia, movies, snacks, photo opportunities, and more! All ages welcome! Call 336-6062 or stop by the library to register!

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