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April 22, 2025

NEXT MONTH (5/14/25): Art Instruction With the Irondequoit Art Club: Zentangles

Betty Zarcone will lead the next edition of Art Instruction With the Irondequoit Art Club with a hands-on workshop all about creating Zentangles. Zentangles are an easy-to-learn, relaxing, and fun way to create beautiful images by drawing structured patterns. They feature repetitive, simple patterns, and are usually drawn using a black marker on white paper (though […]

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April 21, 2025

THIS SATURDAY (4/26/25) – Alexander Technique Workshop

The Alexander Technique is the idea that changes to our postural habits can lead to improved mobility, posture, performance, and focus. Participants will be able to learn the basics of this gentle method of mind/body education with certified Alexander Technique teacher Kateri Gormley-Sackett during an Alexander Technique Workshop on Saturday, April 26, at 2:00 PM. […]

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April 17, 2025

NEXT THURSDAY (4/24/25) – Raised Bed Gardening With Cornell Cooperative Extension

A Master Gardener from the Cornell Cooperative Extension will be hosting a special online presentation for Monroe County Library System users on Thursday, April 24, at 6:00 PM. This online lecture about Raised Bed Gardening will focus on the key steps to ensure a successful vegetable garden. The presenter will also cover planting and harvesting […]

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April 17, 2025

NEXT WEDNESDAY (4/23/25) – Roundtable Discussion on Native Garden Designing and Introduction to Our Irondequoit Pollinator Pathway

Noreen Riordan of Birdsong Landscape Design will join us at the library on Wednesday, April 23, at 7:00 PM, for a roundtable discussion on designing healthy pollinator and bird friendly gardens. A Roundtable Discussion on Native Garden Designing and Introduction to Our Irondequoit Pollinator Pathway will include information about the importance of native plants and […]

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April 17, 2025

NEXT WEDNESDAY (4/23/25) – Write On For Teens

The next meeting of our writing group for teenage writers (ages 13-18) is coming up soon! Hang out with your friends and enjoy creative writing exercises and prompts during Write On For Teens, which is happening on Wednesday, April 23, at 4:00 PM. Registration is required to attend Write On For Teens and you can register […]

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April 16, 2025

NEXT TUESDAY (4/22/25) – Irondequoit Art Club’s Artist Lecture Series: An Eye for Collage with Claudia Lambdin

The Irondequoit Art Club’s Artist Lecture Series will continue on Tuesday, April 22, at 7:00 PM, with An Eye for Collage with Claudia Lambdin. Lambdin has been working with collage since 2017, and she has produced more than 500 imaginative works in that time, each with a fish in the mix as her signature symbol: […]

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April 16, 2025

Book Donations Wanted for Our Sister Library in Roma, Texas

The Sister Libraries Team wants to help our Sister Library in Roma, Texas with some book donations! They’re looking for LIKE NEW adult fiction books published in the last five years. Books can be dropped off anytime at the library on our Book Donation Cart by the front door. Please mark any bags or boxes […]

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April 15, 2025

NEXT MONDAY (4/21/25) – A Concert by the Laura Dubin Jazz Trio

The Laura Dubin Jazz Trio is a fixture at the Rochester International Jazz Festival, and they’ll bring their unique style of music back to the Irondequoit Library on Monday, April 21, at 6:00 PM for A Concert by the Laura Dubin Jazz Trio. Laura Dubin is a Rochester native and a virtuoso pianist extensively trained […]

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April 14, 2025

LIBRARY CLOSED: 4/18/25 – 4/20/25

The Irondequoit Public Library will be CLOSED on the following dates: — Friday, April 18 — Saturday, April 19 — Sunday, April 20 Regular hours will resume on Monday, April 21.

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April 11, 2025

NEXT THURSDAY (4/17/25) – The Storybook Cook Presents South of the Border Bites

The Storybook Cook will take us on a culinary trip to Mexico and the southwest United States for some South of the Border Bites on Thursday, April 17, at 6:30 PM. Come hungry to this library program as we’ll be making some delicious tacos, nachos, flavored rice, and homemade salsa. Gloves will be provided, but please […]

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