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April 10, 2023

THIS SATURDAY (4/15/23) @ Irondequoit Community Center: ERASE Career Day Expo for Students

Our friends at ERASE and the Irondequoit Community Center will be hosting a Career Day Expo for Students this weekend! Get the kids ready and save the date! ERASE’s third annual Career Expo for Students is happening on Saturday, April 15, from 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM, at the Irondequoit Community Center! Bring your family […]

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April 7, 2023

NEXT THURSDAY (4/13/23): Tween Anime Club

The next meeting of our Tween Anime Club is coming up fast, and you can join us on Thursday, April 13, at 4:00 PM! Watch anime! Talk about anime! Practicing drawing anime! Anime! If you’d like to attend Tween Anime Club (for ages 9-12), please register now through our Event Calendar.

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April 6, 2023

NEXT WEDNESDAY (4/12/23): Art Instruction With Irondequoit Art Club: Watercolors

Sally Steinwachs, a member of the Irondequoit Art Club, will visit the library next week to lead an Art Instruction workshop on Watercolors. Paints, paper, a supply of brushes, and plates for use as a palette will be provided (though you can bring your own), and attendees are encouraged to bring an apron and a […]

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April 5, 2023

The Seed Library is Now Open

We know you’ve been anxiously awaiting this day, but we’re excited to share that our Seed Library is now open on the second floor (next to the Maker’s Lab)! We currently have a selection of vegetables and ornamental flowers available, and patrons are able to take up to five packets to start their own home […]

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April 5, 2023

Classic Book Discussion Group Will Read Sinclair Lewis’s “Arrowsmith” in April 2023

Walk this way to the next meeting of the Classic Book Discussion Group, which will be reading Arrowsmith by Sinclair Lewis this month: ***** BOOK DESCRIPTION: This 1926 Pulitzer Prize winning novel centers on the title character, a promising medical student who, as a doctor and following several intervening ventures, becomes a medical researcher in […]

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April 4, 2023

REDUCED HOURS: 4/7/23

Due to a series of planned all-staff meetings, the Irondequoit Library will have reduced operating hours on the first Friday of each month in 2023. The library will be open from 12:30 PM until 6:00 PM on Friday, April 7. We apologize for any inconvenience.

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April 3, 2023

THIS FRIDAY (4/7/23): Buffalo Audubon Presents April Showers

Children in grades K-2 will experience what life is like for a drop of water in the water cycle in Buffalo Audubon Presents April Showers! Buffalo Audubon Presents April Showers! will be held on Friday, April 7, at 1:00 PM. If you’d like to attend, please register now through our Event Calendar.

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March 31, 2023

NEXT THURSDAY (4/6/23): Irondequoit Historical Society Presents The History of Seabreeze Park

Come get your replay! The Irondequoit Historical Society’s presentation about The History of Seabreeze Amusement Park with Kevin Dorey, the park’s official Historian, is now available on YouTube! The Irondequoit Historical Society will welcome Kevin Dorey, the Historian at Seabreeze Amusement Park, to the library for a presentation about The History of Seabreeze Park on […]

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March 31, 2023

NEXT THURSDAY (4/6/23): Magic Workshop

Tweens and teens (10-18) will learn about the materials and knowledge required to perform half-a-dozen magic tricks during a Magic Workshop With Cris Johnson on Thursday, April 6, at 3:00 PM. This hour-long workshop will also expose them to different subjects (such as psychology, stagecraft, and history) in the library, enabling them to learn more […]

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March 31, 2023

NEXT THURSDAY (4/6/23): Wacky Science!

Join us on Thursday, April 6, at 12:00 PM as Cris “Dr. Science” Johnson teaches kids about Wacky Science! Kids will participate in experiments involving stinky dinosaurs, blowing things up, defying gravity, optical illusions, and so much more! Wacky Science! is intended for children ages 4-12… and any fun-loving adults! If you’d like to attend […]

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