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April 2, 2025

NEXT TUESDAY (4/8/25) – Amigurumi Too

Amigurumi is the Japanese art of knitting or crocheting stuffed yarn items. In Amigurumi Too, you’ll take it up a notch and learn how to create 3D crochet using the technique of a magic ring (method No. 2 using the chain 2 technique), crocheting on both sides of a foundation chain, and crocheting in a spiral. To participate in this program, attendees […]

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April 1, 2025

THIS SATURDAY (4/5/25) – 90-Second Newbery Film Festival @ Dryden Theater

The 90-Second Newbery Film Festival is coming to the Dryden Theater at the George Eastman Museum on Saturday, April 5, at 2:00 PM! The 90-Second Newbery Film Festival is an annual video contest in which young filmmakers create wild, weird, and wonderful short movies that tell the entire story of a Newbery-winning book in about 90 seconds. […]

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March 31, 2025

THIS FRIDAY (4/4/25) – Friday Fun & Games for Tweens & Teens

Friday Fun & Games for Tweens & Teens (for ages 9-18) is back this Friday, April 4, from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM. Drop in after school to play video games and board games, color, work on puzzles, and hang with your friends! There will also be snacks!

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March 28, 2025

NEXT THURSDAY (4/3/25) – Irondequoit Historical Society Presents The History of Seneca Park Zoo

The Seneca Park Zoo has undergone a lot of changes in the last few years, with new exhibits focusing on “Cold Asia” and “Animals of the Savanna”. But what was the zoo like 20 years ago? Or 30? Or even 50? You can find out on Thursday, April 3, at 7:00 PM, when the Irondequoit […]

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March 27, 2025

The Iron Book Group Will Read Sy Montgomery’s “How to Be a Good Creature” in April 2025

Sy Montgomery is a naturalist who has been writing about animals and nature for adults and children for more than 30 years. She published a memoir in 2018, How to Be a Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals, and the Iron Book Group will read and discuss it in April 2025. ***** BOOK DESCRIPTION: Sy […]

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March 26, 2025

NEXT WEDNESDAY (4/2/25) – Resonanz Presents Freedom’s Journey in Song

Resonanz, the outreach choir for the Rochester Oratorio Society, will return to the Irondequoit Library on Wednesday, April 2, at 7:00 PM! They’ll be performing Freedom’s Journey in Song, an all ages show that tells the story of the first tour of the Fisk University Singers. Later known as the Fisk Jubilee Singers, the group […]

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March 21, 2025

NEXT THURSDAY (3/27/25) – Brookview Neighborhood Association Kickoff

Are you part of Irondequoit’s Brookview neighborhood? Bordered by Portland, Titus, Hudson, and Ridge, this neighborhood is just across the way from Irondequoit Plaza and includes many of the surrounding streets. This kickoff meeting will explore the development of a Brookview Neighborhood Association for the area. If you’re interested, topics important to the neighborhood, community […]

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March 20, 2025

NEXT WEDNESDAY (3/26/25) – 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, March 26, at 3:00 PM. Writing can take multiple forms… stories, blogging, essays, memoirs, poetry, and others. But if you enjoy writing and you’re interested in giving and receiving feedback from fellow writers, please join the […]

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March 19, 2025

NEXT TUESDAY (3/25/25) – Irondequoit Art Club’s Artist Lecture Series: Nancy Valle and The Creative Process

Nancy Valle is the speaker as part of the Irondequoit Art Club’s Artist Lecture Series and she’ll talk about The Creative Process at the library on Tuesday, March 25, at 7:00 PM. Nancy has been a working artist and educator in the Rochester area for many years. As an artist, she has experience in many visual art […]

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March 19, 2025

NEXT TUESDAY (3/25/25) – Your Digital Afterlife

Technology instructor Daniel Jones will return to the library on Tuesday, March 25, at 3:00 PM, with a program all about Your Digital Afterlife. What happens to your digital estate when you die? Do you have an email account? How about a Facebook account? Bank online? Shop online? Pay your bills over the internet? This […]

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