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July 25, 2022

THIS FRIDAY (7/29/22): Build Your Own Terrarium for Teens!

Calling all teens (ages 13-18), we’re hosting Build Your Own Terrarium for Teens! on Friday, July 29, at 3:30 PM. Kathleen from Jardin Terrariums will join us to help you create your own special living creation. All supplies will be provided, but registration is required. If you’d like to attend, please register now through our Event […]

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July 22, 2022

NEXT WEDNESDAY (7/27/22): IPL Genealogy Group – DNA for the Overwhelmed: Easy First Steps for Working with Shared Matches

The test kit was on sale. You bought one, dutifully deposited your saliva in the plastic tube and mailed it in. Now, a few weeks later the results are in: haplotypes and ethnicity estimates, something about earwax type, and a giant list of 537 people who (apparently) are your kinfolk. It is all a bit […]

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July 21, 2022

NEXT WEDNESDAY (7/27/22): Wildlife Rockstars’s Animal Superheroes!

Superheroes have a lot of special powers, but how many of those special powers are found in the animal kingdom? Animal ambassadors from Wildlife Rockstars will visit the library to teach everyone about these Animal Superheroes on Wednesday, July 27, at 10:30AM! Weather permitting, Animal Superheroes will be held outside on the library lawn. If […]

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July 21, 2022

NEXT WEDNESDAY (7/27/22): Write On For Teens

Get your creative juices flowing with another set of prompts during the next meeting of our Write On For Teens group on Wednesday, July 27, at 4:00 PM. If you’re a teenaged writer (ages 13-18) and you’d like to join the group, please register to attend through our Event Calendar.

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July 20, 2022

Irondequoit Public Library’s Little Free Library Scavenger Hunt

Have you visited any of the Little Free Libraries in Irondequoit? If not, here’s your chance, as we’re hosting a Little Free Library Scavenger Hunt now through September 16! There are 14 pages from the book Little Libraries, Big Heroes hidden at Little Free Libraries around Irondequoit! You can complete the scavenger hunt by finding […]

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July 18, 2022

Need Computer Help? Literacy Rochester Will Offer Digital Literacy Program Every Friday in Summer 2022

Our Digital Literacy schedule has changed! Please visit our Event Calendar to view the current schedule. Do you need computer help? Literacy Rochester will host a one-on-one Digital Literacy: Free Computer Help program at the library every Friday from 10:00 AM until 1:00 PM. Starting this Friday, July 22, Digital Literacy will provide drop-in service for […]

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July 15, 2022

The Iron Book Discussion Group Will Read Kristin Hannah’s “The Four Winds” in August 2022

The Iron Book Discussion Group‘s selection for their meeting in August 2022 will be Kristin Hannah’s recent bestseller The Four Winds: ***** BOOK DESCRIPTION: The Four Winds is a rich, sweeping novel that stunningly brings to life the Great Depression and the people who lived through it—the harsh realities that divided us as a nation […]

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July 13, 2022

NEXT TUESDAY (7/19/22): Internet Security, Privacy, and Safety

Join us on Tuesday, July 19, at 7:00 PM for a presentation from technology instructor Daniel Jones about Internet Security, Privacy, and Safety. During this 90-minute seminar, you’ll learn how to better protect yourself online, as well as these other topics: Secure Websites 6 Important Privacy Tips Username & Password Safety Email Safety and Scams […]

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July 13, 2022

NEXT TUESDAY (7/19/22): Storytime With Mother Bruce!

Bruce is a grumpy bear, and he doesn’t become any happier when a gaggle of goslings think he’s their mother in Ryan Higgins’s Mother Bruce. But no one can be grumpy at the library (hopefully) and you’ll get a chance to meet Bruce on Tuesday, July 19,  at 10:30 AM for Storytime With Mother Bruce! […]

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July 11, 2022

Tutorial Videos for Maker’s Lab Equipment Now Available

We’ve got a new option available for patrons interested in reserving the equipment in our Maker’s Lab! More staff-led Training Classes are being added to our Event Calendar all the time, but if you have extensive experience using complex technology or if you enjoy and prefer independent learning, you might want to take a look […]

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