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August 14, 2024

NEXT TUESDAY (8/20/24) – The Fire This Time: James Baldwin and Lessons for This Age with Dr. Jeffrey Q. McCune, Jr.

Dr. Jeffrey Q. McCune, Jr., the Founding Chair of the Department of Black Studies and Frederick Douglass Professor of African American Literature and Culture at the University of Rochester, will join us at the library on Tuesday, August 20, at 7:00 PM. His presentation will take a close look at James Baldwin’s 1963 work The […]

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August 14, 2024

NEXT TUESDAY (8/20/24) – A Death Cafe: Talking About Death, Celebrating Life!

A Death Cafe is a confidential, group-directed discussion of death with no agenda, objectives, or themes. The purpose of a Death Cafe is to bring the taboo subject of death out into the open and “to increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives.” It is […]

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August 13, 2024

NEXT MONDAY (8/19/24) – Quadricycler Robots With Brooklyn Robot Foundry

The Brooklyn Robot Foundry offers STEAM classes all over the country from their base in Brooklyn, NY. Their goal is to encourage a life full of exploration, problem-solving, and imagination through the fun of STEAM learning. Everybody knows what bicycles and tricycles look like, but have you ever seen a quadricycle? Our friends from the […]

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August 13, 2024

NEXT MONDAY (8/19/24) – Felting With Cornell Cooperative Extension

Our friends from the Cornell Cooperative Extension will be returning to the library on Monday, August 19, at 4:00 PM, for a hands-on activity you won’t forget! Felting With Cornell Cooperative Extension is designed for students in grades 1-4. Participants will learn all about where the fiber for clothing comes from and complete a water […]

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August 12, 2024

THIS FRIDAY (8/16/24) – Outdoor Yoga for Adults on the Library Lawn

Outdoor Yoga for Adults on the Library Lawn is a Summer tradition, and this season’s series will be held in August. Kasia Pelepko is a Rochester-based yoga teacher who has trained in a variety of yoga systems and movement modalities. The common thread in her classes is to highlight how resilient, capable, and adaptable all of us […]

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August 9, 2024

NEXT THURSDAY (8/15/24) – Erie Eats: The Erie Canal Foodways Project

Food is a basic building block of human life. Where does our food come from? How does it arrive at a place where we can eat it? For people throughout New York state in the 1800s, the answer radically changed when the Erie Canal was completed in 1825 and continued to change dramatically over the […]

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August 9, 2024

NEXT THURSDAY (8/15/24) – Teen Anime Club

We’re playing Family Feud during the next meeting of our Teen Anime Club on Thursday, August 15, at 4:00 PM! Do you think you know the answers? Come on down and find out! Teen Anime Club is designed for teenage anime fans (ages 13-18), and if you’d like to attend, please register now through our Event […]

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August 9, 2024

NEXT THURSDAY (8/15/24) – Free Naloxone Training

Members from the Monroe County Department of Health’s Project IMPACT will join us at the library on Thursday, August 15, from 2:00 PM until 4:00 PM to offer Free Naloxone Training. Also known as Narcan, Naloxone is used to reverse an opioid overdose and save a life. Participants can drop in anytime during the program to […]

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August 8, 2024

August 2024 Library Board Meeting Postponed

The Library Board meeting previously scheduled for August 21, 2024 has been postponed. A rescheduled date will be posted as soon as it is available.

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August 8, 2024

NEXT WEDNESDAY (8/14/24) – Write On For Teens

Our writing group for teenage writers (ages 13-18), Write On For Teens, will meet this month on Wednesday, August 14, at 4:00 PM. Come hang out with your friends and gear up for back-to-school-time with some creative writing exercises and prompts! Summer isn’t over yet, and it’s a great time to practice your writing craft. Registration is […]

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