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March 7, 2024

NEXT WEDNESDAY (3/13/24) – Write On For Teens

The next meeting of our writing group for teenage writers (ages 13-18), Write On For Teens, is happening on Wednesday, March 13, at 4:00 PM. Come hang out with your friends and work on creative writing exercises and prompts! Registration is required for Write On For Teens and you can register now through our Event […]

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March 6, 2024

Eclipse Glasses Giveaway Starts April 1, 2024

Are you ready for the total solar eclipse that will pass over the Rochester area on April 8, 2024? Eclipse Glasses are available at many local stores, but the Irondequoit Library will have an Eclipse Glasses Giveaway (limit of two pairs per household) starting on Monday, April 1! A limited number of glasses will be […]

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March 4, 2024

THIS FRIDAY (3/8/24): Friday Fun & Games for Teens

Friday Fun & Games for Teens (for ages 13-18) is back this Friday, March 8, 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 1, 2024

NEXT THURSDAY (3/7/24) – Intro to Community Resources for Older Adults and Caregivers: Medicare 101

Intro to Community Resources for Older Adults and Caregivers is a four-part series offered in partnership with Lifespan, a regional non-profit that’s a trusted source of unbiased information, guidance, advocacy, and more than 30 services for older adults and caregivers. The first program in the series, Medicare 101, will provide a high-level overview of Medicare: — […]

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March 1, 2024

Classic Book Discussion Group Will Finish “David Copperfield” by Charles Dickens in February and March 2024

The Classic Book Discussion Group will read the second half (Chapter 32 through the end) of David Copperfield by Charles Dickens in March. This coming-of-age novel was Dickens favorite among his novels and readers have been returning to it again and again over the last 175 years. ***** BOOK DESCRIPTION: Published in 1850, David Copperfield is Charles Dickens’ […]

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March 1, 2024

NEXT THURSDAY (3/7/24) – Irondequoit Historical Society Presents Little Ambassadors: The Kodakids of World War II

Imagine leaving home as a child and spending the next five years with total strangers in another country. Over 1,300 children between the ages of five and fifteen did just that during World War II and 156 of them stayed in the Rochester area. Known as the Kodakids, they were the children of employees from […]

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February 29, 2024

NEXT WEDNESDAY (3/6/24) – Flu/COVID Vaccine Clinic for Seniors 60 and Older

The Irondequoit Public Library is partnering with URMC Pharmacy and the National Council on Aging to provide people 60 and older the opportunity to receive a Flu vaccine and/or a Moderna COVID vaccine during our Flu/COVID Vaccine Clinic for Seniors 60 and Older. It’s almost past the time when people think about winter illnesses, but […]

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February 29, 2024

NEXT WEDNESDAY (3/6/24) – Young Writers Club for Tweens

Our writing group for tweenage writers (ages 9-12), the Young Writers Club for Tweens, will meet this month on Wednesday, March 6, at 4:00 PM. Come hang out with your friends and work on creative writing exercises and prompts! Registration is required for Young Writers Club for Tweens and you can register now through our […]

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February 29, 2024

NEXT TUESDAY (3/5/24) – 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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February 28, 2024

NEXT TUESDAY (3/5/24): Rochester International Film Festival’s Movies on a Shoestring Presents Best of the Fest

The 2024 Rochester International Film Festival will be held at the Dryden Theatre this June. But library patrons will be able to take a look back at some of the favorites from the fest during Movies on a Shoestring Presents Best of the Fest, which will be held at the library on Tuesday, March 5, at […]

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