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April 23, 2024

NEXT MONTH (5/23/24) – Tea Tasting With Happy Earth Tea

Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with the library this May with a Tea Tasting With Happy Earth Tea. Niraj Lama hails from Darjeeling, India, a region that produces some of the world’s finest black teas, and he established Happy Earth Tea with his wife in 2011. An introduction to tea and its […]

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April 22, 2024

NEXT MONTH (5/22/24) – Owning Our History of Racial Covenants in Irondequoit to Build a More Welcoming Future

Join the Town of Irondequoit, Irondequoit Public Library, and ERASE on Wednesday, May 22, at 6:00 PM, for Owning Our History of Racial Covenants in Irondequoit to Build a More Welcoming Future. This program will include a screening of the documentary film Home Access Denied, followed by a panel discussion on the racial covenants that […]

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April 22, 2024

THIS SATURDAY (4/27/24) – Walk Bike Irondequoit + Reconnect Rochester Film Screening and Panel Discussion

Walk Bike Irondequoit (an initiative of Color Irondequoit Green) and Reconnect Rochester will be joining forces for an upcoming Film Screening and Panel Discussion at the library about the personal and societal rewards when more people ride bikes. Why do we bike? Whether to save money, reduce your carbon footprint, or live a longer and healthier […]

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April 19, 2024

NEXT THURSDAY (4/25/24) – Free Naloxone Training

Members from the Monroe County Department of Health’s Project IMPACT will join us at the library on Thursday, April 25, 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 […]

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April 18, 2024

NEXT WEDNESDAY (4/24/24) – How to Practice Mindful Gratitude

Mindful Gratitude is a practice that involves cultivating a conscious and appreciative awareness of the present moment while acknowledging and expressing gratitude for the positive aspects of one’s life. Learn How to Practice Mindful Gratitude during a four-part program series at the library with Laura Gavigan, an educator and mindfulness coach and the founder of Mindful […]

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April 17, 2024

NEXT TUESDAY (4/23/24) – Irondequoit Art Club’s Artist Lecture Series: The Illustrious Maud Humphrey

The Irondequoit Art Club’s Artist Lecture Series continues on Tuesday, April 23, at 7:00 PM, with a presentation from Sharon Dwyer Buzard about The Illustrious Maud Humphrey. Born in Rochester, New York, in 1868 to a prominent family, Maud Humphrey became a world-famous illustrator and was the highest paid woman in America for a time. […]

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April 17, 2024

NEXT TUESDAY (4/23/24) – Domestic Violence Foundations With Willow Domestic Violence Center

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). This is a time for advocates, survivors, their loved ones, and the community to come together to talk openly about sexual violence to support survivors, increase knowledge and awareness, and identify strategies and resources to prevent sexual violence. Willow Domestic Violence Center offers support to survivors on their […]

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April 17, 2024

NEXT TUESDAY (4/23/24) – Worms and Living Soil: The Organic Way to Garden

Have you ever wondered how to create your own organic soil? If you create the right balance of healthy bacteria, your plants can benefit immensely. A speaker from Northeast Worms will join us at the library on Tuesday, April 23, at 7:00 PM, to explain this process in an upcoming workshop… Worms and Living Soil: […]

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April 16, 2024

THIS SATURDAY (4/20/24) – 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 20, at 2:00 PM! The 90-Second Newbery Film Festival is an annual video contest in which young filmmakers create weird short movies that tell the entire stories of Newbery-winning books in about 90 seconds. James Kennedy will […]

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April 12, 2024

Iron Book Discussion Group Will Read Jane Harper’s “The Dry” in May 2024

Jane Harper’s The Dry was adapted into a film starring Eric Bana in 2020, and it’ll also be the subject of the Iron Book Discussion Group‘s next discussion in May 2024. ***** BOOK DESCRIPTION: After getting a note demanding his presence, Federal Agent Aaron Falk arrives in his hometown for the first time in decades […]

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