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Events

“Wired For Opportunity” Free Technology Training

“Wired For Opportunity” Free Technology Training

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The Wired for Opportunity program is technology training classes provided at no cost to students. The classes will range from basic computer and phone skills to courses like social media and web development and will award the students with a free device, either a Chromebook or Google Pixel Tablet, depending on the class curriculum’s device focus. Each student will be provided a device to use on site for the course’s four class duration. These courses will run from mid-2025 through 2026 and be available at a variety of locations across the county. *** Please note that devices will be awarded one per person per household, while supplies last ***

“New York Spirits” – A Ghost-Themed Show with the Amazing Cris Johnson, Magician

“New York Spirits” – A Ghost-Themed Show with the Amazing Cris Johnson, Magician

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Teens and Adults:  Join us at the library on Thursday, October 23, from 6:30 – 7:30 PM, as we welcome the Amazing Cris Johnson, Magician, back for a spooky program!  This is a ghost-themed presentation exploring several Western New York haunted locations! Locations such as Gurnsey Hollow Cemetery, Shea’s Performing Arts Center, Fort William Henry, The Red Coach Inn, and more are detailed, along with a spooky collection of artifacts from each location. At each show, unusual and strange things occur. Sign up to reserve your seat. Sponsored by The Friends of Mendon Public Library.

Your Community Reads “There, There” by Tommy Orange

Your Community Reads “There, There” by Tommy Orange

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Join us for a community read of Tommy Orange’s debut novel: There, There. The book is divided into four parts, which we will discuss at two different locations. Please register separately for each discussion. Extra copies of the book for check out will be on display in the library starting in mid-October. Or check with Bleak House Books (585) 582-6366 if you would like to purchase your own copy. Parts 1 & 2 Discussion:  Thursday, November 6th, from 6 – 7 PM at Mendon Public Library, and Parts 3 & 4 Discussion:  Sunday, November 23rd, from 1 – 2 PM at Bleak House Books.

Friday Movie Matinees

Friday Movie Matinees

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Starting October 17th, all are welcome to join us at the Mendon Public Library on Friday afternoons from 1 - 3 PM, for a casual movie matinee. There will be free popcorn courtesy of The Friends of Mendon Public Library. October 24, The Room Next Door (PG-13, 106 mins,...

VolunTeens! Now Weekly on Tuesdays!

VolunTeens! Now Weekly on Tuesdays!

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6th – 12th Graders: Join Emily at the library on Tuesdays, from 2:30 PM to 4 PM, for a variety of activities to give back to the library and community! We will have a different project each week, posted in advance in the Teen Corner. Feel free to come with your own ideas as well. We can’t wait to collaborate with you! If you can, register in advance so we know how many snacks to provide!

Real Value of All-Inclusive Vacations

Real Value of All-Inclusive Vacations

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This new session on Tuesday, October 28, 6:30 – 7:30 PM, in the Mendon Public Library Jacobs Family Reading Room, walks patrons through top resort destinations in the Caribbean and Mexico, the differences between resort types, and how to find the best fit for their travel style and budget. Christy Masters of Set & Rise Vacations will be our presenter for this program. Sign up to reserve your seat!

Rochester’s Cemeteries – A History Talk with Matt Rogers of the Lost Borough

Rochester’s Cemeteries – A History Talk with Matt Rogers of the Lost Borough

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Adults and Teens: Local speaker and entrepreneur Matt Rogers of The Lost Borough is back with more history of Rochester. This time, he will be talking about cemeteries. Join us for this interesting, maybe spooky, presentation on Wednesday, October 29th, from 6:30 – 7:30 PM in the Mendon Public Library Jacobs Family Reading Room. Please register to save your seat. Sponsored by The Friends of Mendon Public Library.

Menders, Makers, & More

Menders, Makers, & More

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Tweens and Teens join Miss Emily for crafting/creating time on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month from 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM at the library! Please register in advance. Menders, Makers, & More is currently scheduled for these days: Nov 6, Nov 20, Dec 4, and Dec 18.

Cha Dao Tea Ceremony

Cha Dao Tea Ceremony

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“Cha Dao”, the way of tea, is a practice that integrates tea as medicine and ritual. Join a small group, here at the library on Saturday, November 1, at 11 AM, to experience this tea ceremony together. We take pause from the busyness and noise of the world, letting go of daily tensions and deepening our connection with ourselves, with one another, and with nature. We will share several bowls of organically produced “living tea” in quietude together and have time for reflection afterwards. Please come wearing comfortable clothing. There are limited seats so please register in advance. Program will only happen if at least five patrons register. Sponsored by The Friends of Mendon Public Library.

LEGO Club – Monthly Challenge

LEGO Club – Monthly Challenge

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Join Miss Lisa and other LEGO builders with a new activity the 2nd Wednesday of the month, through December. Each child will receive a box of LEGOs and a prompt. Using their imagination, they can build what is suggested or build their own creation. Children ages 7-12. Registration is required for 16 available seats on November 12, and December 10.

Motional Intelligence for Seniors

Motional Intelligence for Seniors

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Many of us think our ability to move will steadily worsen as we age. But with self-awareness and some smart choices, movement can be easier than we think! Register to join any or all of three movement awareness classes based on the Feldenkrais Method (tinyurl.com/felden-what) These 3 classes (Oct. 14, Dec. 2, and Feb. 3) from 1 PM – 2 PM, are designed to help you do what you want to do in life with more ease and comfort. Your instructor, Lisa Hochgraf, is a Guild-Certified Feldenkrais® Practitioner who loves to work with older adults. Sponsored by The Friends of Mendon Public Library. Please note: these events will be at ***PINEHURST SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITY, 1000 Pine Trail, Honeoye Falls, NY 14472***

NEW: TONIES Collection at Mendon Public Library

NEW: TONIES Collection at Mendon Public Library

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Thanks to The Friends of Mendon Public Library, our children and their families can enjoy a new collection of screen-free audio players for kids! The Tonies collection includes 3 loanable Tonie boxes (these are the players) that come with headphones and 1 storytelling character. Each character contains a unique story, that plays when placed on a Tonie box. Our new collection also has 41 individual Tonie characters, each with their own unique and educational story. Tonie character stories range in target age up to about 10 years.  The characters can be checked out and used on your own Tonie box, or on a library Tonie box.

Seneca Park Zoo Visits for 2 Tuesday Story Times

Seneca Park Zoo Visits for 2 Tuesday Story Times

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Pre-Schoolers and Caregivers, we will have 2 special Tuesday Story Times on October 28th and November 4th: Our storytellers those days will be our very own Seneca Park Zoo! Story time will be held at the same time and place, 10 AM at the library, and the themes will be: “Silly Stories and Animals” on October 28th, and “Animal Opposites” on November 4th. Please stop by for a couple of fun, animal-themed story times!

Sweet Bites Poetry Discussions

Sweet Bites Poetry Discussions

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Poet Kathleen Wakefield has found that experiencing the reading of poetry in community opens it up in new ways for everyone, whether you’ve always loved poetry or had less than positive experiences with it! She will bring a diverse mini-anthology to each gathering and help participants discover poems that deeply connect them to their own experiences and to the world. No prior experience with poetry is necessary. Sweet Bites will be held at the 3rd Thursday of the month, at 10 AM – 11:15 AM, at Mendon Public Library, on October 16, November 20, and December 18. Participants are welcome to come to any or all of the sessions! Registration is required.

4 New Book Discussion Kits

4 New Book Discussion Kits

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The Mendon Public Library has 4 new book discussion kits! Each kit contains 7 copies of the book, assembled in a tote bag with 7 discussion guides for that title. The selected books are: Black Cake, by Charmaine Wilkerson; The Dictionary of Lost Words, by Pip Williams; Happiness Falls, by Angie Kim; and North Woods, by Daniel Mason. This addition to our collection is from the United for Libraries and Penguin Random House Grants to U.S. Rural and Small Libraries. The tote bags were donated by The Friends of Mendon Public Library.

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