Mon-Thu 9-8; Fri 9-5; Sat 9-3
Now through St. Patrick's Day, Tuesday, March 17th, visit the Mendon Public Library where you can view an amazingly detailed replica of the NYC St. Patrick's Cathedral built entirely from toothpicks! Stan, founder of Toothpick World, has been sculpting museum exhibits...
6th – 12th Graders: Join Emily at the library on Tuesdays, from 2:30 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!
This is an online, interactive presentation, on Wednesday, March 4th, 6:30 – 7:30 PM, designed to help you learn how to grow things naturally. Organic lawn care instruction will also be included. Registration is required with an active email address to receive the link before the program. This program is hosted by the Rush Public Library. If you have any questions, please call the library at 533-1370. The Master Gardener Series is brought to you by the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Monroe County and is available thanks to a consortium of MCLS libraries who are sharing resources and connecting communities.
On Thursday, March 5th, from 10 - 10:50 AM, enjoy stories, songs, crafts, and a special treat at our intergenerational story time with the residents of Pinehurst. Preschoolers, their families, and seniors are all welcome. This month we will be reading some St....
Tweens and Teens join Miss Emily for crafting/creating time on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month from 2:30 – 3:30 PM at the library! Please register in advance. Menders, Makers, & More is currently scheduled for these days: Mar 5, Mar 19, Apr 2, Apr 16, May 7, and May 21.
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. Friday, March 6, Julie & Julia (PG-13, 123 mins, 2009, Columbia...
All ages. Come to the library on Saturday, March 7th, from 11 AM – 12 PM, and enjoy a performance by the Dunleavy School of Irish Dance and following the performance, learn a few of the steps, yourself. Open to kids and kids at heart. Kindly reserve your seat; registration is required. Sponsored by The Friends of Mendon Public Library.
Elementary School Kids and their adults. Join us on Saturday, March 7th, 1 – 1:50 PM, for a sweet program offered through Genesee Country Village and Museum. Students discover how sap is turned into sugar and syrup and taste the finished product. They will learn how to identify a maple tree and try their hand at “tapping” a tree. Register to save your seat. Partly sponsored by The Friends of Mendon Public Library.
Preschoolers and their Caregivers are welcome to join Miss Rosa at the Mendon Public Library on Mondays at 10 AM, to enjoy a half hour of stories and songs in English and Spanish. Miss Rosa will read from a variety of books and share her love of language, culture, and...
Join Miss Kelly each Tuesday morning at 10 AM for Story Time. Preschoolers and their caregivers will read a few stories, sing a few songs, and make new friends. Registration not necessary.
Adults and Teens, join us at the library on Wednesday, March 11th, 6 – 7:30 PM, where we will work with Daniel Jones to learn about decluttering digital devices by deleting unwanted files, emails, and apps, and by responsibly disposing of or repurposing unused digital equipment. Sponsored by The Friends of Mendon Public Library.
Adults, join us at the conference table near the fireplace at the Mendon Public Library on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month, 10 - 11:30 AM, to work on your knitting projects. No need to register. Looking forward to knitting with you! Upcoming Knit Nook dates: ...
The Mendon Public Library will continue to offer Take & Make Craft Kits while supplies last. Our crafts are made possible through the generous support of The Friends of Mendon Public Library. Have fun and get creative!
Visit the Mendon Public Library on Thursday, March 12, 6:30 – 7:30 PM, to celebrate our connection to the earth with talks presented by Honeoye Falls-Lima’s Green Team. This month, we’ll hear Ava Y speak on Environmental Impacts of Generative AI. Appropriate for all ages. Please sign up to reserve your seat.
Miss Lori loves to share stories, songs, and activities with preschool kids and their families! Join us the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of the month, at 10 AM, at the Mendon Public Library, for a half hour of fun. No registration required; just stop in! Upcoming Story...
Join Miss Lisa and other LEGO builders on the 3rd Monday of the month, from 4:30 – 5:30 PM, through May (Jan 19, Feb 16, Mar 16, Apr 20, and May 18.) The LEGO Club will offer a new challenge each month. Participants 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.
Teens and Adults: March is Women’s History Month, during which Mendon Public Library will be learning more about Sandra Day O’Connor. Join us on Tuesday, March 17th, 6:30 – 7:30 PM, with Monroe Community College Professor Mark Sample, who will present on this remarkable woman’s life and her rise to become the first woman to serve as a U.S. Supreme Court justice. Register to save your seat. Sponsored by The Friends of Mendon Public Library.
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! No prior experience with poetry is necessary. Sweet Bites will be held monthly this winter at 10 AM – 11:15 AM, at Mendon Public Library, and participants are welcome to come to any or all of the sessions: Thur, Jan 15; Fri, Feb 20; and Thur, Mar 19. Registration is required.
Mendon Public Library is proud to have Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) musicians Anna Leunis and Petros Karapetyan here on Saturday, March 21, 1 – 2 PM for an all-ages violin concert. Kindly register to save your seat. Sponsored by The Friends of Mendon Public Library.
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 ***