Mon-Thu 9-8; Fri 9-5; Sat 9-3
All Ages: Join us on Thursday, November 5th, at the library, from 6:30 – 7:30 PM, where Dr. Zach Collins from Monroe County Veterans Service Agency will discuss the use of wild mustang gentling in treatment of PTSD. Monroe County is partnered with EquiCenter in Honeoye Falls through their Mission Mustang® program which helps mustangs and Veterans find connection and healing. Come to learn about this work happening right in our community.
Starting November 6th, join us at the library, on Fridays, from 1 – 3 PM, for an afternoon matinee. Our upcoming shows include: Nov 6 Project Hail Mary, Nov 13 The Sheep Detectives, Nov 20 The Breadwinner, (LIBRARY CLOSED NOV 27), Dec 4 Devil Wears Prada 2, Dec 11 Pressure, Dec 18 Dolly Parton’s Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love.
RESCHEDULED: Join your friends and neighbors at the library on Saturday, November 7, from 11 AM to 1 PM to rediscover our founding document! The group will conduct a round-robin reading of the United States Constitution which will take about an hour, and there will be a discussion afterwards. All are welcome to attend. For more information, visit TheGreatCollaboration.org.
All ages: Join us at the library on Saturday, November 7th, from 1 – 2 PM for “An American Tradition – Songs of Protest & Hope”. The Dust Bowl Bunnies music will tell of labor rights, civil rights, migrant struggles; the World Wars and Vietnam; nature’s struggle, and hope. Their material comes from Jesse Welles, Bob Dylan, Billy Bragg, Phil Ochs, John Prine, Pete Seeger, Mandolin Orange, and others. Please sign up to save your seat. Sponsored by The Friends of Mendon Public Library.
Mendon Public Library is featuring a collection of Breyer Horses that belong to Livonia resident, Susanne Allen. Horse lovers may also wish to check out our upcoming program in November featuring how horses are helping Veterans at Equicenter: “Veterans, Wild Mustangs, and Equicenter: Supporting Connection & Healing” on Thursday, November 5, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM. All Ages.
Join us at the library on Veteran’s Day, Wednesday, November 11th, from 1 – 2 PM to hear the story of Spencerport native Lt. Lesley Smith. He spent 17 months in a German prison camp during World War II. This is what he and others experienced as “guests of the 3rd Reich”. This presentation is told by his family. Sign up to save your spot.
Mendon Public Library will open at 1 PM on Thursday, November 12th to allow for staff training in the morning. See you then!
Ages 10-99: Check out these Thursdays to learn and play D&D (Dungeons and Dragons) with Linus. Whether you are experienced or new to D&D, all are welcome, on any or all days. Sign up to save your seat. Bring dice if you have them, otherwise all supplies will be provided. Linus is an avid D&D player, local student, and volunteer D&D trainer. We will gather at the library, from 4 – 7 PM, on the following dates: Nov 12, Dec 10.
Tune in on Thursday, November 12th, 6:30 – 7:30 PM to learn about Rochester’s Olmsted Parks. Registration is required with an active email address for the Zoom link to be emailed before the program. This program is hosted by the Hamlin Public Library; if you have any questions, please call the library at 964-2320. “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.”
Ages 8 through adults: sign up to join us at the library on Saturday, November 14 from 11 AM – 12 PM, to bring nature indoors and craft your very own macrame air plant hanger. In this class, Sigriet will teach you how to build and decorate your hanging air planter to take home with you! All supplies will be provided, but you can bring your own decorative accents to give your creation a personal touch. Limited to 15 participants. Sponsored by The Friends of Mendon Public Library.
Teens and Adults: Join Financial Advisor Robert Nestrick at the library from 6:30 – 7:30 PM for any or all of his four Tuesday financial workshops. Sign up to reserve your spot for each session that you want to attend. October 6 Retirement: Making Money Last; October 20 Healthcare and Retirement; November 3 Social Security: Your Questions Answered; November 17 Four Pillars of the New Retirement.
Adults are invited to participate in an informal monthly reading club to discuss science topics from current and historical news. Retired RIT Professor Mark Fairchild will facilitate the discussions once a month on a Wednesday from 6:30 – 7:30 PM at the Mendon Public Library. Participants are provided links to articles on the topics for that month, and are asked to read at least one of them prior to the meeting. Registration for each session is required, and the group is limited to 10 to facilitate inclusive discussion. Participants can sign up for each session individually (no commitment to attend multiple sessions). Upcoming chat dates: Nov 18 “Thanksgiving Turkey Science”, Jan 27, Feb 24, Mar 31, Apr 28, and May 26.
Adults, join us at the library near the fireplace 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: *Nov 19 (*CHANGED in NOV), Dec 10, Jan...
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 fall, from 10 AM – 11:15 AM, at Mendon Public Library, and participants are welcome to come to any or all of the sessions! Please register for Thursday, Nov 19, and/or Dec 17.
All Ages. Join us at the library for an eye-opening presentation about Thanksgiving on Saturday, November 21st, from 1 – 2 PM. You will be able to perk up the conversation at this year’s holiday meal with some little-known facts about our Thanksgiving holiday. Presented by Jack Kowiak. Kindly register. Sponsored by The Friends of Mendon Public Library.
Join any or all of three movement awareness classes based on the Feldenkrais Method (tinyurl.com/felden-what) with certified instructor, Lisa Hochgraf, from 1 – 2 PM, on Oct. 15, Dec. 1, and Feb. 2, at Pinehurst Senior Living Community, 1000 Pine Trail, Honeoye Falls, NY 14472. Sponsored by The Friends of Mendon Public Library.
Our 2026-2027 VIP (Very Important Places) Passes and our New York State Empire Passes are now in circulation! Click through to see what is available.
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 ***
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.
Thanks to the Friends of Mendon Public Library, we have a subscription to BookPage in 2025! These publications, printed monthly, will be free for our library patrons to take with them, if they wish.