Mon-Thu 9-8; Fri 9-5; Sat 9-3
Kids and families, join us at 10:30 AM, on Tuesday, July 30, directly following Story Time (10 – 10:30), at the Harry Allen Park gazebo for a special visit with the Sheriff’s Mounted Patrol. You’ll be able to meet the Sheriff’s Deputies and their horses. No registration required. (Harry Allen Park gazebo is across N. Main Street from Mendon Public Library.)
Please join MCC professor of history Mark Sample on Tuesday, July 30, at 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM in the Mendon Public Library Jacobs Family Reading Room, when he will tell the story of the tragic day, on November 22, 1963 when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. (Feel free to bring your tin-foil hat for the fascinating conspiracy theories he will also discuss.)
Interested in words? Join Mrs. Phil Ology each Friday throughout Summer Reading (June 28 - August 9) at 10:00 AM at the library. She'll work with kids, teens and adults to break down words, discuss their origins and even journal on important connections. Participants...
Starting June 25, all kinds of adventures begin at the Mendon Public Library! Enter here to learn what we have to offer and how you can read all summer and earn prizes.
Our 2024-2025 New York State Empire Pass and the Very Important Places (VIP) Passes are available to borrow. The Empire Pass provides discounted admission to participating NY State Parks. (Please read the Empire Pass Guidelines for use.) The VIP Passes are for a variety of cultural sites to obtain special offers at these Very Important Places, thanks to partnerships arranged each year by MCLS.
Kids and Families: Join Science Heroes at the library on Wednesday, August 7, from 2 PM to 3 PM, on a treasure-hunting adventure deep within the jungle. Along the way, the audience helps the performer conduct exciting science experiments that bring this story to life!...
Discover the Erie Canal’s many connections to the earliest days of professional baseball, told through the stories of some of the game’s biggest stars and others long forgotten. Derrick Pratt, from the Erie Canal Museum will be our speaker on Wednesday, August 7th,...
Teens/Adults: Join Justin Maxwell here at the Mendon Public Library on Thursday, August 8th, from 6:30 PM util 7:30 PM, as he talks about his new playwriting book, The Playwright’s Toolbox, how it was made, why it matters, and how readers can use it be a better writer. While he will focus on playwriting, the discussion can be geared towards any genre and writers of all levels are welcome. Kindly register to save your seat.
Local amateur astronomers will be presenting special star gazing events in Honeoye Falls at Monroe Street Village Park this summer. The Friday event, August 9th from 8:30 PM to 10:00 PM, is hosted by MPL and is open to residents of all ages, especially the young and the curious. Please register, esp. to get updates, as this event is weather dependent. Kindly enter the park with headlights off (parking lights only). Honeoye Falls Monroe Street Park (Fireman’s Field), 331 Monroe St., Honeoye Falls, NY 14472. PLEASE check the library website 4 hours before the event to assure that conditions will be favorable for viewing. An alternate date may be offered if necessary. For any questions, feel free to contact George at gfazekas@polyphotonics.com
Seniors and anyone interested in learning to stand up out of a chair with less effort should join Lisa at the Mendon Public Library on Tuesday, August 13th, from 1 PM - 2 P M for an introduction to Feldenkrais Workshop. All are welcome; bring a friend. For more...
Adults, this education series on Thursday, August 15th, from 1 PM – 2 PM, in the Mendon Public Library Jacobs Family Reading Room, is provided by the Alzheimer’s Association and teaches caregivers how to navigate the responsibilities of caring for someone living with dementia. Building Foundations of Caregiving explores the role of caregiver and changes they may experience, building a support team and managing caregiver stress. Brian, from the Alzheimer’s Association, will be our speaker. Kindly register for this program.
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The Mendon Public Library will continue to offer craft kits while supplies last. Each week during Summer Reading, we will offer 125 craft kits based on that week's theme. Our crafts are made possible through the generous support of The Friends of Mendon Public...
On Wednesday, May 1st, Monroe County Library System introduces automatic renewals! Eligible items will renew four days before their due dates. A courtesy email will be sent that lists each renewed item with its new due date. If any item is coming due, but is not eligible for renewal, the email will list that item as ‘not renewed.’ Remember, you can always manage your account online at: https://catalogplus.libraryweb.org/?section=myAccount Read more about automatic renewals at: https://libraryweb.org/news/automatic-renewal-of-library-materials/
In 4 categories of materials, see what circulated most from Mendon Public Library in 2023.
Thanks to the Friends of Mendon Public Library, we have a subscription to BookPage in 2024! These publications, printed monthly, will be free for our library patrons to take with them, if they wish. Another benefit to patrons is getting reading recommendations,...
2024 is a new year, and Mendon Public Library has a new policy: There are no more late fees for Mendon Library materials! Of course, we will have to charge for lost or damaged materials. And note, other libraries may have different policies, so be sure to check. Happy...
Mendon Public Library is pleased to announce the arrival of our new DIVERSE VOICES BOOK DISCUSSION KITS. The Rochester Regional Library Council and The Friends & Foundation of Rochester Public Library awarded a grant from the Harold Hacker Fund for the Advancement of Libraries to make the creation of these kits possible. Twelve Diverse Voices Book Discussion Kits were created. Each kit contains seven copies of a particular title and seven copies of a book discussion guide, conveniently circulated in a special tote bag. Titles were selected to represent diverse characters, authors, and topics. The intended audiences for the Diverse Voices kits are both established and new book groups, and anyone who may wish to host a single book discussion for their friends, family, coworkers, etc. The book kits have an extended 8-week loan period.
Thanks to a collaboration from the American Heart Association, UR Medicine, and the Monroe County Library System, you can learn to save lives with CPR from the comfort of your own home or classroom. Hands-Only CPR training kits are available to borrow at Mendon Public Library, and other select Monroe County Libraries. The unit includes a rubber torso, or manikin, to guide proper hand placement as well as compression rate and depth, and instructions. The Hand-Only CPR kits are available to be checked out and returned at any public library in Monroe County, just as with other library materials.
THIS BOOK CLUB HAS REACHED MAXIMUM CAPACITY.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN JOINING, PLEASE SIGN UP ON THE WAIT LIST; YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED IF THERE IS AN OPENING. Our Adult Book Club meets the third Monday of each month. Books are chosen from a variety of genres. Participants read the book in advance and come prepared for a discussion. Facilitated by MPL staff member Andrea. Registration required.