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Q. What do these remarkable women have in common? A. They have all been chosen, researched, and presented by local Girl Scout Troop 61026 to take a spot on the gallery wall at Mendon Public Library during March, Women’s History Month. Stop by the library to see this good representation of women’s history and women’s future.
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.
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!
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...
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...
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.
Hummingbirds are fascinating and provide loads of enjoyment as you watch them out your window. On Thursday, March 26th, 6:30 – 7:30 PM you can connect via Zoom to learn about hummingbirds’ essential needs and the plants that will lure them to your yard. Registration is required with an email address for the Zoom link. You will receive the link via email before the program. This program is hosted by the Greece Public Library. If you have any questions, please call the library at 225-8951. 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.
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.
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.
“LOTE for Kids!” (LOTE = Languages Other Than English) is another perk for Monroe County Library card holders: we have access to electronic children’s books in many popular languages. They also offer the LOTE4Kids app for your smartphone.
Our 2025-2026 VIP (Very Important Places) Passes and our New York State Empire Passes are now in circulation! Click through to see what is available.
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.
Monroe County Library System card holders now have free access to “Gale Presents: Udemy”, an online learning platform that connects patrons to video-based courses taught by leading experts in business, technology, and more. Udemy users can explore thousands of continuously updated on-demand video courses that match their professional goals and personal interests. Follow the enclosed link and use your email address to create your Udemy account. ***Udemy is provided by “Wired for Opportunity”, a Monroe County Library System digital equity initiative supported by grant funds from Monroe County***
All teens and tweens are invited to come celebrate the grand opening of our new Teen Corner on Thursday, July 11th at 1:00 PM. We’ll have bubble tea, games, prizes, and more! State Assemblymember Jen Lunsford will help us with a ribbon cutting at 1:30 PM. We’ll also be unveiling our brand new, Manga book section!
Click here to view the book list Civil Rights & Racial Justice Models Book List.
Drop into the Mendon Public Library on the 2nd or 4th Tuesday the month, from 6:30 - 7:30 PM, to say "hello" to Golden Retriever Finley and their handler, Melinda. Finley is a trained therapy dog and loves to be read to! No reservations needed. All ages welcome.
The Mendon Public Library is proud to release a new book list for juvenile and young adult readers titled, "Books which promote the concepts of Tolerance, Respect, Dignity, Awareness, and Sensitivity Toward Others for Juvenile and Young Adult Readers." This new list...
Our latest book list is entitled "Stories to Promote Kindness, Friendliness, Understanding, and More Acceptance of Others." It includes over 40 picture books, both fiction and non-fiction. This book list is geared primarily toward three to eight-year olds. Topics...