Mon-Thu 9-8; Fri 9-5; Sat 9-3
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 library, for a 1/2 hour of fun. No registration needed; just stop in! Upcoming Story Times: Sept. 26, Oct...
Join Miss Kelly each Tuesday morning at 10 AM at the library for Story Time. Preschoolers and their caregivers will read a few stories, sing a few songs, and make new friends. Registration not necessary. NOTE: Summer months, in nice weather, we gather at the Harry...
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: Oct 1, Oct 15, Oct 29, Nov 12, Dec 10.
Kids Ages 10+ through Adults: On Saturday, October 3rd, from 1 – 2 PM at the library, you can make a fall wreath with Grimble Hill Farm and Forest. Jeanette Zavislan will lead us through this project and brings all the supplies. She will chat for a few minutes before starting the craft and help us create some awesome wreaths. Sign up to save 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!
Stop by the Mendon Public Library on Monday, October 12th, from 9 AM to 7 PM and see the model train set up by the Genesee & Ontario Model N-gineers. Representatives from this group will be on hand to answer questions and share the love of trains with kids through seniors. No need to register, just stop by! Thanks to The Friends of Mendon Public Library for sponsoring this event.
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.
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.
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 in at the Mendon Public Library on the 2nd or 4th Tuesday the month, from 6:30 - 7:30 PM, to say "hello" to Golden Retrievers Finley and Maple, with their handler, Melinda. Finley and Maple are trained therapy dogs and love to be read to! No reservations needed....
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...