Mon-Thu 9-8; Fri 9-5; Sat 9-3
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...
Mendon Public Library will open at 1 PM on Thursday, November 12th to allow for staff training in the morning. See you then!
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!
The Amerks Reading Power Play is back at the Monroe County Library System! Kids Grades K-5 and 6-12: For every 'hat trick" of books (3 books) you read, you can submit an entry to win tickets to the Amerk's February 21, 2027 hockey game. View the "Reading Power Play"...
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.
Join us at the library, on Fridays, from 1 – 3 PM, for an afternoon matinee. Our upcoming shows include: 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.
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: Nov 14, Nov...
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.
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.
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...