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 Mendon Public Library, for a half hour of fun. No registration required; just stop in! Upcoming Story...
Preschoolers and their Caregivers are welcome to join Miss Rosa at the Mendon Public Library on Mondays, starting March 2nd, at 10 AM, to enjoy a half hour of stories and songs in English and Spanish. Miss Rosa will read from a variety of books and share her love of language, culture, and creativity. No registration required. Our two-language story times are scheduled for: March 2, March 9, March 16, March 23, (No story time March 30), April 6, April 13, April 20, April 27, May 4, May 11, and May 18.
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.
On Thursday, March 5th, from 10 - 10:50 AM, enjoy stories, songs, crafts, and a special treat at our intergenerational story time with the residents of Pinehurst. Preschoolers, their families, and seniors are all welcome. This month we will be reading some St....
All ages. Come to the library on Saturday, March 7th, from 11 AM – 12 PM, and enjoy a performance by the Dunleavy School of Irish Dance and following the performance, learn a few of the steps, yourself. Open to kids and kids at heart. Kindly reserve your seat; registration is required. Sponsored by The Friends of Mendon Public Library.
Elementary School Kids and their adults. Join us on Saturday, March 7th, 1 – 1:50 PM, for a sweet program offered through Genesee Country Village and Museum. Students discover how sap is turned into sugar and syrup and taste the finished product. They will learn how to identify a maple tree and try their hand at “tapping” a tree. Register to save your seat. Partly sponsored by The Friends of Mendon Public Library.
Join Miss Lisa and other LEGO builders on the 3rd Monday of the month, from 4:30 – 5:30 PM, through May (Jan 19, Feb 16, Mar 16, Apr 20, and May 18.) The LEGO Club will offer a new challenge each month. Participants will receive a box of LEGOs and a prompt. Using their imagination, they can build what is suggested or build their own creation. Children ages 7-12. Registration is required.
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.
Tuesdays, 10:00 AM Story Time at the Mendon Public Library PreSchoolers & Caregivers are invited to join us for songs, stories and crafts at the library. (NOTE: In the summer weather, story time meets outside, across N. Main Street, at the Harry Allen Park gazebo!...
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...
The following lists contain books currently available to borrow through the Monroe County Library System: Children’s Books About Grief, Trauma, and Loss Children’s Books to Help Talk About Racialized Violence & Social Justice The next two lists have been compiled...
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...