Mon-Thu 9-8; Fri 9-5; Sat 9-3
We have a busy break week, especially for Teens and Tweens. There are programs with crafts, music, writing, culture, and even movies from some favorite stories. You’ll be sure to find something for the kiddos. Please register early to save your spot!
It’s that time of year again! The Friends of the Mendon Public Library are holding their Spring Flower Sale. The sale includes assorted 11” hanging baskets for $20 and 4″ potted geraniums in a choice of colors for $5. Place your order online via the QR code, or the order link enclosed, or fill out a paper form and return at the library with your payment. Orders and payment need to be placed by Thursday, April 24th. Flowers can be picked up at the Mendon Public Library on Saturday, May 10th, between 9 AM and 12 PM. (Just in time for Mother’s Day!)
Mendon Public Library will be closed on Saturday, April 19th for the Easter holiday weekend. We will re-open on Monday, April 21st at 9 AM. Hope to see you then!
School Age Children and Caregivers, join us Thursday, April 17th at 10 AM for a special “Getting to Know our Neighbors Story Time: Stories, Crafts & Traditions of our Muslim Neighbors.” Shaheed Ali, director of Mighty Muslim Mountains, and women from his group will share stories and traditions of Ramadan, the holiday just celebrated by our Muslim Neighbors. Free and open to all. Sign up to reserve your spot. Sponsored by The Friends of Mendon Public Library.
Kids, Teens, Adults – Everyone will want to join us on Thursday, April 17th, from 3 – 4 PM, to welcome the Rochester Mountain Dulcimer Players as they perform music and encourage singing along at the Mendon Public Library. Please register 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!
This online* lecture will take place on Thursday, April 24th, 6 PM – 7 PM, and will focus on the key steps to ensure a successful vegetable garden. It will also cover planting and harvesting techniques, the advantages of raised bed gardening and the top 10 vegetables for home gardening. You will be taught by a Master Gardener from Cornell Cooperative Extension. Registration is required. Participants will be emailed a Zoom link to join the presentation prior to the event. *This program is available thanks to a consortium of MCLS libraries who are sharing resources and connecting communities.
Join us on Thursday, April 24, from 11 AM – 12 PM, in the Mendon Public Library Jacobs Family Reading Room, where we will share several bowls of organically produced “living tea” in quietude together and have time for reflection afterwards. Please come wearing comfortable clothing. There are limited seats so please register in advance. Program will only happen if at least five patrons register. Sponsored by The Friends of Mendon Public Library.
Join us on Wednesday, April 30, 6:30 PM- 8:30 PM, to hear from guest speaker Steve Richey as he discusses the great and highly unusual one-of-a-kind military leader: Joan of Arc. Every member of the audience will receive a copy of the lecture notes. Following this presentation, attendees will have the chance to view the one hour documentary “Saint Joan of Arc: Maid of God” at the library. We will stay open a bit late for this viewing. Kindly register to reserve your seat.
Whether you have a dog, cat, bird, or any other animal in your life, they can benefit from daily enrichment – a tactic borrowed from zookeepers! Please attend this class on animal enrichment on Saturday, May 3rd, from 1 PM – 2 PM at the Mendon Public Library. This program is being offered free of charge, but donations for Pet Pride of New York, a cat sanctuary and adoption center in Victor will be accepted. Please sign up to reserve your seat. (This program is suitable for adults and teens, but is not aimed at children.)
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.
Teens and Adults – Join us from 6:00 PM – 7:45 PM in the Mendon Public Library Jacobs Family Reading Room for our game night on Monday, April 28, to play Magic the Gathering! No experience necessary. Simply sign up and show up to enjoy a fun night. Bring your own deck, or beginners can borrow a deck if needed. Kindly sign up to reserve your spot. We will try to limit the session to 16 participants.
Middle and High Schoolers: Do you want to make a difference by helping your library and community? Would you like to earn community service credit? Join us on select Tuesdays to participate in various activities. We will meet at the Mendon Public Library, from 2:30 – 4 on Tuesday afternoons. Space is limited; registration is recommended.
Using your Mendon Public Library card, you can now access Kanopy, a free movie streaming service with no ads and no subscriptions. Kanopy offers an expertly curated collection of films we think you will enjoy. We are pleased to bring this streaming service to our community. To use Kanopy, you will need to enter your library card information and create a Kanopy account. We recommend doing this in a web browser, but you can also set up your account in the Kanopy app for iOS or Android. To get started with Kanopy visit: https://mendon.kanopy.com
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.
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.
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!
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.
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