Mon-Thu 9-8; Fri 9-5; Sat 9-3
Grades 6-12: Join Emily at the Mendon Library on Tuesdays from 2:30 – 4:00 PM for a variety of community service activities to help around the library! We will be working in the garden, promoting library activities, and decorating the library for fall. Register in advance so we can supply snacks!
Join us at the library on Veteran’s Day, Wednesday, November 11th, from 1 – 2 PM to hear the story of Spencerport native Lt. Lesley Smith. He spent 17 months in a German prison camp during World War II. This is what he and others experienced as “guests of the 3rd Reich”. This presentation is told by his family. Sign up to save your spot.
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.
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.
Teens and Adults: Join Financial Advisor Robert Nestrick at the library from 6:30 – 7:30 PM for any or all of his four Tuesday financial workshops. Sign up to reserve your spot for each session that you want to attend. October 6 Retirement: Making Money Last; October 20 Healthcare and Retirement; November 3 Social Security: Your Questions Answered; November 17 Four Pillars of the New Retirement.
Teens: Learn how to classify the light from distant galaxies over a slice of pizza! On Thursday, November 19th, from 2:30 – 3:30 PM, here at the library, a NASA citizen science project run by RIT researchers needs your help to study distant galaxies by finding features in their light! Sign up to save your seat, and your slice! Bring your laptop if you want, but NOT required. (An adult version of this program will be offered on December 5 at 11 AM; feel free to attend both.)
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.
Tune in on Monday, November 23rd, from 6:30 – 7:30 PM, to learn about the Fibonacci sequence. It is a series of numbers that was popularized in Europe in 1202, by Italian mathematician Leonardo Bonacci, commonly known as Fibonacci. A wide variety of artistic and natural phenomena have been discovered which approximate the numbers in the Fibonacci sequence. This talk will describe some of these instances and speculate on why so many things in nature seem to follow the inherent mathematics. Registration is required with an active email address for the Zoom link. You will receive the link via email before the program. This program is hosted by the Pittsford Community Library. If you have any questions, please call the library at 248-6275. 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.
Tweens &Teens, Grades 6-12: Join Emily for an hour of crafting and camaraderie! They will meet the 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month, from 2:30 – 3:30 PM, in the Teen Corner at the library. Upcoming dates: Th Nov 19 (Citizen Science), Th Dec 3 (Mario Kart!), Dec 17 (Pine Cone Winter Tree).
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.
The Wired for Opportunity program is technology training classes provided at no cost to students. The classes will range from basic computer and phone skills to courses like social media and web development and will award the students with a free device, either a Chromebook or Google Pixel Tablet, depending on the class curriculum’s device focus. Each student will be provided a device to use on site for the course’s four class duration. These courses will run from mid-2025 through 2026 and be available at a variety of locations across the county. *** Please note that devices will be awarded one per person per household, while supplies last ***
The Mendon Public Library has 4 new book discussion kits! Each kit contains 7 copies of the book, assembled in a tote bag with 7 discussion guides for that title. The selected books are: Black Cake, by Charmaine Wilkerson; The Dictionary of Lost Words, by Pip Williams; Happiness Falls, by Angie Kim; and North Woods, by Daniel Mason. This addition to our collection is from the United for Libraries and Penguin Random House Grants to U.S. Rural and Small Libraries. The tote bags were donated by The Friends of Mendon Public Library.
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!
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.