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ONLINE – 10 Ways to Combat Climate Change in Your Yard

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Sometimes we can feel helpless against all of the changes brought on by climate change, but with some small changes in our everyday lives, we can make an impact. Join us online on Wednesday, August 12th, from 6 – 7 PM, to learn simple things that you can do today! Registration is required with an active email address to receive the link before the program. This program is hosted by the Fairport Public Library. If you have any questions, please call the library at 223-9091. “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.”

Learn About Natural Resources with Cornell Cooperative Extension

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Kids, let’s learn about natural resources with Cornell Cooperative Extension. You can chose to attend 1, 2, or all 3 of these programs at the library: >>>Wed 8/12 10-11 AM: Water Runoff Demonstration; >>>Wed 8/19 10-11 AM: Pollutant Identification & Water Quality Testing; >>>Wed 8/26 10-11 AM: What is a Tree & How It Works. Registration is requested.

Watercolor Sunflower Class

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Tweens through Adults. Join artist and creator Deb Coller at the library on Thursday, August 13, from 6:30 – 7:30 PM, for a fun “waterflower” class where you will celebrate the beauty of sunflowers. Sign up to save your seat. Sponsored by The Friends of Mendon Public Library.

Grab and Go Crafts: While Supplies Last

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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!

V.I.P. Passes and Empire State Park Passes 2026-2027

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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.

Seed Library

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If you have an interest in starting seedlings, stop by the library and visit our new seed library. The seeds have been collected from donations by local gardeners, patrons, and nurseries, to provide a nice variety of vegetable seeds and flower seeds to choose from.

CLOSED Saturday, September 5 and Monday, September 7 for Labor Day Weekend

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Mendon Public Library will be closed on Saturday, September 5th and Monday, September 7th for the Labor Day Weekend. We will re-open on Tuesday, September 8th at 9 AM. FUN FACT: Your Monroe County Library System (MCLS) houses a significant collection of local and regional historic images. Click through here to view other photographs from the “Rochester Images digital collection”, archived and available through MCLS.

“Wired For Opportunity” Free Technology Training

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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 ***

4 New Book Discussion Kits

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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.

BookPage and Reading Recommendations Available at MPL

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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.

Gale Presents: Udemy for Online Learning

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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***

Teen Corner Open

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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!

12 Book Discussion Kits in Diverse Voices

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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.

CPR Training Kits

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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.

Civil Rights & Racial Justice Models Book List

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Click here to view the book list Civil Rights & Racial Justice Models Book List.

Paws to Relax – 2nd & 4th Tuesdays

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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.

Teen YA Booklists

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Check out the Young Adult Booklists compiled by your MCLS YA/Teen Librarians!

J and YA Book List That Promotes Inclusion

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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...

Book Clubs

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Mendon Public Library staff happily assists Book Clubs to reserve meeting space and/or books. For more information, simply contact the library at 624-6067.