RPL libraries continue to reopen to the public! In addition, all RPL locations will continue to offer curbside service. Please click here for details.
RPL libraries continue to reopen to the public! In addition, all RPL locations will continue to offer curbside service. Please click here for details.
The Central Library of Rochester & Monroe County consists of two buildings, the Rundel Memorial Library building, opened in 1936, and the Bausch & Lomb Public Library Building, opened in 1997. Located in the heart of Downtown Rochester, NY, at 115 South Avenue, the library offers the residents of the City and County a large collection of books, (both print and electronic) magazines, music, movies and more. In addition to its collection of materials, the Central Library provides quiet study spaces, public meeting rooms, a variety of free programs and opportunities for community engagement.
Patron Services Manager: Cynthia Dana
115 South Avenue
Rochester, NY 14604
(585) 428-7300
TDD: (585) 428-8023
Bus Lines:
23, 24, 45, 51, 53, 55, 83, 101, 102, 124, 145, & 155
Occasionally Bus Lines 81 & 82
| Monday | 9:00 am – 6:00 pm |
| Tuesday | 9:00 am – 4:00 pm |
| Wednesday | 9:00 am – 4:00 pm |
| Thursday | 9:00 am – 4:00 pm |
| Friday | 9:00 am – 4:00 pm |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
Open to the public for browsing, borrowing materials, copying, faxing, notary services and computer services (45 minute limit). Reference and research assistance are available, including appointment-only access to the Local History and Genealogy Division for extended research. Entrance is through the Bausch & Lomb Public Library Building on South Avenue. Curbside services also available: request materials through the curbside pickup form, or call (585) 428-8020, Monday 9 am – 5 pm and Tuesday – Friday 9 am – 3:30 pm.
The Friends & Foundation of the Rochester Public Library offers a wide selection of new and used items for sale in the Library Store. Inventory includes books, CDs and DVDs, educational toys and games, and stationery and gift items. Proceeds from all sales benefit the Rochester Public Library.
Please come and join us each Monday from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. in the Central Reading Garden for a Story Activity! Each week you will receive a new book with a link for More Activities to do at Home! This program is facilitated by Nazareth College Students and it is best suited for children ages 4-8. Space is limited so that we can maintain social distancing and masks for children over 2 ...
Having trouble tracking down an elusive ancestor? Struggling to figure out how to make the most of Ancestry, Family Search, or other genealogy databases or family tree software? Genealogy Specialist Barb Koehler is here to help! Schedule a half-hour one-on-one appointment with her and she'll guide you through. Appointments are available at 10 am, 11 am, and 12 pm on Mondays and Tuesdays. If your preferred slot is filled, look for another opening! Once you've registered, ...
Having trouble tracking down an elusive ancestor? Struggling to figure out how to make the most of Ancestry, Family Search, or other genealogy databases or family tree software? Genealogy Specialist Barb Koehler is here to help! Schedule a half-hour one-on-one appointment with her and she'll guide you through. Appointments are available at 10 am, 11 am, and 12 pm on Mondays and Tuesdays. If your preferred slot is filled, look for another opening! Once you've registered, ...
Having trouble tracking down an elusive ancestor? Struggling to figure out how to make the most of Ancestry, Family Search, or other genealogy databases or family tree software? Genealogy Specialist Barb Koehler is here to help! Schedule a half-hour one-on-one appointment with her and she'll guide you through. Appointments are available at 10 am, 11 am, and 12 pm on Mondays and Tuesdays. If your preferred slot is filled, look for another opening! Once you've registered, ...
Does your phone “blow up” with constant notifications and ads? Learn how you can start to control when and what your phone sends in notifications to you. Also learn how to adjust text size, brightness, and many other personalized settings.
Title: Oak Flat: A Fight for Sacred Land in the American West by Lauren Redniss Reviewer: Joel Helfrich, PhD, a public historian and an Adjunct Professor of Anthropology, History, Political Science, and Sociology at Monroe Community College Oak Flat is a powerful work of visual nonfiction about three generations of an Apache family struggling to protect sacred land from a multinational mining corporation. “In conveying the story of the ongoing clash over a patch ...
Having trouble tracking down an elusive ancestor? Struggling to figure out how to make the most of Ancestry, Family Search, or other genealogy databases or family tree software? Genealogy Specialist Barb Koehler is here to help! Schedule a half-hour one-on-one appointment with her and she'll guide you through. Appointments are available at 10 am, 11 am, and 12 pm on Mondays and Tuesdays. If your preferred slot is filled, look for another opening! Once you've registered, ...
Having trouble tracking down an elusive ancestor? Struggling to figure out how to make the most of Ancestry, Family Search, or other genealogy databases or family tree software? Genealogy Specialist Barb Koehler is here to help! Schedule a half-hour one-on-one appointment with her and she'll guide you through. Appointments are available at 10 am, 11 am, and 12 pm on Mondays and Tuesdays. If your preferred slot is filled, look for another opening! Once you've registered, ...
Having trouble tracking down an elusive ancestor? Struggling to figure out how to make the most of Ancestry, Family Search, or other genealogy databases or family tree software? Genealogy Specialist Barb Koehler is here to help! Schedule a half-hour one-on-one appointment with her and she'll guide you through. Appointments are available at 10 am, 11 am, and 12 pm on Mondays and Tuesdays. If your preferred slot is filled, look for another opening! Once you've registered, ...
If you have questions on how to control notifications on your smartphone, adjust the text size on your tablet, or transfer your contacts to a new phone, bring us your questions. In an open 40 minute Zoom session, get advice on how to better use your electronic devices. No question is too small or big.
The Monroe County Library System presents “Getting ROC to Work” A series of skill-building workshops to help you start your job search or get back into the workforce. Please use the link below to register for the program "Understand your career change during the pandemic," presented by Amanda Falzone from You’re Hired Rochester on Tuesday, April 20, 2021, from 6 pm - 7 pm. Registered participants will ...
By sharing tools and techniques required for drafting, revising, editing and presenting original work, participants will become confident writers and public speakers as they learn to: take risks with language, both oral and written; use poetry as the gateway to skillful reading, writing, listening and speaking; present their writing in a public forum. This class is intended to teach the importance of stage presentation while performing a spoken work poem. Presenter, Lu Highsmith, the ...
You will make a cute stuffed spring sheep with wooly fleece. I will give you all the supplies and instructions to make this White-Faced Woodland or a Scottish Blackface Sheep who wears a cute little bell. You will just need to supply a needle. The pattern you will receive will be for the larger white sheep but of course you can make the black faced sheep with it too. It will be about 4 inches tall ...
Please come and join us each Wednesday from 11:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. in the Central Reading Garden for a Story Activity! Each week you will receive a new book with a link for More Activities to do at Home! This program is being facilitated by Nazareth College Students and is best suited for children ages 4-8. Space is limited so that we can maintain social distancing and masks for children over 2 years of age ...
Learn about the possibilities of taking an online class. Learn about available classes, how to register, and how to use Zoom to connect with the class. You will need to use Zoom to connect for this class.
Please register for Homemade with Hiba Al Behadili below. https://calendar.libraryweb.org/event/7615649
Join Genealogy Specialist Barb Koehler for a weekly get-together to discuss your research questions, share challenges and successes, and review the many resources available on the library's website. Pre-registration is required. Registrants will receive a link to the weekly Zoom meeting an hour before the session. If you would like to submit questions in advance, please email Barb.Koehler@libraryweb.org; put Genealogy Meet-Up in the subject line.
Katie Eggers Comeau, Architectural Historian at Bero Architecture, will discuss the history of Rochester's park system, tracing the city’s many parks from their 19th-century beginnings through the present. Comeau will be joined by co-presenters Caitlin Meives, Director of Preservation, Landmark Society of Western NY and JoAnn Beck, President, Highland Park Conservancy Learn about landscape designer Frederick Law Olmsted's influence on Rochester parks, and how park lands have ...
virtual presentation, Saturday, April 24, 2021 1-2pm (Zoom link will be sent the morning of the event) Many people like the idea of biking more but don’t feel safe mixing with traffic. Get the confidence you need to enjoy biking more with this free presentation from Reconnect Rochester. The class takes an imaginative look at the many benefits of cycling and its viability as a transportation option. It'll dismantle many misconceptions, ...
Please come and join us each Monday from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. in the Central Reading Garden for a Story Activity! Each week you will receive a new book with a link for More Activities to do at Home! This program is facilitated by Nazareth College Students and it is best suited for children ages 4-8. Space is limited so that we can maintain social distancing and masks for children over 2 ...
Having trouble tracking down an elusive ancestor? Struggling to figure out how to make the most of Ancestry, Family Search, or other genealogy databases or family tree software? Genealogy Specialist Barb Koehler is here to help! Schedule a half-hour one-on-one appointment with her and she'll guide you through. Appointments are available at 10 am, 11 am, and 12 pm on Mondays and Tuesdays. If your preferred slot is filled, look for another opening! Once you've registered, ...
Having trouble tracking down an elusive ancestor? Struggling to figure out how to make the most of Ancestry, Family Search, or other genealogy databases or family tree software? Genealogy Specialist Barb Koehler is here to help! Schedule a half-hour one-on-one appointment with her and she'll guide you through. Appointments are available at 10 am, 11 am, and 12 pm on Mondays and Tuesdays. If your preferred slot is filled, look for another opening! Once you've registered, ...
Having trouble tracking down an elusive ancestor? Struggling to figure out how to make the most of Ancestry, Family Search, or other genealogy databases or family tree software? Genealogy Specialist Barb Koehler is here to help! Schedule a half-hour one-on-one appointment with her and she'll guide you through. Appointments are available at 10 am, 11 am, and 12 pm on Mondays and Tuesdays. If your preferred slot is filled, look for another opening! Once you've registered, ...
Write a new resume or work on your existing resume. Customize your experience into a focused resume for a specialized job. With your work history (places and dates) we can teach you how to incorporate it into a resume using the Indeed App.
Title: Caste: The Origins of our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson Reviewer: Patricia Larke, Board Member at Rochester Area Interfaith Hospitality Network and Host Home Program Manager for The Center for Youth Services, Inc. In this brilliant, deeply researched narrative, Pulitzer Prize–winning author Wilkerson outlines eight components that underlie caste systems across civilizations, and examines how the unspoken caste system has shaped America, demonstrating how even today our lives are still defined by a ...
Having trouble tracking down an elusive ancestor? Struggling to figure out how to make the most of Ancestry, Family Search, or other genealogy databases or family tree software? Genealogy Specialist Barb Koehler is here to help! Schedule a half-hour one-on-one appointment with her and she'll guide you through. Appointments are available at 10 am, 11 am, and 12 pm on Mondays and Tuesdays. If your preferred slot is filled, look for another opening! Once you've registered, ...
Having trouble tracking down an elusive ancestor? Struggling to figure out how to make the most of Ancestry, Family Search, or other genealogy databases or family tree software? Genealogy Specialist Barb Koehler is here to help! Schedule a half-hour one-on-one appointment with her and she'll guide you through. Appointments are available at 10 am, 11 am, and 12 pm on Mondays and Tuesdays. If your preferred slot is filled, look for another opening! Once you've registered, ...
If you have questions on how to control notifications on your smartphone, adjust the text size on your tablet, or transfer your contacts to a new phone, bring us your questions. In an open 40 minute Zoom session, get advice on how to better use your electronic devices. No question is too small or big.
Having trouble tracking down an elusive ancestor? Struggling to figure out how to make the most of Ancestry, Family Search, or other genealogy databases or family tree software? Genealogy Specialist Barb Koehler is here to help! Schedule a half-hour one-on-one appointment with her and she'll guide you through. Appointments are available at 10 am, 11 am, and 12 pm on Mondays and Tuesdays. If your preferred slot is filled, look for another opening! Once you've registered, ...
Think you know your Rochester history? Here's your chance to test your skills against other local history buffs! The Local History & Genealogy Division is happy to present an interactive online trivia contest focused on Rochester's own history and culture. The game consists of 3 rounds with 10 multiple choice questions each. In rounds 1 and 2, players score points with correct answers; everyone answering a question correctly receives the same number of points for that question. ...
By sharing tools and techniques required for drafting, revising, editing and presenting original work, participants will become confident writers and public speakers as they learn to: take risks with language, both oral and written; use poetry as the gateway to skillful reading, writing, listening and speaking; present their writing in a public forum. This class is intended to teach the importance of stage presentation while performing a spoken work poem. Presenter, Lu Highsmith, the ...
Please come and join us each Wednesday from 11:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. in the Central Reading Garden for a Story Activity! Each week you will receive a new book with a link for More Activities to do at Home! This program is being facilitated by Nazareth College Students and is best suited for children ages 4-8. Space is limited so that we can maintain social distancing and masks for children over 2 years of age ...
Please join our online book discussion group to discuss the novel Trust Exercise by Susan Choi. This discussion will be meeting via Zoom, so access to a computer or other device and the internet is necessary to participate. Our group meets on a monthly basis, reads mostly contemporary fiction, although we occasionally read non-fiction, and warmly welcomes new participants. Registration is not required, but please contact Carol.Moldt@libraryweb.org if you are&...
Learn how to create a new claim or update your weekly Unemployment Insurance benefits over your phone. It even works with a flip (non-smart) phone. Learn about the overview of NYS Unemployment Insurance, including Shared Work application and how to access the system through your phone.
Learn about plant patents and what makes them unique. Topics in this free program also include the different kinds of patents, how long patent protection lasts, fees associated, and assistance we can provide at the Carlson Center for Intellectual Property. Presenter: Kate Meddaugh, Manager of the Carlson Center for Intellectual Property Please see below to register. This event will be taking held online via Zoom. The Zoom link will be emailed to you from ...
Please join us online for this Zoom session on raised bed gardening presented by Master Gardener Lauren Caruso from the Cornell Cooperative Extension. Please click below to register for this program. https://calendar.libraryweb.org/event/7618955
Join Genealogy Specialist Barb Koehler for a weekly get-together to discuss your research questions, share challenges and successes, and review the many resources available on the library's website. Pre-registration is required. Registrants will receive a link to the weekly Zoom meeting an hour before the session. If you would like to submit questions in advance, please email Barb.Koehler@libraryweb.org; put Genealogy Meet-Up in the subject line.
In this monthly Zoom workshop you’ll work within a supportive and creative writing community to hone your craft and tell your story. Expect a variety of activities that will help you generate new ideas, revise existing projects, and establish effective writing practices for yourself. All levels of experience are welcome. This group will run from September through May on the first Saturday of the month (with the exception of September) and by registering ...
Having trouble tracking down an elusive ancestor? Struggling to figure out how to make the most of Ancestry, Family Search, or other genealogy databases or family tree software? Genealogy Specialist Barb Koehler is here to help! Schedule a half-hour one-on-one appointment with her and she'll guide you through. Appointments are available at 10 am, 11 am, and 12 pm on Mondays and Tuesdays. If your preferred slot is filled, look for another opening! Once you've registered, ...
Having trouble tracking down an elusive ancestor? Struggling to figure out how to make the most of Ancestry, Family Search, or other genealogy databases or family tree software? Genealogy Specialist Barb Koehler is here to help! Schedule a half-hour one-on-one appointment with her and she'll guide you through. Appointments are available at 10 am, 11 am, and 12 pm on Mondays and Tuesdays. If your preferred slot is filled, look for another opening! Once you've registered, ...
Having trouble tracking down an elusive ancestor? Struggling to figure out how to make the most of Ancestry, Family Search, or other genealogy databases or family tree software? Genealogy Specialist Barb Koehler is here to help! Schedule a half-hour one-on-one appointment with her and she'll guide you through. Appointments are available at 10 am, 11 am, and 12 pm on Mondays and Tuesdays. If your preferred slot is filled, look for another opening! Once you've registered, ...
Using Zoom for the first time, or hosting meetings, learn the ins and outs of Zoom. Topics include navigating the Zoom window, setting up recurring meetings, screen share, and using annotating tools on the Zoom window. Get better at Zoom through this class.
What's your "Modern Love" story? Since 2004, the New York Times Modern Love column has inspired, entertained, and encouraged us to reflect on our own true-life love stories. So, what's yours? In this four-part class, we'll explore some of the column's most beloved stories; learn techniques for writing story essays; put to paper some of our own relationships, regrets, joys, and memories; and to cap it all off, we'...
Title: Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That A Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall Reviewer: Mercedes Phelan, lead organizer, Rochester chapter of Citizen Action of New York & the Alliance for Quality Education In this searing debut collection of essays, Kendall attacks the legitimacy of the modern feminist movement, arguing that it has chronically failed to address the needs of all but a few women. Drawing on her own experiences with hunger, violence, and hypersexualization, ...
Having trouble tracking down an elusive ancestor? Struggling to figure out how to make the most of Ancestry, Family Search, or other genealogy databases or family tree software? Genealogy Specialist Barb Koehler is here to help! Schedule a half-hour one-on-one appointment with her and she'll guide you through. Appointments are available at 10 am, 11 am, and 12 pm on Mondays and Tuesdays. If your preferred slot is filled, look for another opening! Once you've registered, ...
Having trouble tracking down an elusive ancestor? Struggling to figure out how to make the most of Ancestry, Family Search, or other genealogy databases or family tree software? Genealogy Specialist Barb Koehler is here to help! Schedule a half-hour one-on-one appointment with her and she'll guide you through. Appointments are available at 10 am, 11 am, and 12 pm on Mondays and Tuesdays. If your preferred slot is filled, look for another opening! Once you've registered, ...
If you have questions on how to control notifications on your smartphone, adjust the text size on your tablet, or transfer your contacts to a new phone, bring us your questions. In an open 60 minute Zoom session, get advice on how to better use your electronic devices. No question is too small or big.
Having trouble tracking down an elusive ancestor? Struggling to figure out how to make the most of Ancestry, Family Search, or other genealogy databases or family tree software? Genealogy Specialist Barb Koehler is here to help! Schedule a half-hour one-on-one appointment with her and she'll guide you through. Appointments are available at 10 am, 11 am, and 12 pm on Mondays and Tuesdays. If your preferred slot is filled, look for another opening! Once you've registered, ...
How do you market your business during Covid-19? Staying connected is now more important than ever and more challenging for small businesses. Join Laurie Enos, co-owner of Blue Lilac Marketing Group for this webinar. In this presentation, you will learn: Marketing tips to keep you top of mind with your customers How to best use social media to stay connected with your customers and prospects How to get noticed if you're just starting ...
Learn about many of the aspects of using your smartphone. Can I use WIFI to download apps? How do I delete an app? How do I transfer my pictures from my phone? Answer all these questions and more in this class.
Join Genealogy Specialist Barb Koehler for a weekly get-together to discuss your research questions, share challenges and successes, and review the many resources available on the library's website. Pre-registration is required. Registrants will receive a link to the weekly Zoom meeting an hour before the session. If you would like to submit questions in advance, please email Barb.Koehler@libraryweb.org; put Genealogy Meet-Up in the subject line.
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED (see below). Registrants will receive the Zoom link in an email one hour before the talk begins. Nineteenth century seed company owner James Vick (1818-1882) believed in being fair and honest with his customers. That ethical stance inspired his communication methods with his customers at a time when business owners thought ‘hype’ was essential. Vick had been an editor and writer before his seed business and wrote his catalog ...
Having trouble tracking down an elusive ancestor? Struggling to figure out how to make the most of Ancestry, Family Search, or other genealogy databases or family tree software? Genealogy Specialist Barb Koehler is here to help! Schedule a half-hour one-on-one appointment with her and she'll guide you through. Appointments are available at 10 am, 11 am, and 12 pm on Mondays and Tuesdays. If your preferred slot is filled, look for another opening! Once you've registered, ...
Having trouble tracking down an elusive ancestor? Struggling to figure out how to make the most of Ancestry, Family Search, or other genealogy databases or family tree software? Genealogy Specialist Barb Koehler is here to help! Schedule a half-hour one-on-one appointment with her and she'll guide you through. Appointments are available at 10 am, 11 am, and 12 pm on Mondays and Tuesdays. If your preferred slot is filled, look for another opening! Once you've registered, ...
Having trouble tracking down an elusive ancestor? Struggling to figure out how to make the most of Ancestry, Family Search, or other genealogy databases or family tree software? Genealogy Specialist Barb Koehler is here to help! Schedule a half-hour one-on-one appointment with her and she'll guide you through. Appointments are available at 10 am, 11 am, and 12 pm on Mondays and Tuesdays. If your preferred slot is filled, look for another opening! Once you've registered, ...
Leery about holding your spring garage sale in a pandemic? Take a tour of Mercari, a site that makes it easy to sell items online. We will explore the basics of the Mercari app and website and how to post ítems for sale. You do not need an established account in Mercari to take the Zoom class. Enjoy a basic exploration of Mercari. Bring your questions!
What's your "Modern Love" story? Since 2004, the New York Times Modern Love column has inspired, entertained, and encouraged us to reflect on our own true-life love stories. So, what's yours? In this four-part class, we'll explore some of the column's most beloved stories; learn techniques for writing story essays; put to paper some of our own relationships, regrets, joys, and memories; and to cap it all off, we'...
Title: Ghosting the News: Local Journalism and the Crisis of American Democracy by Margaret Sullivan Reviewer: Michael Kilian, Executive Editor, Rochester Democrat & Chronicle "To write a book like Ghosting the News is to take on the challenge of proving a negative – to make a case for the urgency of the known unknown. Sullivan succeeds. Her book is an ink-bound alarm bell. The threat Americans face, she argues, is not just the news ...
Having trouble tracking down an elusive ancestor? Struggling to figure out how to make the most of Ancestry, Family Search, or other genealogy databases or family tree software? Genealogy Specialist Barb Koehler is here to help! Schedule a half-hour one-on-one appointment with her and she'll guide you through. Appointments are available at 10 am, 11 am, and 12 pm on Mondays and Tuesdays. If your preferred slot is filled, look for another opening! Once you've registered, ...
The Monroe County Library System presents “Getting ROC to Work” A series of skill-building workshops to help you start your job search or get back into the workforce. There is a lot to think about when starting a new job. An important factor to plan for is how much income you will be taking home and smart ways to manage expenses. Join Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Rochester on Tuesday, May 11 ...
Having trouble tracking down an elusive ancestor? Struggling to figure out how to make the most of Ancestry, Family Search, or other genealogy databases or family tree software? Genealogy Specialist Barb Koehler is here to help! Schedule a half-hour one-on-one appointment with her and she'll guide you through. Appointments are available at 10 am, 11 am, and 12 pm on Mondays and Tuesdays. If your preferred slot is filled, look for another opening! Once you've registered, ...
Having trouble tracking down an elusive ancestor? Struggling to figure out how to make the most of Ancestry, Family Search, or other genealogy databases or family tree software? Genealogy Specialist Barb Koehler is here to help! Schedule a half-hour one-on-one appointment with her and she'll guide you through. Appointments are available at 10 am, 11 am, and 12 pm on Mondays and Tuesdays. If your preferred slot is filled, look for another opening! Once you've registered, ...
If you have questions on how to control notifications on your smartphone, adjust the text size on your tablet, or transfer your contacts to a new phone, bring us your questions. In an open 60 minute Zoom session, get advice on how to better use your electronic devices. No question is too small or big.
Please join us online for a self-care Zoom program with Barb Klein, Life Coach from Inspired Possibility: https://www.inspiredpossibility.com/ “Self-Care” is an over-used and often misunderstood word – a concept that is being monetized, tracked, and turned into just one more thing to do. It is often seen as a selfish act that takes away from others or from other “more important” things. Sometimes we think it is ...
Leery about holding your spring garage sale in a pandemic? Take a tour of Craigslist, a site that makes it easy to sell items online. We will explore the basics of the Craigslist website, and how to post ítems for sale. You do not need an established account in Craigslist to take the Zoom class. Enjoy a basic exploration of Craigslist. Bring your questions!
Perspective Perspective is what gives the illusion of depth to a picture. Depth is expressed by size, obscurity, and convergence. The objective is to understand what is near and far in respect to the horizon line on a 2-d surface. Students will usel pastels and understand the concept of horizon line. All supplies such as rulers and pastels will be provided but you will need to supply your own paper. The ruler and pastels ...
Join Genealogy Specialist Barb Koehler for a weekly get-together to discuss your research questions, share challenges and successes, and review the many resources available on the library's website. Pre-registration is required. Registrants will receive a link to the weekly Zoom meeting an hour before the session. If you would like to submit questions in advance, please email Barb.Koehler@libraryweb.org; put Genealogy Meet-Up in the subject line.
All of us, whatever our skin color, have experiences with race, ethnicity, and diversity in America. During this monthly group we’ll read and discuss stories and passages by well-known authors who have written on these topics and we'll put to paper some of our own experiences growing up and living in a society that in daily life can often fall short of our ideals for equality, liberty, and justice. This is ...
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED (see below). Registrants will receive the Zoom link in an email one hour before the talk begins. In April 2020, Maureen Whalen published the first and only comprehensive history of Seneca Park Zoo. Her book, A History of Seneca Park Zoo, traces the Zoo’s history from 1894 through 2013. In this program she’ll track the many changes at the Zoo from its years as a menagerie collection emphasizing the entertainment value ...
The Central Library will be hosting an exhibit called Thrift Style. Put it on your calendar so you when it arrives you can come in and check it out. Thrift Style explores the reuse of feed sacks to make clothing and other household objects and illuminates how the “upcycling” of these bags mutually benefitted twentieth-century consumers and businesses. With forty-one works from patterns to garments, it serves as an example of past ingenuity ...
Having trouble tracking down an elusive ancestor? Struggling to figure out how to make the most of Ancestry, Family Search, or other genealogy databases or family tree software? Genealogy Specialist Barb Koehler is here to help! Schedule a half-hour one-on-one appointment with her and she'll guide you through. Appointments are available at 10 am, 11 am, and 12 pm on Mondays and Tuesdays. If your preferred slot is filled, look for another opening! Once you've registered, ...
Having trouble tracking down an elusive ancestor? Struggling to figure out how to make the most of Ancestry, Family Search, or other genealogy databases or family tree software? Genealogy Specialist Barb Koehler is here to help! Schedule a half-hour one-on-one appointment with her and she'll guide you through. Appointments are available at 10 am, 11 am, and 12 pm on Mondays and Tuesdays. If your preferred slot is filled, look for another opening! Once you've registered, ...
Learn about some new reviewed smartphone apps. Learn how to search the PlayStore (Android devices) or AppStore (Apple devices) and read ratings and reviews for apps. Download, test, and uninstall apps during the class. Bring your smartphone to the Zoom class and we will show you how to try it out on your own device.
Having trouble tracking down an elusive ancestor? Struggling to figure out how to make the most of Ancestry, Family Search, or other genealogy databases or family tree software? Genealogy Specialist Barb Koehler is here to help! Schedule a half-hour one-on-one appointment with her and she'll guide you through. Appointments are available at 10 am, 11 am, and 12 pm on Mondays and Tuesdays. If your preferred slot is filled, look for another opening! Once you've registered, ...
What's your "Modern Love" story? Since 2004, the New York Times Modern Love column has inspired, entertained, and encouraged us to reflect on our own true-life love stories. So, what's yours? In this four-part class, we'll explore some of the column's most beloved stories; learn techniques for writing story essays; put to paper some of our own relationships, regrets, joys, and memories; and to cap it all off, we'...
The Central Library will be hosting an exhibit called Thrift Style. Put it on your calendar so you when it arrives you can come in and check it out. Thrift Style explores the reuse of feed sacks to make clothing and other household objects and illuminates how the “upcycling” of these bags mutually benefitted twentieth-century consumers and businesses. With forty-one works from patterns to garments, it serves as an example of past ingenuity ...
Having trouble tracking down an elusive ancestor? Struggling to figure out how to make the most of Ancestry, Family Search, or other genealogy databases or family tree software? Genealogy Specialist Barb Koehler is here to help! Schedule a half-hour one-on-one appointment with her and she'll guide you through. Appointments are available at 10 am, 11 am, and 12 pm on Mondays and Tuesdays. If your preferred slot is filled, look for another opening! Once you've registered, ...
Having trouble tracking down an elusive ancestor? Struggling to figure out how to make the most of Ancestry, Family Search, or other genealogy databases or family tree software? Genealogy Specialist Barb Koehler is here to help! Schedule a half-hour one-on-one appointment with her and she'll guide you through. Appointments are available at 10 am, 11 am, and 12 pm on Mondays and Tuesdays. If your preferred slot is filled, look for another opening! Once you've registered, ...
Having trouble tracking down an elusive ancestor? Struggling to figure out how to make the most of Ancestry, Family Search, or other genealogy databases or family tree software? Genealogy Specialist Barb Koehler is here to help! Schedule a half-hour one-on-one appointment with her and she'll guide you through. Appointments are available at 10 am, 11 am, and 12 pm on Mondays and Tuesdays. If your preferred slot is filled, look for another opening! Once you've registered, ...
If you have questions on how to control notifications on your smartphone, adjust the text size on your tablet, or transfer your contacts to a new phone, bring us your questions. In an open 60 minute Zoom session, get advice on how to better use your electronic devices. No question is too small or big.
The Rochester Public Library is proud to now offer the NEW online language learning service, Pronunciator, to our City of Rochester patrons.
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