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 | 10:00 am – 8:30 pm |
| Tuesday | 10:00 am – 6:00 pm |
| Wednesday | 10:00 am – 8:30 pm |
| Thursday | 11:00 am – 6:00 pm |
| Friday | 10:00 am – 6:00 pm |
| Saturday | 10:00 am – 5:00 pm |
| Sunday | Closed |
Closed Saturdays from July 6, 2019 through Saturday, August 31, 2019.
Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri — First floor of the Bausch & Lomb Public Library Building opens for limited service at 9 am. Teen Central hours differ, and can be viewed on the Teen Central page.
Closed Saturday, May 11, 2019 for the Rochester Criterium Race, as all of the streets around the library will be closed. Closed Friday, October 18, 2019 for staff development.
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.
The Central Library and Kiva Rochester are celebrating National Small Business Week with a scavenger hunt throughout the City of Rochester! Shop small, bring your receipts to the library, and enter to win one of three great prizes! How to participate: Pick up your passport, which includes the list of participating businesses. Passports will be available at each business as well as City Hall and the Central Library’s Business Division on the 4th ...
Write a new resume or work on your existing resume. Customize your experiences into a focused resume for a specialized job. Bring your work history and we can teach you how to incorporate it into a resume using Word 2010. Call 428-8020 or register online for this class. Relay call for Sign Interpreter request (2 wk. notice please.) Spanish Interpreter is available upon request.
The Library Resource Outreach Center (LROC) helps connect the homeless, or those in danger of becoming homeless, to services and resources such as: housing, food, clothing, shelter, income, case management, medical care, legal assistance, and employment. No appointment necessary.
The Central Library and Kiva Rochester are celebrating National Small Business Week with a scavenger hunt throughout the City of Rochester! Shop small, bring your receipts to the library, and enter to win one of three great prizes! How to participate: Pick up your passport, which includes the list of participating businesses. Passports will be available at each business as well as City Hall and the Central Library’s Business Division on the 4th ...
Join us for short films on the last Friday of the month at noon. Bring your lunch and spend an hour (or less) enjoying short films from some of the most innovative filmmakers working today. No registration required. This month's theme is "Fish Out of Water."
The Volunteer Legal Services Project of Monroe County (VLSP) provides free legal help on a first come, first serve basis. The Help Center assists with completing legal forms, explains court procedures, and provides options and referrals to people facing civil legal issues. The Help Center does not provide legal advice, representation, or assistance with criminal matters. VLSP is located on Friday afternoons in LROC's space on the 3rd floor ...
Come and take part in an intense 45 minute cardio and body weight training session freaturing P90-X Smoothie Fest Get a taste of healthy. We'll show you how to prepare a tasty 2 minute treats.
The Central Library and Kiva Rochester are celebrating National Small Business Week with a scavenger hunt throughout the City of Rochester! Shop small, bring your receipts to the library, and enter to win one of three great prizes! How to participate: Pick up your passport, which includes the list of participating businesses. Passports will be available at each business as well as City Hall and the Central Library’s Business Division on the 4th ...
There is no better resource for finding your ancestors than the Federal and State Census. From 1790-1940, we have them all at our finger tips today. Even if you have researched them before, it’s time to take another look.
Join us for GIRLS WHO CODE Saturdays in the Imagine YOU lab at the Central Library downtown. Girls from the ages of 12 to 19 are welcome! SIgn up here https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GIRLSWHOCODEATTHECENTRALLIBRARY
WHERE: Bausch & Lomb building, 2nd floor, imagineYOU lab WHY: Learn how to make vector drawings
he award-winning Scio Saxophone Quartet maintains a focus on performing diverse programs for a wide range of audiences that demonstrate the flexibility of the four instruments. Based in Rochester, New York, the quartet emphasizes standard repertoire for saxophone quartet as well as contemporary music written by some of today’s leading composers. Members include Uday Singh (soprano), Siobhan Plouffe (alto), Clancy Ellis (tenor), and Michael Matthews (baritone). This free concert is made possible by ...
Clara is sent to a magical world via a key where she meets mice, gingerbread men, and more! Journey into Four Realms of fantasy at the Central Library of Rochester & Monroe County Children’s Center on Saturday, April 27, 2019, from 1:00-3:00pm as we watch the New Release: The Nutcracker and the Four Realms. Young Clara and a brave soldier, Phillip, face many adventures in search for a magical key. Families with children ...
Join Art Therapist Sheilagh McGreal in the Arts Division for a creative workshop to promote positive thinking and wellness by making a Serenity Doll! Experience art-making from a therapeutic perspective to create positive intentions and learn how art can foster growth and healing. Using a variety of materials, individuals will design and create their own Wisdom Doll which can be symbolic of hope, strength, and growth. Using twigs and other natural ...
The Central Library and Kiva Rochester are celebrating National Small Business Week with a scavenger hunt throughout the City of Rochester! Shop small, bring your receipts to the library, and enter to win one of three great prizes! How to participate: Pick up your passport, which includes the list of participating businesses. Passports will be available at each business as well as City Hall and the Central Library’s Business Division on the 4th ...
The Central Library and Kiva Rochester are celebrating National Small Business Week with a scavenger hunt throughout the City of Rochester! Shop small, bring your receipts to the library, and enter to win one of three great prizes! How to participate: Pick up your passport, which includes the list of participating businesses. Passports will be available at each business as well as City Hall and the Central Library’s Business Division on the 4th ...
The Library Resource Outreach Center (LROC) helps connect the homeless, or those in danger of becoming homeless, to services and resources such as: housing, food, clothing, shelter, income, case management, medical care, legal assistance, and employment. No appointment necessary.
View! Stonewall: 50 Years Out - An exhibit commemorating the 50th anniversary of the uprising that sparked the LGBTQ+ rights movement and exploring the history of Rochester’s LGBTQ+ communities. Listen! 5:30pm "The Lesbian Herstory Archives: Resisting Lesbian Invisibility Since 1974," by Bek Orr, assistant profession of Women and Gender Studies, State University of New York, College at Brockport Share! Bring a photograph, document or artifact* that represents your lesbian herstory and record your ...
Metaphor, simile, personification, metonymy - big words for delicious writing. Because they appeal to the senses, figures of speech lead your reader to taste, feel and see what you're writing about and thus provide deeper understanding. In this class you'll practice using descriptive, abstract and embedded metaphors. You'll learn how to avoid cooking up the wrong combination of ingredients so that you can serve up a gourmet meal instead of mush. And ...
The Central Library and Kiva Rochester are celebrating National Small Business Week with a scavenger hunt throughout the City of Rochester! Shop small, bring your receipts to the library, and enter to win one of three great prizes! How to participate: Pick up your passport, which includes the list of participating businesses. Passports will be available at each business as well as City Hall and the Central Library’s Business Division on the 4th ...
Book: Little Dancer Aged Fourteen: The True Story Behind Degas's Masterpiece by Camille Laurens Against the backdrop of late nineteenth-century Parisian life, Little Dancer Aged Fourteen draws on extensive historical material to create a portrait of the teenager who modeled for Edgar Degas and became an iconic figure in the art world. Reviewer: Marlene Hamann-Whitmore, McPherson Director of Academic Programs at the Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester
Learn to understand the process and avoid traps with online job searching. Learn how to search job-sites such as Indeed.com, post a resume and apply to online jobs. No prior computer experience required. Call 428-8020 or register online for this class. Relay call for Sign Interpreter request (2 wk. notice please.) Spanish Interpreter is available upon request.
The Library Resource Outreach Center (LROC) helps connect the homeless, or those in danger of becoming homeless, to services and resources such as: housing, food, clothing, shelter, income, case management, medical care, legal assistance, and employment. No appointment necessary.
The Central Library and Kiva Rochester are celebrating National Small Business Week with a scavenger hunt throughout the City of Rochester! Shop small, bring your receipts to the library, and enter to win one of three great prizes! How to participate: Pick up your passport, which includes the list of participating businesses. Passports will be available at each business as well as City Hall and the Central Library’s Business Division on the 4th ...
Laurie Enos, President of Blue Lilac Marketing, will present "Get Started Building Your Social Media Presence." Those attending will learn about using social media to grow their businesses, including: the basics of social media, which social media tools are best for your individual business; tips on how to successfully use social media to promote your business. The program is appropriate for those considering starting a small business, those who have recently started a ...
The Library Resource Outreach Center (LROC) helps connect the homeless, or those in danger of becoming homeless, to services and resources such as: housing, food, clothing, shelter, income, case management, medical care, legal assistance, and employment. No appointment necessary.
Get Healthy with our Boot Camp 45 minute work out. Try a satisfying 2 minute treat
Teacher, martial artist, gardener, free-jazz pioneer: all these and more are used to describe the Renaissance man and renowned percussionist Milford Graves. Graves has been active (and remains so) since 1964, playing with such giants as Albert Ayler and Sonny Sharrock. His restlessness and curiosity, however, have brought him as far afield as Japan, where he performs for autistic children, to his own home in Queens, where he uses electronic stethoscopes to process heart sounds. The ...
Prose poetry or flash fiction: Different animals? Or are they one and the same? In this class, we'll study some examples of each form and use those to inspire our own flash/prose peices. You'll leave class with drafts-in-progress and a list of markets for your finished work. Ideal for poets wanting to bust out into prose and fiction writers who yearn to be poets. This is a four-part class meeting on May 1, 8, 15 &...
When Troy Perry was expelled from his second pastoral post for being gay, he believed that his time as a preacher was over. But God’s call is still God’s call, and Perry was in no position to refuse. From a gathering of 12 people in his Los Angeles home in 1968, Perry launched what became the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Church and a movement toward inclusion in the Christian faith, one that ...
Learn about the different types of computers you could buy and use: tablets, laptops, smartphones, and desktops. Learn about WIFI and how to use the mouse. We will use a browser to visit internet sites. No prior computer experience required. Call 428-8020 or register online for this class. Relay call for Sign Interpreter request (2 wk. notice please.) Spanish Interpreter is available upon request.
The Central Library and Kiva Rochester are celebrating National Small Business Week with a scavenger hunt throughout the City of Rochester! Shop small, bring your receipts to the library, and enter to win one of three great prizes! How to participate: Pick up your passport, which includes the list of participating businesses. Passports will be available at each business as well as City Hall and the Central Library’s Business Division on the 4th ...
Each Thursday at noon, local poety and teacher, Kitty Jospe, selects a variety of poems for the group to read and discuss. Come experience the magic that happens when we slow down to read poetry out loud in a relaxing setting. All are invited to join this welcoming group. No poetry background is necessary - only an open mind! Free and open to the public. Brownbag lunches are welcome. No registration is necessary. For more ...
The Library Resource Outreach Center (LROC) helps connect the homeless, or those in danger of becoming homeless, to services and resources such as: housing, food, clothing, shelter, income, case management, medical care, legal assistance, and employment. No appointment necessary.
Learn about the different types of computers you could buy and use: tablets, laptops, smartphones, and desktops. Learn about WIFI and how to use the mouse. We will use a browser to visit internet sites. No prior computer experience required. Call 428-8020 or register online for this class. Relay call for Sign Interpreter request (2 wk. notice please.) Spanish Interpreter is available upon request.
Help us recognize and honor the winners of the 2019 Sokol H.S. Literary Contest! Learn more here Since 1958, the Friends & Foundation of the Rochester Public Library has sponsored a creative writing contest for high school students in grades nine through twelve. In 1985, Mr. & Mrs. Eli and Mildred Sokol established an endowment, through the Community Foundation, that makes it possible for us to award monetary prizes to the winners and honoraria to the judges. ...
The Central Library and Kiva Rochester are celebrating National Small Business Week with a scavenger hunt throughout the City of Rochester! Shop small, bring your receipts to the library, and enter to win one of three great prizes! How to participate: Pick up your passport, which includes the list of participating businesses. Passports will be available at each business as well as City Hall and the Central Library’s Business Division on the 4th ...
The Volunteer Legal Services Project of Monroe County (VLSP) provides free legal help on a first come, first serve basis. The Help Center assists with completing legal forms, explains court procedures, and provides options and referrals to people facing civil legal issues. The Help Center does not provide legal advice, representation, or assistance with criminal matters. VLSP is located on Friday afternoons in LROC's space on the 3rd floor ...
Are your finances healthy and fit? If not, a certified counselor from from Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Rochester will be on site to improve your financial well being! Patrons will benefit from the expertise of certified counselors who will answer general questions about budgeting, credit, and savings. Financial counseling provides patrons with a budget analysis, credit report review, advice for improved spending habits, expense reduction tactics, credit score improvement strategies, and debt ...
Come and take part in an intense 45 minute cardio and body weight training session freaturing P90-X Smoothie Fest Get a taste of healthy. We'll show you how to prepare a tasty 2 minute treats.
The Central Library and Kiva Rochester are celebrating National Small Business Week with a scavenger hunt throughout the City of Rochester! Shop small, bring your receipts to the library, and enter to win one of three great prizes! How to participate: Pick up your passport, which includes the list of participating businesses. Passports will be available at each business as well as City Hall and the Central Library’s Business Division on the 4th ...
Start your weekend on a happy note! We have song lyrics and ukulele chords on the big screen, and sing and strum together in a relaxed, welcoming space. The group is geared towards beginning ukulele players, but all levels are welcome- and folks who just want to sing or play other acoustic instruments are encouraged to join us. Children with responsible adults are welcome, too. Ukuleles provided on a first-come, first-served basis.
Have you been longing to write? Do you have stories to tell? Well, it's time to make your writing desires a reality. Join us for our monthly writers' class starting in January. Let us give you space and time to write, provide group support to build your confidence, and offer expertise and direction to help you move forward. This class is for all writers - beginners as well as those more seasoned. This is ...
Join us for GIRLS WHO CODE Saturdays in the Imagine YOU lab at the Central Library downtown. Girls from the ages of 12 to 19 are welcome! SIgn up here https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GIRLSWHOCODEATTHECENTRALLIBRARY
Glass artist Nancy Colsman will demonstrate how she creates stained glass works of art. Have your questions about working with glass answered, or just relax while watching something beautiful being created.
"Make a little piece of nature you can wear! In this class you will learn how to create a tiny terrarium necklace. You will receive a tiny jar to fill with moss, necklace cord, beads and other fun items to decorate your necklace." This class is for ages 18 and older and requires registration, use this link to register: https://calendar.libraryweb.org/event/5110553
WHERE: Bausch & Lomb building, 2nd floor, imagineYOU lab WHY: Learn the DSLR camera and how to set up your shots
In a library not so far, far away… The force is strong in the Children’s Center of the Central Library of Rochester & Monroe County on Saturday, May 4, 2019, from 1-4pm as you build LEGO Star Wars creations, snap a photo with Darth Vader, watch LEGO Star Wars videos, make some Star Wars themed snacks, and more! Families with children of all ages are welcome. For more information, please call the Children'...
The Central Library and Kiva Rochester are celebrating National Small Business Week with a scavenger hunt throughout the City of Rochester! Shop small, bring your receipts to the library, and enter to win one of three great prizes! How to participate: Pick up your passport, which includes the list of participating businesses. Passports will be available at each business as well as City Hall and the Central Library’s Business Division on the 4th ...
The Central Library and Kiva Rochester are celebrating National Small Business Week with a scavenger hunt throughout the City of Rochester! Shop small, bring your receipts to the library, and enter to win one of three great prizes! How to participate: Pick up your passport, which includes the list of participating businesses. Passports will be available at each business as well as City Hall and the Central Library’s Business Division on the 4th ...
The Library Resource Outreach Center (LROC) helps connect the homeless, or those in danger of becoming homeless, to services and resources such as: housing, food, clothing, shelter, income, case management, medical care, legal assistance, and employment. No appointment necessary.
The Central Library and Kiva Rochester are celebrating National Small Business Week with a scavenger hunt throughout the City of Rochester! Shop small, bring your receipts to the library, and enter to win one of three great prizes! How to participate: Pick up your passport, which includes the list of participating businesses. Passports will be available at each business as well as City Hall and the Central Library’s Business Division on the 4th ...
Book: Lincoln’s Last Trial: The Murder Case That Propelled Him To The Presidency by Dan Abrams Abrams has written a compelling account of the true story of Abraham Lincoln’s last great case as a lawyer, defending 22 year old Peachy Quinn Harrison in Springfield, Illinois against murder charges for the killing of Greek Crafton. Reviewer: Sanford R. Shapiro, Esq. Senior Litigation Counsel, Forsyth, Howe, O’Dwyer, Kalb & Murphy, P....
Learn about using the internet through guided visits to several websites. Course requires knowledge of mouse use. Call 428-8020 or register online for this class. Relay call for Sign Interpreter request (2 wk. notice please.) Spanish Interpreter is available upon request.
The Library Resource Outreach Center (LROC) helps connect the homeless, or those in danger of becoming homeless, to services and resources such as: housing, food, clothing, shelter, income, case management, medical care, legal assistance, and employment. No appointment necessary.
The Central Library and Kiva Rochester are celebrating National Small Business Week with a scavenger hunt throughout the City of Rochester! Shop small, bring your receipts to the library, and enter to win one of three great prizes! How to participate: Pick up your passport, which includes the list of participating businesses. Passports will be available at each business as well as City Hall and the Central Library’s Business Division on the 4th ...
The Library Resource Outreach Center (LROC) helps connect the homeless, or those in danger of becoming homeless, to services and resources such as: housing, food, clothing, shelter, income, case management, medical care, legal assistance, and employment. No appointment necessary.
Smile! Dental care is now available at the Central Library. Rochester Regional Health's mobile dental Unit is a fully functioning dental office on wheels! They can do cleanings, exams, and procedures, even if you don't have insurance.
Get Healthy with our Boot Camp 45 minute work out. Try a satisfying 2 minute treat
Join us for a screening of the film The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson. Marsha P. Johnson was an African-American transgender woman, drag queen, and revolutionary LGBTQ+ rights activist. She was a participant in the 1969 Stonewall uprising, which helped spark the modern LGBTQ+ movement in the United States. In this film, activist Victoria Cruz probes the suspicious 1992 death of her friend Marsha P. Johnson, challenging the claim that Johnson committed suicide. This is ...
Prose poetry or flash fiction: Different animals? Or are they one and the same? In this class, we'll study some examples of each form and use those to inspire our own flash/prose peices. You'll leave class with drafts-in-progress and a list of markets for your finished work. Ideal for poets wanting to bust out into prose and fiction writers who yearn to be poets. This is a four-part class meeting on May 1, 8, 15 &...
Learn about using the internet through guided visits to several websites. Course requires knowledge of mouse use. Call 428-8020 or register online for this class. Relay call for Sign Interpreter request (2 wk. notice please.) Spanish Interpreter is available upon request.
The Central Library and Kiva Rochester are celebrating National Small Business Week with a scavenger hunt throughout the City of Rochester! Shop small, bring your receipts to the library, and enter to win one of three great prizes! How to participate: Pick up your passport, which includes the list of participating businesses. Passports will be available at each business as well as City Hall and the Central Library’s Business Division on the 4th ...
Each Thursday at noon, local poety and teacher, Kitty Jospe, selects a variety of poems for the group to read and discuss. Come experience the magic that happens when we slow down to read poetry out loud in a relaxing setting. All are invited to join this welcoming group. No poetry background is necessary - only an open mind! Free and open to the public. Brownbag lunches are welcome. No registration is necessary. For more ...
The Library Resource Outreach Center (LROC) helps connect the homeless, or those in danger of becoming homeless, to services and resources such as: housing, food, clothing, shelter, income, case management, medical care, legal assistance, and employment. No appointment necessary.
Learn about setting fonts, formatting and importing pictures through a project-based approach using Microsoft Word 2010. Course requires knowledge of mouse use. Call 428-8020 or register online for this class. Relay call for Sign Interpreter request (2 wk. notice please.) Spanish Interpreter is available upon request.
The Central Library and Kiva Rochester are celebrating National Small Business Week with a scavenger hunt throughout the City of Rochester! Shop small, bring your receipts to the library, and enter to win one of three great prizes! How to participate: Pick up your passport, which includes the list of participating businesses. Passports will be available at each business as well as City Hall and the Central Library’s Business Division on the 4th ...
The Volunteer Legal Services Project of Monroe County (VLSP) provides free legal help on a first come, first serve basis. The Help Center assists with completing legal forms, explains court procedures, and provides options and referrals to people facing civil legal issues. The Help Center does not provide legal advice, representation, or assistance with criminal matters. VLSP is located on Friday afternoons in LROC's space on the 3rd floor ...
Come and take part in an intense 45 minute cardio and body weight training session freaturing P90-X Smoothie Fest Get a taste of healthy. We'll show you how to prepare a tasty 2 minute treats.
The Central Library and Kiva Rochester are celebrating National Small Business Week with a scavenger hunt throughout the City of Rochester! Shop small, bring your receipts to the library, and enter to win one of three great prizes! How to participate: Pick up your passport, which includes the list of participating businesses. Passports will be available at each business as well as City Hall and the Central Library’s Business Division on the 4th ...
The Chester F. Carlson Patent & Trademark Center hosts the Rochester Inventors Group each month, January through June. The purpose of the group is to help others who have ideas and inventions to get through the process of taking an idea from the drawing board, to a pro-to type, to an invention, to a finished product. Patent & Trademark Center can assist with the filings of copyright, trademarks, and patents. Members have ...
WHO: Reserved for teenagers. WHERE: Bausch & Lomb building, 2nd floor, imagineYOU lab WHY: Two sessions of a 2-hour course that trains students to properly use the imageYOU recording studio.Upon completion of the course, students will gain unsupervised access to the studio.
The Central Library and Kiva Rochester are celebrating National Small Business Week with a scavenger hunt throughout the City of Rochester! Shop small, bring your receipts to the library, and enter to win one of three great prizes! How to participate: Pick up your passport, which includes the list of participating businesses. Passports will be available at each business as well as City Hall and the Central Library’s Business Division on the 4th ...
The Central Library and Kiva Rochester are celebrating National Small Business Week with a scavenger hunt throughout the City of Rochester! Shop small, bring your receipts to the library, and enter to win one of three great prizes! How to participate: Pick up your passport, which includes the list of participating businesses. Passports will be available at each business as well as City Hall and the Central Library’s Business Division on the 4th ...
The Library Resource Outreach Center (LROC) helps connect the homeless, or those in danger of becoming homeless, to services and resources such as: housing, food, clothing, shelter, income, case management, medical care, legal assistance, and employment. No appointment necessary.
Book: The Perfect Weapon: War Sabotage, and Fear in the Cyber Age by David E. Sanger From the White House Situation Room to the dens of Chinese government hackers to the boardrooms of Silicon Valley, New York Times national security correspondent David E. Sanger outlines how cyberweapons transformed world politics more than any other threat since the atomic bomb. Reviewer: Benjamin Banta, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, College of Liberal Arts, Rochester ...
The Library Resource Outreach Center (LROC) helps connect the homeless, or those in danger of becoming homeless, to services and resources such as: housing, food, clothing, shelter, income, case management, medical care, legal assistance, and employment. No appointment necessary.
Learn about using Microsoft PowerPoint presentation software. Create slides in preview mode and add images and text with slide transitions and animations. Call 428-8020 or register online for this class. Relay call for Sign Interpreter request (2 wk. notice please.) Spanish Interpreter is available upon request.
The Library Resource Outreach Center (LROC) helps connect the homeless, or those in danger of becoming homeless, to services and resources such as: housing, food, clothing, shelter, income, case management, medical care, legal assistance, and employment. No appointment necessary.
Get Healthy with our Boot Camp 45 minute work out. Try a satisfying 2 minute treat
Prose poetry or flash fiction: Different animals? Or are they one and the same? In this class, we'll study some examples of each form and use those to inspire our own flash/prose peices. You'll leave class with drafts-in-progress and a list of markets for your finished work. Ideal for poets wanting to bust out into prose and fiction writers who yearn to be poets. This is a four-part class meeting on May 1, 8, 15 &...
Learn about setting fonts, formatting and importing pictures through a project-based approach using Microsoft Word 2010. Course requires knowledge of mouse use. Call 428-8020 or register online for this class. Relay call for Sign Interpreter request (2 wk. notice please.) Spanish Interpreter is available upon request.
Each Thursday at noon, local poety and teacher, Kitty Jospe, selects a variety of poems for the group to read and discuss. Come experience the magic that happens when we slow down to read poetry out loud in a relaxing setting. All are invited to join this welcoming group. No poetry background is necessary - only an open mind! Free and open to the public. Brownbag lunches are welcome. No registration is necessary. For more ...
Learn about what can be stored in a spreadsheet using Microsoft Excel 2010. Formula creation and cell formatting will be taught through a modifying an existing spreadsheet. Course requires knowledge of mouse use. Call 428-8020 or register online for this class. Relay call for Sign Interpreter request (2 wk. notice please.) Spanish Interpreter is available upon request.
The Library Resource Outreach Center (LROC) helps connect the homeless, or those in danger of becoming homeless, to services and resources such as: housing, food, clothing, shelter, income, case management, medical care, legal assistance, and employment. No appointment necessary.
The Volunteer Legal Services Project of Monroe County (VLSP) provides free legal help on a first come, first serve basis. The Help Center assists with completing legal forms, explains court procedures, and provides options and referrals to people facing civil legal issues. The Help Center does not provide legal advice, representation, or assistance with criminal matters. VLSP is located on Friday afternoons in LROC's space on the 3rd floor ...
Are your finances healthy and fit? If not, a certified counselor from from Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Rochester will be on site to improve your financial well being! Patrons will benefit from the expertise of certified counselors who will answer general questions about budgeting, credit, and savings. Financial counseling provides patrons with a budget analysis, credit report review, advice for improved spending habits, expense reduction tactics, credit score improvement strategies, and debt ...
Come and take part in an intense 45 minute cardio and body weight training session freaturing P90-X Smoothie Fest Get a taste of healthy. We'll show you how to prepare a tasty 2 minute treats.
Cuddle up with a dog and a good book! The Children’s Center of the Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County is going to the dogs! Actually, the dogs are coming to the Children’s Center because they are hungry for books! Kids of all ages are invited to read a short book to these specially-trained and wonderful dogs. Research shows that the more time kids spend practicing reading aloud, the ...
In my class, I will show you how to make all natural body butters. We will experiment with different butters, oils, and scents and will learn the benefits of using different butters & oils for ultimate skin care. Let’s get creative with a pampering DIY customized by you. Please join me for some fun, learning and bring home your very own creation to enjoy. I look forward to seeing you and teaching about ...
By the mid-1970s gays and lesbians had formed over a thousand affiliated organizations throughout the country. These new organizations exerted pressure on state legislatures, city councils, schools, the media, churches, and countless professional organizations. The Rochester Gay Liberation Front, located at the University of Rochester campus, was part of this national process of demanding gay and lesbian rights. Among their many achievements, the GLF created a newspaper we still know today as The Empty ...
WHERE: Bausch & Lomb building, 2nd floor, imagineYOU lab WHY: Learn how to edit photos and create picture art
The Library Resource Outreach Center (LROC) helps connect the homeless, or those in danger of becoming homeless, to services and resources such as: housing, food, clothing, shelter, income, case management, medical care, legal assistance, and employment. No appointment necessary.
Need to be checked for sexually transmitted infections (STIs)? Want to do it quick? The Monroe County Department of Health will be on site doing RAPID testing (just 20 minutes!), so you can get the results fast, for the following infections: • HIV • Syphilis • Hepatitis C • Gonorrhea and Chlamydia (with a urine sample, you will called if positive) All results are confidential.
Learn how to navigate your e-mail account, unsubscribe from services, create folders, and delete large amounts of junk mail. This class is for e-mail accounts you use on your phone, tablet, laptop or on our library computers. You must be able to access your e-mail account on your device or our library computers. Call 428-8020 or register online for this class. Relay call for Sign Interpreter request (2 wk. notice please.) ...
The Library Resource Outreach Center (LROC) helps connect the homeless, or those in danger of becoming homeless, to services and resources such as: housing, food, clothing, shelter, income, case management, medical care, legal assistance, and employment. No appointment necessary.
Please join our book discussion group to discuss the novel Salt Houses by Hala Alyan. Our group meets on a monthly basis, reads mostly contemporary fiction, although we occasionally read non-fiction, and is always welcoming new participants. A limited number of copies of the book are available at the Circulation Desk at Central Library during the month prior to the discussion date. Free and open to the public. Brownbag lunches are welcome. Refreshments are ...
Smile! Dental care is now available at the Central Library. Rochester Regional Health's mobile dental Unit is a fully functioning dental office on wheels! They can do cleanings, exams, and procedures, even if you don't have insurance.
The Library Resource Outreach Center (LROC) helps connect the homeless, or those in danger of becoming homeless, to services and resources such as: housing, food, clothing, shelter, income, case management, medical care, legal assistance, and employment. No appointment necessary.
Get Healthy with our Boot Camp 45 minute work out. Try a satisfying 2 minute treat
Join us for a screening of Happy Birthday Marsha!, a film about iconic transgender artist and activist, Marsha “Pay it No Mind” Johnson and her life in the hours before she ignited the 1969 Stonewall Riots in New York City. A panel discussion of the film will follow. Writers, directors, and producers of Happy Birthday, Marsha!, Tourmaline and Sasha Wortzel are New York-based artists and activists. Since 2005, they have collaborated on projects that address ...
Prose poetry or flash fiction: Different animals? Or are they one and the same? In this class, we'll study some examples of each form and use those to inspire our own flash/prose peices. You'll leave class with drafts-in-progress and a list of markets for your finished work. Ideal for poets wanting to bust out into prose and fiction writers who yearn to be poets. This is a four-part class meeting on May 1, 8, 15 &...
Learn about what can be stored in a spreadsheet using Microsoft Excel 2010. Formula creation and cell formatting will be taught through modifying an existing spreadsheet. Course requires knowledge of mouse use. Call 428-8020 or register online for this class. Relay call for Sign Interpreter request (2 wk. notice please.) Spanish Interpreter is available upon request.
In this historic walking tour, you will discover the story of the LGBTQ+ resistance movement as it took place in Rochester’s Washington Square Neighborhood and Midtown District from the 1970’s to the 2000s. The tour begins in the Washington Square Neighborhood, home to elegant theaters, plush watering holes, and fashionable shopping before and after World War II, and includes stops in Washington Square Park, the former Dick’s Tavern, and the ...
Each Thursday at noon, local poety and teacher, Kitty Jospe, selects a variety of poems for the group to read and discuss. Come experience the magic that happens when we slow down to read poetry out loud in a relaxing setting. All are invited to join this welcoming group. No poetry background is necessary - only an open mind! Free and open to the public. Brownbag lunches are welcome. No registration is necessary. For more ...
Learn how to use the many features of your Smartphone. Download apps, control your settings and customize you phone to how you want to use it. Bring your own Smartphone to class and connect it to the library’s free WIFI. Call 428-8020 or register online for this class. Relay call for Sign Interpreter request (2 wk. notice please.) Spanish Interpreter is available upon request.
The Library Resource Outreach Center (LROC) helps connect the homeless, or those in danger of becoming homeless, to services and resources such as: housing, food, clothing, shelter, income, case management, medical care, legal assistance, and employment. No appointment necessary.
The Volunteer Legal Services Project of Monroe County (VLSP) provides free legal help on a first come, first serve basis. The Help Center assists with completing legal forms, explains court procedures, and provides options and referrals to people facing civil legal issues. The Help Center does not provide legal advice, representation, or assistance with criminal matters. VLSP is located on Friday afternoons in LROC's space on the 3rd floor ...
Come and take part in an intense 45 minute cardio and body weight training session freaturing P90-X Smoothie Fest Get a taste of healthy. We'll show you how to prepare a tasty 2 minute treats.
The Central Library of Rochester & Monroe County is hosting two American Creed Community Conversation events. The first event will be held on Saturday, April 13th at 1 pm with a screening of the PBS documentary AMERICAN CREED. The screening will be followed by a Community Conversation facilitated by Beth Adams of WXXI.
The second event will be held on Wednesday, April 17th at 7 pm. during this event, themes of the film will be discussed further by a panel, facilitated by Dr. Timothy Kneeland, chair of the history department at Nazareth College.
The exhibition “Stonewall: 50 Years Out”, commemorates the 50th anniversary of the uprising at the Stonewall Inn in NYC which sparked the modern LGBTQ+ Civil Rights Movement will be on display at the Central Library April 5- July 20, 2019.
Remembering “Rochester’s most distinguished man of science,” Lewis Henry Morgan. Stop over to the Local History & Genealogy Division on the second floor of the Rundel Memorial Library building to learn more about this remarkable Rochesterian. On display now through June 15, 2019.
The exhibition Stonewall: 50 Years Out, commemorates the 50th anniversary of the uprising at the Stonewall Inn in NYC which sparked the modern LGBTQ+ Civil Rights Movement will be on display at the Central Library April 5- July 20, 2019.
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