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Get ready to garden with MCLS Member Libraries

Join MCLS Member Libraries and Cornell Cooperative Extension of Monroe County for an online series of programs on Gardening.

The image is a promotional graphic celebrating the 200-year anniversary of the Erie Canal. It features a historical black-and-white photograph of canal boats on the Erie Canal, with a modern blue banner overlay. The banner contains bold yellow and white text that reads, "ERIE CANAL 200 YEARS LET’S GO!" and includes the Monroe County Library System logo at the bottom left, which consists of a stylized bridge design.
Commemorating 200 Years of the Erie Canal

Join MCLS Member libraries this Spring and Summer as we celebrate 200 years of the Erie Canal with historical walking tours, talks, and activities for all ages.

Special Needs Parent Resource Fair 2025 at the Webster Public Library, April 19
Special Needs Parent Resource Fair 2025 at the Webster Public Library, April 19

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Today's Events

Thursday, April 3rd

Upcoming Events

Title: Celebrate National Poetry Month
From: Wednesday, April 2, 2025
To: Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Location: Lyell - Teen Area
Library: Lyell Branch
Audiences: Teens, Tweens
Categories: Writing
Description:

Write a poetry on your own pace and submit it to the teen librarian to get appreciated. 

Title: Unicorn Scavenger Hunt
From: Wednesday, April 2, 2025
To: Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Location: Brighton - Children's Center
Library: Brighton Memorial Library
Audiences: Children/Kids, Pre-K, Toddlers, Tweens
Categories: ASIAN CULTURE, Asian Pacific American Heritage, CHILDREN'S, CHILDREN'S/INTERACTIVE, CONTEST, HOLIDAY EVENT, HOME SCHOOLERS, LUNAR NEW YEAR
Description:

Pick up an unicorn-themed scavenger hunt and see if you can find all the pictures hiding in the Children’s Center! Bring your completed scavenger hunt to the Children’s Librarian for a small prize. Sponsored by Friends of BML.

Title: Celebrate National Poetry Month
From: Thursday, April 3, 2025
To: Thursday, April 3, 2025
Location: Lyell - Teen Area
Library: Lyell Branch
Audiences: Teens, Tweens
Categories: Writing
Description:

Write a poetry on your own pace and submit it to the teen librarian to get appreciated. 

Title: Fairy House Exhibit at the Central Library
From: Thursday, April 3, 2025
To: Thursday, April 3, 2025
Location: Central - Harold Hacker Hall
Library: Central Library
Audiences: All Ages
Categories: Crafts & Hobbies
Registration: Registration is required for this event.
Description:

The Central Library of Rochester & Monroe County will be hosting an exhibit featuring fairy houses created by the community from April 3 - June 28, 2025

If you are interested in participating as an artist, please complete the registration form below.

Prizes of $50 gift cards to Gallea’s Greenhouse will be given to the winners in 4 categories!

Open to all ages. Free to enter.

• No entry fee.

• Register Now! The deadline for registration is March 14, 2025.

Fairy houses must be delivered by March 21, 2025, to the Rundel Memorial Building of the Central Library of Rochester & Monroe County, 115 South Ave., Rochester, NY.

• There is no size limitation.

• Fairy house must stand on its own and should be mounted on a cardboard or wood base.

• Must be made of natural, up-cycled/recycled, preserved, or dried materials; can include paper.

• Fairy houses will be displayed indoors in the Anthony Mascioli Gallery at the Central Library.

• The house's theme can be anything you wish, please include a brief narrative about your house that tells us who lives there and what’s special about it.

• Please have your name, the name of your fairy house, your age if under 14, and your contact information on your house.

• Fairy house must be available for the exhibit until June 28, 2025.

• Please do not build a house for your child. Though reasonable assistance is fine, the ideas and primary construction should be their own.

• Likewise, children, please do not build the house for your adult!

• Fairy houses must be appropriate for public viewing.

There will be four prizes of $50 gift cards from Gallea’s Greenhouse, 2832 Clover St., Pittsford, NY in these categories:

      1) Best Children’s Entry (under 14 years of age)

      2) Best Adult Entry

      3) Best Story About Fairy House

      4) Most Whimsical Fairy House

Title: Unicorn Scavenger Hunt
From: Thursday, April 3, 2025
To: Thursday, April 3, 2025
Location: Brighton - Children's Center
Library: Brighton Memorial Library
Audiences: Children/Kids, Pre-K, Toddlers, Tweens
Categories: ASIAN CULTURE, Asian Pacific American Heritage, CHILDREN'S, CHILDREN'S/INTERACTIVE, CONTEST, HOLIDAY EVENT, HOME SCHOOLERS, LUNAR NEW YEAR
Description:

Pick up an unicorn-themed scavenger hunt and see if you can find all the pictures hiding in the Children’s Center! Bring your completed scavenger hunt to the Children’s Librarian for a small prize. Sponsored by Friends of BML.

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