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Queer Book Club

Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Auditorium at Main Branch
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Adults
Event Description:

Interested adults are invited to this book club to discuss queer books and media. We do not all read the same book. We will have art materials available.

Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Description:

Interested adults are invited to this book club to discuss queer books and media. We do not all read the same book. We will have art materials available.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Craft & Chat

Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at 4:00pm - 7:00pm
Community Info Area at Main Branch
Program Type:
Creative, Social Gathering
Age Group:
Adults
Event Description:

We invite you to get creative at the library! Stop by the Library 2nd Floor area every Tuesday between 4-7PM to work on a project you bring from home and meet new friends. 

Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Community Info Area
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Creative, Social Gathering
Event Description:

We invite you to get creative at the library! Stop by the Library 2nd Floor area every Tuesday between 4-7PM to work on a project you bring from home and meet new friends. 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Craft & Chat

Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 4:00pm - 7:00pm
Community Info Area at Main Branch
Program Type:
Creative, Social Gathering
Age Group:
Adults
Event Description:

We invite you to get creative at the library! Stop by the Library 2nd Floor area every Tuesday between 4-7PM to work on a project you bring from home and meet new friends. 

Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Community Info Area
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Creative, Social Gathering
Event Description:

We invite you to get creative at the library! Stop by the Library 2nd Floor area every Tuesday between 4-7PM to work on a project you bring from home and meet new friends. 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Cover 2 Cover Book Club

Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
2nd Floor Meeting Room at Main Branch
Program Type:
Book Clubs, Learning, Social Gathering
Age Group:
Adults
Event Description:

Join us each month to discuss a popular book you'll want to read cover to cover. This month we'll be reading What You Are Looking For is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama ...

Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: 2nd Floor Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs, Learning, Social Gathering
Event Description:

Join us each month to discuss a popular book you'll want to read cover to cover.

This month we'll be reading What You Are Looking For is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Mystery Book Club

Monday, January 27, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
2nd Floor Meeting Room at Main Branch
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Adults
Event Description:

Join us for a monthly discussion about mystery novels!  Each month we read a mystery of your choice on a shared theme.  This month the group will be discussing myste...

Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: 2nd Floor Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Description:

Join us for a monthly discussion about mystery novels!  Each month we read a mystery of your choice on a shared theme.  This month the group will be discussing mysteries made into movies.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Craft & Chat

Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at 4:00pm - 7:00pm
Community Info Area at Main Branch
Program Type:
Creative, Social Gathering
Age Group:
Adults
Event Description:

We invite you to get creative at the library! Stop by the Library 2nd Floor area every Tuesday between 4-7PM to work on a project you bring from home and meet new friends. 

Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Community Info Area
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Creative, Social Gathering
Event Description:

We invite you to get creative at the library! Stop by the Library 2nd Floor area every Tuesday between 4-7PM to work on a project you bring from home and meet new friends. 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Real Reads Nonfiction Book Club

Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
2nd Floor Meeting Room at Main Branch
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Adults
Event Description:

Join us each month to discuss a different nonfiction book. In January we'll be discussing Pulling the Chariot of the Sun: A Memoir of a Kidnapping by Shane McCrae.

Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: 2nd Floor Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Description:

Join us each month to discuss a different nonfiction book.

In January we'll be discussing Pulling the Chariot of the Sun: A Memoir of a Kidnapping by Shane McCrae.

This event is in the "All" group.

Friends Winter Book Sale - Friends members only preview

Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Auditorium at Main Branch
Age Group:
All
Event Description:

Admission to the Book Sale Preview this evening is reserved for members of the Friends of Rochester Public Library group only.  Friends memberships can be renewed or purc...

Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: All
Event Description:

Admission to the Book Sale Preview this evening is reserved for members of the Friends of Rochester Public Library group only.  Friends memberships can be renewed or purchased at the door.  See 

Disclaimer(s)

This event is hosted by the Friends of the Rochester Public Library.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Feel Good Fiction Book Group

Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
2nd Floor Meeting Room at Main Branch
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Adults
Event Description:

Join us each month for a book club focusing on uplifting novels and stories. This book group is open to everybody, and will meet in the library's auditorium.  To pickup a c...

Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: 2nd Floor Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Description:

Join us each month for a book club focusing on uplifting novels and stories.

This event is in the "All" group.

Friends Winter Book Sale

Friday, February 7, 2025 at 10:00am - 5:30pm
Auditorium at Main Branch
Age Group:
All
Event Description:

Come shop for used books at great prices!  Nonfiction and fiction for all ages. 

Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: All
Event Description:

Come shop for used books at great prices!  Nonfiction and fiction for all ages. 

Disclaimer(s)

This event is hosted by the Friends of the Rochester Public Library.

This event is in the "All" group.

Friends Winter Book Sale

Saturday, February 8, 2025 at 10:00am - 5:30pm
Auditorium at Main Branch
Age Group:
All
Event Description:

Come shop for used books at great prices!  Nonfiction and fiction for all ages. 

Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: All
Event Description:

Come shop for used books at great prices!  Nonfiction and fiction for all ages. 

Disclaimer(s)

This event is hosted by the Friends of the Rochester Public Library.

This event is in the "All" group.

Friends Winter Book Sale

Sunday, February 9, 2025 at 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Auditorium at Main Branch
Age Group:
All
Event Description:

Come shop for used books at great prices!  Nonfiction and fiction for all ages. 

Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: All
Event Description:

Come shop for used books at great prices!  Nonfiction and fiction for all ages. 

Disclaimer(s)

This event is hosted by the Friends of the Rochester Public Library.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Cover 2 Cover Book Club

Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
2nd Floor Meeting Room at Main Branch
Program Type:
Book Clubs, Learning, Social Gathering
Age Group:
Adults
Event Description:

Join us each month to discuss a popular book you'll want to read cover to cover. This month we'll be reading Fruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas Contreras To regis...

Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: 2nd Floor Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs, Learning, Social Gathering
Event Description:

Join us each month to discuss a popular book you'll want to read cover to cover.

This month we'll be reading Fruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas Contreras

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Mystery Book Club

Monday, February 24, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
2nd Floor Meeting Room at Main Branch
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Adults
Event Description:

Join us for a monthly discussion about mystery novels!  Each month we read a mystery of your choice on a shared theme.  This month the group will be discussing myste...

Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: 2nd Floor Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Description:

Join us for a monthly discussion about mystery novels!  Each month we read a mystery of your choice on a shared theme.  This month the group will be discussing mysteries about casinos, cards, and games of chance.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Real Reads Nonfiction Book Club

Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
2nd Floor Meeting Room at Main Branch
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Adults
Event Description:

Join us each month to discuss a different nonfiction book. In February we'll be discussing How Infrastructure Works: Inside the Systems that Shape Our World by Deb Chachra.

Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: 2nd Floor Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Description:

Join us each month to discuss a different nonfiction book.

In February we'll be discussing How Infrastructure Works: Inside the Systems that Shape Our World by Deb Chachra.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Feel Good Fiction Book Group

Thursday, March 6, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Auditorium at Main Branch
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Adults
Event Description:

Join us each month for a book club focusing on uplifting novels and stories. This book group is open to everybody, and will meet in the library's auditorium.  To pickup a c...

Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Description:

Join us each month for a book club focusing on uplifting novels and stories.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Cover 2 Cover Book Club

Tuesday, March 18, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
2nd Floor Meeting Room at Main Branch
Program Type:
Book Clubs, Learning, Social Gathering
Age Group:
Adults
Event Description:

Join us each month to discuss a popular book you'll want to read cover to cover. This month we'll be reading Win by Harlan Coben To register please contact, Lynette Perry the...

Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: 2nd Floor Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs, Learning, Social Gathering
Event Description:

Join us each month to discuss a popular book you'll want to read cover to cover.

This month we'll be reading Win by Harlan Coben

To register please contact, Lynette Perry the groups host.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Mystery Book Club

Monday, March 24, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
2nd Floor Meeting Room at Main Branch
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Adults
Event Description:

Join us for a monthly discussion about mystery novels!  Each month we read a mystery of your choice on a shared theme.  This month the group will be discussing ...

Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: 2nd Floor Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Description:

Join us for a monthly discussion about mystery novels!  Each month we read a mystery of your choice on a shared theme.  This month the group will be discussing Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Real Reads Nonfiction Book Club

Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
2nd Floor Meeting Room at Main Branch
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Adults
Event Description:

Join us each month to discuss a different nonfiction book. In March we'll be discussing The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History by Ned Blackh...

Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: 2nd Floor Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Description:

Join us each month to discuss a different nonfiction book.

In March we'll be discussing The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History by Ned Blackhawk.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Feel Good Fiction Book Group

Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Auditorium at Main Branch
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Adults
Event Description:

Join us each month for a book club focusing on uplifting novels and stories. This book group is open to everybody, and will meet in the library's auditorium.  To pickup a c...

Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Description:

Join us each month for a book club focusing on uplifting novels and stories.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Cover 2 Cover Book Club

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
2nd Floor Meeting Room at Main Branch
Program Type:
Book Clubs, Learning, Social Gathering
Age Group:
Adults
Event Description:

Join us each month to discuss a popular book you'll want to read cover to cover. This month we'll be reading The Book of Lost Friends by Lisa Wingate To register please conta...

Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: 2nd Floor Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs, Learning, Social Gathering
Event Description:

Join us each month to discuss a popular book you'll want to read cover to cover.

This month we'll be reading The Book of Lost Friends by Lisa Wingate

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Mystery Book Club

Monday, April 28, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
2nd Floor Meeting Room at Main Branch
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Adults
Event Description:

Join us for a monthly discussion about mystery novels!  Each month we read a mystery of your choice on a shared theme.  This month the group will be discussing myste...

Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: 2nd Floor Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Description:

Join us for a monthly discussion about mystery novels!  Each month we read a mystery of your choice on a shared theme.  This month the group will be discussing mysteries by Hispanic and Latin American authors.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Cover 2 Cover Book Club

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
2nd Floor Meeting Room at Main Branch
Program Type:
Book Clubs, Learning, Social Gathering
Age Group:
Adults
Event Description:

Join us each month to discuss a popular book you'll want to read cover to cover. This month we'll be reading The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride To reg...

Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: 2nd Floor Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs, Learning, Social Gathering
Event Description:

Join us each month to discuss a popular book you'll want to read cover to cover.

This month we'll be reading The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

This event is in the "All" group.

Friends RochesterFest Book Sale - Friends Members only preview

Thursday, June 12, 2025 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Auditorium at Main Branch
Age Group:
All
Event Description:

Admission to the Book Sale Preview this evening is reserved for members of the Friends of Rochester Public Library group only.  Friends memberships can be renewed or purc...

Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: All
Event Description:

Admission to the Book Sale Preview this evening is reserved for members of the Friends of Rochester Public Library group only.  Friends memberships can be renewed or purchased at the door.  See 

Disclaimer(s)

This event is hosted by the Friends of the Rochester Public Library.