Upcoming Events

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. 

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

This month we'll be reading All Good People Here by Ashley Flowers

You can view a live stream of the Board meeting on the Library's YouTube channel  https://www.youtube.com/user/RochPubLibrary 

Join us for casual conversation in Spanish! All levels are welcome; native speakers also encouraged. 

¡Vengan Uds. a una conversación informal en español!

A GPS Social Worker is available at the library to connect you to local resources for housing, food, employment, health, safety and other community services. Stop by at the Community Corner on the 2nd Floor of the library.

Join Rochester Public Library at Quarry Hill Nature Center’s outdoor pavilion for a special storytime at 9:30AM! In the event of inclement weather this program will move to an indoor classroom.

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. 

Join us to watch a class from Creativebug! Explore various ways that reading and writing can intersect with visual art. Use your favorite story, poetry, and music to fuel art through collage, mark-making, and doodling. 

A GPS Social Worker is available at the library to connect you to local resources for housing, food, employment, health, safety and other community services. Stop by at the Community Corner on the 2nd Floor of the library.

Enjoy a casual hour with new friends in the Library auditorium as you practice your English language or conversational skills.

Join us to practice your origami skills with other enthusiasts. All ages and skill levels welcome.

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. 

Join us each month to discuss a different nonfiction book.

In July we'll be discussing The Secret History of Bigfoot: Field Notes on a North American Monster by John O'Connor.

A GPS Social Worker is available at the library to connect you to local resources for housing, food, employment, health, safety and other community services. Stop by at the Community Corner on the 2nd Floor of the library.

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. 

Parents and caregivers of transgender, non-binary, and gender expansive individuals get together to share resources, joys, and concerns. Trans Parenting Rochester meets on the first Tuesday of every month, and is intended for adults only.

A GPS Social Worker is available at the library to connect you to local resources for housing, food, employment, health, safety and other community services. Stop by at the Community Corner on the 2nd Floor of the library.

Library Auditorium

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

Join us for an outdoor storytime near Oxbow Park Nature Center (5731 County Road 105 NW, Byron 55920) and stay for a walk through the zoo. Admission is free.

Grass seating - bring your own blanket. 

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. 

A GPS Social Worker is available at the library to connect you to local resources for housing, food, employment, health, safety and other community services. Stop by at the Community Corner on the 2nd Floor of the library.

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.

Join Rochester Public Library at Quarry Hill Nature Center’s outdoor pavilion for a special storytime at 9:30AM! In the event of inclement weather this program will move to an indoor classroom.

Get more from your garden than just herbs and vegetables. Go one step further and grow seeds as well.