Monroe Branch Library

The staff of the Monroe Branch would like to wish you a safe and enjoyable Memorial Day.

Our curbside pick-up hours are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday, from 10 am - 4 pm, and Thursday, noon - 6 pm. Please call 428-8202 to arrange to pick up materials. You can now schedule an appointment to come in and browse the Adult and Young Adult collections, including CDs, Books on CD, DVDs, and Graphic Novels/Manga. Call 428-8202 to make an appointment. Printing, faxing, photocopying, and Notary Public services available. Call the library at 428-8202 for information.

May 17 is the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia. For more information, visit https://may17.org/ Why not check out one of these Young Adult Non-fiction titles? Call the Monroe Branch at 428-8202 to arrange a pickup of any of these items.

We have added seventeen new board book kits centered around a variety of themes for your infant or toddler. Themes include Bedtime, Colors and Shapes, Counting, First Words, Global Babies, and Family. This is a fun way to introduce your little ones to a world of reading. Call 428-8202 to arrange a pickup.

Please check back often or call us at 428-8202 for updated pick up hours or with any questions. We are now open for curbside pickup and hold requests Monday through Wednesday, 10:00am - 4:00pm and Thursday, 12:00pm - 6:00pm. Please call ahead to request books or other media between those hours. You will then be scheduled for a pickup appointment time. Masks and social distancing required; if someone else is in the foyer, please wait outside until they leave. Activity Kits for families will be available for pick up in the main foyer during those times.

This is a great time to pick up a scary new Young Adult novel, and here are a couple recommendations. Call the library at 428-8202 if you would like to check out one of these. In Aiden Thomas' debut novel, The Cemetery Boys, a young Latinx accidentally summons a ghost. The Twisted Ones by T. Kingfisher is folkloric horror with a modern twist.

Three new Young Adult verse novels available now at the Monroe Branch. Call 428-8202 if you would like to check one of these out.

October 27 is National Black Cat Day.

A seasonal look for Monroe!

As November approaches, it's time to start raking and collecting leaves before the snow! See below for City of Rochester leaf collection schedules. (This is for 2020 even though the headline is 2019). As an alternative plan, if you are interested and able, create a Brush and Leaf Shelter in your backyard. Please don't forget to jump in them and/or do fun fall projects with them first! https://www.cityofrochester.gov/leaves/ https://www.nwf.org/Garden-for-Wil//Brush-and-Leaf-Shelter https://teachingmama.org/8-leaf-activities-for-preschoolers/

Librarian Betsy Gilbert works at her desk in 1995. She has a desktop computer and a laptop! #TBT

Books ought to be exempt from the KonMari Method.

Rochester's favorite blue bag with the red handle is coming soon to all city libraries! Stay posted for details and availability of Raising a Reader Bags at the Monroe Branch.