Monroe County Code Blue Warming Center Sites. Open Door Mission - 210 West Main Street House of Mercy- 285 Ormond Street Project Haven- Women- 77 Barbery Terrace Project Haven- Men - 720 West Main Street YWCA - 35 Ardmore Street

Ever wonder why there is mention of "scary ghost stories" in a Christmas song? Turns out it's a long-standing tradition that just never really transferred into American culture, with the exception of "A Christmas Carol." history.com/news/christmas…

Listen and read for free using our digital collection through the Libby App. libbyapp.com/library/librar…

Looking for something to do with the kids? Stop by an MCLS Member library and check out one of our VIP Passes—that’s two activities in one! VIP Passes give library users admission deals to many neat Greater Rochester Area attractions. libraryweb.org/whats_new/very…

Webster Public Library received some new bookshelves created by Webster Schroder's GeoTech students.

Get your ideas flowing for the Rochester Teen Film Festival.

Book Sale happening this week at Brighton Memorial Library.

Do you like libraries or reading? Yes I do ✅ Do you like Podcasts? Yup ✅ Then the new podcast "How I Library" from I Love Libraries and the American Library Association just might be for you. Check it out: ilovelibraries.org/article/i-love…

Have you recently started exploring our digital collection of eBooks & Audiobooks on the Libby App? Libby offers monthly "Getting Started w/ Libby" webinars that you can watch & learn how to get the most out of the app. Register for an upcoming webinar at overdrive.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Webster Public Library will be hosting its 2nd Annual Special Needs Parent Resource Fair on Saturday, April 20 from 10am to 12pm. Learn more and register to attend at websterlibrary.org/special-needs-…

o0o0 we are so excited for the new season to start. Check out their podcast at podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pitts…

We 💙 our MCLS Library eclipse shirts! Thanks to Kitty Box Press for making such awesome shirts and to the Friends & Foundation of Rochester Public Library for helping us process the order. Keep an eye out for library staff wearing their new shirts... and moon pies are yuuumm.

Over the past years, 20 staff from MCLS & OWWL have been participating in an Emerging Leaders program. Part of the program includes a capstone project. Today, 5 of the program participants presented their projects at Chili Public Library to colleagues across both library systems.

With less than one week left for the delivery of an on-time budget, New York is in the home stretch of the FY 2025 budget season. Click below to send a message to your elected officials that state aid for libraries isn't just optional, it's essential. oneclickpolitics.global.ssl.fastly.net/promo/5mr

Happy World Book Day! Did you know that MCLS member libraries have over 1.6 Million physical books in our collections? Celebrate World Book Day by visiting your local public library and checking out a book.

Want to know more about the history of the Rochester Lilac Festival? Check out this pathfinder on the Monroe County Library System website City of Rochester NY #roc libraryweb.org/rochimag/lilac…