Henrietta Library

Meet Jackie McGriff and Courtney Shouse, from Our Voices Project, on March 27th at the library! Register for this event here: hpl.libcal.com/event/10151960

Come join us and @WillCleveland13 next Thursday at 7pm to hear his talk "Rochester Craft Beer: The History and the Future of the Scene!" Learn about some local breweries to check out this summer! Register here: tinyurl.com/bddh28r9

Due to the snow, HPL will open at 11:00am. See you then!

HPL will close at 5pm tonight because snow.

Henrietta Community, there is a Job Fair happening tomorrow! Be sure to check out the link, registration is required!

RochesterWorks and Monroe County are co-hosting a series of on-site, in-person job fairs in towns and neighborhoods across Monroe County! Learn more about the event, including participating employers and job openings, here: ow.ly/60gh50HtbCs

Hey @ghweldon - Found a new book for your Viking TBR pile!

Join us on Zoom Thursday, November 18, as we welcome Laura Warren Hill, author of Strike the Hammer: The Black Freedom Struggle in Rochester, NY, 1940-1970, and learn about the history of organizing and resistance in Rochester. Please register at: hpl.libcal.com/event/8120068

Book Release Party!! Rachel Harrison will join us to celebrate the release of her new book, Cackle, 10/15 at 6:00 PM. Rachel will read and sign books. @LiftBridgeBooks will be here to sell copies. Plus, tarot, crafts, and more! Register at: hpl.libcal.com/event/7959166 @rachfacelogic

Want to know more about the NY Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act? Join us for an informative event with NYS Senator Jeremy Cooney on September 14 at 7pm. Register to receive login information and submit your questions: hpl.libcal.com/event/7808993 @SenatorCooney

Register today for @ninetyfeetunder 's Zoom talk, What Poverty Does to People, next Thrs., July 15, at 7pm: buff.ly/3vTwBKM

If you'd like to see the cameras, they're still here on display in our reading room. Matt generously let us keep them a little longer.

We've loved having @StoffelMatt collection of classic Kodak cameras and equipment on display the month of June. Are you an artist or collector interesting in displaying your stuff? We'd love to hear from you! Contact us at: hpl.org/about/contact/

Meant to say co-sponsoring. We are very grateful to have such great library friends.

We are sponsoring this event with Pittsford Community Library and Webster Library on June 15th. We hope you'll join us to learn how systemic racism has impacted the health of Black women. Register at: hpl.libcal.com/event/7765314

Join us to learn about the history of Capoeira, the 600+ year-old Afro-Brazilian art that blurs the line between dance and martial art. Chris Thompson will lead us through the history, music, and movement, so get ready to move! Register at: hpl.libcal.com/event/7576016

Public art matters. Last night @quajay and @shawndunwoody shared stories of how public art is created and what it becomes to people in the community. If you missed this, we encourage you to check out @quajay at the Pittsford Library on April 14th. calendar.libraryweb.org/event/7615795

@beth_larter @shawndunwoody @quajay Thanks for coming! We loved hearing those stories too. Amazing to see their impact.

Thank you @HenriettaPL for hosting tonight's talk with @shawndunwoody & @quajay! We see their art all over Rochester (& Rochester twitter), but hearing some of the stories, struggles & triumphs behind the art reminds me how lucky we are that they chose to invest in this city💙

@quajay @shawndunwoody @blk_amanda And thank you for sharing your passion for public art!

My view tonight ... Thank you to all the folks who joined us! Thank you @shawndunwoody for inspiring our community! Thank you @HenriettaPL for inviting us, and to your staff for managing the chaos of the chat! Thank you @blk_amanda and Jeanne for your work behind the scenes!

We are excited to learn about Rochester's public art from artist Shawn Dunwoody and photographer Quajay Donnell on March 25th at 7:00. Please join us via Zoom. Only a few spots left. Register here: hpl.libcal.com/event/7353702