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Why is the Library Considering a New Home?
Webster Public Library is currently leasing its space in the Webster Plaza. Our lease ends in March of 2032 and also costs Webster significantly more in building expenses than other suburban libraries in Monroe County. Given this, the library wants to be prepared for the end of that lease.
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Donations & Support
Donations to the Webster Library Foundation help support large-scale projects that improve our community’s experience using the library and ensure the library’s ability to meet our community’s changing needs.
Death Becomes Her – Periods of Mourning in the 19th Century
Join us for an interesting discussion of “American deathways,” the cultural customs around dying, death, and mourning in the United States. Today when someone passes away, we generally wear black for the funeral only. But how did 19th-century Americans react when someone died? Did women really wear black all day, every day for years? Was black clothing truly poisonous? Why was it always the color black? Were people really buried alive? All these questions and more will be explored by local fashion and public historian Brandon W. Brooks.
Monday, October 19
1:00 – 2:00 pm
Community Room
For Adults
Friends of WPL’s Fall Book Sale
Kittelberger’s Bouquet Cards on Sale Oct. 21 – Nov. 3
Kittelberger’s Bouquet Cards will be sold at the Fall Book Sale (October 21 – 24), and will be on sale until Tuesday, November 3 at the library’s Checkout Desk. Purchase a card for $50 and get 12 fresh bouquets of flowers for one year (one bouquet per month). The sale of the bouquet cards is a fundraiser run by the Friends of the Webster Public Library. A portion of the proceeds from the sale support the library!
English as a New Language Class
Trying to learn English? Come to this class led by Literacy Rochester at the Webster Public Library! This class will help improve your conversational English speaking and listening skills. The class is for adults (ages 18+) and meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10am – 11:30am at the Webster Public Library (980 Ridge Road, Webster, NY 14580). No registration required.
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¿Quieres aprender inglés? ¡Ven a esta clase impartida por Literacy Rochester en la Biblioteca Pública de Webster! Esta clase te ayudará a mejorar tus habilidades de conversación, tanto al hablar como al escuchar. La clase está dirigida a adultos (mayores de 18 años) y se reúne los martes y jueves de 10:00 a. m. a 11:30 a. m. en la Biblioteca Pública de Webster (980 Ridge Road, Webster, NY 14580). No es necesario inscribirse.
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想要学习英语吗？欢迎参加由 Literacy Rochester 在韦伯斯特公共图书馆（Webster Public Library）举办的英语课程！本课程旨在帮助您提升英语口语交流与听力技能。该课程面向成人（18岁及以上），于每周二和周日上午10:00至11:30在韦伯斯特公共图书馆（Webster Public Library，地址：980 Ridge Road, Webster, NY 14580）举行。无需注册。
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Вивчаєте англійську? Завітайте на заняття, які проводить організація Literacy Rochester у Публічній бібліотеці Вебстера! Ці уроки допоможуть вам покращити навички розмовної англійської мови та сприйняття мовлення на слух. Це заняття для дорослих (віком від 18 років) проводиться щовівторка та щочетверга з 10:00 до 11:30 у Публічній бібліотеці Вебстера (980 Ridge Road, Webster, NY 14580). Попередня реєстрація не потрібна.
Un po’ di storia: Rochester’s Italian American Community in Historical Perspective
The Rochester region is home to a robust Italian American community. Its roots stretch back to a tumultuous period in Italian history in the mid-19th century, and its people are part of a diaspora that reaches around the globe. Join us for un po’ di storia (a little history), tracing the background for local Italian American history and memory from the 1860s to the present. Presented by Dr. Michael Brown, a Professor of History at RIT.
Tuesday, October 27
6:30 – 7:30 pm
Community Room
For Adults
Register for Un po’ di storia: Rochester’s Italian American Community.
Need Tech Help?
Webster Public Library has many different tech help opportunities regularly available. Please check our events calendar.
- Most Mondays from 10 am – 1 pm – Computer & Phone Help with Digital Literacy Rochester
- Most Tuesdays from 1 – 2 pm – Walk-In Tech Tutoring with Librarian Jenny
- Most Thursdays from 1 – 2 pm – Walk-In Tech Tutoring with Librarian Jenny
- One Thursday of the month from 2:30 – 3:30 pm (Registration is required.) – Libby Tips & Tricks with Librarian Jenny
- Most Saturdays from 11 am – 2 pm – Computer & Phone Help with Digital Literacy Rochester
Kanopy – Free Movies & TV Shows
Are you a Webster taxpayer? Did you know that you can access free movies and TV shows with your library card?
Enjoy free, ad-free movies and TV shows on Kanopy. Webster taxpayers have unlimited access to these Kanopy collections: “British Cinema and TV,” “Kanopy Favorites,” and “Kanopy Kids.” Kanopy can be accessed on your TV, smartphone, tablet, and computer. Access to Kanopy is provided to Webster taxpayers by the Webster Public Library.