Library News

Thank you to everyone who participated in our bookmark contest! Printed copies of the winning bookmarks will be available at PCL soon, but in the meantime come check out ALL the beautiful submissions on display in the lobby!
The Pittsford Community Library is located at 24 State Street.…

Due to the scheduled installation of new furniture at PCL, the public computers on the second floor will not be available the for parts of Tuesday, June 21 (4:00-9:00pm) and Wednesday, June 22 (9:00am-5:00pm). We apologize for any inconvenience!
The Pittsford Community Library is located…

The Pittsford Community Library will be closed on Monday, July 4. Regular hours will resume on Tuesday, July 5.
The Pittsford Community Library is located at 24 State Street. For information about upcoming Library programs visit the…

The Pittsford Community Library's summer hours will begin June 25. Starting June 25, the Library will be open Saturdays from 10:00am - 1:00pm and closed on Sundays. The Library will continue regular weekday hours: Monday – Thursday from 9:00am – 9:00pm and Fridays 9:00am – 6:00pm. Regular…

The Friends are hosting a sale from Friday, June 10 through Sunday, June 12. This sale will feature an amazing array of gently used books for all ages (including hardcover and paperbacks), plus games, DVDs, and CDs — all at great prices! The sale is open to all! Book tables will be replenished…

The Guerreros have lived in Nothar Park, a predominantly Dominican part of New York City, for twenty years. When demolition begins on a neighboring tenement, Eusebia, an elder of the community, takes matters into her own hands by devising an increasingly dangerous series of schemes to stop…

Due to the Town of Pittsford's Paddle and Pour Art & Music Festival, the library parking lot will be closed from 5am Saturday, May 28 until Sunday, May 29…

After Tova Sullivan’s husband died, she began working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium, mopping floors and tidying up. Keeping busy has always helped her cope, which she’s been doing since her eighteen-year-old son, Erik, mysteriously vanished on a boat in Puget Sound over thirty years…

Summer Reading Bookmark Contest
Submit a design based on the summer reading theme “Oceans of Possibilities™” for a chance to see your art on a bookmark! Entry forms can be downloaded HERE…

Edwin St. Andrew is eighteen years old when he crosses the Atlantic by steamship, exiled from polite society following an ill-conceived diatribe at a dinner party. He enters the forest, spellbound by the beauty of the Canadian wilderness, and suddenly hears the notes of a violin echoing in an…

In Music Is History, Questlove harnesses his encyclopedic knowledge of popular music and his deep curiosity about history to examine America over the last fifty years. Choosing one essential track from each year, Questlove unpacks each song’s significance, revealing the pivotal role that…

In the crucial early years of the Abolition movement, the Boston branch of the cause seized upon the star power of the eloquent ex-slave Frederick Douglass to make its case for slaves’ freedom. Journalist William Lloyd Garrison promoted emancipation while Garrison loyalist Maria Weston Chapman,…

The Pittsford Community Library (PCL) is a strong advocate for literacy and education and is dedicated to ensuring equitable access to materials for children and teens. PCL strives to create positive library experiences and believes that access for our youngest patrons encourages a lifelong…

In this glittering triptych novel, Suzette, Maple and Agnes, three Black women with albinism, call Shreveport, Louisiana home. At the bustling crossroads of the American South and Southwest, these three women find themselves at the crossroads of their own lives.
Suzette, a…

Molly Gray is not like everyone else. She struggles with social skills and misreads the intentions of others. Her gran used to interpret the world for her, codifying it into simple rules that Molly could live by.
Since Gran died a few months ago, twenty-five-year-old Molly has been…

A mythic and emotionally charged hero’s journey, “Dune” tells the story of Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, who must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As…

In Cardiff, Wales in 1952, Mahmood Mattan, a young Somali sailor, is accused of a crime he did not commit: the brutal killing of Violet Volacki, a shopkeeper from Tiger Bay. At first, Mahmood believes he can ignore the fingers pointing his way; he may be a gambler and a petty thief, but he is no…

We’re hosting events honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. throughout the month of January, including the Town of Pittsford’s MLK Living the Dream series. This series, which focuses on the lasting impact of Dr. King, features two documentary screenings, a panel discussion with local students, and…

Sonya used to perform on stage. She used to attend glamorous parties, date handsome men, ride in fast cars. But somewhere along the way, the stage lights Sonya lived for dimmed for good. In their absence, came darkness - blackouts, empty cupboards, hazy nights she can't remember.
What…

Formerly titled The Hill We Climb and Other Poems, the luminous poetry collection by #1 New York Times bestselling author and presidential inaugural poet Amanda Gorman captures a shipwrecked moment in time and transforms it into a lyric of hope and healing.
In Call Us What We Carry…
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