HPL is an Early Voting location again this year. Voting will be open in the Community Room at the following dates and times: Saturday October 24th - 9:00am - 5:00pm Sunday October 25th - 9:00am - 5:00pm Monday October 26th - 9:00am - 5:00pm Tuesday October 27th - 12:00pm - 8:00pm Wednesday October 28th - 9:00am - 5:00pm Thursday October 29th - 12:00pm - 8:00pm Friday October 30th - 9:00am - 5:00pm Saturday October 31sth - 9:00am - 5:00pm Sunday November 1st - 9:00am - 5:00pm Monday November 2nd - NO EARLY VOTING Tuesday November 3rd - Primary Election Day - 6am-9pm (HPL must be your assigned polling place to vote here on this day) How to Vote Early Choose any Early Voting location in Monroe County Check in to vote at the Early Voting location using an electronic poll pad Receive and cast your ballot on an electronic voting machine For more info, visit the Monroe County Board of Elections website, here.

Do you love HPL? Do you think we're the best library around? Well, now is your chance to prove it! HPL has made the final 4 in CITY Magazine's annual Best of Rochester readers' poll, and we'd really appreciate your vote to help us win it all. Voting ends Friday, November 27th, at midnight. Thanks for considering HPL for Best Library in 2026! Vote here

2026: Thursday, January 1 - New Year's Day Closed Monday, January 19 - Martin Luther King, Jr Day Closed Saturday, May 23 - Memorial Day Closed Monday, May 25 - Memorial Day Observed Closed Friday, July 3 - July 4th Observed Closed Saturday, July 4 - July 4th Holiday Closed Saturday, September 5 - Labor Day Saturday Closed Monday, September 7 - Labor Day Closed Wednesday, November 25 - Thanksgiving Eve Close at 5:00 pm Thursday, November 26 - Thanksgiving Closed Friday, November 27 - Day after Thanksgiving Closed Thursday, December 24 - Christmas Eve Closed Friday, December 25 - Christmas Day Closed Saturday, December 26 - Christmas Observed Closed Thursday, December 31 - New Year’s Eve Close at 5:00 pm 2027: Friday, January 1 - New Year's Day Closed Monday, January 18 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day Closed Saturday, May 29 - Memorial Day Saturday Closed Monday, May 31 - Memorial Day Closed Sunday, July 4 - Independence Day Closed Monday, July 5 - Independence Day Observed Closed Saturday, September 4 - Labor Day Saturday Closed Monday, September 6 - Labor Day Closed Wednesday, November 24 - Thanksgiving Day Eve Close at 5:00 p.m. Thursday, November 25 - Thanksgiving Day Closed Friday, November 26 - Thanksgiving Day Friday Closed Thursday, December 23 - Christmas Day Observed Closed Friday, December 24 - Christmas Eve Closed Saturday, December 25 - Christmas Day Closed Friday, December 31 - New Year’s Day Observed Closed

Our 2025 Annual Report is now available to view. Check out some of the highlights from another great year here at the library! Click the link below for the Annual Report, or stop into the library for a printed copy.

Thank you to everyone who took the time to fill out our Community Survey. We received 683 responses! Your feedback is important to us as we plan for the future. We're excited to share an overview of the results with you, below.

Our 2024 Annual Report is now available to view. We had such a great year here at the library, and we want you see some of the highlights! Click the link below for the Annual Report, or stop into the library for a printed copy.

We are always grateful to the HPLFF for the important work they do and the funding they give us to enhance library programs and services. Take a look at the graphic below to see how your donations were put to use last year!

In July 2024, Henrietta Public Library surveyed the 182 patrons who signed up for library craft programs in the last two years. We wanted to find out their interests to guide our craft programming choices in the future. The survey was open for three weeks. We received 50 responses with a 27.47% return rate, much higher than we expected. Here is a brief overview of what we learned:  There were several key takeaways from the survey, including popular crafting categories. The top craft patrons want to see in our programming are fiber arts, which include knitting, crochet, embroidery, cross stitch, punch needle and needle felting. Paper crafting and bookbinding, sketching and painting, and jewelry and metal stamping are all popular choices with 50% of respondents selecting these categories. This data will be used throughout the next year in planning craft programming. We plan to offer more classes that patrons want to see and to offer repeat and expanded classes so that we can accommodate the demand in our community.  Most respondents were not aware that the library has a Silhouette cutting machine available for public use, however most are interested in learning how to use it and have shown interest in either learning or attending programming using the cutting machine. Given this interest, we will be adding two Cricut Makers to our craft room with the goal of making the cutting machine more widely available and user friendly.  This includes expanding programming using the cutting machines.  70% of respondents would be interested in attending sewing classes if the library offered them and about 60% noted that they would be interested in borrowing a sewing machine. This information will help inform how craft programming will evolve in the future.   An after-class survey has been developed and will be sent to all crafting class attendees so that we can continue to check in with our crafting community to gauge interest in programming.

Regional Transit Service (RTS) On Demand is a ride-sharing mobility option in which ADA-accessible vehicles provide service on demand within On Demand Zones, including within Henrietta. Customers can request rides through the RTS On Demand app, website, or by calling Customer Service at 585-288-1700. All RTS On Demand trips need to be requested up to 24 hours in advance of your trip. Fares range between $1-3 (Curb-to-hub trips= $1; Curb-to-curb trips= $3). More information, including tutorials and FAQs, is available at myRTS.com/On-Demand .

We have many types of e-newsletters! Here is a brief description of each one, to help you decide which one is best for you: Adult Events and Classes (monthly): Learn about the events and classes we are offering for adults each month. Sent out on the 1st of the month. Book We Love: Read book reviews written by staff members in this monthly e-news. HPL Job Opportunities: Receive Henrietta Public Library job opportunities sent straight to your inbox. Main Newsletter (weekly): Subscribe to stay up-to-date on the latest events in Henrietta and the Rochester area in this weekly e-news. Youth Events and Classes (monthly): Learn about the events and classes we are offering for children and teens each month. Sent out on the 1st of the month.

Congratulations to this year's contest winners! The Minerva Campbell Awards are presented to students exhibiting literary ability. This annual prose and poetry competition is conducted for Junior High School and Senior High School students attending Rush-Henrietta Central Schools and students who reside in Henrietta and attend school elsewhere. The Henrietta Public Library Board of Trustees, which sponsors the contest in honor of its first president, appoints a committee of judges to select the winners with in each division. The following are the winners of each division and category:   Senior Division (students from Rush-Henrietta Senior High School) Prose First Place……………….    “Villainy: An Advanced Guide” by Lillian Merrill Second Place………….     “The Beauty of Diversity” by Aryanna Chandler Third Place……………….  “A Canine Crisis” by Kasey Lynch Honorable Mention….  “Tangles and Tides” by Annabella Mack Poetry First Place………………….  “Birds Eye View” by James Cot é Second Place …………….  “I’m a bad driver” by Ally Walgast Third Place…………………. “Okay & Hero” Poetry Collection by Anonymous Honorable Mention……. “The Beauty of Love” by Addison Montgomery Honorable Mention……. “May our Country Always Live” by Heera Manger Junior Division (students from Roth Junior High School) Prose First Place…………………. “Friday Night” by Tharuni Paskaran Poetry First Place………………….  “My Biggest Enemy” by Eshaal Humayun Second Place…………….  “Beauty of Life” by Abdul-Rahman Khan Honorable Mention…… “Life is a Journey Full of Love” by Declan Krieger Junior Division (students from Burger Junior High School) Prose First Place…………………. “The Hallway” by Alex Wackerman Honorable Mention…… “Under This Bed of Stars, Resides a Love Letter to You” by Krystyana Perez Poetry First Place…………………. “98%” by Olivia Barclift