Barnard Crossing Branch

The Barnard Crossing Branch was the Greece Public Library's neighborhood branch on Dewey Avenue. It served the southeastern corner of town, near the Rochester city line. It was small and easy to pop into, and for many families in Barnard and the Dewey corridor it was simply "the library."

Is the Barnard Crossing Branch still open? No. The branch closed permanently during the COVID-19 pandemic. Library service for the whole town is now at the main library, 2 Vince Tofany Blvd., phone (585) 225-8951. Your Monroe County Library System card also works at every MCLS library.

A short history

1980 The library opens a Dewey Avenue outpost, the Dewey-Stone branch, in the Dewstone Shopping Center.
1998 The branch moves to Dewey Avenue at Florence Avenue (2780 Dewey Ave.) and takes a new name, Barnard Crossing.
2014 It relocates a little way up the road to 2808 Dewey Ave. The town expected the new space to cost less to run while keeping the same services.
2020s The branch closes for good during the pandemic.

What you'd find inside

Barnard Crossing was made for quick, regular visits rather than long research sessions. Its shelves leaned toward what people actually borrowed every week:

New releases and bestseller fiction
Picture books, early readers and chapter books
Large-print titles
Audiobooks on CD and movies on DVD
Public computers with office software, plus free Wi-Fi

Summer reading ran at the branch alongside the main library's program, so neighborhood kids could take part close to home.

Hours, back in the day

The branch kept shorter hours than the main building. Here's a typical school-year schedule from the 2012–13 season:

Mon & Tue	10 AM – 8 PM
Wed – Fri	10 AM – 5 PM
Sat	10 AM – 2 PM (Sept – May)

Historical only. The branch is closed.

Libraries near Barnard today

Greece Public Library, main building › 2 Vince Tofany Blvd., Greece, NY 14612. The town's full-service library, with longer hours and evening programs. Directions
Maplewood Community Library (Rochester Public Library) › 1111 Dewey Ave., Rochester. Just down Dewey Avenue in the city. It reopened in 2026 after a major renovation.
Libby › Borrow e-books and audiobooks from home with your MCLS card.

Photos & sources

The Town of Greece Historical Images collection has a 2017 photo of the branch's interior at 2808 Dewey Ave. The timeline above draws on the Greece Historical Society's history of the Greece Public Library and the New York State Senate's 2014 relocation announcement.