Rochester Public Library

Ready for the most haunted space in Rochester? Buckle up and let's get ready for our second library in a row!

The spirits that haunt the stacks here stay within library code and remain fairly quiet...when the lights are on.

A young woman is said to have drowned in the Rochetser aquaducts in the 1920s, and her body was swept under the water and into the tunnels below the library. Her body wasn't found for several months after her death. Though her body was laid to rest, her spirit wanders the halls of the library. She is said to appear as a dark haired woman in her 20s, and peaks out from behind the stacks at visitors if you look hard enough.

The other spirit that haunts the library is Frank, a maintinence man who died on shift while cleaning the basement of the library. He is similarly peaceful, and other than sometimes stomping too loudly, is fairly unobtrusive.

Other weird happenings are said to have happened in this space, most of which can be seen prominently on the SyFy show "Ghost Hunters." The episode depict heavy doors opening and closing on their own, disembodied voices having conversations, and even one of the hosts being tapped on the shoulder multiple times in an episode.

Find a good book, settle into one of the comfy chairs on the second floor, and allow yourself to relax. If you look up though, you may just be lucky enough to be visited by one of the spirits of the library.