STAP @ The Library

Stop by to visit STAP (Southern Tier AIDS Program) for naloxone (Narcan) training, harm reduction supplies, linkages to MAT/ suboxone, safer sex supplies, assistance with insurance, and more. Registration not required.

Free

The Really Free Market

Cortland Free Library 32 Church Street, Cortland, NY, United States

The Really Free Market is a free bi-monthly distribution of food, personal care items, and household supplies. You can take as much as you want and we will never ask you to “prove” your need. Brought to you by Cortland County Mutual Aid.

Cortland Free Library @ The Showcase

J. M. McDonald Sports Complex 4292 Fairgrounds Dr, Cortland

Come visit us and dozens of other nonprofits, businesses, and organizations at the FREE Chamber of Commerce showcase at the JM McDonald Sports Complex Saturday April 15 from 10 AM to 3 PM! Free ice skating, giveaways, and more.

Free

Community Conversation on Substance Use and Stigma

Dinner provided! REGISTER through Healing Cortland HERE. This workshop will use portraits of volunteers in rural communities who have been affected by opioid use disorder as a creative way to educate, change beliefs, and reinforce the positive messages conveyed in the artwork. Through this workshop, participants will examine the definition and impact of opioid use disorder […]

Movie Matinee: Plastic Earth

Cortland Free Library 32 Church Street, Cortland, NY, United States

Come celebrate Earth Day with us! Plastic Earth  is the first documentary feature film of its kind to cover the solutions and technologies being worked on in the world today to combat and eventually solve the plastic crisis that our world is facing. Worldwide plastic production coming from fossil-based sources continues to rise and it […]

Stone Soup Community Dinner

The Cops Outreach Program (C.O.P.S) and Cortland Restaurant & Tavern Association are hosting a  Stone Soup Community Dinner on Court Street. Join us for this free event and enjoy live music, activities for kids, an interactive story with Miss Tammy, and of course SOUP!

Community Read Talk with the Author: “A Place Called Home,” by David Ambroz

Zoom

Join us for a talk with the author of A Place Called Home via Zoom!   David Ambroz is  a national poverty and child welfare expert / advocate, Emmy nominated, and best-selling author. He was recognized by President Obama as an American Champion of Change. He currently serves as the Head of Community Engagement (West) […]

Free

Community Read Book Discussion: “A Place Called Home” w/ CAPCO, Cortland LGBTQ Center, and Hillside

Cortland Free Library 32 Church Street, Cortland, NY, United States

Pick up a free copy of A Place Called Home: A Memoir, by David Ambroz at Cortland Free Library, then join us for this in-person discussion on Saturday, April 29 with our community partners, Cortland LGBTQ Center, CAPCO, and Hillside/Cortland County Foster Parent Training/Recruiting. About the Book: As a child, David Ambroz was raised homeless in New York […]

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Cortland City School District Budget Presentation

The Cortland Enlarged City School District will be requesting a tax levy override to balance its 2023-24 budget. All are welcome to attend one of the Budget Information Meetings hosted at the Cortland Free Library to learn more about the district's budget. District administrators will be available to answer any questions that may arise. The […]

Community Read Book Discussion: “The Good Life” with the Mental Health Association (MHA) of Cortland County

Cortland Free Library 32 Church Street, Cortland, NY, United States

Pick up a free copy of The Good Life: Lessons From the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness, by Robert Waldinger and Marc Shulz at Cortland Free Library, then join us for this in-person discussion with our partner MHA. About the Book: New York Times Bestseller What makes for a happy life, a fulfilling life? A good life? According […]

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Reception: “Behind the Wall: Art and Writing from Prison” (Story House Ithaca Traveling Exhibit)

Cortland Free Library 32 Church Street, Cortland, NY, United States

Join us along with Gary Fine, director of the Durland Alternatives Library and Prisoner Express, and Treacy Ziegler, exhibit curator, for this special reception and celebration of the last stop on this traveling exhibit's tour. “Behind the Wall” is a traveling exhibition of drawings, paintings, letters, stories, and poems created by people in prison. It provides […]

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