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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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Story House Ithaca Traveling Exhibit: “Behind the Wall: Art & Writing from Prison”

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

Come experience the last stop on the tour of this traveling exhibit at Cortland Free Library during regular library hours. “Behind the Wall” is a traveling exhibition of drawings, paintings, letters, stories, and poems created by people in prison. It provides a window into the lives and imaginations of incarcerated people in our communities and […]

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Incarceration Imagination: A Talk with Richard Rivera

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

In tandem with the “Behind the Wall: Art & Writing From Prison” exhibit that’s up on our Main Reading Room, Richard Rivera is coming to speak at the library. If you’ve visited the exhibit, Richard’s piece is the charcoal drawing on the Letter Writing Station table. About Richard: Richard Rivera is associate director of Cornell’s […]

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Movie Matinee: “Hidden Figures”

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

Hidden Figures tells the incredible untold story of Katherine Jonson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monae) – brilliant African-American women working at NASA who served as the brains behind the launch into orbit of astronaut John Glenn, a stunning achievement that turned around the Space Race. The visionary trio […]

You Can Teach an Old Dog New Tricks: Going Vegan Later in Life, a Talk with Eric Lindstrom (The Skeptical Vegan) sponsored by BRIX!

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

Join us for a talk by Eric Lindstrom and vegan treats by Brix! Everyone who attends will also get the chance to win a copy of The Skeptical Vegan. Registration recommended but not required. Growing up in an all-female Italian household, Eric was nourished to obesity on meat and dairy. Decades later, overnight, Lindstrom became […]

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American Sign Language

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

Join ASL Interpreter Kristina Furi to learn about ASL & some basic Sign Language. Open to ages 12 & up.  Registration is required.

Cortland Community Pride Festival Workshops @ The Library

The Cortland LGBTQ Center is holding Cortland Community Pride Festival in Courthouse Park from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Join us at the library for the following Pride Festival Workshops!   Periodicals Room 10:30-11:20 a.m.: Erin Vallely & Aster Parrott Self Care While Disabled and Queer: Erin and Aster will facilitate a conversation about ways […]

The Path to Publication with Isabel Sterling

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

Isabel Sterling, author of These Witches Don’t Burn, This Coven Won’t Break, and The Coldest Touch, breaks down her path to publication—from small town reading enthusiast to traditionally published author with queer YA novels available in 4 languages worldwide! Presentation includes an author Q&A and book signing. Registration recommended but not required. Isabel Sterling is […]

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Movie Night: The Goonies

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

Join us for a movie & snacks! The Goonies is set in a coastal town in the Pacific Northwest, where a slightly ramshackle neighborhood called the Goondocks is threatened with foreclosure and redevelopment by corporate types. Local kids, motley outcasts known as "goonies", are cleaning out when they find a treasure map and clues to […]