*Homeschool Get Ready To Read
2025-12-01 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-12-08 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-12-15 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Cortland Free Library, 32 Church Street, Cortland, NY, 13045, United States
Mondays at 1 p.m. A program for emergent readers ages 4 – 7 yrs. & their caregivers. The program promotes early literacy skills with letter sounds & recognition, activities & stories. Each week children will receive a free book & parents will have learned activities to reinforce reading skills at home. Registration is limited & is required.

*Ready, Set, Read!
2025-12-01 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-12-08 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-12-15 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Cortland Free Library, 32 Church Street, Cortland, NY, 13045, United States
Mondays at 6 p.m. A program for emergent readers ages 4 – 7 yrs. & their caregivers. The program promotes early literacy skills with letter sounds & recognition, activities & stories. Each week children will receive a free book & parents will have learned activities to reinforce reading skills at home. Registration is limited & is required.

Baby/Toddler Time
2025-12-02 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-12-09 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-12-16 10:30 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Cortland Free Library, 32 Church Street, Cortland, NY, 13045, United States
Rhymes, stories, and songs designed for children from birth to age 2 & their caregivers. Registration is recommended.

*LEGO Club
2025-12-03 16:00 - 17:00, 2025-12-17 16:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Cortland Free Library, 32 Church Street, Cortland, NY, 13045, United States
Come join our LEGO club & have some building fun! Each session we’ll have a challenge & a game. LEGO Club meets on the first & third Wednesday of each month at 4 p.m. Registration is required each month. Please sign up for one day only. Open to ages 4 – 12 yrs.

Book Club
2025-12-03 17:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Cortland Free Library, 32 Church Street, Cortland, NY, 13045, United States
Join us to discuss The Life Impossible by Matt Haig. New members are always welcome! Please contact the library for more information. Ask for a copy of the book at either circulation desk. Our next selection, to be determined, will be discussed on January 7, 2025.

Preschool Story Time
2025-12-04 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-12-11 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-12-18 10:30 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Cortland Free Library, 32 Church Street, Cortland, NY, 13045, United States
Stories, songs, and activities with a different theme each week. All ages are welcome but this program is designed for children ages 3-5 yrs.

*Teen Advisory Board
2025-12-04 16:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Cortland Free Library, 32 Church Street, Cortland, NY, 13045, United States
Play some games & be a part of planning future teen programs! Open to ages 12 -18 yrs. Registration is required.

Chess Club
2025-12-04 17:00 - 20:00, 2025-12-11 17:00 - 20:00, 2025-12-18 17:00 - 20:00 UTC | Cortland Free Library, 32 Church Street, Cortland, NY, 13045, United States
An all ages chess club for beginners and experts. Meets every Thursday at 5 p.m. Beginners will get a lesson on the basics of chess and experts can meet and play.

Preschool Projects Take & Make
2025-12-05 | Cortland Free Library, 32 Church Street, Cortland, NY, 13045, United States
Supplies available on a first come first serve basis on the First Friday of the month for ages 3-5 years old.

Paper Wishes (DIY Greeting Card)
2025-12-05 09:30 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Cortland Free Library, 32 Church Street, Cortland, NY, 13045, United States
A bag with supplies and directions provided to make a greeting card at home will be available to pick up on a first come first serve basis beginning on the first Friday of the month. Open to ages 12 and up.

Time Travel: Transportation
2025-12-06 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Cortland Free Library, 32 Church Street, Cortland, NY, 13045, United States
Features read alouds & activities to engage young readers in a greater understanding & appreciation of local & American history. This month we’ll begin our celebration of America’s upcoming 250th birthday. (Can you say semi quincentennial?) We’ll start by looking at how the first Americans got from one place to another. Buses? Nope. Trains? Nope. Airplanes? Nope. So how DID people travel farther than they could walk or swim? We’ll each have a map of the 13 colonies & will chart which method of transportation would work best on the rivers, mountains, plains, and ocean. Then we’ll make edible land & sea decorations on our colonial cookies. Geared to ages 4 – 8 but all families are welcome. Registration is required. Contact the library to sign up.

The Really Free Market
2025-12-09 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Cortland Free Library, 32 Church Street, Cortland, NY, 13045, 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. Contact cortlandmutualaid@gmail.com for more information and with questions about donations.

Cocoa, Christmas Trivia & Craft
2025-12-12 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Cortland Free Library, 32 Church Street, Cortland, NY, 13045, United States
Join us for a relaxing time with hot cocoa, trivia & a simple craft. Open to ages 12 and up. Registration is required.

Second Saturday Family Fun- Teddy Bears
2025-12-13 10:30 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | Cortland Free Library, 32 Church Street, Cortland, NY, 13045, United States
Join us for stories, songs and activities all about TEDDY BEARS!! Program geared to ages 3-7 yrs. but all families are welcome. Registration is required.

Closing at 5:00 p.m.
2025-12-16 | NY

CANCELLED -Teen Time- Cookies & Cocoa
2025-12-18 16:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Cortland Free Library, 32 Church Street, Cortland, NY, 13045, United States
Registration is required. Come decorate some cookies while enjoying some hot cocoa! Open to ages 12-18 yrs.

Drop in Cocoa & Coloring
2025-12-19 11:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Cortland Free Library, 32 Church Street, Cortland, NY, 13045, United States
Drop in for cocoa and coloring at the library to boost your mood and destress! Coloring pages, crayons, markers & colored pencils will be available.
Open to ages 12 and up.

Movie Matinee
2025-12-20 12:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Cortland Free Library, 32 Church Street, Cortland, NY, 13045, United States
Join us to watch “A Christmas Story Christmas”
Ralphie is all grown up in this sequel to the annual holiday favorite “A Christmas Story”.
Rated PG. Runtime 102 minutes
Registration is requested.

NO Homeschool Get Ready To Read
2025-12-22 | Cortland Free Library, 32 Church Street, Cortland, NY, 13045, United States
There will be no Homeschool Get Ready To Read today. Please join us again in January.
