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2 events,
Social Knitting
Social Knitting
Why work alone when you can work with others? Knitting, crocheting, sewing - bring whatever it is you are working on! Open to all skill levels (ages 12 and up). The group meets every Monday evening at 6 p.m.
2 events,
Crafty Kids
Crafty Kids
Registration is limited & is required each month. We will meet to make a different craft each month. Meets monthly on the last Tuesday at 4 p.m. Open to ages 6 – 12 yrs.
1 event,
Reception: “Behind the Wall: Art and Writing from Prison” (Story House Ithaca Traveling Exhibit)
Reception: “Behind the Wall: Art and Writing from Prison” (Story House Ithaca Traveling Exhibit)
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 […]
5 events,
Story House Ithaca Traveling Exhibit: “Behind the Wall: Art & Writing from Prison”
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 […]
Preschool Story Time
Preschool Story Time
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
*Teen Advisory Board
Play some games & be a part of planning future teen programs! Open to ages 12 -18 yrs. Registration is required.
SMART Recovery – Meeting Room
SMART Recovery – Meeting Room
Prevention Network CNY Kaelyn Dowd - 1-315-471-1359 kdowd@preventionnetworkcny.org
6 events,
Preschool Projects
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)
Paper Wishes (DIY Greeting Card)
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.
Art Gallery: Cortland Art League
Art Gallery: Cortland Art League
A show by Cortland Art League members is available to view during regular library hours all month long!
4 events,
Art Gallery: Cortland Art League
Art Gallery: Cortland Art League
A show by Cortland Art League members is available to view during regular library hours all month long!
Time Travel
Time Travel
Features read alouds & activities to engage young readers in a greater understanding & appreciation of local & American history. Time Travel is geared to ages 4-8 but all families are welcome. Please call the library at (607) 753-1043 to register. More information on this month’s program to come.
4 events,
Art Gallery: Cortland Art League
Art Gallery: Cortland Art League
A show by Cortland Art League members is available to view during regular library hours all month long!
Social Knitting
Social Knitting
Why work alone when you can work with others? Knitting, crocheting, sewing - bring whatever it is you are working on! Open to all skill levels (ages 12 and up). The group meets every Monday evening at 6 p.m.
Books Before Bed
Books Before Bed
A special pajama story time. Be sure to wear your pajamas and bring a favorite stuffed animal to leave for a sleepover at the library. All ages and families are welcome but this program is designed for children ages 3 – 5 yrs. Registration is required.
2 events,
Art Gallery: Cortland Art League
Art Gallery: Cortland Art League
A show by Cortland Art League members is available to view during regular library hours all month long!
4 events,
Art Gallery: Cortland Art League
Art Gallery: Cortland Art League
A show by Cortland Art League members is available to view during regular library hours all month long!
6 events,
Art Gallery: Cortland Art League
Art Gallery: Cortland Art League
A show by Cortland Art League members is available to view during regular library hours all month long!
Preschool Story Time
Preschool Story Time
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.
2 events,
Art Gallery: Cortland Art League
Art Gallery: Cortland Art League
A show by Cortland Art League members is available to view during regular library hours all month long!
3 events,
Art Gallery: Cortland Art League
Art Gallery: Cortland Art League
A show by Cortland Art League members is available to view during regular library hours all month long!
Second Saturday
Second Saturday
This month we're celebrating father's day! Join us as we read stories, listen to music, play games and eat snacks. Program geared to ages 3-8 yrs. but all families are welcome. Registration is required. More information about this month’s program to come.
3 events,
Art Gallery: Cortland Art League
Art Gallery: Cortland Art League
A show by Cortland Art League members is available to view during regular library hours all month long!
Social Knitting
Social Knitting
Why work alone when you can work with others? Knitting, crocheting, sewing - bring whatever it is you are working on! Open to all skill levels (ages 12 and up). The group meets every Monday evening at 6 p.m.
2 events,
Art Gallery: Cortland Art League
Art Gallery: Cortland Art League
A show by Cortland Art League members is available to view during regular library hours all month long!
2 events,
Art Gallery: Cortland Art League
Art Gallery: Cortland Art League
A show by Cortland Art League members is available to view during regular library hours all month long!
6 events,
Art Gallery: Cortland Art League
Art Gallery: Cortland Art League
A show by Cortland Art League members is available to view during regular library hours all month long!
Preschool Story Time
Preschool Story Time
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.
2 events,
Art Gallery: Cortland Art League
Art Gallery: Cortland Art League
A show by Cortland Art League members is available to view during regular library hours all month long!
4 events,
Art Gallery: Cortland Art League
Art Gallery: Cortland Art League
A show by Cortland Art League members is available to view during regular library hours all month long!
Incarceration Imagination: A Talk with Richard Rivera
Incarceration Imagination: A Talk with Richard Rivera
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 […]
Movie Matinee: “Hidden Figures”
Movie Matinee: “Hidden Figures”
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 […]
4 events,
Art Gallery: Cortland Art League
Art Gallery: Cortland Art League
A show by Cortland Art League members is available to view during regular library hours all month long!
Social Knitting
Social Knitting
Why work alone when you can work with others? Knitting, crocheting, sewing - bring whatever it is you are working on! Open to all skill levels (ages 12 and up). The group meets every Monday evening at 6 p.m.
4 events,
Art Gallery: Cortland Art League
Art Gallery: Cortland Art League
A show by Cortland Art League members is available to view during regular library hours all month long!
Taste and Tell Cookbook Club
Taste and Tell Cookbook Club
National Dairy Month! Do you enjoy cooking and / or baking? Join us to celebrate National Dairy Month as we discuss dairy recipes! Bring your favorite dairy recipe to share (samples are optional!) and come prepared to discuss your cooking experience with dairy! We will also be making Pizza Dip and No Bake Banana Split […]
Taste and Tell Cookbook Club
Taste and Tell Cookbook Club
National Dairy Month! Do you enjoy cooking and / or baking? Join us to celebrate National Dairy Month as we discuss dairy recipes! Bring your favorite dairy recipe to share (samples are optional!) and come prepared to discuss your cooking experience with dairy! We will also be making Pizza Dip and No Bake Banana Split […]
4 events,
Art Gallery: Cortland Art League
Art Gallery: Cortland Art League
A show by Cortland Art League members is available to view during regular library hours all month long!
Board of Trustees Meeting
Board of Trustees Meeting
Open to the public. Please contact the library one week in advance to request privilege of the floor.
5 events,
Art Gallery: Cortland Art League
Art Gallery: Cortland Art League
A show by Cortland Art League members is available to view during regular library hours all month long!
Preschool Story Time
Preschool Story Time
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.
3 events,
Art Gallery: Cortland Art League
Art Gallery: Cortland Art League
A show by Cortland Art League members is available to view during regular library hours all month long!
2 events,
Art Gallery: Cortland Art League
Art Gallery: Cortland Art League
A show by Cortland Art League members is available to view during regular library hours all month long!
6 events,
Collaborative Art – Unity in Diversity!
Collaborative Art – Unity in Diversity!
First Day to pick up a piece for our collaborative art project! Join other CFL patrons in creating a wall puzzle to be displayed in the library! Stop by the Adult Circulation desk to claim a blank puzzle piece and decorate that piece in a way that represents you as an individual. Limited pieces available; […]
Art Gallery: Cortland Art League
Art Gallery: Cortland Art League
A show by Cortland Art League members is available to view during regular library hours all month long!
Ice Cream Sundaes & Games
Ice Cream Sundaes & Games
Join us for some ice cream and games as we celebrate the start of our summer reading program. Registration required.
3 events,
Art Gallery: Cortland Art League
Art Gallery: Cortland Art League
A show by Cortland Art League members is available to view during regular library hours all month long!
3 events,
Art Gallery: Cortland Art League
Art Gallery: Cortland Art League
A show by Cortland Art League members is available to view during regular library hours all month long!
You Can Teach an Old Dog New Tricks: Going Vegan Later in Life, a Talk with Eric Lindstrom (The Skeptical Vegan) sponsored by BRIX!
You Can Teach an Old Dog New Tricks: Going Vegan Later in Life, a Talk with Eric Lindstrom (The Skeptical Vegan) sponsored by BRIX!
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 […]
5 events,
Art Gallery: Cortland Art League
Art Gallery: Cortland Art League
A show by Cortland Art League members is available to view during regular library hours all month long!
Preschool Story Time
Preschool Story Time
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.
2 events,
Art Gallery: Cortland Art League
Art Gallery: Cortland Art League
A show by Cortland Art League members is available to view during regular library hours all month long!