First day to sign up for the 2025 Summer Reading Program: Color Our World! The first 100 children to sign up online AND come into the library will receive a stuffed puppy and a coupon for a free cookie at Frosted Bakery.
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Kickoff Summer Reading at the library with activities and snacks then walk across the parking lot to have some paint splatter fun at the SPLAT! Sumthin' Paint Room. Ages 4-12. Registration is limited and required! |
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Color Our World theme LEGO Contest: Entries accepted July 1-12. Open to ages 4-12. NO KITS. Voting July 14-26. Entries must fit on 8 1/2” x 11” sheet of paper. Color Our World theme Bookmark Contest: Entries accepted July 1-12. Open to ages 4-12. Voting July 14-26. Template available to pick up. |
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Rhymes, stories, and songs designed for children from birth to age 2 & their caregivers. Registration is recommended. |
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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. 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. |
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Paper Wishes will be ready on Monday, July 7th! 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. |
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Join Miss Tammy, rain or shine, at Suggett Park (25 Homer Ave., Cortland) for story time while you eat lunch. Come early to get your free lunch and find a spot!
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Celebrate the scientists who “color our world with art” through hands-on experiments and interactive stories. Free Book! Open to ages 6-12. Registration is required. |
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Join us for some music fun celebrating reading, books and the library with award-winning duo David and Jenny Heitler-Klevans in Court House Park (rain location: County Office Building Gym). (Sponsored by Cortland Free Library & Cortland Youth Bureau)
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Come join us at the library for a reading of Gizmo’s PAWESOME Guide to Mental Health and receive a free book, make your own mental health plan and visit with comfort canine, Preston Pickles! Open to ages 6-9. Registration Required. |
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Rhymes, stories, and songs designed for children from birth to age 2 & their caregivers. Registration is recommended. |
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Join us for a special preschool story time reading of Gizmo’s PAWESOME Guide to Mental Health, receive a free book and visit with comfort canine, Preston Pickles! Open to ages 3-5.
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Join us at Cortland’s first community pottery studio, Pottery Works, to create your own luminary and receive a free book. Open to ages 12-18. Registration Required. 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. |
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July 11- August 15 Each Friday supplies will be provided for a craft/ activity for kids to make at home. Supplies available on a first come, first serve basis. Open to ages 4-12.
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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.
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Come play BINGO with us! Open to ages 12 and up, Registration Required! |
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Color Our World theme LEGO Contest: Entries accepted July 1-12. Open to ages 4-12. NO KITS. Voting July 14-26. Entries must fit on 8 1/2” x 11” sheet of paper. Color Our World theme Bookmark Contest: Entries accepted July 1-12. Open to ages 4-12. Voting July 14-26. Template available to pick up. |
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Color Our World theme LEGO Contest: Voting July 14-26. Winners announced July 31. Prizes for different age groups. Color Our World theme Bookmark Contest: Voting July 14-26. Winners announced July 31. Prizes for different age groups. Anyone can vote for each contest once a day, every day!
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Community Office Hours - a time designed to offer a welcoming space to connect, listen and share resources. Theme: Mental Health Awareness
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Join Miss Tammy, rain or shine, at Suggett Park (25 Homer Ave., Cortland) for story time while you eat lunch. Come early to get your free lunch and find a spot!
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Join the Great and Powerful Dave for this fun filled show packed with magic, mystery, comedy, puppets, and audience participation. Geared towards ages 4-10, but all ages are welcome. Registration is required. |
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Join us for the infamous Nate the Great for some music and juggling fun in Court House Park (rain location: County Office Building Gym). (Sponsored by Cortland Free Library & Cortland Youth Bureau) |
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Rhymes, stories, and songs designed for children from birth to age 2 & their caregivers. Registration is recommended. |
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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.
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Ugly Art contest! Join us for some crafting fun with door prizes and snacks! Open to ages 12-18. Registration Required. 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. |
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July 11- August 15 Each Friday supplies will be provided for a craft/ activity for kids to make at home. Supplies available on a first come, first serve basis. Open to ages 4-12. |
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Join Miss Tammy, rain or shine, at Suggett Park (25 Homer Ave., Cortland) for story time while you eat lunch. Come early to get your free lunch and find a spot!
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Create your own art apron and mini masterpiece! Free Book! Open to ages 6-12. Registration is required. |
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Join us in Court House Park for some puppet fun! Rain location is County Office Building Gym. (Sponsored by Cortland Free Library & Cortland Youth Bureau) |
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We are all writers! At least we are as soon as we start writing! This workshop is designed for writers of all ability and experience levels. It is an open platform for writers to explore personal and creative writing. Through peer support, all writers will build skills within a supportive and inspiring community. Meant to […] |
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Join local artist Emily Gibbons and make your own watercolor monoprint. Open to ages 12-18. Registration Required. 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. |
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July 11- August 15 Each Friday supplies will be provided for a craft/ activity for kids to make at home. Supplies available on a first come, first serve basis. Open to ages 4-12.
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Join us as we decorate cookies! Open to ages 12 and up! Registration Required. |
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Color Our World theme LEGO Contest: Voting July 14-26. Winners announced July 31. Prizes for different age groups. Color Our World theme Bookmark Contest: Voting July 14-26. Winners announced July 31. Prizes for different age groups. Anyone can vote for each contest once a day, every day!
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The Cortland Free Library is kicking off its 100-year anniversary with a Centennial Celebration in the Cortland County Courthouse Park. (July 26, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.) Come hear remarks, enjoy treats and free giveaways, participate in fun activities, and engage with our staff, members of our Board of Trustees, and our tremendous ally and collaborator in reading -- the team from Cortland's own outpost of the Dolly Parton Imagination Library!
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Help celebrate the 10th anniversary of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library and the Cortland Free Library’s Centennial with a dance themed story time! All ages are welcome but this program is designed for children ages 3 – 5 yrs. The fun continues with "Dolly doodle art", music, cake, and more in Court House Park following story […] |
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Interactive Art Fun! Join local artist, Molly Reagan with Good Neighbor Art for a hands-on painting experience. Please choose one time slot only. Open to ages 6-12. Registration Required.
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Join Miss Tammy, rain or shine, at Suggett Park (25 Homer Ave., Cortland) for story time while you eat lunch. Come early to get your free lunch and find a spot!
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Interactive Art Fun! Join local artist, Molly Reagan with Good Neighbor Art for a hands-on painting experience. Please choose one time slot only. Open to ages 6-12. Registration Required. |
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Join us for The REV Theatre Company’s highly interactive and extremely fun production Rumpelstiltskin: Unspun in Court House Park. Rain location is County Office Building Gym. (Sponsored by Cortland Free Library & Cortland Youth Bureau)
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Explore how to use the new Cortland Free Library Learning Hub to support your children’s literacy development at home with literacy expert and Mom, Dr. Kirra Guard. A light dinner will be provided. Ages 18 and up. Registration Required. |
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Rhymes, stories, and songs designed for children from birth to age 2 & their caregivers. Registration is recommended.
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Join us to talk about a book you are currently reading or have recently read! Learn about new authors and books! |
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Color Our World theme LEGO Contest: Winner announced. Prizes for different age groups. Color Our World theme Bookmark Contest: Winner announced. Prizes for different age groups. 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.
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Join local artist Molly Reagan with Good Neighbor Art for a hands-on painting experience. Open to ages 12-18. Registration Required. 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. |
2 events,
July 11- August 15 Each Friday supplies will be provided for a craft/ activity for kids to make at home. Supplies available on a first come, first serve basis. Open to ages 4-12. 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. |
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