Cortland Arts Connect 12th Annual Regional Photography show is available to view during regular library hours all month long!

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 required.

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 required.

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.

Rhymes, stories, and songs designed for children from birth to age 2 and their caregivers. Registration is recommended for each child.

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.

Join us to discuss The Magnolia Palace by Fiona Davis. 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 will be French Braid by Anne Tyler which we will meet to discuss on December 7.

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. Registration is recommended for each child.

Play some games & be a part of planning future teen programs! Open to ages 12 -18 yrs. Registration is required.

An all ages chess club for beginners and experts. Meets every Thursday at 6 p.m. in the library's Periodicals Room. Beginners will get a lesson on the basics of chess and experts can meet and play!

An all ages chess club for beginners and experts.  Meets every Thursday at 6 p.m. Beginners will get a lesson on the basics of chess and experts can meet and play.

Supplies and directions 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.

Supplies available on a first come first serve basis on the first Friday of each month for ages 3 – 5 yrs.

The Cortland County Historical Society and Cortland Free Library present Time Travel: Before We Were Here! Learn about the origins of the world according to Native American tradition with archaeology professor Ellie McDowell-Loudan. We'll read books like Coyote Makes Man and The First Strawberries. Weave your own designs with paper plates & yarn. Time Travel […]