Check out the Adult & Teen Programs section below for more information.

You can sponsor a ukulele for $150, this includes the purchase of a ukulele, case and tuner.

These instruments will be used to run community programming.

A donation receipt is available.
To learn more, contact Rachel Spence: 
rspence@cobourg.library.on.ca

or 905-372-9271 ext. 6240

Come in to any one of our 3 branch locations, and check out flower, herb, vegetable or fruit seeds.  

Yours to plant and enjoy for free!  

In the fall, harvest seeds and donate back to the Seed Library for someone to enjoy next year.

Open to ages 2 to 12 years.
Visit the Cobourg Public Library to pick up an entry page.  Design a new book cover for Annie, and return your completed entry to the library before April 30th at 5:00 p.m.
The selected winner will have their book cover printed inside the Eye2Eye International Film Festival program, as well as receive two adult tickets to see Annie at the Film Festival on Saturday, June 3rd at 9:30 a.m. (Kids are free to attend). 
Winner will be announced on Saturday, May 13th.

Cobourg - 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Bewdley - 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Gores Landing- 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) will be at the Cobourg Library to answer your general tax benefit questions from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., then from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., they will be in the Rotary Room for a two-part presentation:

Part 1: Adults 65+ tax info and Part 2: Disability Tax Credit and Medical Expenses. No registration is required.

Are you interested in researching your family history?

Join the Lakeshore Genealogy Society and learn what community resources are available to effectively research, by chatting with community participants, including the Cobourg Public Library, Port Hope Public Library, Northumberland County Archives, Cobourg and District Historical Society, Cramahe Township History, Sifton-Cook Heritage Centre, and Cobourg Museum. 

Babytime! - Cobourg
Mondays at 10:00 a.m. - Rotary Room
Join Youth Services Specialist Rachael for a 30-minute circle time filled with songs, rhymes and stories. Bond with your baby and meet other families.
Ages 0-24 months with a Parent/Guardian. Drop-in Program. 

April 17th - Infant and Toddler Sleep Seminar directly following Babytime (see information below)

Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. - Rotary Room
Join Rachael for stories, songs and more! A great program for school readiness and meeting other families in our community.

April 13th - A special oral health storytime with the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit

Family Storytime - Bewdley
Fridays at 10:00 a.m. - Bewdley Branch
Join Library Staff for an interactive program filled with stories, songs and rhymes.

Apr 7th - No program (Library closed)

Apr 21st - Bewdley Storytime with Northumberland EarlyON

Apr 28th - P.A. Day Domino Dynamos (see details below)
Families Welcome.  Drop-in Program.

Spring I Spy - All Branches
Monday, April 3rd to Saturday, April 8th
Spring is in the air! Visit any library branch to search for the 12 hidden Springtime images. Spot them all and win a prize.
Families Welcome.  Drop-in Program.

Saturday April 8th at 12:30pm - Hunt will start at 12:45 sharp.
Join us in Bewdley for a Spring Egg hunt and see if you can find all of the chocolate eggs.

We'll also have a spring craft for you to do.
Nut free options are available - please let staff know if you need them.

Family Movie Night - Gores Landing 
Friday, April 14th - 6:30 p.m. - Gores Landing Community Hall
Join us at the Gores Landing Hall for a free family movie night featuring loads of LEGO fun.
Refreshments will be provided.

Movie: The LEGO Ninjago Movie (Rated G)
No registration required.  Parents are asked to stay.

This program is brought to you in partnership with the Gores Landing Hall Committee and St. George's Chapel.

Earth Day Scavenger Hunt
Sunday, April 16th to Saturday, April 22nd
Pick up an outdoor scavenger hunt worksheet at any library branch.
Return it completed before 5:00 p.m. Saturday, April 22 to be entered into our random draw for an Earth Day prize pack.  

Kits will be available starting Monday, April 17th
This April we will have kits available to craft a charming Ladybug or Bumblebee from an egg carton piece!
Pick up your kit at any of our three locations. 

Bewdley Family Storytime with Northumberland EarlyON
Friday, April 21st at 10:00 a.m. - Bewdley Branch
Join us at the Bewdley Branch for a special storytime and activities in partnership with Northumberland EarlyON Child and Family Centres.

Team up with others to design and create a unique domino run. Once you are done building your domino masterpiece, enjoy watching it fall down!

P.A. Day Dynamite Dominoes - Cobourg
April 28th - 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Drop by the Youth Services area and create a twisty domino run using coloured dominoes, blocks and ramps. Watch the chain reaction as they all fall down!

Monday Movies - Cobourg
Mondays - 2:00 p.m. - Rotary Room 
Join us for free movie screenings each Monday afternoon.
Light refreshments provided.  No registration necessary.

Gaming Night - Teens & Adults - Cobourg
Tuesdays at 4:30 p.m. - Rotary Room
Come out on Tuesday nights and test your skills by playing 
Super Smash Brothers.
Competitive and casual players welcome.
Brought to you in partnership with EXP.

Wednesday nights at 6:00 p.m. - Bewdley Branch
Join us at the Bewdley Branch for our Yarn Circle.
A place to sit and chat with other yarn crafters and work on a current project of yours!  Our group will not meet on April 19th.  Register to join us for the Bewdley Craft Night instead!

Pick up your Journaling Package beginning Monday, April 3rd.
We continue this session with more thought-provoking, fun, weekly prompts, bringing focus and awareness as to who you are when you are NOT in the role of parent, partner, child, caregiver, employee, etc.
Join us online on our Journaling for Self-Care Facebook page.

Join us at the Gores Landing Community Hall after hours to enjoy a classic movie and light refreshments.
Apr 11 - Rebecca (1940)- Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine
May 23 - Strangers on a train (1951)- Farley Granger, Ruth Romand & Robert Walker

Knitting Meet Up - Cobourg
Wednesday, April 12th - 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. - Rotary Room
Bring your current knitting project or start a new one. 

Interested in learning the basics of knitting? 

We will have an experienced knitter present to help.
Refreshments will be made available and all are welcome.

Adult Craft Circle - Cobourg
Wednesday, April 12th - 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. - Rotary Room
Join us at the Cobourg Public Library with your current craft project for good company and light refreshments. All crafts are welcome!  Drop-in event.  No registration required.  

Thursday, April 13th - YA Area - 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Teens, visit our pop-up Starbooks for a chance to taste test different YA reads and get a free hot drink mix packet to go.

Just like visiting your favourite coffee shop, visiting your Cobourg Library for Teen Literature Day will be the best part of your day!  

Ages 13-19 years.  Drop-in Program.

Join Holly Jefferd, Certified Infant and Toddler Sleep Consultant, as she talks about achieving healthier sleep for your child.
**This program will directly follow Babytime!**
Families Welcome.  Drop-in Program

Craft Night - Bewdley
Wednesday, April 19th - 6:00 p.m. - Bewdley Branch
Knit a Daffodil Brooch!
The pattern uses knit & purl stitches, and a few basic increases & decreases. It is easy enough for even an adventurous beginner to follow. All supplies will be provided.  Space is limited.  

Join us on Facebook Thursday, April 20th at 7:00 p.m.
A heart-rending true story about racism and reconciliation. Valley of the Birdtail follows multiple generations of two families, one white and one Indigenous, and weaves their lives into the larger story of Canada. It is a story of villains and heroes, irony and idealism, racism and reconciliation. 
We gratefully acknowledge support from the Canada Council through the Writer’s Union, and our partner Furby House Books.

Are you interested in meeting new people in the community while learning something new?  Join us in the Rotary Room for a new program topic and lively conversation each week.

April 21 - Learn about the history of the roads in Cobourg!

Join former Mayor of Cobourg, Peter Delanty for an eye-opening
presentation.

April 28 - Join Kim Wilkinson, our Community Paramedic
Coordinator to learn about our Community Paramedicine
Program that allows seniors to stay in their homes longer.

TEENS - Think you can spot the difference between a quote from playwright William Shakespeare and superstar Britney Spears?
Follow us on Instagram or Facebook to try and guess who said it. One lucky person will win a prize! 

Each week, our Gurus will post a new genealogical tidbit, historical resource, photo or database – and encourage our members to post their thoughts or some interesting resources to share of their own.  Join the conversation on Facebook

Search world-wide for records, including: Census & Voter Lists, Military (Draft, Enlistment & Service, etc.), Births, Baptisms, Christenings, Marriages, Divorces, Deaths, Burials, Cemetery Records, Obituaries, Immigration & travel (Passenger lists, Citizenship & naturalization records, Border crossings, etc.)

Our Seed Library started in 2016, and it keeps on growing!
This year we have over 250 varieties of seeds in over 4,000 packages available to be borrowed, grown and enjoyed by you!  There are Herbs, Flowers, Fruit and Vegetables seeds. 

From Basil to Thyme; From Arugula to Zucchini. 

You can check out your seeds at any one of our three branches - and we will even have seeds to borrow at Harwood too!
Many thanks to all the volunteers who packaged and labelled seeds this year, and to all those who donated seeds as well.

These are In addition to our regular opportunities: Shelf Reading, Cricut Machine and Community Outreach

To sign up, simply provide a valid email address for staff to add to your membership.  Then you will receive an email 3-days before an item is due, so you have time to renew it (if no one is waiting) or bring it back to the Library.  Sign up today!

Access through the OverDrive Download Center, or Libby online or with the the Libby app.  All you need is a valid Cobourg Public Library card.  Need a library card?  Sign-up today!

If you live in Cobourg, Hamilton Township or the Municipality of Port Hope you can now renew your membership online, over the phone or in person for 3 years!  Once staff verify or update your contact information, your membership will be valid for 3 years.   
Not sure when your membership will expire?  Ask staff - or check the "My Account" section on the Cobourg Library App.

This change will not affect Non-Resident, Visitor, Computer-Use or E-Card memberships.

Check out our Cobourg Public Library Blog by heading to: 
www.cobourg.ca/library-blog 
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We are proud to be a distribution and donation point for The Period Promise which is a collaborative effort between United Way and Thrive Northumberland to help eliminate period poverty. If you're interested in donating period products or are in need, please talk to staff or head to one of our washrooms.