Coburn Free Library

Mystery Book Club
2024-10-02 10:15 - 11:00, 2024-11-06 10:15 - 11:00 (America/New_York)
Registration required. Calling all mystery enthusiasts! Every month members meet to discuss the selection(s) of the month. Join us for an hour of lively banter and fun. The first Monday of each month at 1pm. This group sometimes meets outdoors during nice weather so be sure to register if you are a newcomer to the group. We will make sure you are added to the group information list. Happy reading!

All Abilities Community Games
2024-10-08 14:15 - 15:15, 2024-10-15 14:15 - 15:15, 2024-10-22 14:15 - 15:15, 2024-10-29 14:15 - 15:15, 2024-11-05 14:15 - 15:15, 2024-11-12 14:15 - 15:15
All ages and all abilities are welcome to join us on Tuesdays from 2:15 to 3:15 for an hour of fun playing games. Our Hilda R. Grimes room has lots of card games, board games, and more!

Story Hour
2024-10-09 10:15 - 11:00, 2024-10-16 10:15 - 11:00, 2024-10-23 10:15 - 11:00, 2024-10-30 10:15 - 11:00, 2024-11-06 10:15 - 11:00, 2024-11-13 10:15 - 11:00
On Wednesdays at 10:15 AM we share our favorite picture books with children ages birth to 5 and their parents or caregivers. Don’t be surprised to learn a few finger plays and active nursery rhymes. Our story times are built around books and engaging readings but also include movement, song, literacy skills, and play.

Chess Club
2024-10-10 17:30 - 18:30, 2024-11-14 17:30 - 18:30
AGES TEEN AND ABOVE
It’s your move! Want to increase your memory and concentration or practice logical thinking skills? Develop your existing chess skills against other players in a friendly environment. Players of all abilities are welcome. If you have a chess board, bring it along. We’ll have a few but it’s better to have too many than too few! Library materials are available for further learning.
There will also be a chess set available in the gaming closet for in-library use at any time. That means you can practice anytime at the library.
Chess club is a recurring event that takes place on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 5:30pm. We meet on the 2nd floor in the Eva Thomas room. Elevator access is available at the rear library entrance.
Registration is encouraged and appreciated.

Closed for Indigenous Peoples' Day
2024-10-14
The Coburn Free Library is closed for Indigenous Peoples’ Day on October 14th, 2024. We’ll reopen October 15th at 2:00pm.

Lego Club
2024-10-15 18:00 - 18:50
On the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 5:30pm, older and more advanced Lego builders will meet to build. This group requires critical thinking skills and longer attention spans.

Board of Trustees Meeting- Open Meeting
2024-10-17 10:00 - 11:00
The Board of Trustees of the Coburn Free Library meets upstairs in the Eva Thomas room. Please enter through the rear entrance of the library and take the elevator to the 2nd floor. Regularly scheduled meetings are on the third Thursday of each month at 10am. Please register if you plan to attend so we have enough handouts.

Tioga Ukulele Group Jam Session
2024-10-19 13:30 - 15:00, 2024-11-02 13:30 - 15:00, 2024-11-16 13:30 - 15:00
Ukulele Players! Come join us for an adult Ukulele Jam Session at the Coburn Free Library!
Just bring your ukulele, music will be provided. All levels of players are welcome, beginner to intermediate.
Call, text, or email for more info:
(607) 743-9803
(607) 321-8815
TiogaUkuleleGroup@yahoo.com

Babies at Play
2024-10-21 10:00 - 11:00, 2024-10-28 10:00 - 11:00, 2024-11-04 10:00 - 11:00
Babies at Play is a playgroup where kids 0-4 have a space to play and socialize with their peers. Parents and guardians can also swap parenting tips or simply chat, while the kids have fun and play. We provide the toys and the fun, so all you need to do is come!

Coburn Academy: Andrew Robertson Voting in the U.S.1776-1860
2024-10-22 17:30 - 18:30
Andrew Robertson, professor at the Graduate Center at the City University of New York and Owego resident presents on voting in the early U.S., from the American Revolution to the Civil War.
Widowed and single women could vote in New Jersey from 1776 until 1807. Black men could vote in many northern states from the 1770s until the 1830s. Property restrictions started to disappear in the North in the 1790s. By 1800, about a third of Americans lived in free states with something close to universal manhood suffrage.
Join us October 22nd, 2024 at 5:30 pm to learn more about the history of democracy and voting in the U.S.

The Friends Free Will Donation Book Sale
2024-10-25 - 2024-10-26
Sponsored by the Friends of the Coburn Free Library
Friday, October 25th, 2024 from 10am-5pm
Saturday, October 26th, 2024 from 1pm-4pm
Additional sales will be held in at other times during the year.
These gently used books are free of charge. Donations to this fund raiser are greatly appreciated.
Our collection includes:

Fiction sorted alphabetically
Non-fiction by subject
Books for children and young adults
Paperbacks with a separate mystery section
DVDs, CDs and audio books

Located downstairs in the basement of the Coburn Free Library, easily accessed from the back parking lot near the elevator annex entry on the ground level.
Coburn Free Library
275 Main Street, Owego NY 13827
phone: (607) 687-3520
email: director@coburnfreelibrary.org

Halloween at the Coburn Free Library- Trick or Treaters Welcome!
2024-10-31 14:00 - 19:00
The library is open on Halloween until 7pm. Trick or treaters are welcome… if they dare! Those brave enough to venture in will get their pick of a spooktacular prize or a free book! Even better take a moment to sign up for a library card, there’s no trick!

Littles Lego Club
2024-11-05 18:00 - 18:50
On the 1st Tuesday of each month at 6:00pm, our little Lego builders make beginner’s level creations. You provide the imagination, we provide the blocks! Designed for ages 4 and up. Younger children have the option to use Duplo blocks. All children must be accompanied by a supervising adult.

Closed- For Veterans Day
2024-11-11
The Library is closed on Monday November 11th, 2024 for Veterans Day. We will reopen on Tuesday November 12th, 2024 from 2pm to 7pm.
