Adults & Teens

The Computer Lab - 2nd Floor - Cobourg 

Welcome to our Computer Lab - Cobourg

There are currently 7 computers available, with a session time of 90 minutes, up to a maximum time of 180 minutes/day/user.

For the safety of all those using the Lab, please keep the following in mind: 

• You must use hand sanitizer prior to entering the Library

• No food or drinks may be consumed in the Lab.

• Please observe a social distance of 2 metres whenever possible.

• The use of masks is required, as per the HKPR Health Unit.

• Computers are available by reservation only and may be reserved on a first-come-first-served basis 

• You must use the computer that you reserved.

• Headphones are not available to borrow - please bring your own or mute your computer

• Printing, scanning and copying are available

Spread the word!

Our very own volunteer, Chris Worsnop, has created an amazing radio program on Northumberland 89.7FM titled "Authors Live"

Authors Live is a radio program developed specifically for people living in seniors’ residences that airs each Tuesday at 11:00 a.m.

The live authors in AUTHORS LIVE are themselves seniors living in the Northumberland area.

In the program, they will read aloud a variety of material including extracts from their own writing and pieces from the writing of well-known authors, ranging from poems to short stories.

Think of it as an adult ‘story time’.

To listen to previous episodes online, head to: https://northumberland897.ca/authors-live 

Home Services Delivery

The Cobourg Public Library offers a free Home Bound Delivery service for Cobourg, Bewdley and Gores Landing residents who cannot make it into the Library. Once every four weeks, we will deliver a new bag of Library materials to you and pick up the Library materials that are ready to be returned.

Who is eligible for Home Services Delivery?

Our Home Bound Delivery Service is for Cobourg, Bewdley and Gores Landing residents who cannot make it into the Library due to:

• Long-term illness
• Mobility issues
• Physical disability
• Visual disability

Where do we deliver?

We can only deliver to addresses within the Cobourg, Bewdley and Gores Landing area, including:

• Long-term care facilities
• Nursing homes
• Private homes
• Retirement homes
• Seniors' apartments

What can be borrowed?

Library materials from our fiction and non-fiction collections that can be borrowed include:

• Books on CD
• DVDs
• Music CDs
• Paperbacks
• Regular print and large print books

Library materials that cannot be borrowed through our Home Services Delivery service include:

• Quick Reads
• Fast Flicks
• Binge Bundles
• Interlibrary loans

How does it work?

Deliveries

Once every four weeks, we will deliver a bag of Library materials to your residence. At the same time, we will pick up any Library materials that are ready to be returned.

Selection of Library materials

For both our Home Services Delivery and Library Pickup services, Library materials are selected either by:

• Library staff, based on your reading interests with the help of your volunteer.

Register for Home Services Delivery

To register for either our Home Services Delivery or Library Pickup services, or for more information, contact the Home Delivery office by:

• Filling out an application form for service for yourself or someone else online
• Sending an email to rspence@cobourg.library.on.ca
• Calling Rachel Spence, Community Engagement Assistant, at 905.372.9271 x6240

Our Seed Library is open at all branch locations

Check out these books on gardening:

Composting and Soil

Herbs

Self-sufficiency and DIY

Sowing and Saving Seeds

Container Gardening and Small Space Gardens

Vegetable Gardening and Organic Gardens

Wildlife Gardening and Pollinator Friendly Gardens

Guides to Saving Seeds

Easy Seeds

Challenging Seeds

EVENTS

Paint a Pot for Mother's Day - Saturday, May 7th - 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

• Join us at the Cobourg Ecology Garden to paint a pot and plant a flower seed courtesy of our Seed Library.

Kitten Shower - Saturday, May 14th - 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

• You are invited to a Kitten Shower donation drive for the Northumberland Humane Society.
• What is a kitten shower?  It's like a baby shower for kittens where people can bring donations of money or items off the Northumberland Humane Society Kitten Wish List.

Youth Job Fair - Wednesday, May 25th - 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

• Watton Employment Services will be holding a Youth Job Fair in the Rotary Room of the Cobourg Library.
• Watch our social media for more details!

Community Yard Sale - Saturday, June 25th from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. - Rain or shine!

• Interested in renting a space or table?
• Outdoor Space can be rented for a donation of $15
• Outdoor space with table and two chairs for a donation of $25
• Indoor space with a table and two chairs for a donation of $35
• Contact Rachel at rspence@cobourg.library.on.ca to enquire.
  • Setup: 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.
  • Start Time: 8:00 a.m.
  • Clean up: 12:00 p.m. (noon) to 1:00 p.m.

PROGRAMS

Monday Movies - Most Mondays - 2:00 p.m.

• Join us for free movie screenings each open Monday in the Rotary Room of the Cobourg Library.
• Light refreshments will be provided.  Drop-in (no registration required)
  • May 2nd - Mister Roberts
  • May 9th - You've Got Mail
  • May 16th - O Henry's Full House
  • May 23rd - no movie (Library closed)
  • May 30th - no movie (Provincial Elections)

Virtual Craft-a-long - Mondays - May 2nd, 9th, 16th and 23rd

• Do you enjoy trying different handcrafts? Looking to learn a new craft?
• Join our Craft-a-long group for different projects and ideas!
• From March to May, we'll be looking at crochet and sharing patterns online. Give them a try, find your favorites, or make them all and have enough pieces to make a blanket.
• New patterns posted each Monday.  View the patterns on Facebook
• Patterns from last month - April 4th, April 11th, April 18th, April 25th
• These are the patterns we learned in March.

Boomers & Beyond - Ages 55+ - Fridays May 6th, 13th, 20th - 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

• Rotary Room - Cobourg Library
• We're back and in-person for this lively program specifically aimed at socializing, having fun, and learning something new!
  • May 6 - Emergency Planning with Shannon Murphy from Cobourg Emergency Planning.
  • May 13 - Rob Mikel, Author (History of Brookside)
  • May 20 - George Parker (The visit in 1860 of the Prince of Wales to Cobourg, at which time he opened Victoria Hall.)
  • May 27 - No program (Provincial Elections)
  • June 3 - BINGO with prizes!

Macrame Key Chain - Take and Make Kit - Pick-up starting Monday, May 16th

• Learn to make your very own Macrame Keychain using cotton cord and a key chain clasp.
• You will learn some macramé basics, such as, the Lark's Foot know and the Spiral know.
• Kits will be available while supplies last.
• Pick up your kit at any one of our three locations.

Teens - Get Caught in the Library to win! - Monday, May 16th to Sunday, May 22nd

• Hang out at the Library for a chance to win a chocolate bar!
• Whether you are looking for some YA materials, DVDs, video games, or studying upstairs in our study carrels, visit us for a chance to win!  And bring your friends too!

Virtual Book Club on Zoom - Tuesday, May 31st - 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

• Join our monthly meeting!  Read any new book you would like and come talk about it.
• Register online starting Sunday, May 1st.   Must agree to the rules to register.
• This is an adult program for ages 18+

Genealogy Gurus - Facebook Group 

• 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

The Cobourg Public Library is committed to a zero tolerance policy for harassment or intimidation of any kind at our events. This harassment includes, but is not limited to: vulgar, obscene, and abusive language; name-calling; taunting; and any conduct that demeans a person/group on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, creed, age, or disability.

Any person who violates our Behaviour Policy during our events, webinars or any online convening, will be removed immediately.

EVENTS

Houseplant Swap - Saturday, April 2nd - 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

• Drop by the Reading Room at the Cobourg Public Library.  Bring a plant or take a plant!
• Maximum of 5 plants or cuttings to be swapped per person.

Seed Library - All Branch Locations - Opening Saturday, April 2nd

• Let the growing begin!  Stop by any one of our three library branches to borrow seeds to grow at home this year: Flowers - Vegetables - Fruit - Herbs - Try something new!
• Once you have made your selection, you can check them out at the desk just like any other library materials - only there will be no due date - and they are yours to keep or share.
• When you harvest in the fall, we would be happy to receive a donation of seeds to add back into our Library.

PROGRAMS

Boomers & Beyond - Ages 55+ - Fridays April 22nd and 29th - 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

• Drop by and join us in the Rotary Room - Cobourg Library
• We're back and in-person for this lively program specifically aimed at socializing, having fun, and learning something new!
• April 22nd - Paranormal Seekers - who specialize in Ontario ghost hunting
• April 29th - Mindful Colouring Session - mandala colouring, and Mindful video breaks
• Upcoming Sessions: May 6th, 13th, 20th and June 3rd.

Virtual Author Talk with Bryn Turnbull - Sunday, April 3rd - 2:00 p.m.

• The author's latest work, The Last Grand Duchess, is a sweeping novel that "takes readers behind palace walls to see the end of Imperial Russia through the eyes of Olga Nikolaevna Romanov, first daughter of the last tsar."
• Bryn Turnbull works within the genre of historical fiction. She aims to be the kind of writer that "can create worlds within a book so absorbing, so completely and utterly all-encompassing, that they can drive readers to such distraction as to forget the outside world entirely."
• Watch the video on Facebook or YouTube

Monday Movies - Monday, April 25th - 2:00 p.m.

• Join us for free movie screenings each Monday in the Rotary Room of the Cobourg Library.
• Today's movie is: Notting Hill
• Light refreshments will be provided.  Drop-in (no registration required)
• Check our online calendar for upcoming movie dates and titles.

Virtual Craft-a-long - Mondays - April 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th

• Do you enjoy trying different handcrafts?  Looking to learn a new craft?
• Join our Craft-a-long group for different projects and ideas!
• From March to May, we'll be looking at crochet and sharing patterns online. Give them a try, find your favorites, or make them all and have enough pieces to make a blanket.
• New patterns posted each Monday.  View the patterns on Facebook
• These are the patterns we learned in March.

Teen Frog Bean Bag - Take and Make Kit - Pick-up starting Monday, April 4th

• Have you seen the tutorials floating around on TikTok showing how to make your own frog plush?
• On April 4th, Take &Make Kits will be available, with all the necessary materials and instructions to make one of your own! Kits will be available while supplies last.
• Pick up your kit at any one of our three locations.

Virtual Book Club on Zoom - Tuesday, April 26th - 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

• Join our monthly meeting!  Read any new book you would like and come talk about it.
• Register online starting Friday, April 1st.  Must agree to the rules to register.
• This is an adult program for ages 18+

Genealogy Gurus - Facebook Group 

• 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

The Cobourg Public Library is committed to a zero tolerance policy for harassment or intimidation of any kind at our events. This harassment includes, but is not limited to: vulgar, obscene, and abusive language; name-calling; taunting; and any conduct that demeans a person/group on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, creed, age, or disability.

Any person who violates our Behaviour Policy during our events, webinars or any online convening, will be removed immediately.

• A Bad Day for Sunshine - Book Review
• Adult Graphic Novel - try one of these
• Alex and Eliza - Book Review
• Antiracism
• Awesome Audiobooks on Libby
• Book to Stage - books behind our favourite musicals/plays
• Books to read while waiting for "Betrothed"
• Books to Movies for Teens
• Celebrating Black History Month (Non-Fiction)
• Christmas Fiction
• Christmas in July - Hallmark movies
• Cooking up Crime
• Did you know we had . . .
• Did you know we had these?
• Enjoying Tiger King on Netflix?  Try these ebooks and audiobooks available on Libby/Overdrive
• Fantasy - Why not try one this summer
• Feeling Crafty? (Non-Fiction)
• Finding Dorothy
• Fire up the grill (Non-Fiction)
• For Fans of Inventing Anna
• For Fans of Schitt's Creek
• For Fans of Star Wars
• For Fans of Ozark
• Get Garden Ready (Non-Fiction)
• Golfing reads
• Gothic Fiction
• Grad reads
• Great reads by Black authors
• Historical Fiction - travel through time
• Holiday Romance
• Historical Fiction
• Hunger Games 
• If you like books by Celeste Ng
• If you like books by John Grisham
• If you like books by Jojo Moyes
• If you like books by Liane Moriarty
• It's Barbecue season!
• It's Mer-May!  Enjoy some mermaid-themed books available on Libby/Overdrive
• Little Fires Everywhere
• Love and mysteries in a small town
• Looking for some Science Fiction?
• Love the Umbrella Academy
• Magic Realism
• Manga and Graphic Novels for Adults
• Max Domi - Book Review
• Memoirs and Biographies (Non-Fiction)
• Million Dollar Books - Millionaire Day is May 20th
• Mr Nobody
• Mystery and Thrilers
• No Days Off
• Not a Christmas movie Christmas movies
• Planning to Homeschool
• Read & Recommended - A mind spread out on the ground
• Read & Recommended - A Russian sister
• Read & Recommended - Call you daughter home
• Read & Recommended - The lions of Fifth Avenue
• Read & Recommended - My wife said you want to marry me: a memoir
• Read & Recommended - One good reason
• Read & Recommended - Such a fun age
• Read & Recommended - The abortion caravan
• Read & Recommended - The Library of legends
• Read & Recommended - The pull of the stars
• Read & Recommended - Woman on the edge
• Rom Coms
• Shows to Binge Watch
• Sink your teeth back into Twilight
• Spotlight on Black Authors (YA Books)
• Stay on the beach reads
• Stories for dog lovers
• Summer Classics - Coming to a living room near you!
• Teen Summer Reads
• Teen Video Games
• The ballad of songs and snakes - Book Review
• The night the lights went out
• The radical 80's - Music CDs
• Video Game Review - Star Wars Battlefront II
• Warm weather reads
• Where the Crawdads sing
• Why not read a romance?
• Woman on the edge - Book Review

• Antique vase
• Baby Yoda Bookmarks
• DIY Stress Balls
• Flower Pounding Art
• Get Crafty on Libby/Overdrive
• Graduation Cap Memory Bookmarks
• How to dye pasta for crafts
• Macaroni Art
• Magazine Crafts
• Make your own Canadian masterpiece
• Marble Nail Art
• Mother's Day Card
• Mother's Day Teapot Craft and template
• Mother's Day tissue paper flowers
• Pinecone flowers, Pinecone prep instructions
• Pressed flower art
• Roses - Make some beautiful roses using egg carton, scissors, hot glue gun & glue, paint, paint brush
• Stress ball
• Teen Tote Bag

• Acadian pancakes
• Bell Pepper Rings
• Best ever chocolate chip cookies
• Best homemade cornbread
• Best potato soup
• Cauliflower Mac 'n cheese
• Chicken and dumplings
• Easy fried salmon patties
• Grandma's cinnamon rolls
• I scream, you scream, we all scream for Ice Cream!
• Peanut butter truffles
• Spaghetti Pie
• Super easy peanut butter cookies
• Vegan 'egg' salad
• Vegan Mac 'n cheese
• What's Cooking?  Good booking - 125 best ice cream recipes
• What's Cooking? Good booking - Food and Wine
• What's Cooking?  Good booking - Pickling everything
• What's Cooking?  Good booking - Project fire

• DIY toilet bombs
• Game night
• Great Big Story
• Screen-free Saturdays - pledge, bingo, tracker
• Tips for gardening with kids

More ideas on the Children and Families page!

New post every week

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

This group will be monitored by CobourgPL staff Heather Viscount, one of your Genealogy Gurus.

HOW TO JOIN:

• Head to the Cobourg Public Library Facebook Page 
  
• On the left-hand side of the page, click "Groups"
• Join the 'Genealogy Gurus' Group

• Read our latest Program Guide to see the amazing programs we have lined up for you!
• Check our Calendar of Events to register for a program.
• Our Library has books, movies and magazines for both fun and study.  We have graphic novels, games and music CDs too.
• Find out about the history of your family.  Read old newspapers or view census or cemetery records in our Local History room.
• Public computers and free wireless are available at all branches.
• We offer Home Delivery Service for anyone unable to come to the library due to illness or mobility.
• Volunteer at the Library!  Help keep the books in order, or lend a hand with a program. 
• Join TAG, our Teen Advisory Group, and you can suggest new books, or help plan a fun program.