Children & Families

Frontier Life - A digital collection of primary sources including material from the Hudson Bay Archives and the Glenbow Archives. It is designed to enrich teaching and research, examining settlement, existence and interactions at the edge of the Anglophone world from 1650-1920.

Primary Search Main Edition - Main Edition provides access to popular full-text magazines for elementary school research.

World Book Online - Fill in the form, and receive access to: Early Learning; Kids; Student; Advanced; Timelines; eBooks; Activity Corner; Discover; Dramatic Learning; Kids eLearn; Science Power; Social Studies Power; Other Languages: - Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos; Banco de Contenidos aualPlanets; L'Encyclopedie Decouverte

• Virtual Field Trips – Mondays in February - Posted on Facebook 
  

• February 1st - Ripley Aquarium of Canada

  • View the live cams to watch sharks, jellyfish, rays + more 
  • Become a wildlife biologist on assignment by observing the live cameras, what did you observe? 
  • Play Fish I Spy by watching the Ray Bay Live Cam! 
  • Watch a under the sea virtual story time! 
  • Make a ribbon jellyfish craft! 

• February 8th - Canada's Wonderland

  • Take a virtual ride on a roller coaster, which was your favourite ride?  
  • Take a virtual ride once with your eyes open, what did you see?
  • Take the same ride again with your eyes closed, what did you hear? 
  • Can you list all of the different natural elements you can see from the ride? What about man made elements? 
  • Try the Curriculum Workbooks for more specific learning lessons 
  • Colour a Canada's Wonderland picture!  

• February 15th - San Diego Zoo

  • Watch the San Diego Zoo Live Cams! What was your favourite animal? 
  • Create a virtual or physical scrapbook by taking screenshots of your favourite animals
  • Learn 3 new facts about any animal by selecting an animal profile. What was the most interesting fact you learnt? 
  • Make an animal craft, colour a picture, or play a game! 
• February 22nd - International Space Station
  • Take a tour of the International Space Station.  
  • Watch Story time in Space "Hey-Ho to Mars We’ll Go" 
  • Try some activities from the International Space Station Activity Book 
  • Try the moon phase Oreo cookie activity
  • Make some stretchy universe slime *adult supervision is required*
• Book Bites with Rhonda! - Tuesdays - February 2nd, 9th, 16th & 23rd - Watch the videos on Facebook or YouTube
• Mosaic Heart Craft (Friday, February 5th)
• No-sew heart pillow (Thursday, February 11th)
• Shelter Buddies Show & Tell (Friday, February 12th - 4:00 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.)
  • Books about caring for your pet
• Virtual James Cockburn Day - Watch for an educational link to be posted soon!
• Ice Sun catcher (Tuesday, February 16th)
• International Polar Bear Day (Saturday, February 27th)

• The Library Hobby Book Celebration (January 6th to 31st) - Submit your photos online with this form.
  • Baking at home
  • Build it at home
  • Give sewing a try
  • Learn to draw at home
• Snow Paint Art (January 6th)
• Egg Carton Snowman Bird Feeder (January 13th)
• Mosaic Snowman Craft (January 20th)
• Kids-in-the-kitchen - Warm Peanut Butter & Banana Quesadillas (January 22nd)
• Virtual UK Guest Author - Tom Palmer (January 24th)
• Family Literacy Day (January 27th)
  • Countries of the world
  • The parrot with the key to Rome
  • World culture
  • World food

• Holiday Handprint Art (December 2nd)
  • Elf
  • Santa
  • Reindeer
• Kids in the Kitchen - Shortbread Cookies (December 11th)
• Christmas Song Trivia - (link) (December 14th)
• Jingle Bell Necklace (December 18th)
• Harry Potter Bookmarks (Video will be posted on Facebook December 28th)

Be sure to follow us on Facebook to see more info on these great programs for November:

• Early Literacy Activities - Every Tuesday (see in section below)
• Book Bites with Rhonda!  - Posted on Facebook Every Tuesday
• CPL Kids Animal Trivia (poster) (link) - November 4th
• Leaf Rubbing Craft - November 6th
• Make Your Own Poppy - November 11th
• Toy Story Anniversary Escape Room (poster) (link)- November 15th
• Fall Scavenger Hunt - November 16th
• Kids in the Kitchen - Veggie Turkey Snack - November 20th
• Virtual Author Interview with children’s author Jan Fluke - November 25th - video will be posted on Facebook
• Gingerbread Houses - November 27th

Be sure to follow us on Facebook to see more info on these great programs for October:

• 25th Anniversary of the Cobourg Public Library on Ontario Street (October 1st to 31st)
  • We are celebrating 25 years of CobourgPL on Ontario Street! 
  • Share photos of past CobourgPL Swag (t-shirts, mugs, bags, etc.) and your photos of Library events or programs from years past with us.  Email Rachel Spence (rspence@cobourg.library.on.ca) to share them with us!

Bookish Themed Pumpkin Decorating Contest (October 18th to 24th)

Coffee Filter Monsters (October 26th)

Early Literacy Activities (see in section below)

Halloween Literary Costume Contest (October 25th to 31st)

Kids Birdfeeder Challenge (October 13th to 18th)

Kids in the Kitchen - Pumpkin Quesadillas (October 28th)

Ontario Bird Search & Find (October 5th)

• Activity sheet
• Answer sheet

Read Away Your Fines (October 1st to 31st)

Toilet Paper Crafts 

• Week #1 - Butterfly, Cat, Frog, Hedgehog, Lion, Octopus, Snake
• Week #2 - Binoculars, Minion, Olaf, Yoda
• Week #3 - Car, Car Wash, Plane, Rocket, School Bus, Train
• Week #4 - Cactus, Flower, Tree

Birdfeeder Craft

Kids Apple Trivia and Make Caramel Apples

Pirate Quiz

Kids in the Kitchen (see in section below)

LEGO Challenges (see in section below)

Virtual Author Visit - local author Marie Prins (Sept 26th)

• Week #1 - The wheels on the bus
• Week #2 - The cat in the hat
• Week #3 - Train
• Week #4 - Goodnight moon
• Week #5 - Franklin in the dark
• Week #6 - Where the wild things are
• Week #7 - Rosie's walks
• Week #8 - Brown bear, brown bear, what do you see?
• Amos's Sweater
• Counting to Christmas
• My Arctic 123
• Red is best
• Simon and the snowflakes
• Stella, Queen of the snow
• The Mitten
• Thomas' Snowsuit

Each Monday we'll be providing an imaginative LEGO building challenge to get your creative juices flowing.

Join us by challenging yourself OR your children to create!

Remember to share your creations with us by tagging us in your photos.

#LibrariesfromHome

See our Facebook page for more details.

Try these LEGO Building Challenges!  

• Build a birdhouse
• Build a board game
• Build a bridge
• Build a castle
• Build a dinosaur
• Build a Library
• Build a pirate ship
• Build a toy
• Build a waterpark
• Build something you would find in the ocean
• Build your name
• Create a self portrait
• Create something using only 100 bricks
• Marble maze
• Something to wear
• What's cooking

• Beyond Borders - Books about Refugees
• Books and movies to celebrate Hanukkah
• Choose your own adventures
• Coding for Kids
• Dear Diary
• Explore a new series this summer!
• Just Arrived
• Kids books about Kwanzaa
• Kids Joke books
• Learn a new language - "Welcome to" series with Sesame Street
• Look! Wordless books
• New e-books for Grades K-3
• New Junior Chapter Books!
• Reading Road Trip

• Banana Sushi
• Cinnamon Raisin French Toast
• Cookie "Pizza"
• DIY Ice Cream Sandwiches
• Fruit Kabobs
• Microwave Smores
• No Bake Apple Cookies
• Snacks - Trail Mix

• Home bubble solution
• Incredible bouncing raisins
• Magic Invisible Ink
• Magnet Maze
• Make a square bubble
• Orange Fizz
• Static electricity butterfly
• Start Seeds in a Eggshell

• Awesome Audiobooks on Libby
• Bathtub sailboat
• Build a Family Fort
• DIY Stress Balls
• Flashlight Scavenger Hunt
• Kids Nail Salon
• Llama Cardboard Craft - Inspired by Llama Llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney. 
  Supplies: cardboard, scissors, yarn, tape, markers.  Optional - pompoms, glue
• Make a card for Mother's Day
• Nature Art
• Paper Ninja Stars
• Popsicle Stick Animals - Bird, Cat/Dog
• Robot Creation Lab
• Screen-free Saturdays - pledge, bingo, tracker
• Shark Book Mark
• Show and Tell
• Sidewalk Obstacle Course
• Summer Painting for Kids
• Teen Tote Bag
• Tips for Gardening with Kids
• Tumblebooks - Sloth at the Zoom
• Victoria Day Fireworks Craft

Join us on Mondays from 11:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Drop-in and visit our unique baby story time!

A 30-minute program of fun ideas you can do with your baby.

Ages 0-24 months. Families Welcome.

Join us Thursdays @ 10:00 a.m. for this relaxed social time filled with rhymes, songs, stories and a "Cup o' Tea".

This program is for infants 0 to 24 months and a caregiver or parent.

Sessions run for 10 weeks.  

Registration is required. Register online or contact the Youth Services Department 905-372-9271 ext. 6130 or email

New sessions start in September, January and April.

Are you ready for some fun?

Join us every Wednesday @ 10:30 a.m. for stories, rhymes, songs and lively activities that help promote reading readiness skills.

This is an energetic 30-minute program with a new theme each week. 

What a great way to meet other families in our community.

Drop-in classes are ongoing.

For ages 0 to 5 years with a caregiver.

Every Wednesday - All year long.

Join us Fridays 10:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. for this fun family story time. 

We explore a new theme each week.  We sing songs, make a craft & share a snack.  

Drop-in (no registration required).

For ages 0 to 5 years with a caregiver.

September to June.