Children & Families

You may be required to Login to some of these sites. You will need to enter your Library Card # (without spaces), and if asked for a PIN#, enter the last 4-digits of your phone number.

CBC Kids Corner - CBC Corner has tons of safe, educational and entertaining content for children and youth of all ages including tv shows, free online games, fun quizzes and activities as well as news articles made by kids for kids. As a parent, you will also find cool and simple crafts ideas, healthy recipes, and easy ways to learn through play!

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.

Just for Kids (Login - cobourgpl ; Password - digital)

A kid-safe, advertisement-free, media platform that is easily accessible, providing educational content with a focus on early literacy to the early learner.  

These videos are sure to entertain, educate and inspire young patrons. 

Games, songs and interactives will keep these early learners interested and engaged as they discover a learning environment that is fun, safe and entertaining.

OverDrive Kids - E-Books,  Audiobooks and Magazines for kids!  Chapter books, picture books, read-alongs, non-fiction and even some videos based on popular children's books.

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

Winter Break Search & Find - All Locations - Tuesday, December 27th to Sunday, January 8th

• There are 12 winter-themed pictures hidden in the Youth Services Department.
• Visit Cobourg, Bewdley or Gore's Landing Branches this Winter Break to participate.
• Win a prize if you find them all!
• Families Welcome - Drop-in Program

Family Literacy Bingo - All Locations - Monday, January 2nd to Sunday, January 29th

• Join the Cobourg Public Library in celebrating Family Literacy Day by picking up a bingo card full of fun literacy activities to complete as a family.
• Return your completed bingo card to any library branch to be entered into a draw for a literacy prize pack!
• Family Literacy Day is Friday, January 27th, 2023.
• Contest ends Sunday, January 29th at 5:00 p.m.

Family Storytime - Cobourg - 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.
• Jan 19th - Family Storytime with the Cobourg Cougars
• Families Welcome. Drop-in Program

Family Storytime - Bewdley - Fridays at 10:00 a.m. - Bewdley Branch

• Join Library Staff for an interactive program filled with stories, songs and rhymes.
• Jan 20th - Bewdley Storytime with Northumberland EarlyON
• Families Welcome. Drop-in Program

Babytime! - Cobourg - Mondays at 10:00 a.m. - Starting January 9th

• 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 - Rotary Room

Snowy Owl Take & Make - Kits will be available starting Monday, January 16th

• Take home a kit to make your own Snowy Owl friend and learn some cool facts about these fantastic birds!
• Kits will be available while supplies last.  Pick up your kit at any of our three locations.

Family Storytime with the Cobourg Cougars - Thursday, January 19th at 10:30 a.m.

• A special storytime with Cobourg Cougar hockey players. Listen to hockey themed stories, songs, rhymes, and try some mini-stick hockey.
• Ages 0-6 years. Rotary Room. Drop-in Program

Bewdley Family Storytime with Northumberland EarlyON - Friday, January 20th at 10:00 a.m.

• Join us at the Bewdley Branch for a special storytime and activities in partnership with Northumberland EarlyON Child and Family Centres.
• Families Welcome. Drop-in Program

STEAM Storytime with the CobourgPL at Venture13 - Friday, January 27th at 10:00 a.m.

• Join Rachael from the Cobourg Library at Venture13 for a STEAM storytime focusing on Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math. Ideal for toddlers and preschool aged children.
• Free Drop-in Program at Venture13 - 739 D'Arcy Street, Cobourg

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.

Disclaimer

The Library upholds the principles of intellectual freedom and supports the rights of individuals to read, speak, view and exchange different points of view on any subject. To accomplish this, the Library may present controversial programs in order to ensure public access to all sides of an issue.

Breakfast & Books at the Harwood Hall - Saturday, January 7th - 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

• Visit us at the Harwood Hall's monthly pancake breakfast!
• We'll have activities for the kids as well as a great selection of items for you to check out!

St. John Ambulance Therapy Dog - Tuesday, January 17th - 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

• Reading Room at the Cobourg Public Library
• Need a little comfort and companionship?
• Drop-in to meet a St. John Ambulance Therapy Dog and learn more about the program. All are welcome.

Cobourg Library visits the Cobourg Cougars Game at the Cobourg Community Centre

• Monday, January 23rd - 6:00 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.
• Come to the Cobourg Cougars hockey game and join CPL for a special kids zone with storytime, games, and activities.
• Don't forget to sign up for a library card. 
• Families Welcome
• Cobourg Community Centre - 750 D'Arcy Street, Cobourg, ON

Family Literacy Day Contest - Friday, January 27th to Tuesday, January 31st

• What's your favourite family literacy activity?
• Let us know with a comment on Facebook or Instagram, and be entered to win a random draw for a $50 gift certificate to Let's Talk Books.
• Contest ends at 5:00 p.m. on January 31st.
• This contest is not associated with Instagram or Facebook. No cash value can be exchanged. Pursuant to our internal policy 1.14 no board members, relatives or library staff may not enter.

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.

Disclaimer

The Library upholds the principles of intellectual freedom and supports the rights of individuals to read, speak, view and exchange different points of view on any subject. To accomplish this, the Library may present controversial programs in order to ensure public access to all sides of an issue.

• 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

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

• Back to School Bus Snack
• Banana Sushi
• Cinnamon Raisin French Toast
• Cookie "Pizza"
• DIY Ice Cream Sandwiches
• Fruit Kabobs
• Microwave Smores
• Mummy Cakes
• No Bake Apple Cookies
• No-Bake Birds Nest Cookies
• Owltastic Snack!
• Snacks - Trail Mix
• Tea Party with Mom
• Teddy Bear Toast
• Veggie Turkey Snack
• Warm Peanut Butter & Banana Quesadillas

• 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