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.

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.

OverDrive Kids - E-Books and E-Audiobooks 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.

Tumble Book Library - You can watch your favourite picture book being read aloud to you, read along, or play games or puzzles.  Educational videos, Story Books, Graphic Novels, and more.  Check out the Language Learning section for books in French and Spanish. Download the app to your device. 

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

Storytime with Library Lexy - Thursdays at 10:00 a.m. - January 6th, 13th, 20th & 27th

• Join Library Lexy and her trusted sidekick Biblio for songs, rhymes and stories! New videos posted every Thursday at 10:00 a.m.
• To watch the full story time that includes a read aloud, join our Facebook group Storytime with Library Lexy.
• You can also find us on YouTube for songs, rhymes, draw & tells, puppets and more (due to copyright regulations we cannot post read alouds on YouTube).

Family Literacy Day Bingo - Monday, January 10th to Thursday, January 27th

• Visit the Cobourg Public Library starting January 10th, to pick up a Family Literacy Day Bingo Card.
• Complete the activities on the bingo card as a family and return it to the library before January 27th at 5:00 p.m. for a chance to win a family fun gift basket.
• The winning family will be contacted Friday, January 28th.

Snow Storm Polar Bear - Take & Make Craft

- Pick-up at the Main Desk in Cobourg starting Monday, January 10th

• Haven't you always wanted to have your very own polar bear?
• Kits will include instructions, blue cardstock, a bear silhouette, cotton balls and a googly eye.
• Home supplies needed: white paint and glue
• Reserve your kit online beginning Monday, January 3rd at 9:00 a.m.
• Or, ask at the Main Desk in Cobourg (after January 10th) to see if there are still kits available.

Silly Face Flip Book - Take & Make Activity

- Pick-up at the Main Desk in Cobourg starting Monday, January 17th

• P. A. Day Fun! Reserve your take home bag to make a very silly face flip book.
• Home supplies needed: crayons, pencil crayons or markers
• Reserve your kit online beginning Monday, January 3rd at 9:00 a.m.
• Or, ask at the Main Desk in Cobourg (after January 17th) to see if there are still kits available.

Virtual String Art Star - Thursday, January 20th

• Let's create together!  Watch our tutorial video on Social Media starting January 20th!
• Home supplies needed: Paper plate, yarn, hole punch and an exacto knife
• Watch the video on Facebook or YouTube

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.

Holiday Mini Book Sale - Fridays - December 3rd, 10th & 17th - 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

• Looking for an amazing deal on books for the holidays?
• We're here for you! Join us in the Cobourg Branch foyer to access a wide variety of books & DVDs suitable for all ages.
• You’ll find something for everyone on your holiday list. Payment is by donation, so you get to set the price that you want to pay.

Virtual Family Storytime - Tuesdays - December 7th, 14th, 21st & 28th - 10:00 a.m.

• Tune in on Tuesdays at 10:00 a.m. for a weekly Virtual Storytime! Library staff will present stories, songs and rhymes that you can enjoy from the comfort of your home.
  • December 7th - Meet Library Lexy
  • December 14th - Winter Storytime
  • December 21st - Holiday Storytime
  • December 28th - New year Storytime
• Find the stories on the Family Storytime Facebook page

Holiday Wreath - Take & Make Kit - Pick-up at the Main Desk starting Monday, December 13th

• Tis the season to make a paper wreath. Lots of green and red tissue paper will be used, completing the project with ribbon.
• Limited quantities available.
• Reserve your kit online beginning Monday, November 29th.
• Or, ask at the Main Desk (after December 13th) to see if there are still kits available.

Hunt for the missing gingerbread characters - December 17th to 24th

• Visit the Youth Services Department to find 10 hidden literary gingerbread characters and try to guess which books they come from.
• Prizes to be won!

New Year's Party in a bag! - Pick-up at the Main Desk starting Monday, December 27th

• Attention kids! Reserve your take home bag with activities for two kids inside.
• Kits will include a craft, an activity and party decorations.
• Reserve your kit online beginning Monday, November 29th.
• Or, ask at the Main Desk (after December 27th) to see if there are still kits available.

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.

• 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

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.