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,  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.

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

Back to School I Spy - All Branches - Monday, August 29 to Friday, September 9th

• It's almost time to head back to school.
• Visit the Cobourg Public Library, Bewdley & Gore's Landing branches to search for the 12 hidden school themed items.
• Explore the variety of junior materials that these libraries have for circulation during your search. Find them all and receive a prize!
• Ask Library Staff about signing up for your very own library card.
• Drop-in Program. Families Welcome

Family Storytime - Cobourg - Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. - Starting Thursday, September 8th

• Join us for stories, music, and more in the Rotary Room!
• A great program for school readiness and meeting other children and caregivers in our community.
• Families Welcome. Drop-in Program

Family Storytime - Bewdley - Fridays at 10:00 a.m. - Starting Friday, September 9th

• Come join us for stories, rhymes, songs and activities at the Bewdley branch.
• Families Welcome. Drop-in Program

Mother Goose - Cobourg - Mondays at 10:00 a.m. - Starting September 12th

• Join our Youth Services Specialist, Rachael in the Rotary Room for an hour full of rhymes, songs and stories, in this 10-week program.
• Parent/Guardian & Child - Ages 0 - 24 months
• Registration required.  Click here to Register Online
• **Please note there will be no program on September 19th, October 10th or 24th.**

Pinecone Spiders - Take & Make Kit - Kits will be available starting Monday, September 19th

• Many spiders in Southern Ontario are relatively harmless, and want nothing more than to eat the pesky insects around your home, like flies and mosquitoes!
• Take home a craft kit to make your very own Pinecone Spider, and learn a thing or two about these incredible creatures.
• Kits will be available while supplies last.  Pick up your kit at any of our three locations.

STEAM Storytime at Venture13 - Friday, September 23rd, 2022 at 2:00 p.m.

• Join the Cobourg Public Library at Venture 13 for a storytime focusing on Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math!
• Ideal for toddlers and preschool aged children.
• Free drop-in program (no registration required).
• Find us in the auditorium at Venture13 (739 D'Arcy St., 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.

 CobourgPL Harvest and Donate Contest! - Thursday, September 1st to Monday, October 31st

• Harvest and Donate to our Seed Library - Help our Seed Library GROW!
• Donate your locally grown harvested seeds to add to our Seed Library for someone to borrow, grow and enjoy next year.
• Earn an entry for the draw to win an amazing gift basket with each and every donation!
  1. Harvest your seeds
  2. Dry your seeds
  3. Bag, label with seed name, seal
  4. Bring into the Library
  5. Fill in a form with your name and contact information
  6. Attach the form to your bag of seeds
  7. Place your form & seeds into the bin at your Library.  Winners will be drawn at random Tuesday, November 1st.

It's Fall Giveaway time! - Wednesday, September 14th to Wednesday, September 28th

• We’re getting cozy at your Cobourg Public Library and want you to join us!
• Drop your favourite fall book, film or song below to automatically be entered to win a cozy-comforts prize basket.
• This contest ends at 10 AM on September 28th, 2022.
• The winner will be drawn at random, and announced on Facebook and Instagram.
• 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 enter.
• Contest will be on Facebook and/or Instagram only.

Breakfast, Books & More - Harwood Hall - Saturday, September 10th - 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

• Join us at Harwood Hall - 5453 Front St, Harwood
• Enjoy an amazing Pancake Breakfast, then stop by our table to check out some Library materials, get a Library membership, sign up for a program and learn more about what the Library has to offer!

Cobourg Farmer's Market - Saturday, September 17th - 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

• Join us at the Cobourg Farmers Market in the Kids Zone (Rotary Harbourfront Park – Albert St and 2nd St, Cobourg) to create your own magic creature mask, draw with chalk, receive a free membership and more!

Think Local, Read Local - Cobourg - Saturday, September 24th - 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

• This is an excellent opportunity to meet an array of Northumberland County authors and illustrators.
• Attend to peruse a selection of published titles and enter to win an incredible gift basket!
• See which authors and illustrators will be attending in this PDF Brochure
• Join us for free! Questions? Contact Rachel (rspence@cobourg.library.on.ca)

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