Programs and Events at the Cobourg Public Library

-Recurring Programs-

Chess Club

Dates: Tuesdays - 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m
*No chess on July 7th, 28th or Aug. 11th - participants are welcome to use our outdoor chess tables.
Location: Cobourg Rotary Room
A drop-in space for chess enthusiasts of all skill levels. Whether you are a beginner looking to learn the basics or a seasoned player seeking a challenge, all are welcome to play.

Bewdley Adult Book Club

Date/Time: Wednesday, July 8th at 6:30 p.m.
Location: Bewdley Branch
Registration: Registration is currently full
Join us at the Bewdley Branch where we get together and discuss our latest book of choice, The Last Romantic by Tara Conklin.

-Summer Reading Challenges-

Adult Summer Reading Bingo Challenge

Dates: June 1st to August 31st
Location: All Branches
Our annual summer challenges encourage readers of all ages to track their progress and discover new books for a chance to win prizes. New Bingo cards each month!
Pick up your July Bingo Card at your nearest branch location - or print your own - July Bingo Card

Teen Summer Reading Challenge

Ages 13 to 17
Dates: June 29th to August 22nd.
Location: All Branches
Read books to win monthly prizes!
Receive a stamp for every library item you check out. 
Fill a challenge card with 8 stamps and be entered into the monthly prize draws.

-ADULT AND TEEN PROGRAM-

AI Basics

Date: Wednesday, July 22nd
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Rotary Room Cobourg
Join expert Richard Khan to learn practical AI tools for everyday tasks, prompt recipes, live demos, and tips for verifying results and privacy.

-TEEN PROGRAMS-

What's On Your Summer Fun List?

Date: June 29th to July 4th (During Library Hours)
Location: Teen Area - All Library Locations
Visit the Teen Area to share your big summer plans or sunny aspirations on our community board and help us kick off the ultimate bucket list.

Who Said That?

Date: July 6th to July 11th (During Library Hours)
Location: Teen Area - All Library Locations
Put your knowledge to the test! Visit the Teen Area to match famous quotes with the correct iconic YA book character for our literary challenge.

Teen Candy Mosaics

Date: Thursday, July 16th
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Location: Rotary Room Cobourg
Registration: Register online to attend (opens July 2nd at 10:00 a.m.)
Unleash your inner artist by using an assortment of colorful treats to craft unique, edible masterpieces.
For ages 12-17.

Teen Scratch Art Bookmarks

Date: July 20th to July 25th (During Library Hours)
Location: Teen Area - All Library Locations
Visit the Teen Area to design your own custom bookmark using scratch art.
Supplies are provided—just bring your creativity! Available while supplies last.

Teen Book Bedazzling

Date: Thursday, July 30th
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Location: Rotary Room Cobourg
Registration: Register online to attend (opens July 2nd at 10:00 a.m.)
Give your favorite stories a glow-up! Bring a paperback from home or use one of ours and use embellishments to create a one-of-a-kind masterpiece.

-Recurring Programs-

Chess Club

Dates: Tuesdays - 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
*No chess on July 7th or 28th - participants are welcome to use our outdoor chess tables.
Location: Cobourg Rotary Room
A drop-in space for chess enthusiasts of all skill levels. Whether you are a beginner looking to learn the basics or a seasoned player seeking a challenge, all are welcome to play.  
A parent or caregiver must stay in the room to supervise children.

Cobourg Family Storytime

Dates: Thursdays
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Location: Cobourg Rotary Room
An interactive program designed for children (ages 0–6) and their caregivers.
Join us for stories, songs, and rhymes that help build early literacy skills and school readiness.
July 9th - Visit from the St. John Ambulance Therapy Dogs.
July 23rd and August 13th - Family Storytime Visits the Cobourg Ecology Garden (107 Hibernia St., Cobourg)

Bewdley Family Storytime

Dates: Fridays
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location: Bewdley Branch
Similar to the Cobourg sessions, this program brings stories and songs to the Bewdley branch. 
July 17th - Visit from Northumberland EarlyON.

-Summer Reading Club-

Join the Club!  June 29th to August 22nd

Visit your library and register for the TD Summer Reading Club!
You can read any library book at your reading level and report back to library staff with an oral, picture, or written report. Each book report gives you a chance to win our end of summer prizes!

• Sign-up begins Monday, June 22nd. 
• Reporting begins Monday, June 29th
• Cobourg Library Poster
• Hamilton Township Branches Poster

-CHILD AND FAMILY PROGRAMMING-

Sports Ball Magnet Craft - Take & Make Kit

Date/Time: Starting Thursday, July 2nd (While Supplies Last)
Location: Bewdley, Cold Springs and Gores Landing Branches only.
Pick up your craft kit and make a sports ball magnet.

Bewdley Saturday Gaming Afternoons

Date/Time: Saturdays in July & August (During Library Hours)
Location: Bewdley Branch
Visit the Bewdley Branch for Nintendo Switch gaming on Saturday afternoons.
Play as a family or bring a friend!

Deep Sea Scavenger Hunt

Date/Time: July 6th to July 11th (During Library Hours)
Location: All Library Locations
There are 12 hidden images in the Youth Area. Win a prize if you locate them all. Families welcome.

Family Storytime with St. John Ambulance Therapy Dog Program

Date/Time: July 9th at 10:30 a.m. (Cobourg) / July 10 at 10:00 a.m. (Bewdley)
Location: Cobourg Branch & Bewdley Branch
Join us for a storytime all about dogs with special guests from the St. John Ambulance Therapy Dog Program. Tail-wagging fun for ages 0 to 6!

Under the Sea Party

Date/Time: Thursday, July 9th at 2:00 p.m.
Location: Rotary Room Cobourg
Join us for a craft, water-themed activities and fun! Families welcome.

Paper Jellyfish Craft Station

Date/Time: July 13th to July 18th (During Library Hours)
Location: All Library Locations
Bring a splash of creativity and visit the Library to craft your very own paper jellyfish.
Perfect for makers of all ages, all supplies included.

TD Summer Reading Club StoryWalk®

Date/Time: July 13th to July 18th - Cobourg Library
July 29th to August 1st - Bewdley Branch
August 12th - Cold Springs Branch
Enjoy reading a bilingual story outside as you stroll along from one page to the next! This year we're featuring 'Colette the Solitary Bee'.

Family Summer Movie Afternoon

Date/Time: Wednesday, July 15th at 2:00 p.m.
Location: Rotary Room Cobourg
Join us for the film GOAT (Rated PG). Popcorn will be provided while supplies last. Families welcome.

Bewdley Family Summer Movie Afternoons

Date/Time: July 18th & August 15th at 1:00 p.m.
Location: Bewdley Branch
Movie: The SpongeBob Movie: the search for SquarePants (Rated PG).
Join us for a free family movie. Popcorn will be provided while supplies last.
A great way to spend a Saturday afternoon together.

Pirate Ship Craft Station

Date/Time: July 20th to July 25th (During Library Hours)
Location: All Library Branches
Make paper plate pirate ships to set sail on a high-seas adventure!
Transform simple materials into a vessel ready for buried treasure.

Learn About Pollinators with Kelsey from Cold Springs Flower Farm

Date/Time: July 22nd, 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Cold Springs Branch
Learn all about pollinators with Kelsey from Cold Springs Flower Farm.
This informative session is geared toward children aged 5 to 12.

Cobourg Family Storytime Visits the Cobourg Ecology Garden

Date/Time: July 23rd & August 13th at 10:30 a.m.
Location: Cobourg Ecology Garden (107 Hibernia St., Cobourg)
Join Library Staff for a special outdoor storytime.
Bring a blanket or chair to enjoy stories, songs, and rhymes in the beautiful garden.

Captain Corbin's Magical Pirate Show

Date/Time: Saturday, July 25th at 11:00 a.m.
Location: Reading Room Cobourg
Join Captain Corbin for family-friendly magic and pirate hi-jinks! Families welcome.

Paper Octopus Craft Station

Date/Time: July 27th to August 1st - During Library Hours
Location: All Library Locations
This craft is octo-fully adorable!
Visit the Library to make one of the most interesting deep-sea creatures.
Families welcome.  Drop-in program. 

Family Summer Movie Nights

Date/Time: July 29th & August 12th at 6:00 p.m.
Location: Rotary Room Cobourg
Bring your family to enjoy a movie at the library. Popcorn is provided while supplies last; please bring a reusable water bottle.
July 29th Movie: Zootopia 2 (Rated PG)
August 12th Movie: Hoppers (Rated PG)

Library Closure

Date/Time: Wednesday, July 1st
Location: All Library Locations
The library will be closed in observation of Canada Day.

Breakfast and Books at Harwood Hall

Date/Time: Saturday, July 4th, 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Location: Harwood Hall (5453 Front St., Harwood)
We'll have activities for the kids and a great selection of items you can check out after you enjoy a delicious pancake breakfast.

Bake Sale Donation Drop Off

Date/Time: Tuesday, July 7th, 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Location: Rotary Room Cobourg
We're looking for home bakers who are willing to donate any and all baked goods to our annual fundraiser - our Book and Bake Sale - happening Wednesday, July 8th 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. 
Drop off your creations and we'll sell them to help us enhance our collection and buy more items for our entire community. Questions? Contact Rachel Spence at rspence@cobourg.library.on.ca 

Book & Bake Sale

Date/Time: Wednesday, July 8th, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Location: Rotary Room Cobourg
Join us for our annual fundraising event! Books are all 'donate what you can' so you set the price.
Baked goods will be priced individually and are donated by generous local bakers and businesses (shoutout to Baxter's Bakery!).
Special Guests, Short Order Poetry Collective, will be creating typewritten poems on-the-spot! First-come-first-serve. 
*Baked goods may contain nuts and other allergens*

Cobourg Farmers Market Outreach & Storytime

Join us on Saturday, July 11th at the Cobourg Farmers Market between 9:30 a.m. and 12:0 p.m. 
You can sign up for a card or find out what's going on at the library this summer!
We'll also have a Family Storytime in the oval at 10:30 a.m. 

-Weekly Recurring Programs-

Monday Movies

Dates: June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Cobourg Rotary Room
Description: Enjoy a weekly matinee featuring a variety of classic films and modern favorites.

• June 1st - Thelma and Louise (1991)
• June 8th - Charade (1963)
• June 15th - The Philadelphia Story (1940)
• June 22nd - Chocolat (2001)
• June 29th - For Me and My Gal (1942)

Chess Club

Dates: June 2, 9, 16 (Note: No Chess on June 23 or 30)
Time: 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Location: Cobourg Rotary Room
Description: A drop-in space for chess enthusiasts of all skill levels. Whether you are a beginner looking to learn the basics or a seasoned player seeking a challenge, all are welcome to play.

Boomers

Dates: June 5, 12, 19 (Last session until September)
Time: 10:00 AM 
Location: Cobourg Rotary Room
Description: A social and educational drop-in program specifically for those aged 55+. Each session typically features light refreshments and a guest speaker or activity focused on health, community, or lifelong learning.

-ADULT PROGRAMS-

CPL Readers Club

Monday, June 15th at 6:30 p.m.
Adults Welcome.  Drop-in Program.
Learn about the hot new reads coming out this summer and share your great reads at this new program.

Bewdley Book Club (Registration Full)

Wednesdays - June 10th and July 8th - 6:30 p.m.
Join us at the Bewdley Branch where we get together and discuss our latest book of choice!
June Title: Always by Sarah Jo
July Title: The Last Romantic by Tara Conklin
August: No meeting (starts again in September)

Bewdley Branch Adult Craft Night

Wednesday, June 17th at 6:00 p.m.
Register to attend starting Monday, June 1st at 10:00 a.m.
Create a junk journal with us! No experience necessary. All materials will be provided.

Adult Summer Reading Challenge

Dates: Running throughout June and into August
Location: All Branches
Description: Our annual summer challenges encourage readers of all ages to track their progress and discover new books for a chance to win prizes. The Adult challenge begins June 1st.

-TEEN PROGRAMS-

Teen Exam Survival Kit

Thursday June 18th to Thursday, June 25th
While Supplies Last
Teen Area at the Cobourg Public Library
Swing by the Library and snag a free Exam Survival Kit for tackling your exams. Inside you will find handy items curated to help you survive those marathon study sessions.

Teen Summer Reading Challenge

Ages 13-17
Dates: Teen challenge officially kicks off June 29th and ends August 22nd.
Location: All Branches
Description: Read books to win monthly prizes! Receive a stamp for every library item you check lout. Fill a challenge card with 8 stamps and be entered into the monthly prize draws.

Cobourg Family Storytime

Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. in the Cobourg Public Library Rotary Room. Join us this spring for stories, songs, and rhymes. A great program for school readiness and meeting other families in our community. 

Take & Make Kits - Hamilton Township Branches

Campfire Lacing Craft
Available Starting June 2nd at the Bewdley, Gores Landing and Cold Springs Branches
Stop by during Branch Hours and pick up your kit to make this campfire lacing craft. Each kit contains the materials to create one campfire craft. While supplies last. 

P.A. Day Fun: LEGO Extravaganza

Friday, June 5th - BEWDLEY BRANCH
Join us for a morning of creativity and entertainment! Children will enjoy hands-on building with LEGO, while a movie plays in the background. A perfect blend of creativity and comfort packed into one exciting morning for LEGO fans. Families welcome. Drop-in program. MOVIE: The Lego Batman Movie (Rated G)

Scientists in School Presents: Ride and Roll with Science

Friday, June 5th at 2pm
Cobourg Public Library Rotary Room
Ages 4-12
Register to attend starting Monday, June 1st at 10:00 a.m.
Partnership with Kawartha Financial Credit Union
Welcome to the amusement park - where we'll be bumping, spinning, zipping and rolling! Discover actions and reactions of bumper cars. Explore the forces at work while you spin. Create a zipline while investigating gravity. Design a roller coaster to meet a challenge. It's all about the physics of riding n' rolling! 

TD Summer Reading Club Kick-Off Parties

Date: June 26
Times: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM (Bewdley) & 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM (Cobourg)
Description: Celebrate the start of the kids' summer reading season! Join us for a party to register for the club, pick up your reading notebooks, and enjoy fun activities to get the summer started.

Underwater Trivia

All Library Branches and Virtually @CobourgPL
June 29th to July 4th
Youth are invited to test their knowledge of the wonders that lie below the surface. A new question will be posted each day in the library and through our social media accounts. Families welcome.

Breakfast & Books at Harwood Hall

Saturday June 6th | 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
We'll have activities for the kids and a great selection of items you can check out after you enjoy a delicious pancake breakfast.

Do you bake?

Help make our Book & Bake Sale a sweet success! If you're in a position to support the Library with a batch of your favourite treats, we'd love to have them! All sweets support the library.
Drop-off date - July 7th between 11am and 6pm 
Location: Rotary Room, Cobourg
Items must be individually wrapped and left unpriced. 

Cobourg Farmers Market Outreach

Saturday, June 13th  |  9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Visit our booth to sign up for a Library card! There will be a Family Storytime held at 10:30 a.m. too.

Cobourg DBIA PRIDE Event

Saturday, June 20th, 2026  |  10am to 1pm
Join us at the annual Cobourg Downtown Business Initiative Association Pride Event. We'll be hosting a table with grab and go items and celebrating diversity and inclusion in our community.