Adults & Teens

• Go to our Programs and Events page to see the amazing programs we have lined up for you!
• Check our Calendar of Events to register for a program.
• Our Library has books, movies and magazines for both fun and study.  We have graphic novels, games and music CDs too.
• Find out about the history of your family.  Read old newspapers or view census or cemetery records in our Local History room.
• Public computers and free wireless are available at all branches.
• We offer Home Delivery Service for anyone unable to come to the library due to illness or mobility.
• Volunteer at the Library!  Help keep the books in order, or lend a hand with a program. 
• Join TAG, our Teen Advisory Group, and you can suggest new books, or help plan a fun program.

Welcome to our Computer Lab - Cobourg

There are currently 7 computers available, with a session time of 90 minutes, up to a maximum time of 180 minutes/day/user.

For the safety of all those using the Lab, please keep the following in mind: 

• Hand sanitizer is available for use

• No food or drinks may be consumed in the Lab.

• Please observe a social distance of 2 metres whenever possible.

• Computers are available by reservation only and may be reserved on a first-come-first-served basis 

• Headphones are not available to borrow - please bring your own or mute your computer

Printing, scanning and copying are available:

• Black & White copies/prints:
  • $0.15 per side - Letter or Legal size (8.5" x 11" or 8.5" x 14")
  • $0.50 per side - Ledger size (11" x 17")
• Colour copies/prints:
  • $0.25 per side - Letter or Legal size (8.5" x 11" or 8.5" x 14")
  • $0.75 per side - Ledger size (11" x17")
• Scanning is free

Spread the word!

Our very own volunteer, Chris Worsnop, has created an amazing radio program on Northumberland 89.7FM titled "Authors Live"

Authors Live is a radio program developed specifically for people living in seniors’ residences that airs each Tuesday at 11:00 a.m.

The live authors in AUTHORS LIVE are themselves seniors living in the Northumberland area.

In the program, they will read aloud a variety of material including extracts from their own writing and pieces from the writing of well-known authors, ranging from poems to short stories.

Think of it as an adult ‘story time’.

To listen to previous episodes online, head to: https://northumberland897.ca/authors-live 

Home Services Delivery

The Cobourg Public Library offers a free Home Bound Delivery service for Cobourg, Bewdley and Gores Landing residents who cannot make it into the Library. Once every four weeks, we will deliver a new bag of Library materials to you and pick up the Library materials that are ready to be returned.

Who is eligible for Home Services Delivery?

Our Home Bound Delivery Service is for Cobourg, Bewdley and Gores Landing residents who cannot make it into the Library due to:

• Long-term illness
• Mobility issues
• Physical disability
• Visual disability

Where do we deliver?

We can only deliver to addresses within the Cobourg, Bewdley and Gores Landing area, including:

• Long-term care facilities
• Nursing homes
• Private homes
• Retirement homes
• Seniors' apartments

What can be borrowed?

Library materials from our fiction and non-fiction collections that can be borrowed include:

• Books on CD
• DVDs
• Music CDs
• Paperbacks
• Regular print and large print books

Library materials that cannot be borrowed through our Home Services Delivery service include:

• Quick Reads
• Fast Flicks
• Interlibrary loans

How does it work?

Deliveries

Once every four weeks, we will deliver a bag of Library materials to your residence. At the same time, we will pick up any Library materials that are ready to be returned.

Selection of Library materials

For both our Home Services Delivery and Library Pickup services, Library materials are selected either by:

• Library staff, based on your reading interests with the help of your volunteer.

Register for Home Services Delivery

To register for either our Home Services Delivery or Library Pickup services, or for more information, contact the Home Delivery office by:

• Filling out an application form for service for yourself or someone else online
• Sending an email to rspence@cobourg.library.on.ca
• Calling Rachel Spence at 905.372.9271 x6240

Our Seed Library is now OPEN at all branch locations

Seeds are made available in the Spring for you to take home, plant and enjoy throughout the growing season.  

If possible, we ask that you harvest seeds in the fall to donate back to the seed library.

Check out these books on gardening:

• Composting and Soil
• Herbs
• Self-sufficiency and DIY
• Sowing and Saving Seeds
• Container Gardening and Small Space Gardens
• Vegetable Gardening and Organic Gardens
• Wildlife Gardening and Pollinator Friendly Gardens

Guides to Saving Seeds

• Easy Seeds
• Challenging Seeds

Virtual Book Blanket

• Instructions
• Planning Chart
• Reading Log

Virtual Craft Along Group Posts

• Patterns from March 2022 - March 7th, March 14th, March 21st, March 28th 
• Patterns from April 2022 - April 4th, April 11th, April 18th, April 25th
• Patterns from May 2022 - May 2nd, May 9th, May 16th, May 23rd 

Other Craft Ideas:

• Antique vase
• Baby Yoda Bookmarks
• DIY Stress Balls
• Flower Pounding Art
• Get Crafty on Libby/Overdrive
• Graduation Cap Memory Bookmarks
• How to dye pasta for crafts
• Macaroni Art
• Magazine Crafts
• Make your own Canadian masterpiece
• Marble Nail Art
• Mother's Day Card
• Mother's Day Teapot Craft and template
• Mother's Day tissue paper flowers
• Pinecone flowers, Pinecone prep instructions
• Pressed flower art
• Roses - Make some beautiful roses using egg carton, scissors, hot glue gun & glue, paint, paint brush
• Stress ball
• Teen Tote Bag

• Acadian pancakes
• Bell Pepper Rings
• Best ever chocolate chip cookies
• Best homemade cornbread
• Best potato soup
• Cauliflower Mac 'n cheese
• Chicken and dumplings
• Easy fried salmon patties
• Grandma's cinnamon rolls
• I scream, you scream, we all scream for Ice Cream!
• Peanut butter truffles
• Spaghetti Pie
• Super easy peanut butter cookies
• Vegan 'egg' salad
• Vegan Mac 'n cheese
• What's Cooking?  Good booking - 125 best ice cream recipes
• What's Cooking? Good booking - Food and Wine
• What's Cooking?  Good booking - Pickling everything
• What's Cooking?  Good booking - Project fire

• DIY toilet bombs
• Game night
• Great Big Story
• Screen-free Saturdays - pledge, bingo, tracker
• Tips for gardening with kids

More ideas on the Children and Families page!