The Community Library, Cobleskill

Congratulations to Our Third Annual All Ages Tiny Art Show Winners! Adult Division: 1st Place Brooke Battista, 2nd Place Laura Gagnon, 3rd Place Kayla Dostie. Teen Division: 1st Place Eleanor Gagnon, 2nd Place Fred Sperbeck, 3rd Place Mason Deming. Kids Division: 1st Place Easton Youngs, 2nd Place Bailey Koelbl, 3rd Place Lilly Anne Wells. Thank you to all 63 artists and 192 voters who participated! 

Fridays learn or relearn how to play the card game Bridge from 10-12 in the program room. No experience necessary A SCHOOL sponsored program.

Saturday, May 23 the Library is closed in observance of Memorial Day. Reminder that our digital library is always open with Libby. The library Wi-Fi is always available on our property.

Tuesdays join your neighbors and make new friends during the Tuesday’s Yarn Group! You can find them in the program room at 1pm. Bring your own supplies and learn something new while you chat, listen or just get in your zone.

The Library Board of Trustees meetings are on the fourth Tuesday and start at 4pm. The next Library Board of Trustees monthly meeting is Tuesday, May 26 at 4pm. Meetings are open to the public. 

Tuesday, May 26 at 6pm Teens Infodump for 5 Minutes Do you have a hobby or interest you can't stop talking about? Come talk about it at the library with a willing audience! Sign up to save your spot to present for 5 minutes (no more!) about a topic of your choice. Open to middle and high schoolers only. Not sure you want to present? Details and Registration available at bitly/TeensinfodumpMay Come as an audience member, no sign up required.

Tuesday, May 26 at 6 pm The Short Fiction Workshop: Adult Services Librarian, Don LaPlant running this monthly writing workshop for teens and adults’ featuring writing prompts, exercises, and moderated feedback sessions where authors working on short fiction can practice their craft, develop new skills, and get constructive input from other writers.

Wednesday weekly Story Time with Ms. Courtney at 10:30. Young children and their caregivers are invited to join us each week for fun stories, songs, and early literacy activities. No registration necessary.

Wednesdays from 1-4pm Mah Jongg meets in the library. New players are welcome. If you have your 2025 card please bring it with you. A SCHOOL sponsored program.

Thursday, May 28 at 4:30pm STEAM Engineering Challenge with SMIST: Wind Turbine How much power can you generate from wind energy? Make a wind turbine using a simple motor and household items to see how this renewable energy source works! Open to kids in grades 4-8. Registration is required.

Thursday, May 28 at 6pm StoryTime for Grown-Ups This exciting new program is for everyone who loves stories and storytelling, but can never find the time to read as much as they'd like. It's sort of like a book club, but for people with short attention spans and limited free time! The live readings will be followed by snacks, beverages, and conversation. Think of it as a live audiobook, similar to NPR's “Selected Shorts” program. Free admission, no reservations required.

Saturday, May 30 at 11 Wiggle Worms Play and Explore Stop by the library for some age-appropriate play and discovery time with sensory toys and activity stations. For babies and toddlers ages 3-24 months and their caregivers.

We are excited to announce that our cardholders now have access to the child, teen and adult collections of Comics Plus. Comics Plus is a digital platform offering thousands of digital comics, graphic novels and manga. You can find the link on our website under “Online Resources” tab. No holds, no waiting, just use the barcode on the back of your Community Library card. Direct link https://www.communitylibrarycobleskill.org/resources/

Library of Things – Did you know the library has museum passes, fishing poles, binoculars, blu-ray player, and board games that you can borrow with your library card for free? New museum passes include The Children’s Museum at Saratoga and the Saratoga Automobile Museum. Coming soon Museum passes for the Springfield Museums, Mass MOCA, and the Paleontological Research Institute.

Educate Station – A free access to worksheets, activities and learning plans with your library card. The site has practical and easy to use online resources for parents, guardians and educators working with students in grades prek-5. A resource for homeschool families. https://educatestation.com/access/community-library-cobleskill

The Library’s Local History Room is by appointment. We have limited information on genealogy and recommend if you are looking for family history, please visit the Old Stone Fort in Schoharie which is also by appointment. You can access Ancestry.com on our public computers. 

The Green Better World Book Donation box! Did you know we make more money on the books that are donated inside? A reminder, please do not leave boxes outside the green bin. Those donations tend to get ruined by mother nature and placed in the trash ending up costing us more.

Printing and Faxing updated Fee information. Faxing at the Library is now free, you will receive a confirmation page. Donations are always welcome. You can print from most cell phones. Fees have increased to 0.25 for black and white and 0.75 for color prints. Please help us with these costs by donating your used printer toner cartridges in the recycle box in the lobby. The rewards points we obtain help reduce the cost of paper, toner and other office supplies.

We have a New Library Catalog. If you need assistance please call or stop in for help https://cob.search.sals.edu/

Be sure to check out our NEW Event Registration Calendar at https://www.communitylibrarycobleskill.org/events/

The Community Library Information:

Location: 110 Union St, Cobleskill, across from the Post Office

Curbside Pickup: Give us a call at 518-234-7897 to schedule a pickup.

Library Returns: silver bin at the end of the ramp or bring inside to the return box.

Website: www.Communitylibrarycobleskill.org

Library ENews: https://bit.ly/CommunityLibraryNews

Facebook: thecommunitylibrarycobleskill

Instagram: commlibcobleskill

Event Calendar with age-appropriate programs https://www.communitylibrarycobleskill.org/events/

Library Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday 10am to 8pm & Friday & Saturday 10am to 2pm.