Southeast Steuben County Library

Crafty Corner
2026-05-26 15:00 - 17:00, 2026-05-19 15:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Southeast Steuben County Library, 300 Nasser Civic Center Plaza, Corning, NY, 14830
Drop in every Tuesday for a simple craft to make and take home.
No need to sign up, just stop in.
Suggested for ages 3-10 years.

GATLAS
2026-05-26 15:00 - 16:30, 2026-05-19 15:00 - 16:30
This is a safe and supportive space to talk about gender, sexuality, and what’s going on with you and teens like you. There is usually a craft or project as well!
Open to anyone ages 13-18 / Grades 8-12
Every Tuesday, 3:00-4:30 PM at the Southeast Steuben County Library.
This program is in partnership with BLOOM and Planned Parenthood of Greater New York.

Scrabble Club
2026-05-26 13:00 - 15:00, 2026-05-19 13:00 - 15:00
Exercise those brain cells with a game of Scrabble every Tuesday from 1 – 3 PM.
For more information please call Michelle at 607-936-3713, x209, or email her at: wellsm@stls.org

Create Your Own Adult Coloring Pages
2026-05-26 12:00 - 15:00, 2026-05-19 12:00 - 15:00
Learn to create your own coloring pages, even if you’ve never drawn before. The easy step-by-step process will have even the non-artist creating beautiful designs by the end of the first session, with new techniques explored each week. A collaborative coloring book with everyone’s work will be compiled at the end of this series.
This class is at noon on every Tuesday in May
You are welcome to come to one class, or come to all four. Please register using the form below.

Coffee, Tea & English: Conversation
2026-05-26 10:30 - 11:30, 2026-05-19 10:30 - 11:30
This is a group for English language learners, an informal, relaxed time to practice speaking English in small groups with a native speaker.
Coffee, Tea and English: Conversation is held in person at the Library. Contact Maryalice at littlem@stls.org for more information or to be added to the email list.

Storytime with Miss Sue
2026-05-26 10:00 - 10:30, 2026-05-19 10:00 - 10:30
Join us as for stories, songs, rhymes and fun. Suggested for ages birth to age 3. After storytime go upstairs to the PRC for playtime and a themed craft project.

Coffee, Tea & English: Vocabulary
2026-05-26 09:15 - 10:15, 2026-05-19 09:15 - 10:15
This is a class for English language learners, an informal, relaxed time to learn new English words and expressions, share cultures and make new friendships.
Coffee, Tea and English: Vocabulary is held in person at the Library.
Contact Maryalice at littlem@stls.org for more information or to be added to the email list.

Library Closed in Observance of Memorial Day
2026-05-25
The Library will be Closed today, Monday, May 25, in Observance of Memorial Day.
We will be open again at our usual time of 9:00 AM on Tuesday, May 26. We hope to see you then!
Learn about the origins of Memorial Day.

Teen Dungeons & Dragons with Dungeon Master Robin
2026-05-23 14:30 - 16:30
Led by Dungeon Master Robin, this gathering is suitable for ages 13-17. All levels of experience will be welcomed in this safe space. Come to one or all gatherings.
If you have questions about D&D (campaigns, settings, etc.) contact Dungeon Master Robin at (607)936-3713 x2413 or email: lashr@stls.org
To be put on a waiting list, call Kayla at (607)936-3713 x2416 or email: cranek@stls.org.

Adult Dungeons and Dragons
2026-05-22 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-05-20 19:30 - 21:30
Looking for a local D&D group with other like-minded adults? Join us at the Southeast Steuben County Library on Wednesday and Friday evenings. Hosted by Dungeon Master Robin, bring your characters and dice.
Got any questions? Email Robin at: lashr@stls.org.
We will meet on the second floor of the Library building. Take the elevator upstairs, and head across the lobby. If this will be your first time attending this program, please sign up using the form below; once you have completed the form, you shouldn’t need to do it each time.

Friday Movie (for Kids!)
2026-05-22 15:15 - 17:00
Every Friday afternoon Miss Sue will show a new movie for kids. All the films will start at 3:15 PM and will be rated G or PG.
What movie will Miss Sue show? You have to be there if you want to know!
No need to sign up, just show up.

Monthly Matinee Movie | May 2026 : "42"
2026-05-22 14:30 - 17:00
On the 4th Friday of each month, there will be a popular recent movie shown in the Library’s Community Room.
The movies, all curated by Librarian Linda Reimer, are selected with adult viewers in mind.
No need to sign up, just show up.
This Month’s Matinee Movie will be 42, directed by Brian Helgeland and starring Chadwick Boseman, T.R. Knight, and Harrison Ford
Released in 2013, the film is rated PG-13 and runs 2h 8m.
The Story: In 1947, Jackie Robinson becomes the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era when he was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers and faces considerable racism in the process.

Teen Art Project : Beaded Bracelets with Renu
2026-05-22 12:00 - 14:00
Learn how to make awesome beaded bracelets with local artist Renu.
She will demonstrate the art of beading, and you’ll get to make and take home your very own bracelet.
Get crafty and show off your skills in time for summer
Just for Teens. Please sign up using the form below.

Movie Club | "Raging Bull"
2026-05-21 17:30 - 18:30
The Southeast Steuben County Library’s Movie Club is a way for folks who love movies to connect and discuss a selected movie each month. Amelia F.H Cueva will select movies that are either in the Library collection, and/or easily accessible for streaming free, and will lead a group conversation on the 3rd Thursday of the month from 5:30-6:30pm. Light refreshments provided. No sign up required, just show up.
Important: Please watch the movie ahead of time. Movie Club is a discussion group only.
The May movie: Raging Bull, directed by Martin Scorsese, starred Robert De Niro, with Joe Pesci and Kathy Moriarty in breakout roles.
The original screenplay was by Mardik Martin, then reworked by Paul Schrader, and finally reworked again by Scorsese and De Niro.
Nominated for 8 Oscars, it won two, for Best Actor and Best Editing.
The film was reviewed at its release in 1980 by Vincent Canby for the New York Times: “It’s exceedingly violent as well as poetic and, finally, humane in the way of unsentimental fiction that understands that a life – any life – can only be appreciated when the darkness that surrounds it is acknowledged. There’s scarcely a minute in ”Raging Bull” that isn’t edged by intimations of mortality…
…The entire film is played at such high pitch it may well exhaust audiences that don’t come prepared. And, at the heart of the film, there is the mystery of Jake himself, but that is what separates ”Raging Bull” from all other fight movies, in fact, from most movies about anything.”

This film can be streamed for free on Hoopla with your Library Card, and free with ads on YouTube and PLEX. There are also 8 DVDs available for checkout in the Library system; 2 of those are here in Corning, one of those is Blue-Ray.
Upcoming Films:
TBD

A Celebration of Local Poet Edward Dougherty
2026-05-21 17:00 - 19:00
You are cordially invited to celebrate Poet Edward Dougherty’s transition from working at CCC to retirement, where he can more fully live his vocation as a poet and writer.
There will be a time for gathering and greeting then a reading of about 40 minutes followed by a bit of social time with a book signing.
His most recent books will be featured – Selected Poems, taken from 30 years of work across 9 other books, and House World Heaven, a new book that includes previously published poems but is its own whole spiritual arc.
Please sign up by filling out the form below, and let us know if you plan to attend in-person or will want the Zoom link.

Southeast Steuben County Library Local History Group
2026-05-21 15:00 - 16:00
Join us for an informal local history discussion group led by librarian and local history buff Linda Reimer.
This series offers patrons the opportunity to share local history stories and assist in creating local history programs to be held at the Library in the future.
There is no need to sign up, just show up.
Meetings are on the third Thursday of each month, at the Library, from 3:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Coffee, Tea and English: Book Club
2026-05-21 10:00 - 11:00
The Coffee, Tea & English Book Club is intended for international people. The book is chosen by the facilitator with the group’s needs and language skills in mind. Participants read on their own and then meet weekly to discuss the material as prompted by prepared questions. This serves as another opportunity to practice English language skills in a relaxed environment.
This is an online program, on the Zoom platform. To get the Zoom link, please email Maryalice Little at: littlem@stls.org.

Corning Adult Writer’s Group
2026-05-20 18:00 - 20:00
Writing can be a lonely pursuit, but it doesn’t have to be. Join a group of fellow writers for conversation, inspiration and feedback. The Corning Adult Writer’s Group has been encouraging and supporting fellow writers for over 12 years.
Writers in all genres welcome. The group offers a hybrid meeting option: in person at the Library for those who are comfortable doing so, and online via the Zoom video platform for those who are not yet ready for in-person. The group meets every Wednesday from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM.
Interested in joining the group? Contact Michelle Wells via email at: wellsm@stls.org.
Be sure to include your name and writing interests, and she will get back to you. (Members must sign up to attend, either to receive the Zoom link, or to sign up for the limited in person seats.)

Happy Tales
2026-05-20 17:00 - 18:00
Read to certified therapy dogs! Suggested for children 5 to 10 years old, beginning to read on their own.
This program is held in the The Mary Lu Walker Children’s Room
No need to sign up, just show up!

Mah-Jongg
2026-05-20 13:00 - 15:00
The game Mah-Jongg, originating in China during the Qing dynasty, is a game of skill, strategy, and calculation involving a degree of chance. Join us for an American style Mah-Jongg group. Whether you are an experienced player or would like to learn, join us and check it out!
Mah-Jongg meets every Wednesday from 1 to 3 pm.
For more information please call Michelle at 607-936-3713, x209, or email her at: wellsm@stls.org

Miss Sue's Preschool Storytime
2026-05-20 10:00 - 10:30
These storytimes will include stories, songs and fun but will also focus on the skills needed for Kindergarten.
Suggested for children ages 3-6 years.

Virtual Poetry Reading with Akua Lezli Hope
2026-05-17 19:00 - 20:00
Join us for a virtual poetry reading via Zoom in honor of the release of Akua Lezli Hope’s new collection, TELEPATH, due out in April From Gnashing Teeth Press. Themes in TELEPATH include mind reading and historical memory.
You can join the reading via Zoom with the following link:

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Akua Lezli Hope is a Grand Master of Fantastic Poetry (SFPA), wisdom seeker, and paraplegic creator of poems, patterns, stories, music, and sculpture, has been in print since 1974 with over 500 poems published.
Her collections include Embouchure: Poems on Jazz and Other Musics (Writer’s Digest Book Award), THEM GONE, and Otherwheres: Speculative Poetry (Elgin Award). Her honors include NEA & NYFA fellowships; SFPA, Rhysling, CRITTER & IGNYTE awards; and NYSCA grants.
She created the ongoing Speculative Sundays Poetry Reading Series and edited NOMBONO: An Anthology of Speculative Poetry by BIPOC Creators, the first of its kind. Her collection, TELEPATH, will be published by Gnashing Teeth Publishing in 2026.
Find her at SpeculativePoetry.com, AkuaLezliHope.com, and DisabilityPoetics.com.
