Southeast Steuben County Library

Trendy Tiles with Wynn Yarrow
2025-07-24 18:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Southeast Steuben County Library, 300 Nasser Civic Center Plaza, Corning, NY, 14830
In this unique and creative class, we will learn to write and draw on ceramic tiles.
Our instructor is Wynn Yarrow, a professional artist and teacher.
Registration required; please sign up using the form below.
Discover more about the artist on her website: wynnyarrow.com

Free Lunch for Kids ages 19 and Under
2025-07-25 12:00 - 12:30, 2025-07-28 12:00 - 12:30, 2025-07-30 12:00 - 12:30, 2025-07-31 12:00 - 12:30, 2025-08-01 12:00 - 12:30 | Southeast Steuben County Library, 300 Nasser Civic Center Plaza, Corning, NY, 14830
Children ages 19 and under are eligible for a free lunch at the Library beginning Monday, July 14, and running through Friday, August 22.
Meals will be available in the Library’s community room, from 12 noon to 12:30 PM on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, and typically consist of a sandwich, fruit, chips and a drink.
Every Tuesday, beginning on July 15 and running through August 19, a hot grilled meal will be available for children ages 18 and under from 12 noon to 1:00 PM. The hot grilled meals will be served in the Civic Center Plaza. Adults accompanying a child may purchase a grilled lunch.
The meals are provided in collaboration with the Corning-Painted Post School District.

Monthly Matinee Movie: “Conclave”
2025-07-25 14:30 - 16:30 | Southeast Steuben County Library, 300 Nasser Civic Center Plaza, Corning, NY, 14830
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 is Conclave, directed by Edward Berger and starring Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, and John Lithgow.
Released in 2024, the film is rated PG and runs 2h.
The Plot: When Cardinal Lawrence is tasked with leading one of the world’s most secretive and ancient events, selecting a new Pope, he finds himself at the center of a web of conspiracies and intrigue that could shake the very foundation of the Catholic Church.

Cancelled July 25 : Adult Dungeons and Dragons
2025-07-25 19:30 - 21:30 | Southeast Steuben County Library, 300 Nasser Civic Center Plaza, Corning, NY, 14830
Adult D&D is cancelled for Friday, July 25, but we will see you next Friday at the usual time of 7:30 PM. We apologize for any inconvenience
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.

OSFL: Stories with Music "Animal Ditties"
2025-07-28 10:30 - 11:30 | Southeast Steuben County Library, 300 Nasser Civic Center Plaza, Corning, NY, 14830
Bring the whole family to the library to hear the Orchestra of the Southern Finger Lakes (OSFL) Brass Quintet perform Animal Ditties by Anthony Plog, featuring whimsical poems by Ogden Nash.
The event is free and open to everyone. No need to sign up, just show up!

Sunshine Painting
2025-07-28 14:00 - 15:00 | Southeast Steuben County Library, 300 Nasser Civic Center Plaza, Corning, NY, 14830
There are three last minute openings for this program at 2:00 today, Monday, July 28. Please call the Children’s Department at 607-936-3713,x2411 to reserve those spots.
Join Miss Sue to paint your very own painting celebrating the sunshine of summer.

Teen Robotics: Intro to First Tech Challenge (FTC)
2025-07-28 16:00 - 18:00, 2025-07-29 16:00 - 18:00 | Southeast Steuben County Library, 300 Nasser Civic Center Plaza, Corning, NY, 14830
Learn building skills and basic coding principls in relation to robotics. An emphasis on teamwork and FTC core values will be implemented. Participants who demonstrate cooperation® will be given registration preference for the Fall 2025 First Tech Challenge library team.
Ages 13-17 only. Registration Required.
Contact Kayla Crane at cranek@stls.org or 607-936-3713 x 2416 with questions.

Crafting with Kimberly: Beaded Flower Suncatcher
2025-07-28 17:30 - 19:00 | Southeast Steuben County Library, 300 Nasser Civic Center Plaza, Corning, NY, 14830
Join our Craft Queen Kimberly as she shows us how to make a different creative craft each month.
For July, the project will be Beaded Flower Suncatcher.
All materials will be supplied once you have registered for the class using the form below.
If the class capacity is reached, the form will not accept any more sign ups; please email Michelle to be put on a waiting list: wellsm@stls.org
Be sure to check our past classes and projects on our YouTube Channel.

Storytime in the Park
2025-07-29 10:00 - 10:30 | Fallbrook Park, Corning NY, 152-182 E Tioga Ave, Corning, 14830, United States
Join Miss Sue in Fallbrook Park for a story, and stay after storytime to play with our friends from the Nonie Hood Parent Resource center.
No need to sign up, just show up.In the event of rain, the storytime will take place in the Library.

Coffee, Tea & English: Conversation
2025-07-29 10:30 - 11:30 | Southeast Steuben County Library, 300 Nasser Civic Center Plaza, Corning, NY, 14830
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.

Free Hot Grilled Lunch for Kids 19 and Under
2025-07-29 12:00 - 13:00 | Southeast Steuben County Library, 300 Nasser Civic Center Plaza, Corning, NY, 14830
Every Tuesday, beginning on July 15 and running through August 19, from 12 noon to 1:00 PM, a free, hot grilled meal will be available for children ages 19 and under. The meals will be served in the Civic Center Plaza, and typically consist of a hamburger or hot dog, chips, cookie and a drink.
Adults accompanying a child may purchase a grilled lunch for themselves.
A free cold lunch for kids will be available from 12 noon to 12:30 PM on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, beginning July 14 and running through August 22. The meals will be served in the Library’s community rooms, and typically consist of a sandwich, fruit, chips and a drink.
The meals are provided in collaboration with the Corning-Painted Post School District

Create Your Own Adult Coloring Pages
2025-07-29 12:00 - 15:00 | Southeast Steuben County Library, 300 Nasser Civic Center Plaza, Corning, NY, 14830
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 on every Tuesday in August.
You must register to participate in this free, FUN class. Please register using the form below.

Kids Farmers Market
2025-07-29 13:00 - 14:00 | Southeast Steuben County Library, 300 Nasser Civic Center Plaza, Corning, NY, 14830
Kids Farmers Market will begin on July 15 and happen every Tuesday through August 19th. It starts at 1:00 and goes until 2:00 (or until the food runs out).
Any kid 18 years of age and under can come to the Library community rooms and select fresh produce to take home. Of course parents and caregivers are welcome to accompany them.Please Bring Your Own Bags!
There is no need to sign up, just show up.
The Kids Farmers Market is organized in collaboration with the Food Bank of the Southern Tier.

Scrabble Club
2025-07-29 13:00 - 15:00 | Southeast Steuben County Library, 300 Nasser Civic Center Plaza, Corning, NY, 14830
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

Crafty Corner
2025-07-29 15:00 - 17:00 | 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.

Mah-Jongg
2025-07-30 13:00 - 15:00 | Southeast Steuben County Library, 300 Nasser Civic Center Plaza, Corning, NY, 14830
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

Corning Adult Writer’s Group
2025-07-30 18:00 - 20:00 | Southeast Steuben County Library, 300 Nasser Civic Center Plaza, Corning, NY, 14830
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.)

Cris Johnson's Magic of Color Show
2025-07-31 13:00 - 14:00 | Southeast Steuben County Library, 300 Nasser Civic Center Plaza, Corning, NY, 14830
Cris Johnson’s Magic of Color is a fun color-themed magic show, filled with amazing magic, hilarious kid-friendly humor, and plenty of join-in fun.
Suggested for ages 5-12.
Sign up required, please use the form below.

Online Author Talk | Pria Anand : The Mind Electric
2025-07-31 14:00 - 15:00 | https://ssclibrary.org/event/online-author-talk-pria-anand/
You’re invited to a fascinating conversation with neurologist and author Pria Anand to chat about her new book The Mind Electric: A Neurologist on the Strangeness and Wonder of Our Brains, which speaks to the stories we tell ourselves about our brains, and the stories that our brains tell to us.
Stories are etched into the very structure of our brains, coded so deeply that the impulse for storytelling survives and even surges after the most devastating injuries. But our brains are also porous—the stories they concoct are shaped by cultural narratives about bodies and illness that permeate the minds of doctors and patients alike.
In The Mind Electric, neurologist Pria Anand reveals—through case study, history, fable, and memoir—all that the medical establishment has overlooked: the complexity and wonder of brains in health and in extremis, and the vast gray area between sanity and insanity, doctor and patient, and illness and wellness, each separated from the next by the thin veneer of a different story.
You can register for this free, live, online talk here.
This is one of a series of free, live-streamed author talks made possible through the Library’s partnership with Library Speakers Consortium (LSC). You can learn more about upcoming presentations on our LSC microsite, as well as watch recordings of presentations that you were unable to attend live.
About the Author: Pria Anand is a neurologist at the Boston Medical Center and an Assistant Professor at the Boston University School of Medicine. She is a graduate of Yale University and Stanford Medical School, and she trained in neurology, neuro-infectious diseases, and neuroimmunology at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and the Massachusetts General Hospital.

Monthly Book Review by Michelle Wells
2025-08-01
On the first Friday of each month, Adult Services Librarian and published Author Michelle Wells will post a new review of a book she has read. See what a writer is reading!
You can find the review on Michelle’s blog: https://storymusing.blogspot.com

Pirate Scavenger Hunt
2025-08-01 10:00 - 14:00 | Denison Park, Denison Parkway East, Corning, 14830, United States
Ahoy, young Buccaneers! Join the Pirate Treasure Hunt! Set sail on an adventure!
Start with a clue that leads to the next as you solve riddles and hunt for treasure.
Dress in your best pirate attire and join the swashbuckling fun!
Treasure will be given out to children after completion of the hunt. We will start at the pavilion closest to the pool!
For children 12 and under and their families.
In collaboration with City of Corning Parks and Recreation Dept.

Collage Night with artist Jess Humphrey
2025-08-01 17:00 - 19:00 | Southeast Steuben County Library, 300 Nasser Civic Center Plaza, Corning, NY, 14830
Artist Jess Humphrey will teach us how to look at things through the lens of collage, and create your own work of art.
All materials will be provided once you have sign up using the form below.
About the artist: Jess Humphrey is a multi-disciplinary artist whose work spans glass, collage, photography, and fashion design. After spending two decades in New York City’s fashion industry, Jess shifted her focus to making contemporary art full-time in 2019. Currently residing in Corning, New York, she is focused on the exploration of collage and glass and how the two mediums interact.

Movies Under the Stars: New Date August 1
2025-08-01 20:30 - 23:00 | Clark Street Park, 33 Clark Street, South Corning, 14830, United States
Tonight’s Movies Under the Stars is a “third time is the charm” event, having been rained out twice before.
We will meet in Clark Street Park in South Corning at dusk (about 8:30 PM) to watch Wonka, directed by Paul King and starring Timotheé Chalamet.
Bring folding chairs, blankets, snacks and drinks, whatever makes movie watching enjoyable for you.
Please bring a bag to take away any trash you make.
About the movie: Wonka, 2023, PG, 1h 56m.
With dreams of opening a shop in a city renowned for its chocolate, a young and poor Willy Wonka discovers that the industry is run by a cartel of greedy chocolatiers.
Presented in collaboration with Town of Corning.

Mini Maker Drop In Project | August 2025
2025-08-02 10:00 - 13:00 | Southeast Steuben County Library, 300 Nasser Civic Center Plaza, Corning, NY, 14830
This will be a simple craft project to make and then take home. While it is intended to be a drop in project (stop in any time between 10 AM and 1 PM) feel free to contact Miss Angel if you want to reserve a time slot: battersona@stls.org
The project will be a surprise, but you can be sure it will be something fun and creative!
Suggested for ages 12 and under.

Science of Candy Glass & Fiber Pull with Alfred State College
2025-08-04 11:00 - 13:00 | Southeast Steuben County Library, 300 Nasser Civic Center Plaza, Corning, NY, 14830
Simulate glass fiber production by melting and pulling fibers from Jolly Ranchers® candy.
For ages 10 and above.
Registration Required, sign up using the form below.
This program is made possible in collaboration with Alfred State College.
