Scrabble Club
2026-04-14 13:00 - 15:00, 2026-04-21 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | 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

GATLAS
2026-04-14 15:00 - 16:30, 2026-04-21 15:00 - 16:30 | Southeast Steuben County Library, 300 Nasser Civic Center Plaza, Corning, NY, 14830
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.

Crafty Corner
2026-04-14 15:00 - 17:00, 2026-04-21 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.

Online Author Talk | Brad Taylor: Writing Action-Packed, Suspenseful Spycraft
2026-04-14 19:00 - 20:00 | https://ssclibrary.org/event/online-author-talk-brad-taylor/
Join author Brad Taylor on his latest work, Shadow Strike, book 20 (yes, you read that right!) of the bestselling Pike Logan series.
A rogue group of Iranian regime officials create a brazen plot to strike back at their hated enemies once and for all, and there’s only one assassin with the skills to pull it off: Abdul Rahman, known in the shadows as the Ghost. When a routine prison transfer is ambushed, the Ghost escapes and is given the assignment. The only Operator who can hunt him down is the man who stopped him before: Pike Logan.
Pike and his team soon learn that the mission involves something bigger than just the escape of his old enemy. They work to unravel the scope of the attack, and the chase leads them through the tempestuous waterfalls of Iguazu and the Triple Frontier, to the vibrant streets of Buenos Aires, and the tiny village of Ushuaia at the “End of the World.” As the team races against the clock, Pike learns the stakes are much greater than a single life – the consequences extend into the heartland of America itself. The Ghost may hold the key to an escalation that will upend the worldwide balance of power, and if Pike fails, the fallout won’t just be personal – it’ll be global.
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: Brad Taylor is the author of the New York Times bestselling Pike Logan series. He served for more than twenty years in the U.S. Army, including eight years in 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta, commonly known as Delta Force. He retired as a Special Forces lieutenant colonel and now lives with his wife and daughters in Charleston, South Carolina.

Miss Sue's Preschool Storytime
2026-04-15 10:00 - 10:30, 2026-04-22 10:00 - 10:30 | Southeast Steuben County Library, 300 Nasser Civic Center Plaza, Corning, NY, 14830
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.

Mah-Jongg
2026-04-15 13:00 - 15:00, 2026-04-22 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
2026-04-15 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-04-22 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.)

Adult Dungeons and Dragons
2026-04-15 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-04-17 19:30 - 21:30 | Southeast Steuben County Library, 300 Nasser Civic Center Plaza, Corning, NY, 14830
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.

Coffee, Tea and English: Book Club
2026-04-16 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-04-23 10:00 - 11:00 | Southeast Steuben County Library, 300 Nasser Civic Center Plaza, Corning, NY, 14830
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.

Movie Club | "In the Heat of the Night"
2026-04-16 17:30 - 18:30 | Southeast Steuben County Library, 300 Nasser Civic Center Plaza, Corning, NY, 14830
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 April movie: In the Heat of the Night, directed by Norman Jewison, from a screenplay by Sterling Silliphant, and starring Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Lee Grant and Warren Oates. The film won five Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Adapted Screenplay.
From the NYTimes review by Bosley Crowther when the film was released in 1967: “The hot surge of racial hate and prejudice that is so evident and critical now in so many places in this country, not alone in the traditional area of the Deep South, is fictionally isolated in any ugly little Mississippi town in the new film, In the Heat of the Night, which opened at the Capitol and the 86th Street East yesterday. (…)Norman Jewison has taken a hard, outspoken script, prepared by Stirling Silliphant from an undistinguished novel by John Ball, and, with stinging performances contributed by Rod Steiger as the chief of police and Sidney Poitier as the detective, he has turned it into a film that has the look and sound of actuality and the pounding pulse of truth.”

This film can be streamed for free on Hoopla with your Library Card, and free with ads on YouTube and PLEX. . It had been available for free with no ads on Kanopy and Hoopla, but has been removed since this movie was selected.
Upcoming Films:
May 21: Raging Bull

Kids Explore Cultural Connections : Germany
2026-04-17 12:00 - 13:00 | Southeast Steuben County Library, 300 Nasser Civic Center Plaza, Corning, NY, 14830
Cultural Connections is a unique program designed for homeschoolers to explore diverse cultures through storytelling, traditions, and local histories.
Each session features guest speakers from various backgrounds who will share personal experiences, cultural practices, and historical insights.
Today we will learn about Germany

Friday Movie (for Kids!)
2026-04-17 15:15 - 17:00 | Southeast Steuben County Library, 300 Nasser Civic Center Plaza, Corning, NY, 14830
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.

Board Games at the Library
2026-04-18 10:00 - 14:00 | Southeast Steuben County Library, 300 Nasser Civic Center Plaza, Corning, NY, 14830
Come join us for a new program series: Board Games at the Library!
You can come learn and play the following games: Splendor, Ticket to Ride, One Night Ultimate Werewolf, Forbidden Island, and Carcassonne.
Please note that this program is intended for older teens and adults, ages 16 and up.
The third Saturday of each month, from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM, through April 18, 2026. We look forward to seeing you!

NO Teen Dungeons & Dragons Today
2026-04-18 14:30 - 16:30 | Southeast Steuben County Library, 300 Nasser Civic Center Plaza, Corning, NY, 14830
There will be NO Teen D&D TODAY, due to preparation for the Repair Café Program taking place next week.
There will also be NO Teen D&D next week, April 25, again because for the Repair Café Program.
We look forward to seeing you again on Saturday, May 2, at the usual time of 2:30 PM.
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.

Brick by Brick
2026-04-20 15:30 - 16:30 | Southeast Steuben County Library, 300 Nasser Civic Center Plaza, Corning, NY, 14830
See if you’re up to the challenge of a Lego build.
Suggested for ages 4-12 years.
No need to sign up, just drop in!

Crafting with Kimberly | April 2026 : Puzzle Piece Earrings & Charm Necklace
2026-04-20 17:00 - 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 April, the project will be a creating Puzzle Piece Earrings & Charm Necklace with jewelry fittings and puzzle pieces.
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 Crafting with Kimberly classes and projects on our YouTube Channel.

Coffee, Tea & English: Vocabulary
2026-04-21 09:15 - 10:15 | Southeast Steuben County Library, 300 Nasser Civic Center Plaza, Corning, NY, 14830
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.

Storytime with Miss Sue
2026-04-21 10:00 - 10:30 | Southeast Steuben County Library, 300 Nasser Civic Center Plaza, Corning, NY, 14830
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: Conversation
2026-04-21 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.

Online Author Talk | Miranda Cowley Heller: Lush Lyricism & Intimate Confessions
2026-04-22 14:00 - 15:00 | https://ssclibrary.org/event/online-author-talk-miranda-cowley-heller/
Join bestselling author Miranda Cowley Heller takes us on an intimate journey through the life stages of a woman in her new poetry collection, What the Deep Water Knows. Delicate, yet exceedingly raw, these poems will transport you as vividly as any work of fiction. In poetry that is at once bold and lyrical, affecting and devastatingly frank, Miranda Cowley Heller takes us through childhood, marriage, motherhood, and beyond. Suffused with the natural world and the landscape of Cape Cod, where many of the poems are set, What the Deep Water Knows contemplates love in all the seasons.
Register now below to celebrate National Poetry Month with this graceful new poetry collection.
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: Miranda Cowley Heller was raised in New York City and Cape Cod. Her debut novel The Paper Palace was a number one New York Times bestseller in the US, a Sunday Times bestseller in the UK, and was longlisted for the Women’s Prize. She has worked as a senior vice president and head of drama series at HBO, developing and overseeing such shows as The Sopranos, Six Feet Under, The Wire, Deadwood, and Big Love, among others. This is her first poetry collection.

Weiss Ratings' Lunch & Learn: How to Make & Stick to a Budget
2026-04-22 14:00 - 15:00 | Southeast Steuben County Library, 300 Nasser Civic Center Plaza, Corning, NY, 14830
Making a budget doesn’t have to be all about sacrifices and saving money – it can be a road map to your future financial goals.
This webinar will discuss:
• The Benefits of a Budget
• How to Make a Budget
• Needs, Wants & Financial Goals
• The Importance of an Emergency Fund
• Keeping Track of Your Spending
• Budgeting, Saving & Expense-Tracker Apps
• How to Stick to Your Budget
Sign up for this online webinar here.

Homeschool Hangout
2026-04-23 11:00 - 13:00 | Southeast Steuben County Library, 300 Nasser Civic Center Plaza, Corning, NY, 14830
The primary focus will be social interaction but we’ll also incorporate a light theme or activity.
Suggested for ages 5-12 years but younger siblings are welcome to tag along.
If you would like to organize/plan one of the dates, feel free to contact Miss Sue: mcconnells@stls.org
