Southeast Steuben County Library

Monthly Matinee Movie: “In the Heights"
2026-02-27 14:30 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | 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 will be In the Heights, directed by Jon Chu and starring Anthony Ramos, Corey Hawkins, and Leslie Grace. Released in 2021, the film is rated PG-13 and runs 2h 23m.
The Story: In Washington Heights, a sympathetic New York bodega owner saves every penny every day as he imagines and sings about a better life.

Artsy Kids | February 27
2026-02-27 13:30 - 14:30 | Southeast Steuben County Library, 300 Nasser Civic Center Plaza, Corning, NY, 14830
Each week Miss Angel will lead us in an exploration of new techniques and ways to make art.
Everyone should have a finished piece to take home after each class.
For young artists ages 7 to 12.
Sign up required; registration form will open below at 9 AM on February 20.

Cancelled for Today : Historical Pictorial Coloring Book Program
2026-02-26 13:30 - 14:30 | Southeast Steuben County Library, 300 Nasser Civic Center Plaza, Corning, NY, 14830
Today’s program is cancelled. Please check back to see if it will be rescheduled for a later date.
Artist and illustrator Fritz Wasser will offers attendees insight into the wonderful illustrations he created for the Historical Pictorial Coloring Book, published in 1976.
Tom Dimitroff and Lois Janes wrote the text accompanying the illustrations.
The book shows images of the landscape, notable buildings, and daily life of our area from the Paleolithic through the 20th Century.
Attendees will be able to color illustrations photocopied from the book.
There is no need to sign up, just show up.

Pet Dragons
2026-02-26 13:00 - 14:00 | Southeast Steuben County Library, 300 Nasser Civic Center Plaza, Corning, NY, 14830
Join Miss Sue to make a glass jar home for your very own crochet Dragon.
The jar will keep your Dragon safe until you are ready to snuggle! The Dragons come in different colors.
There is room for 24 kids, so you will have to sign up to get your Dragon and decorate your jar.
Please sign up using the form below.

Homeschool Hangout
2026-02-26 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

Homeschool Ice Skating
2026-02-26 10:00 - 15:00 | Southeast Steuben County Library, 300 Nasser Civic Center Plaza, Corning, NY, 14830
On Thursdays, between 10AM and 3PM, homeschoolers can skate at the Nasser Civic Center Ice Rink for a reduced rate of $3, with a skate rental of only $1 (if you don’t have your own skates).
There will be no homeschool ice skating discounts on December 25th or January 1st.

Coffee, Tea and English: Book Club
2026-02-26 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.

Adult Dungeons and Dragons
2026-02-25 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-02-20 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.

Cancelled for Today | Corning Adult Writer’s Group
2026-02-25 18:00 - 20:00 | Southeast Steuben County Library, 300 Nasser Civic Center Plaza, Corning, NY, 14830
Today’s Writer’s Group is cancelled due to illness. Please join us next week.
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.)

College Essay Workshop | February 25, 2026
2026-02-25 17:30 - 18:30 | Southeast Steuben County Library, 300 Nasser Civic Center Plaza, Corning, NY, 14830
Seniors, are you planning on attending college when you graduate? Now is the time to start your college personal statement. Come to this college essay workshop with Ithaca College professor Julie Fromer. Julie will help you brainstorm topics, share tips, and answer questions to get you started.
Registration Required, please sign up below.

Mah-Jongg
2026-02-25 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

Cancelled TODAY | Sticky Notes: Thematic Book Club Online & In-Person
2026-02-25 11:30 - 12:30 | Southeast Steuben County Library, 300 Nasser Civic Center Plaza, Corning, NY, 14830
Today’s Sticky Notes is cancelled, due to illness. Please join us next month.
Simply pick a book to read related to our monthly theme in some way. Fiction, non-fiction, any genre; then come and tell the Sticky Notes group all about it – what was it about? What did you like, or not like? Each meeting will vote on the following month’s theme.
Sticky Notes: Thematic Book Club is currently being held in-person at the Library and online on the Zoom meeting platform; please email Michelle Wells to receive a Zoom link: wellsm@stls.org.
Meetings are being held on the 4th Wednesday of each month. Questions? Contact Michelle Wells at the email address above.

Miss Sue's Preschool Storytime
2026-02-25 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.

Crafty Corner
2026-02-24 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.

GATLAS
2026-02-24 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.

Online Author Talk | Tom Couch: Smithson’s Gamble
2026-02-24 14:00 - 15:00 | https://ssclibrary.org/event/online-author-talk-tom-couch/
Tom D. Crouch, a Smithsonian veteran of almost 45 years, paints a robust picture of a unique American establishment and its lasting legacies in his book Smithson’s Gamble. Follow the fascinating growth and development of the world’s largest museum and research complex during its first 60 years. Told in rich detail, Smithson’s Gamble reveals how, as it defined a role rooted in curiosity and exploration, the Smithsonian helped to shape the nation’s developing identity.
The Smithsonian evolved from a small, narrowly focused organization into an institution leading the way in fields from astrophysics to zoology. Smithsonian researchers, and the hundreds of citizen scientists who they recruited, created a collection that documented the natural and human history of a continent. The American conservation movement and a national weather service are rooted at the Smithsonian. Smithson’s Gamble is filled with fascinating characters, twists and turns, and moments of triumph and tragedy, complete with political machinations, a bit of backstabbing, accusations of murder, and the occasional scandal.
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: Tom Crouch joined the Smithsonian in 1974 and has served both the National Air and Space Museum and the National Museum of American History in a variety of curatorial and administrative posts. Dr. Crouch has won several major writing awards, including a 1989 Christopher Award, a literary prize recognizing “significant artistic achievement in support of the highest values of the human spirit,” for The Bishop’s Boys: A Life of Wilbur and Orville Wright. His book, Wings: A History of Aviation From Kites to the Space Age, won the AIAA Gardner-Lasser Literature Prize for 2005.
In the fall of 2000, President Clinton appointed Dr. Crouch to the Chairmanship of the First Flight Centennial Federal Advisory Board, an organization created to advise the Centennial of Flight Commission on activities planned to commemorate the 100th anniversary of powered flight.

Scrabble Club
2026-02-24 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

Coffee, Tea & English: Conversation | Field Trip Today
2026-02-24 10:30 - 11:30 | Southeast Steuben County Library, 300 Nasser Civic Center Plaza, Corning, NY, 14830
This class will be on a field trip today.
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
2026-02-24 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: Vocabulary | Field Trip Today
2026-02-24 09:15 - 10:15 | Southeast Steuben County Library, 300 Nasser Civic Center Plaza, Corning, NY, 14830
This class will be on a field trip today.
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.

Teen Dungeons & Dragons with Dungeon Master Robin
2026-02-21 14:30 - 16:30 | Southeast Steuben County Library, 300 Nasser Civic Center Plaza, Corning, NY, 14830
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.

Tween Dungeons and Dragons : Session 2
2026-02-21 12:30 - 14:00 | Southeast Steuben County Library, 300 Nasser Civic Center Plaza, Corning, NY, 14830
Led by professional Dungeon Master Tim Collins, this in-person D&D gathering is suitable for those ages 10 to 13.
All levels of experience will be welcomed in this safe space.
There are two sessions each day of the program: Session 1 from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM, and Session 2 from 12:30 to 2 PM.
You can sign up for one session or the other, but not both. This is Session 2.
Registration required.
Use the form below to sign up or, call (607) 936-3713 x2416 or email Kayla at cranek@stls.org.

Tween Dungeons and Dragons : Session 1
2026-02-21 11:00 - 12:30 | Southeast Steuben County Library, 300 Nasser Civic Center Plaza, Corning, NY, 14830
Led by professional Dungeon Master Tim Collins, this in-person D&D gathering is suitable for those ages 10 to 13.
All levels of experience will be welcomed in this safe space.
There are two sessions each day of the program: Session 1 from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM, and Session 2 from 12:30 to 2 PM.
You can sign up for one session or the other, but not both. This is Session 1.
Registration required.
Use the form below to sign up or, call (607) 936-3713 x2416 or email Kayla at cranek@stls.org.

Friday Movie (for Kids!)
2026-02-20 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.

Kids Explore Cultural Connections : The United Kingdom (UK)
2026-02-20 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 sension features guest speakers from various backgrounds who will share personal experiences, cultural practices, and historical insights.
Today we will learn about the United Kingdom (the UK includes England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland).

Black History Month Storytime and Craft
2026-02-20 10:30 - 11:30 | Southeast Steuben County Library, 300 Nasser Civic Center Plaza, Corning, NY, 14830
This special program celebrates Black women leaders, and highlights Girl Scout Troop Leader Josephine Groves Holloway, a trailblazer who helped ensure Girl Scouts was a place where all girls could belong.
Children will enjoy a storytime reading from Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History, followed by a hands-on craft they can take home.
There is no need to sign up, just show up.

Movie Club | "The Truman Show"
2026-02-19 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 February movie: From Wikipedia: The Truman Show, is a 1998 American comedy-drama film written and co-produced by Andrew Niccol, and directed by Peter Weir. The film depicts the story of Truman Burbank (played by Jim Carrey), a man who is unaware that he is living his entire life on a colossal soundstage, and that it is being filmed and broadcast as a reality television show that has a huge international following. All of his friends, family, and members of his community are paid actors whose job is to sustain the illusion and keep Truman unaware that the world he inhabits is scripted and fake. The film’s supporting cast includes Laura Linney, Ed Harris, Noah Emmerich, Natascha McElhone, Holland Taylor and Paul Giamatti.
You can watch a trailer here.
This film can be streamed for free wth your library card on Hoopla and Kanopy. There are also 8 copies of the DVD available to be checked out in the library system (only one at Corning; the others can be put on hold and delivered to Corning)
Upcoming Films:
March 19: Good Will HuntingApril 16: In the Heat of the NightMay 21: Raging Bull

Southeast Steuben County Library Local History Group
2026-02-19 15:00 - 16:00 | Southeast Steuben County Library, 300 Nasser Civic Center Plaza, Corning, NY, 14830
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.

Beginner Weaving
2026-02-19 10:30 - 23:30 | Southeast Steuben County Library, 300 Nasser Civic Center Plaza, Corning, NY, 14830
Join Miss Sue to learn the basics of how to weave. We’ll make our own cardboard looms and then weave a simple coaster. Colors will vary.

There are only 12 spaces available, and you must be signed up to participate.

Please sign up using the form below. The form will not be active until 9:00 Am on Tuesday, February 3.
