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Library Board of Trustees Meeting

Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Ahearn Room at Broome County Public Library
Program Type:
Board of Trustees
Age Group:
Adults

This is the monthly meeting of the Library's governing board, consisting of 11 members from all over Broome County.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Office of Employment and Training Office Hours

Friday, December 12, 2025 at 9:30am - 3:00pm
Creation Station at Broome County Public Library
Program Type:
Outreach
Age Group:
Adults

A one-on-one career counseling service with Broome-Tioga Workforce. To make an appointment, call (607) 778-2136 or send an email to Jazmin Justo at jazmin.justo@broomecountyny.gov.

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Families" group
This event is in the "Teens" group

Book Sale

Friday, December 12, 2025 at 10:00am - 2:00pm
Book Sale Room at Broome County Public Library
Program Type:
Book Sale
Age Group:
Adults, Families, Teens

Book Sale Open to Everyone
Book Sale Prices: Hardcovers $1 each / Paperbacks $.50 each
Children's Hardcovers $.50 / Children's Paperbacks $.25

This event is in the "Tweens" group

Tween Craft & Chat

Friday, December 12, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Storytelling Room at Broome County Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Tweens

Join us for crafts, chit chat, snacks, and more! For youth ages 8-12. No registration required.

12/5: Pour Painting

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Families" group
This event is in the "Teens" group

Book Sale-$5 Bag Sale

Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 10:00am - 1:00pm
Book Sale Room at Broome County Public Library
Program Type:
Book Sale
Age Group:
Adults, Families, Teens

Book sale open to everyone

Fill a bag of any size for $5
Must bring your own bag

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Tweens" group
This event is in the "Teens" group

Embroidery 101 with B.C. Stitchers

Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Ahearn Room at Broome County Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults, Tweens, Teens

Are you interested in learning basic embroidery? The B.C. Stitchers can help!

Open
Registration Required
This event is in the "Adults" group

Blood on the Clocktower

Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Exhibit Room at Broome County Public Library
Program Type:
Gaming
Age Group:
Adults

In the sleepy town of Ravenswood Bluff, murder has struck. A demon is on the loose, and some of your fellow townsfolk are its minions.

Open
Registration Required
This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Preschoolers" group
This event is in the "School Age" group
This event is in the "Tweens" group
This event is in the "Families" group
This event is in the "Teens" group

Family Game Day

Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Decker Room at Broome County Public Library
Program Type:
Gaming
Age Group:
Children, Preschoolers, School Age, Tweens, Families, Teens
Family Game Day:

Join us for retro video games and board games!

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Teens" group

Monday Matinee: Eight Crazy Nights

Monday, December 15, 2025 at 2:30pm - 5:00pm
Decker Room at Broome County Public Library
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Adults, Teens

Davey Stone is a Jewish alcoholic with a criminal record that has earned him animosity in his hometown of Dukesberry, New Hampshire.

Open
Registration Required
This event is in the "Teens" group

Teen Craft & Chat

Monday, December 15, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Storytelling Room at Broome County Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens
Teen Craft & Chat:

Join us for coloring, tote bag decorating, chit chat, snacks, and more!!  All teens welcome!

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Families" group
This event is in the "Teens" group

Family Board Game Night

Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Storytelling Room at Broome County Public Library
Program Type:
Gaming
Age Group:
Children, Families, Teens

Join us in the storytelling room for some board games like Checkers, Jenga, Chess, and Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza of course!

This event is in the "Adults" group

Coloring Club for Adults

Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Creation Station at Broome County Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults

The group is open to anyone who enjoys coloring for relaxation or creative expression. You can bring your own coloring book and colored pencils, but the library will provide coloring pages, pencils, and crayons for the meeting.

This event is in the "Preschoolers" group

Pajama Story Time

Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Storytelling Room at Broome County Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Preschoolers

Get cozy with our Pajama Family Storytime! Read bedtime stories, enjoy a fun craft, and wind down for a restful night.

This event is in the "Toddlers" group

Toddler Story Time

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Storytelling Room at Broome County Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Toddlers

Join us for stories, activities, and a craft! Recommended for youth ages 2-3. Registration is not required.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Literacy Volunteers Basic Computer Classes

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Creation Station at Broome County Public Library
Program Type:
Technology Class
Age Group:
Adults

This is a computer basics course offered by the Literacy Volunteers of Broome and Tioga counties.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Sit & Stitch

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Ahearn Room at Broome County Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults

Sit & Stitch is a casual crochet, knitting, and fiber arts group that meets on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month. Bring a project to work on and make some new friends! All skill levels are welcome.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Gentle Yoga

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 4:15pm - 5:00pm
Exhibit Room at Broome County Public Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness, Yoga
Age Group:
Adults

This is a beginner level class, designed for people who are new to yoga or people with an impairment or limitation due to injury, surgery, or an ongoing condition affecting mobility, balance, flexibility, or strength.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Beginner/Advanced Beginner Yoga

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 5:15pm - 6:15pm
Exhibit Room at Broome County Public Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness, Yoga
Age Group:
Adults

This class incorporates positions involving standing, seated, kneeling, supine and prone poses involving twists, bends, kneeling, inversions, and balancing.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Miniature Figure (Mini) Painting

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Creation Station at Broome County Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Gaming
Age Group:
Adults

Join us for an evening of mini painting! We have a wide variety of characters to choose from and you can paint up to 2 figures. Though intended for use in an RPG setting, minis are fun to paint just because!

Open
Registration Required
This event is in the "Babies" group
This event is in the "Toddlers" group

Baby Story Time

Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Storytelling Room at Broome County Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Babies, Toddlers
Lapsit Storytime:

Nursery rhymes and knee-bouncing songs are done and a story is read. Then it's playtime! This provides a chance for children and caregivers to connect with one another. For childre...