Corning NY's Southeast Steuben County Library

Out of town visitors are always welcome at the Southeast Steuben County Library. Read a book, magazine or newspaper. Use a computer. Take your little ones to a story hour. Let your teen spend an hour or two with local kids.







A comfortable reading room includes current and back issues of over fifty magazines, as well as local, state and national newspapers.




Computers are available for library patrons' use, in both the adult and children's sections. Wi-Fi is available inside the library and can even be accessed 24/7 in the parking lot.



Some of the supplies used for children's programming.



Books requested by patrons are often borrowed from other libraries in the Southern Tier Library System or in other parts of the United States.


Click here for a complete, up to date listing of what’s going on at the library. Meantime, some of the events are listed below.

Friends of the Library Book Sale, October 23 - 30 at the East Corning Fire Hall



Call 607-936-3713 for details and to register for certain events.






Weekly storytimes for toddlers, preschoolers and infants.




Upcycle that Beat Up Tee ~ Dance, Dance Revolution ~ Happy Tales Therapy Dog Storytime for all ages ~ El Dia de la Raza ~ Boo Fest ~ Messy art projects honoring Veterans Day




For teens/young aduts...

Advisory Group ~ Cooking Classes ~ Pass that Beat Up Book (anima-manga) ~ National Gaming Day celebration ~ Nature Drawing workshop ~ Anime/Manga Group (aka Absolute Otaku Angels!) ~ Yu-Gi-Oh! trading card game club ~ Torn Page Writers Group ~ Teen Screen Saturday film, once a month, big screen, surround sound, popcorn and drinks, all free.




For adults...

Creative Writer’s Group ~ Adult Chef on a Shoestring ~ Ghost Hunting presentation by Phenomenon and Paranormal Investigations ~ Workshop on resources available for grant seekers, presented by the Coordinator of the Cooperating Collections of The Foundation Center ~ ‘Alysa of the Fields’ audio book launch party ~ Mini Scrapbooking ~ Introductory computer classes




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Library reaches new long-term agreement with city, towns.

Life sized photos at Corning NY City Hall

Corning NY's City Hall is located at 1 Civic Center Plaza.




This city block consists of City Hall on the south side, a union building on the west, Social Security and the Southeast Steuben County Library on the north side and the offices and concession stand for the skating rink on the east.




The north side walls of City Hall, the side facing the center of the plaza, are almost entirely glass, fitting in this city with its rich glass history.




On the inside walls, downstairs and up, are larger than life photos of actual Corning NY residents.




Walk past these photos and you'll soon realize that the eyes seem to follow you. A bit spooky, but utterly fascinating.




The pictures of the children were more difficult to photograph.




Stand outside or down below on the first floor and look up to see them on the outside of the second floor walkway.




These pictures are best seen from the outside, but with my little digital camera there was too much glare and reflection to get a good shot through the window glass.




To get an idea of what it's like to have the people in the pictures follow you with their eyes, click on a picture to enlarge it, then move your head from one side of the screen to the other. Watch their eyes!

Corning NY moves into Fall

Corning, New York's Gaffer District is resplendent with Fall colors and themes.





The day these photos were taken, Corning was full of locals and visitors tasting wine and listening to jazz, an annual event.













Many merchants, like Linda Glosser of 94 West Antiques, keep the outside of their establishments as clean and attractive as the inside.





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Wineglass Marathon ~ October 2 & 3

Shriner's Parade ~ October 2 - 10 AM on Market Street

Holidazzle Shopping Weekend ~ Friday November 5 - Monday November 8