Week Calendar

Collaborative Documentation is an evidence informed clinical practice in

which the clinician documents all aspects of the clinical record with the consumer present. The

This staff training time is not open to the public.

Tompkins County Climate Protection

Visit the Friends of the Tompkins County Public Library booksale website at www.booksale.org.

Visit the Friends of the Tompkins County Public Library booksale website at www.booksale.org.

Visit the Friends of the Tompkins County Public Library booksale website at www.booksale.org.

Caregivers and newborns up to 24 months are invited for music, rhymes, movement and books. After storytime, stay for an hour of play and social time.

Book a librarian for help with digital downloads or computer basics.

Toddlers, preschoolers and their caregivers are invited every Tuesday for early literacy-based stories, songs, finger plays and much more! After storytime, stay for an hour of play and social time.

Book a librarian for help with digital downloads or computer basics.

Children of all ages and their caregivers are invited to celebrate reading and build their early literacy skills at Family Storytime. We meet each Saturday for stories, songs and hands-on fun.

Study the movements of stars and planets through the sky.

This staff training time is not open to the public.

Facilitated by psychotherapist and Certified Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Teacher Anna Salamone, RN, LCSW, these sessions will encourage participants to shift out of "automatic pilot" mode and observe the workings of the mind, body

Book a librarian for help with digital downloads or computer basics.

This weekly group is intended for adults interested in playing Dungeons & Dragons who have RSVPed to rachel.e.hadley@gmail.com. Minors are welcome to attend with a parent or guardian.

This is a private reservation for Leigh Cole's IC class in the Makerspace.

This is a private reservation for Leigh Cole's IC class in the Makerspace.

The cards can tell a story as detailed as a painting. Join us to peek deeper into yourself and your future through Tarot.

Adults are invited to join our weekly board game club! Bring a favorite game or play one that's on hand. RSVPs are appreciated but drop-ins are welcome as well.

What do you want to make?

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Children are invited to attend this weekly LEGO® brick building program. 'LEGO at the Library' encourages children to use their imaginations or LEGO books from the TCPL collection to create their own LEGO art!

Book a librarian for help with digital downloads or computer basics.

Children are invited to practice their reading skills by sharing a story with a truly non-judgmental listener -- a dog! Reading sessions will be held Tuesdays from 3-4 p.m. Children who attend 6 sessions will earn a FREE book of their choice!

Do you want to practice speaking with other people? Come to the library, and meet other people who are practicing English.

Children ages 8-12 are invited to a STEAM-themed (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math) book club.

Meeting

New! A second chance to catch Baby Storytime! Caregivers and newborns up to 24 months are invited for music, rhymes, movement and books.

Judy Stock uses the banjo, guitar, spoons and many more instruments to bring music to children. This program brings the joy of singing, rhyming, instruments, finger plays and movement all together in one fun filled 30 minute music session.

Join us for a weekly open make session. Every session will provide a short tutorial on 3D printing, laser cutting, sewing, or Arduino. No prior experience required. Materials will be provided.

Join us for a weekly teen maker session. Every session will provide a short tutorial on 3D printing, laser cutting, sewing, or Arduino programming. No prior experience required. Materials will be provided.

Book a librarian for help with digital downloads or computer basics.

What do you want to make?

Join us for our first YA Book Club meeting of the 2018-19 school year! We will be discussing the Community Read: We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson.

Hola Amigos!  Spanish through Play Eight week class encouraging children love of language learning

This is a teen-run gaming club for other teens to come together and play different IO games each week. 

Have you seen the fantastic pieces hanging from the rafters in the Avenue of the Friends at the Tompkins County Public Library? Have you wondered how they were created?

Practice wand-handling techniques and work your way up to wizarding duels! This event is appropriate for preteens and teens.

Explore your creative muscles in our weekly after school writing workshops. Sign up for a couple or take them all - each week will be something a little different but attendance at all sessions is not required.

Finished with this year's Community Read, We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson, but still feeling haunted? Join us to create your very own Jonas cat to protect you!

Business Leaders of Colors is a network of small business owners committed to social justice.

Joy. Sorrow. Loss. Love.

Local comic book artist Ten Van Winkle will be on site in the Digital Lab each week to help you create your own comics. Learn how to use the skills you already have to tell stories with art.

Join us for a pumpkin carving and decorating party! Pumpkins and all decorating supplies will be provided by the Library while supplies last. No registration required. First come first served.

Join volunteers Grace and Angelina for a new knitting and crochet meet up in the Makerspace! Bring your yarn projects for a social chat time, ask for help (we will do our best, or google it!), or get inspired.

Shirley Jackson was a master of the Gothic tale but she was also caught up in domesticity and child rearing.  Joan Brumberg explores women's social and economic lives in America in the 1940s and 1950s in order to capture the complicated cultu

Tompkins County Public Library will be offering fall open lab hours in its digital lab.  Open lab hours will provide an opportunity for patrons to drop in and get help with their basic technology questions.  Patrons will be helped on a f

Steve Sierigk, owner of Hawk Meadow Farm in Trumansburg, NY will be joined by Intern and Cornell student Isabel Gareau ('19) to present an overview of medicinal mushrooms.