Changes in Library Hours

Sunday hours at the Tompkins County Public Library have been suspended until September 9, 2007 when they will resume.

The summer schedule of the library is:

Monday-Thursday 10 – 8:15 p.m.
Friday and Saturday 10 – 5 p.m.

Funding for Sundays is made possible by a gift from Vector Magnetics. Library Director Janet Steiner said that Sunday hours have traditionally run from September- May since they began in 1995.

The library will be closed for Memorial Day weekend, Saturday May 26, Sunday May 27 and Monday May 28, re-opening on Tuesday May 29.

Benefit for Stories in the Park at the Farmers Market

Saturday, May 19 – Benefit for Stories in the Park at the Ithaca Farmers Market, Third Street off Route 13, behind ALDI

Tompkins County Public Library Foundation invites you to attend Storytime and make a donation to support the library’s programs for children.

Celebrate spring and support the Tompkins County Public Library at the Ithaca Farmers Market on Third Street off Route 13, behind Aldi. On Saturday, May 19, you are invited to bring your children to storytime, held at 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Donations will be collected to support Stories in the Park, a summer reading program for children held each Tuesday at DeWitt Park during the Farmers Market.

Throughout the day, volunteers will distribute information about library’s services, programs and activities.

For more information please contact Suzanne Smith Jablonski at 272-4557 ext 231, ssmithjablonski@tcpl.org, or visit our website at http://www.tcpl.org/. View the flyer.

Rosetta Stone Online Language Learning Workshop

The Tompkins County Public Library will offer free workshops to demonstrate the Rosetta Stone Online Language Learning program on Saturday, May 5th from 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Thursday, May 17th from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Want to learn another language? Are you planning a trip abroad? Do you know someone who’s trying to improve their knowledge of English? Like over 5,000,000 learners in over 100 countries, you can use the Rosetta Stone for your language-learning success! The program is easy to use with thousands of real-life images, written text and voices of native speakers teaching 30 world languages including Chinese, English, Italian, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Thai, and Vietnamese.

The Rosetta Stone program, which is free to all Tompkins County Public Library card holders and library patrons within the Finger Lakes Library System will be demonstrated by adult services librarian, Joyce Wheatley. Other language learning materials at the library, including tapes, CDs, DVDs and books from other countries will also be presented.

The Rosetta Stone program and World Language books are made possible through funding from the Friends of the Library, the Triad Foundation and the Finger Lakes Library System.

You can pre-register online for this workshop from the library website http://www.tcpl.org/programs/rosetta.html or by calling 272-4556. Pre-registration is appreciated but not required. For more information, please contact Joyce Wheatley at 272-4557 ext. 257, jwheatley@tcpl.org. This presentation may be difficult or frustrating for people with limited English.

Seeing Color Art Exhibit

SEEING COLOR – an exhibit of art curated by Ben Marlan and Alice Muhlback featuring the Spirit and Kitsch artist’s group will be on display at Tompkins County Public Library April 5 through May 30. View catalog.

This is the second exhibit in the series “A Year of Art at TCPL – 2007” which is made possible in part with grant support from the Community Arts Partnership.

Spirit and Kitsch is a unique Finger Lakes gallery of functional, cool and funky art. The members of the gallery will join together to present raw color expressions creating something beautiful and surprising, along with works of art inspired by Joan Miro’s birthday.

The opening reception will take place in the Borg Warner Community Room on Thursday, April 19, from 5-7 pm. Meet the artists and learn about free classes to be taught by Ben Marlan in May.

SEEING COLOR - Free Classes taught by curator and Spirit and Kitsch artist Ben Marlan will be held at the Library on Saturday May 5th and Saturday May 12th 10:30 –12:30. Marlan will project images on the screen and lead the class in breaking down what is seen, and how it is seen. Gain skills to discover and observe more! The class will change the way you see art and your environment. Just bring craypas, oil pastels, or colored pencils. Don’t worry about any fear of art. Spirit and Kitsch is an approachable group and you might even have fun.

Classes are geared towards adults but children in 4th grade and older and accompanied by a parent are welcome.

It is recommended participants attend both classes but not necessary. To reserve a place in the class please contact Spirit and Kitsch at alice@spiritandkitsch.com or call 607-277-4914. The program is free and open to the public, but space is limited.

For further information about this and other exhibits scheduled at the library visit www.tcpl.org/exhibits, call 272-4557 ext 232, or email sgrubb@tcpl.org.