Hours, Location & Contact
Parking
Parking is pay-per-use and available on the street, and at the Cayuga Street parking garage behind the Library. There is a handicapped spot and a handful of 15-minute accessible spots on the Cayuga Street side of the library building.
2024 Open Sundays
With the help of funding from the City of Ithaca, the Town of Ithaca, and Tompkins County, TCPL will be open from 1:00 to 5:00 pm on the following Sundays:
March 3 – May 5 (closed March 31)
Sept 15 – Nov 10
2024 Closed Days
Monday, January 1
Tuesday, January 2
Sunday, March 31
Saturday, May 25
Sunday, May 26
Monday, May 27
Thursday, July 4
Saturday, August 31
Sunday, September 1
Monday, September 2
Close at 5:00 pm Wednesday, November 27
Thursday, November 28
Friday, November 29
Tuesday, December 24
Wednesday, December 25
Thursday, December 26
Sunday, December 29
Tuesday, December 31
Upcoming Events
This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
Apr
25
2024
Thu
Library Branch:
Tompkins County Public Library
Room:
Thaler/Howell Programming Room
Age Group:
Kids,
Teens
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Registration Required
Seats Remaining:
3
About this event::
Readers ages 10-14 are welcome to join our Tween Book Club!
For April we will read Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai.
Registration is required as space is limited. Register online and receive a free copy of the book (we'll sen...
This event is in the "Families" group.
This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Families" group.
This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
Apr
25
2024
Thu
Library Branch:
Tompkins County Public Library
Room:
Makerspace
Age Group:
Families,
Kids,
Teens
Program Type:
STEAM,
Technology Class
About this event::
TCPL invites youth 8+, Teens, and families to a weekly robot wrestling in the Makerspace! Each week participants will be challenged to program and tune a robot to be the last one standing in the arena. TCPL will provide three kinds of robots:
Auto...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Apr
25
2024
Thu
Library Branch:
Tompkins County Public Library
Room:
Makerspace
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts,
Makerspace
About this event::
Drop-in open hours, no registration required. Come for a short tour, or stay and work on a project - we have lots of art supplies and ideas to get you making!
Visit the Makerspace to use the laser cutter, 3-D printer, Cricut, or sewing/embroidery ...
This event is in the "Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers" group.
This event is in the "Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers" group.
Apr
26
2024
Fri
Library Branch:
Tompkins County Public Library
Room:
Thaler/Howell Programming Room
Age Group:
Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers
Program Type:
Storytimes
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
About this event::
Caregivers with toddlers and babies are invited to join Cassie for songs, rhymes, movement and books. Following storytime each week, we'll have a baby & toddler playtime from 11 am - noon.
Registration is not needed but to receive a weekl...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
Apr
26
2024
Fri
Library Branch:
Tompkins County Public Library
Room:
Makerspace
Age Group:
Adults,
Teens
Program Type:
Makerspace
About this event::
Drop-in open hours are back! Registration is no longer required.
Visit the Makerspace to use the laser cutter, 3-D printer, Cricut, or sewing/embroidery machines. All equipment will be available on a first come first served basis and machine...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Apr
26
2024
Fri
Library Branch:
Tompkins County Public Library
Room:
BorgWarner Full
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Classes and Workshops,
Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Seats Remaining:
2
About this event::
This is an all-levels Slow Flow style yoga class, adaptable for people with different levels of fitness (it does involve sitting on a mat and standing up from the floor). Participants should bring a yoga mat if they have one, some are available for u...
