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Tompkins County Public Library
101 East Green Street
Ithaca, NY 14850
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One Card, Endless Possibilities: Celebrate Library Card Sign-Up Month this September

This September, Tompkins County Public Library invites you to celebrate Library Card Sign-Up Month and discover how a single card can open the door

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Staff Summer Reading Book Reviews - text in front of a book shelf, with the TCPL summer reading logo at the bottom

What we were reading over the summer

During Color Our World Summer Reading, it wasn’t just patrons leaving reviews for books. TCPL staff members got in on the fun too, leaving reviews

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The Ithaca Is Books logo on the left (an open book with rays of light emerging from it). Images on the right show the logo for the PBS program "Acoustic Rooster," the cover of the book "My Pollinator Garden" by Jordan Zwetchkeben, and pictures of authors Kaylynn Bayron and Laila Sabreen,

Ithaca Is Books to Bring Authors and Special Programming to TCPL in September

The fifth annual Ithaca Is Books Festival kicks off Thursday, September 11 in Downtown Ithaca with a packed schedule aimed at building a connection

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An American flag background, with copies of the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights spread across the bottom. Text reads "The Constitution: Rights to Know." It also includes the insignia for Tompkins County Public Library and the office of the Tompkins County Historian.

New Series 'The Constitution: Rights to Know' to focus on the Bill of Rights, Voting, Citizenship and Immigration

Starting Constitution Week in September, Tompkins County Public Library, in partnership with the Tompkins County Historian and local legal experts,

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Upcoming Events

This event is in the "Adults" group
Sep 16 2025 Tue

Makerspace Open Hours

3:30pm–7:30pm
Adults
This event is in the "Adults" group
Sep 16 2025 Tue

Makerspace Open Hours

3:30pm–7:30pm
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!

Sep 16 2025 Tue

Tompkins County Public Library Board of Trustees Finance & Personnel Committee

4:00pm–6:00pm
Sep 16 2025 Tue

Tompkins County Public Library Board of Trustees Finance & Personnel Committee

4:00pm–6:00pm
Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library
Room: BorgWarner West
Program Type: Board of Trustees
About this event::

Monthly meeting of the Tompkins County Public Library Board of Trustees Finance & Personnel Committee

This event is in the "Families" group
This event is in the "Kids" group
Sep 16 2025 Tue

LEGO Family Build Night

5:30pm–6:30pm
Families, Kids
This event is in the "Families" group
This event is in the "Kids" group
Sep 16 2025 Tue

LEGO Family Build Night

5:30pm–6:30pm
Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library
Room: Thaler/Howell Programming Room
Age Group: Families, Kids
Program Type: STEAM, Other
About this event::

TCPL invites families to a weekly LEGO build night! Buckets of LEGO will be provided for participants to borrow for their builds.

Sep 16 2025 Tue

Comic Book Club

6:30pm–7:30pm
Sep 16 2025 Tue

Comic Book Club

6:30pm–7:30pm
Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library
Room: Schwarz Jacobson Meeting Room
This event is in the "Adults" group
Sep 17 2025 Wed

Makerspace Open Hours - AM Session

11:00am–1:00pm
Adults
This event is in the "Adults" group
Sep 17 2025 Wed

Makerspace Open Hours - AM Session

11:00am–1:00pm
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!

This event is in the "Adults" group
Sep 17 2025 Wed

Break for Books Online Book Chat

12:00pm–1:00pm
Adults
This event is in the "Adults" group
Sep 17 2025 Wed

Break for Books Online Book Chat

12:00pm–1:00pm
Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library
Room: Online
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Online Chat
About this event::

Join us on Wednesdays from noon to 1:00 pm on Facebook for a lively discussion about what we're all reading! 

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