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TCPL Closed December 24 - December 26

Tompkins County Public Library will be closed the following days:

  • Wednesday, December 24
  • Thursday, December 25
  • Friday, December 26

The Library will reopen for regular hours on Saturday, December 27 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

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Tompkins County Public Library
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Ithaca, NY 14850
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Tue-Fri: Closed
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TCPL Partners With The Phoenix Language Project to Spotlight Endangered Languages

Right now along the Avenue of the Friends, outside Youth Services you will find an assortment of children’s books written in languages that are end

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Emerson DeMeester-Lane Appointed New Library Director

The Tompkins County Public Library Board of Trustees has appointed Emerson DeMeester-Lane to be the next Library Director. The appointment was fina

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Winter Reading for All Ages Runs Through March 20!

Reading is for everyone. Your Library is for everyone. That's why TCPL's Winter Reading has a chance for folks of all ages to win prizes, just for

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Upcoming Events

Jan 21 2026 Wed

Tompkins County Community Organizations Active in Disasters

1:00pm–3:00pm
Jan 21 2026 Wed

Tompkins County Community Organizations Active in Disasters

1:00pm–3:00pm
Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library
Room: BorgWarner Full
This event is in the "Adults" group
Jan 21 2026 Wed

Makerspace Open Hours - PM Session

5:30pm–7:30pm
Adults
This event is in the "Adults" group
Jan 21 2026 Wed

Makerspace Open Hours - PM Session

5:30pm–7:30pm
Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Makerspace
About this event::

Join us for drop-in Open Hours! Registration is not required.

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Teens" group
Jan 22 2026 Thu

Makerspace One-on-One

11:00am–12:00pm
Adults, Teens
Upcoming
Registration Required
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Teens" group
Jan 22 2026 Thu

Makerspace One-on-One

11:00am–12:00pm
Upcoming
Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Adults, Teens
Program Type: Classes and Workshops, Makerspace, One-on-One Appointments
Registration Required
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What do you want to make?

This event is in the "Kids" group
Jan 22 2026 Thu

Story + Craft

4:00pm–4:45pm
Kids
This event is in the "Kids" group
Jan 22 2026 Thu

Story + Craft

4:00pm–4:45pm
Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library
Room: Thaler/Howell Programming Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytimes
About this event::

Story + Craft is our weekly reading + creating event for children! Join us for a read-aloud, followed by art-making or a guided craft. Best for children 5 and up, but younger are welcome with an adult to assist. 

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This event is in the "Families" group
This event is in the "Kids" group
This event is in the "Teens" group
Jan 22 2026 Thu

Ages 8 to 108 Board Game Club

4:00pm–6:00pm
Adults, Families, Kids, Teens
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Families" group
This event is in the "Kids" group
This event is in the "Teens" group
Jan 22 2026 Thu

Ages 8 to 108 Board Game Club

4:00pm–6:00pm
Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library
Room: Digital Lab
Age Group: Adults, Families, Kids, Teens
Program Type: Other
About this event::

Are you between the ages of 8 and 108 and love playing board games? Then come join our board game club at TCPL! We meet in the Digital Lab (you can enter through the Local History Room) on Thursdays from 4pm to 6pm.

Jan 22 2026 Thu

First Contact by Becky Ferreira: Nonfiction Book Club & Author Visit

6:00pm–7:00pm
Open
Registration Required
Jan 22 2026 Thu

First Contact by Becky Ferreira: Nonfiction Book Club & Author Visit

6:00pm–7:00pm
Open
Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library
Room: BorgWarner East
Registration Required
About this event::

Join us for our winter Nonfiction Book-Club, including a discussion with author Becky Ferreira about her new book, First Contact: The Story of Our Obsession with Aliens.

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