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Professor Mike Dorf speaks to a crowd in the BorgWarner Community Room at Tompkins County Public Library

Final Installment of The Constitution: Rights to Know Series Examines Citizenship

The evolution of the concept of U.S. Citizenship took center stage before an engaged audience in the Tompkins County Public Library's BorgWarner R

A display of books on a table outside Youth Services. It includes a sign that reads "This collection was curated and donated by The Phoenix Language Project." Books in the display include The Little Prince, What is Your Name, and Armenian Nursery Rhymes.

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

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

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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Ages 8 to 108 Board Game Club

4:00pm–6:00pm

Adults, Families, Kids, Teens

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.

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

6:00pm–7:00pm

Open

Registration Required

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.

Baby & Toddler Storytime

10:30am–11:00am

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers

Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library

Room: Thaler/Howell Programming Room

Age Group: Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers

Program Type: Storytimes

About this event::

Caregivers and their children are invited to join Cassie for music, rhymes, movement and books. Storytime will be followed by a playtime from 11-12. Come and join the fun while building early literacy skills!

Makerspace Open Hours

3:30pm–5:30pm

Adults

Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library

Room: Makerspace

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Makerspace

About this event::

Drop-in for Open Hours - registration is not required.

Study Buddies

10:30am–11:30am

Kids

Open

Registration Required

Open

Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library

Room: Schwarz Jacobson Meeting Room

Age Group: Kids

Program Type: Other

Registration Required

About this event::

The study buddies program is brought to you for Ithaca students, by Ithaca students. High school student volunteers will be matched up with younger students for homework help and general tutoring.

Family Storytime

11:00am–11:30am

Families, Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers

Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library

Room: Thaler/Howell Programming Room

Age Group: Families, Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers

Program Type: Storytimes

About this event::

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.