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The TCPL library card featuring artwork by Jane Dennis. The drawing includes an elephant's head leaning through a window, with a duck sitting on the elephant's head and another on its trunk, while a giraffe and a lemur look on from another window. Through a center window a tree is visible, with an elephant off in the distance.

TCPL Board of Trustees Approves Changes to Lending Guidelines

The Tompkins County Public Library Board of Trustees has approved updates to the Library’s Card and Lending Guidelines Policy that revises the numb

An image showing the Howard P. Hartnett Circulation Desk at TCPL. It is a large wooden desk, with alternating panels of dark and light colored wood.

TCPL to re-open Howard P. Hartnett Circulation Desk

Tompkins County Public Library is working to re-open the Howard P. Hartnett Circulation Desk, found in the lobby area near the main entrance. The w

A colored-pencil portrait by Yamilka Pororreal showing Betty Spero. In the portrait Betty is smiling, and wearing a green shirt with a floral design at the center, and is also wearing a yellow cardigan sweater.

New Art Exhibit Combines Portraits with Storytelling, Vulnerability and the Passage of Time

A multimedia art exhibit now on display at Tompkins County Public Library is offering a raw glimpse into the realities of growing older.

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What to Expect from the June 13 Crafternoon Kick-Off to Summer Reading

Tompkins County Public Library has an afternoon filled with food, music, crafts, book giveaways and fun planned for the official launch of the “Col

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Preschool Art Studio

10:30am–11:15am

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers

Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library

Room: Thaler/Howell Programming Room

Age Group: Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

About this event::

Toddlers and preschoolers will have the opportunity to have open exploration and discovery with a variety of arts & crafts materials!

Makerspace One-on-One

11:00am–12:00pm

Adults, Teens

Open

Registration Required

Open

Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library

Room: Makerspace

Age Group: Adults, Teens

Program Type: Classes and Workshops, Makerspace, One-on-One Appointments

Registration Required

About this event::

What do you want to make?

Technology Basics One-on-One

12:00pm–1:00pm

Adults

Open

Registration Required

Open

Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library

Room: Digital Lab

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Digital Lab, One-on-One Appointments, Technology Class

Registration Required

About this event::

Need help with basic technology topics, such as using email, searching the internet, or borrowing eBooks? Make an appointment for one-on-one help from a TCPL librarian or partnering technology tutor.

Makerspace Open Hours

3:30pm–7:30pm

Adults

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!

LEGO Family Build Night

5:30pm–6:30pm

Families, Kids

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.

Teen Creative Writing Workshop

5:30pm–6:30pm

Teens

Open

Registration Required

Open

Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library

Room: Schwarz Jacobson Meeting Room

Age Group: Teens

Program Type: Writing

Registration Required

About this event::

Love to write your own stories? Have ideas for your own characters and worlds, or an interest in writing fanfiction? Join Adrienne Raw for a Teen Creative Writing Workshop!