Hours, Location & Contact

Hours & Location

Open Hours

Monday-Thursday      9:00 am to 8:00 pm        
Friday                                9:00 am to 6:00 pm        
Saturday                          10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Sunday                             Closed

Tompkins County Public Library is located at 101 East Green Street.

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.

2023 Open Sundays

With the help of funding from the City of Ithaca, the Town of Ithaca, Tompkins County, and Friends of the Tompkins County Public Library, TCPL will be open from 1:00 to 5:00 pm on the following Sundays:

March 5 - May 7 (closed April 9)

October 8 - December 3

2023 Closed Days

Sunday, January 1
Monday, January 2
Sunday, April 9
Saturday, May 27
Sunday, May 28
Monday, May 29
Tuesday, July 4
Saturday, September 2
Sunday, September 3
Monday, September 4
Close at 5 pm Wednesday, November 22
Thursday, November 23
Friday, November 24
Sunday, December 24
Monday, December 25
Tuesday, December 26
Wednesday, December 27
Sunday, December 31

Contact Us

General contact:

Tel: 607-272-4557
Fax: 607-272-8111

Find more contact names and numbers.

 

Upcoming Events

This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Makerspace One-on-One

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Full
Registration
Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Adults, Teens
Program Type: Classes and Workshops, Makerspace, One-on-One Appointments
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
About this event::
What do you want to make? Register for a one-on-one session in the makerspace with Library Assistant Josh to use our laser cutter, 3-D printer, or Cricut.  Sessions are one hour and a maximum of two people are allowed in the makerspace a...
This event is in the "Families" group.
This event is in the "Kids" group.
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. Participants will also have the opportunity to display their creations in the Youth Services section for one week. ...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library
Room: Online
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Classes and Workshops, Health & Wellness
About this event::
This is a 30-minute meditation session led by Anna Salamone RN, LCSW, certified Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction teacher. MBSR is a means for reducing stress, improving our capacity for attention, boosting the immune system, reducing emotional reac...
This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Award Winners Book Club

1:30pm - 2:30pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library
Room: Thaler/Howell Programming Room
Age Group: Kids, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Book Clubs, Classes and Workshops, STEAM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 13
About this event::
Kids ages 9-13 are welcome to join this bi-monthly, in person book club that focuses on award winning books and authors! Each participant will receive a copy of the selected award winning book to keep and read in advance of our meeting. We will then ...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Makerspace One-on-One

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Full
Registration
Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Adults, Teens
Program Type: Classes and Workshops, Makerspace, One-on-One Appointments
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
About this event::
What do you want to make? Register for a one-on-one session in the makerspace with Library Assistant Josh to use our laser cutter, 3-D printer, or Cricut.  Sessions are one hour and a maximum of two people are allowed in the makerspace a...
This event is in the "Teens" group.

TCPL Coding Club: Java Basics

4:00pm - 5:30pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library
Room: Digital Lab
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: STEAM, Technology Class
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 7
About this event::
TCPL is teaming up with My Learning Genie to provide free Java classes for teens! If you already know some Java and want to learn more see this link for the intermediate class: Intermediate Java Java stands as one of the most widely adopt...