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TCPL Board of Trustees Announces Membership Changes

The Tompkins County Public Library Board of Trustees is announcing changes to

Supply Chain Problems Delaying Some Books

At TCPL we have an entire team dedicated to finding, reviewing, buying, proce

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TCPL presents: The Gay Agenda!

Join us at the Tompkins County Public Library for several days of Pride event

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Friends of the Library Book Sale Opens May 3

The Friends of Tompkins County Public Library will hold the annual Spring Bo

Author Maia Szalavitz speaks to a crowd at TCPL on April 19, 2025

New York Times Bestselling Author Pushes for Better Approach to Addiction in Talk at Tompkins County Public Library

“We cannot continue to try to kill people to ‘save’ them,” author Maia Szala

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TCPL Launches Nationwide Search for New Library Director

The Board of Trustees for Tompkins County Public Library, in cooperation with

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TCPL Staff Recommends

Having one of those days when you just don't know what to read or watch or li

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2024 Family Storytime Selections

If you love storytime as much as we do, there are certain books you want to read

An image showing the cover of the book "Undoing Drugs" beside its author Maia Szalavitz

Information Saves Lives Project to Welcome Journalist & Author Maia Szalavitz

Tompkins County Public Library will welcome New York Times bestselling author

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Susan Currie to Return to TCPL as Interim Director

The Tompkins County Public Library Board of Trustees has appointed Susan Curr

'Carl the Collector' Coming to TCPL in April

Tompkins County Public Library, in partnership with

TCPL Board of Trustees Announces Leadership Change

The Board of Trustees of the Tompkins County Public Library has accepted the

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Upcoming STEM Opportunities at TCPL

A series of free Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) programs is

A gray standing poster board, with a dozen or more small pieces of paper attached. Each contains a haiku about a book. There is an image of a bright red cardinal on the top right hand corner of the poster board, and a sign reading "Adult Winter Reading - Haiku Book Review" on the top left corner

Haiku Book Review, Highlights of Winter Reading, End is Drawing Near

A sampling of some of our patrons' "Haiku Book Reviews," which are part of the Adult Winter Reading program. Submit your own by March 15 for a chance to win gift cards to local business.

TCPL Annual Report for Public and Association Libraries & Financial Audit Archive

In response to concerns regarding the Library’s financials, the Tompkins Coun