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TCPL is welcoming fall with 3 great book clubs for kids & teens! Our Early Readers Book Club will be reading Orris and Trimble by Kate DiCamillo. This club is for kids in K-2 who have graduated from storytime and are being introduced to “learn-to-read” techniques in school. Our staff select engaging, emerging reader books to help foster the love of books and reading, and to help build social skills. Parents and caregivers are welcome to join us.

Summer may be ending, but our staff recommendations continue! Take a look at what our staff have been enjoying:

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie.

TRPG Section at TCPL 

Happy summer! Looking for a good book to read on the beach? By the lake? In a quiet airconditioned room? Our staff are here with recommendations for you!

Welcome to St. Hell by Lewis Hancox.

Summer reading is for everyone! This summer, TCPL has a full array of fun events for an adult audience. From crafts to field trips, there are many ways to get involved. Also, you are invited to fill out review cards for each book you read, to be entered into our summer raffles! Every short review is an entry, so read all summer and drop off reviews by August 15 for your chance to win. (You can find kids' summer reading info here!)

Celebrate Pride all month long with some great events here at TCPL. Drop into our Queer Craft Club on Monday June 10 and join other LGBTQIA+ adults to make arts and crafts, hang out, and have fun.. Rainbow Family Fridays meets this month on FridayJune 14.

Need inspiration for your next read/listen or watch? Our staff always return with more recommendations for you!

“We’ve been watching A Gentleman in Moscow (stunning) and Doc Martin (streaming on Hoopla) and I’m reading Mick Herron’s books that the show Slow Horses with Gary Oldman is based on.” -Kerry, TCPL Foundation

Summer is almost here and that means SUMMER READING! Join us for an epic Summer Reading Adventure with us at TCPL, beginning June 15. We have plenty of fun in store for you. Stop by our Youth Services department and pick up a Reading Adventure Map. This map is where you can keep track of your reading for the summer, and complete some cool side quests. Don't worry, it has instructions, and our staff is here to answer any questions you might have!

Here at TCPL, we always have lots to say about books, film, and more! Here are a few recommendations from our staff:

Welcome to literary happy hour, an event in support of collections at Tompkins County Public Library!

The TCPL Foundation is hosting a SILENT READING PARTY, Wednesday, April 10, 2024, 6 - 9 pm at Argos Warehouse.

Can you believe we have given away 6800 pairs of eclipse glasses for the solar eclipse happening on April 8? We are out of glasses here at TCPL, but fear not! On April 6 & 7 we will have solar eclipse viewer Make & Take kits available. That's right, you can make your own pair of eclipse viewers! They will only be available while supplies last so stop by Saturday, April 6 anytime from 10 am to 4:30 pm, or Sunday between 1 and 4:30 pm, and pick up a kit. 

TCPL is looking for short poems by local poets for Poem in Your Pocket Day on April 18. Guidelines and the submission form can be found at tcpl.org/poetry. If you have any questions, you can email poetry@tcpl.org. 

Tompkins County is hosting two free February workshops to help community members and job applicants better navigate the Civil Service career process. Tompkins County and other municipal governments are seeking candidates in several Civil Service career categories.

2023 Income Tax Forms and Instruction Booklets Available at Tompkins County Public Library

The forms and booklets listed below are now available at TCPL, and are located near the copiers/printers. Additional forms that are not listed can be printed upon request. Please visit the library's Adult Services reference desk for assistance. Our reference desk can also be reached by email - askalibrarian@tcpl.org, or by calling us at 607-272-4556.

Join us for special events throughout February in celebration of Black History Month!

Events

Outta the Muck Screening and Talkback with Director Ira McKinley on February 7