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Upcoming Book Clubs & Writing Workshops
This event is in the "Teens" group.
Mar
20
2023
Mon
Registration
This event is in the "Teens" group.
Mar
20
2023
Mon
Library Branch:
Tompkins County Public Library
Room:
Schwarz Jacobson Meeting Room
Age Group:
Teens
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Registration Required
Seats Remaining:
5
About this event::
Join us each month to discuss a book that we've all read! We will be meeting in-person in the Schwarz Jacobson room this year; snacks and drinks will be provided.
This month we will be discussing the award-winning When the Angels Left the Old Coun...
This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
Mar
25
2023
Sat
Registration
This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
Mar
25
2023
Sat
Library Branch:
Tompkins County Public Library
Room:
Thaler/Howell Programming Room
Age Group:
Kids,
Teens
Program Type:
Classes and Workshops,
STEAM,
Writing
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
About this event::
Every character is on a quest. As a writer, you're on a quest to create an adventure the likes of which your readers have never seen. In this fun, exciting workshop, we'll learn how to build an epic quest, full of challenges, crises, and characters w...
This event is in the "Families" group.
This event is in the "Kids" group.
Apr
4
2023
Tue
Registration
This event is in the "Families" group.
This event is in the "Kids" group.
Apr
4
2023
Tue
Library Branch:
Tompkins County Public Library
Room:
Thaler/Howell Programming Room
Age Group:
Families,
Kids
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Registration Required
Seats Remaining:
1
About this event::
Children in grades K-2 are welcome to join our Early Readers Book Club. This program is meant to introduce excellent emerging reader books to children who have graduated from storytime and are being introduced to more formal “learn-to-read” technique...
This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
Apr
5
2023
Wed
Registration
This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
Apr
5
2023
Wed
Library Branch:
Tompkins County Public Library
Room:
Thaler/Howell Programming Room
Age Group:
Kids,
Teens
Program Type:
Book Clubs,
Classes and Workshops
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
About this event::
Community homeschoolers ages 9-13 are welcome to join this bi-monthly, in person book club! Each participant will receive a copy of the selected award winning book to keep and read in advance of our meeting. We will then meet in our Thaler/Howell Pro...