Closing Building Closed due to COVID-19 Except for Hold Pickups/Limited Internet Use All Day 3/14–10/31 Mar-Oct 2020 Closing Building Closed due to COVID-19 Except for Hold Pickups/Limited Internet Use All Day 3/14–10/31 Branches: Tompkins County Public Library Description: Effective 3/14 through 10/31 the Library building will be closed in conjunction with Governor Cuomo's phased reopening plan.
This event is in the "Kids" group Secrets of the Library: a Children's Writing Workshop with Anne Mazer 10:00am–11:30am Kids Full Registration Required This event is in the "Kids" group May 2 2020 Sat Secrets of the Library: a Children's Writing Workshop with Anne Mazer 10:00am–11:30am Full Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: Thaler/Howell Programming Room Age Group: Kids Program Type: Writing, Classes and Workshops Registration Required About this event:: Explore the secrets of the library in this two-part writing workshop for ages 8-11 given by author Anne Mazer. Bring a notebook, a favorite pen, your curiosity and imagination. Register for one or both sessions.
This event is in the "Adults" group One-on-One Tech Help 11:00am–12:00pm Adults Full Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group May 2 2020 Sat One-on-One Tech Help 11:00am–12:00pm Full Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: Adult Services Department Age Group: Adults Program Type: One-on-One Appointments, Technology Class Registration Required About this event:: Book a librarian for help with digital downloads or computer basics.
SPRING WRITES Performance: Senior Troupe of Lifelong presents: Beginnings and Endings or the Road Not Taken (your choice): Stories from our Lives 11:00am–12:00pm May 2 2020 Sat SPRING WRITES Performance: Senior Troupe of Lifelong presents: Beginnings and Endings or the Road Not Taken (your choice): Stories from our Lives 11:00am–12:00pm Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: BorgWarner East About this event:: The Senior Troupe of Lifelong presents Living History Theatre, which every season centers on a theme that the troupe picks and features stories from the troupe's lives that are both humorous and serious.
SPRING WRITES Workshop: Running Around the Writer's Block 12:30pm–1:30pm May 2 2020 Sat SPRING WRITES Workshop: Running Around the Writer's Block 12:30pm–1:30pm Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: BorgWarner East About this event:: Experienced writer or novice, we all get stuck at some point. In this workshop, Elisabeth Nonas will explore ways to write even when we're not inspired.
SPRING WRITES Workshop: Writing Fantasy Fiction and Poetry 12:30pm–1:30pm May 2 2020 Sat SPRING WRITES Workshop: Writing Fantasy Fiction and Poetry 12:30pm–1:30pm Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: BorgWarner West About this event:: With inspiring guided exercises, Katharyn Howd Machan (longtime professor of Writing at Ithaca College, and the first Poet Laureate of Tompkins County) will lead participants to create new work and/or continue a manuscript already
SPRING WRITES Panel: Code-switching: Exploring Multilingualism in Writing and Literature 2:00pm–3:00pm May 2 2020 Sat SPRING WRITES Panel: Code-switching: Exploring Multilingualism in Writing and Literature 2:00pm–3:00pm Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: BorgWarner East About this event:: A natural product of bilingual and multilingual language use, code-switching is the movement between two or more languages in the context of conversation and text.
SPRING WRITES Workshop: Joke Writing 2:00pm–3:00pm May 2 2020 Sat SPRING WRITES Workshop: Joke Writing 2:00pm–3:00pm Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: BorgWarner West About this event:: Kenneth McLaurin will lead a workshop that will cover the basics of writing jokes and performing. It will cover
This event is in the "Families" group This event is in the "Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers" group This event is in the "Kids" group LEGO at the Library 3:00pm–4:00pm Families, Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers, Kids This event is in the "Families" group This event is in the "Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers" group This event is in the "Kids" group May 2 2020 Sat LEGO at the Library 3:00pm–4:00pm Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: Thaler/Howell Programming Room Age Group: Families, Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers, Kids Program Type: STEAM, Other About this event:: Children are invited to attend this weekly LEGO® brick building program. 'LEGO at the Library' encourages children to use their imaginations or LEGO books from the TCPL collection to create their own LEGO art!
SPRING WRITES Panel: Total Submission: Understanding the Kinks and Quirks of Literary Magazines 3:30pm–4:30pm May 2 2020 Sat SPRING WRITES Panel: Total Submission: Understanding the Kinks and Quirks of Literary Magazines 3:30pm–4:30pm Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: BorgWarner East About this event:: One of the first places a writer can find an audience for their work is through literary magazines. But with so many venues to choose from and so much competition out there, understanding what lit mags are looking for can often be confusing.