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.
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
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.
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.
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
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.
Kenneth McLaurin will lead a workshop that will cover the basics of writing jokes and performing. It will cover
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
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.