Event List

Story + Craft

Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 4:00pm - 4:45pm

Thaler/Howell Programming Room at Tompkins County Public Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, Storytimes

Age Group:

Kids

Story + Craft is our weekly reading + creating event for children! Join us for a read-aloud, followed by art-making or a guided craft. Best for children 5 and up, but younger are welcome with an adult to assist.

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Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library

Room: Thaler/Howell Programming Room

Age Group: Kids

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytimes

About this event::

Story + Craft is our weekly reading + creating event for children! Join us for a read-aloud, followed by art-making or a guided craft. Best for children 5 and up, but younger are welcome with an adult to assist.

Ages 8 to 108 Board Game Club

Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm

BorgWarner East at Tompkins County Public Library

Program Type:

Other

Age Group:

Adults, Kids, Teens

Are you between the ages of 8 and 108 and love playing board games? Then come join our board game club at TCPL! We meet in the Borg Warner Room on Thursdays from 5 to 7pm.

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Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library

Room: BorgWarner East

Age Group: Adults, Kids, Teens

Program Type: Other

About this event::

Are you between the ages of 8 and 108 and love playing board games? Then come join our board game club at TCPL! We meet in the Borg Warner Room on Thursdays from 5 to 7pm.

Steminist Movement image of two child scientists

Science Fair with the Steminist Movement

Saturday, May 3, 2025 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Thaler/Howell Programming Room at Tompkins County Public Library

Program Type:

Science and Nature, STEAM

Age Group:

Families, Kids

Join the Steminist Movement at Cornell for an exciting series of interactive science fairs for young minds!

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Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library

Room: Thaler/Howell Programming Room

Age Group: Families, Kids

Program Type: Science and Nature, STEAM

About this event::

Join the Steminist Movement at Cornell for an exciting series of interactive science fairs for young minds!

Sit! Stay! Read!

Monday, May 5, 2025 at 2:45pm - 4:00pm

BorgWarner Full at Tompkins County Public Library

Program Type:

Classes and Workshops, Other

Age Group:

Kids

Children are invited to practice their reading skills by sharing a story with a truly non-judgmental listener -- a dog! Reading sessions will be held Mondays from 3-4 p.m. Children who attend 6 sessions will earn a FREE book of their choice!

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Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library

Room: BorgWarner Full

Age Group: Kids

Program Type: Classes and Workshops, Other

About this event::

Children are invited to practice their reading skills by sharing a story with a truly non-judgmental listener -- a dog! Reading sessions will be held Mondays from 3-4 p.m. Children who attend 6 sessions will earn a FREE book of their choice!

LEGO Family Build Night

Tuesday, May 6, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Thaler/Howell Programming Room at Tompkins County Public Library

Program Type:

STEAM, Other

Age Group:

Families, Kids

TCPL invites families to a weekly LEGO build night! Buckets of LEGO will be provided for participants to borrow for their builds.

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Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library

Room: Thaler/Howell Programming Room

Age Group: Families, Kids

Program Type: STEAM, Other

About this event::

TCPL invites families to a weekly LEGO build night! Buckets of LEGO will be provided for participants to borrow for their builds.

Story + Craft

Thursday, May 8, 2025 at 4:00pm - 4:45pm

Thaler/Howell Programming Room at Tompkins County Public Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, Storytimes

Age Group:

Kids

Story + Craft is our weekly reading + creating event for children! Join us for a read-aloud, followed by art-making or a guided craft. Best for children 5 and up, but younger are welcome with an adult to assist.

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Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library

Room: Thaler/Howell Programming Room

Age Group: Kids

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytimes

About this event::

Story + Craft is our weekly reading + creating event for children! Join us for a read-aloud, followed by art-making or a guided craft. Best for children 5 and up, but younger are welcome with an adult to assist.

Ages 8 to 108 Board Game Club

Thursday, May 8, 2025 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm

BorgWarner East at Tompkins County Public Library

Program Type:

Other

Age Group:

Adults, Kids, Teens

Are you between the ages of 8 and 108 and love playing board games? Then come join our board game club at TCPL! We meet in the Borg Warner Room on Thursdays from 5 to 7pm.

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Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library

Room: BorgWarner East

Age Group: Adults, Kids, Teens

Program Type: Other

About this event::

Are you between the ages of 8 and 108 and love playing board games? Then come join our board game club at TCPL! We meet in the Borg Warner Room on Thursdays from 5 to 7pm.

Families Learning Science Together

Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Thaler/Howell Programming Room at Tompkins County Public Library

Program Type:

Classes and Workshops, Science and Nature, STEAM

Age Group:

Families, Kids

Children ages 5 and up and their families are invited to a free science program co-hosted by Chemists for Outreach and Graduate Inclusion (CoRGi) at Cornell University.

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Cancelled

Full

Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library

Room: Thaler/Howell Programming Room

Age Group: Families, Kids

Program Type: Classes and Workshops, Science and Nature, STEAM

Registration Required

About this event::

Children ages 5 and up and their families are invited to a free science program co-hosted by Chemists for Outreach and Graduate Inclusion (CoRGi) at Cornell University.

Sit! Stay! Read!

Monday, May 12, 2025 at 2:45pm - 4:00pm

BorgWarner Full at Tompkins County Public Library

Program Type:

Classes and Workshops, Other

Age Group:

Kids

Children are invited to practice their reading skills by sharing a story with a truly non-judgmental listener -- a dog! Reading sessions will be held Mondays from 3-4 p.m. Children who attend 6 sessions will earn a FREE book of their choice!

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Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library

Room: BorgWarner Full

Age Group: Kids

Program Type: Classes and Workshops, Other

About this event::

Children are invited to practice their reading skills by sharing a story with a truly non-judgmental listener -- a dog! Reading sessions will be held Mondays from 3-4 p.m. Children who attend 6 sessions will earn a FREE book of their choice!

LEGO Family Build Night

Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Thaler/Howell Programming Room at Tompkins County Public Library

Program Type:

STEAM, Other

Age Group:

Families, Kids

TCPL invites families to a weekly LEGO build night! Buckets of LEGO will be provided for participants to borrow for their builds.

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Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library

Room: Thaler/Howell Programming Room

Age Group: Families, Kids

Program Type: STEAM, Other

About this event::

TCPL invites families to a weekly LEGO build night! Buckets of LEGO will be provided for participants to borrow for their builds.

Story + Craft

Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 4:00pm - 4:45pm

Thaler/Howell Programming Room at Tompkins County Public Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, Storytimes

Age Group:

Kids

Story + Craft is our weekly reading + creating event for children! Join us for a read-aloud, followed by art-making or a guided craft. Best for children 5 and up, but younger are welcome with an adult to assist.

View Details

Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library

Room: Thaler/Howell Programming Room

Age Group: Kids

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytimes

About this event::

Story + Craft is our weekly reading + creating event for children! Join us for a read-aloud, followed by art-making or a guided craft. Best for children 5 and up, but younger are welcome with an adult to assist.

Ages 8 to 108 Board Game Club

Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm

BorgWarner East at Tompkins County Public Library

Program Type:

Other

Age Group:

Adults, Kids, Teens

Are you between the ages of 8 and 108 and love playing board games? Then come join our board game club at TCPL! We meet in the Borg Warner Room on Thursdays from 5 to 7pm.

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Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library

Room: BorgWarner East

Age Group: Adults, Kids, Teens

Program Type: Other

About this event::

Are you between the ages of 8 and 108 and love playing board games? Then come join our board game club at TCPL! We meet in the Borg Warner Room on Thursdays from 5 to 7pm.

Spanish Storytime

Friday, May 16, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:00pm

Thaler/Howell Programming Room at Tompkins County Public Library

Program Type:

Storytimes

Age Group:

Families, Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers, Kids

Children of all ages and their caregivers are welcome to join us for Spanish storytime - songs, rhymes, stories, and crafts - completely in Spanish!

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Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library

Room: Thaler/Howell Programming Room

Age Group: Families, Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers, Kids

Program Type: Storytimes

About this event::

Children of all ages and their caregivers are welcome to join us for Spanish storytime - songs, rhymes, stories, and crafts - completely in Spanish!

Tune Together: Concert by Local High School Musicians

Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Ezra Cornell Reading Room at Tompkins County Public Library

Age Group:

Adults, Families, Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers, Kids, Teens

Tune Together is a youth-led organization hosting a community concert at the Tompkins County Public Library, bringing people of all ages together to enjoy live music performed by talented high school musicians.

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Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library

Room: Ezra Cornell Reading Room

Age Group: Adults, Families, Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers, Kids, Teens

About this event::

Tune Together is a youth-led organization hosting a community concert at the Tompkins County Public Library, bringing people of all ages together to enjoy live music performed by talented high school musicians.

Movie screen with image of a little girl and a cute blue alien dancing. There are red seats in the foreground of the image.

Family Movies at TCPL

Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Thaler/Howell Programming Room at Tompkins County Public Library

Program Type:

Film Screenings

Age Group:

Families, Kids, Teens

Join us for an afternoon movie on our “Big Screen” in the Thaler/Howell Programming Room. This Saturday we will be screening the animated family film Lilo & Stitch.

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Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library

Room: Thaler/Howell Programming Room

Age Group: Families, Kids, Teens

Program Type: Film Screenings

About this event::

Join us for an afternoon movie on our “Big Screen” in the Thaler/Howell Programming Room. This Saturday we will be screening the animated family film Lilo & Stitch.

Sit! Stay! Read!

Monday, May 19, 2025 at 2:45pm - 4:00pm

BorgWarner Full at Tompkins County Public Library

Program Type:

Classes and Workshops, Other

Age Group:

Kids

Children are invited to practice their reading skills by sharing a story with a truly non-judgmental listener -- a dog! Reading sessions will be held Mondays from 3-4 p.m. Children who attend 6 sessions will earn a FREE book of their choice!

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Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library

Room: BorgWarner Full

Age Group: Kids

Program Type: Classes and Workshops, Other

About this event::

Children are invited to practice their reading skills by sharing a story with a truly non-judgmental listener -- a dog! Reading sessions will be held Mondays from 3-4 p.m. Children who attend 6 sessions will earn a FREE book of their choice!

Image of the book Max in the House of Spies

Tween Book Club

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 4:00pm - 4:45pm

Thaler/Howell Programming Room at Tompkins County Public Library

Program Type:

Book Clubs

Age Group:

Kids

Join us for monthly meetings of the TCPL Tween Book Club. We will read and discuss great books together every month. Our May book will be Max in the House of Spies by Adam Gidwitz. We hope to see you there!

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Register Now

Registration Required

Waitlist

Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library

Room: Thaler/Howell Programming Room

Age Group: Kids

Program Type: Book Clubs

Registration Required

About this event::

Join us for monthly meetings of the TCPL Tween Book Club. We will read and discuss great books together every month. Our May book will be Max in the House of Spies by Adam Gidwitz. We hope to see you there!

LEGO Family Build Night

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Thaler/Howell Programming Room at Tompkins County Public Library

Program Type:

STEAM, Other

Age Group:

Families, Kids

TCPL invites families to a weekly LEGO build night! Buckets of LEGO will be provided for participants to borrow for their builds.

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Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library

Room: Thaler/Howell Programming Room

Age Group: Families, Kids

Program Type: STEAM, Other

About this event::

TCPL invites families to a weekly LEGO build night! Buckets of LEGO will be provided for participants to borrow for their builds.

Story + Craft

Thursday, May 22, 2025 at 4:00pm - 4:45pm

Thaler/Howell Programming Room at Tompkins County Public Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, Storytimes

Age Group:

Kids

Story + Craft is our weekly reading + creating event for children! Join us for a read-aloud, followed by art-making or a guided craft. Best for children 5 and up, but younger are welcome with an adult to assist.

View Details

Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library

Room: Thaler/Howell Programming Room

Age Group: Kids

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytimes

About this event::

Story + Craft is our weekly reading + creating event for children! Join us for a read-aloud, followed by art-making or a guided craft. Best for children 5 and up, but younger are welcome with an adult to assist.

Ages 8 to 108 Board Game Club

Thursday, May 22, 2025 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm

BorgWarner East at Tompkins County Public Library

Program Type:

Other

Age Group:

Adults, Kids, Teens

Are you between the ages of 8 and 108 and love playing board games? Then come join our board game club at TCPL! We meet in the Borg Warner Room on Thursdays from 5 to 7pm.

View Details

Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library

Room: BorgWarner East

Age Group: Adults, Kids, Teens

Program Type: Other

About this event::

Are you between the ages of 8 and 108 and love playing board games? Then come join our board game club at TCPL! We meet in the Borg Warner Room on Thursdays from 5 to 7pm.

Sit! Stay! Read!

Monday, May 26, 2025 at 2:45pm - 4:00pm

BorgWarner Full at Tompkins County Public Library

Program Type:

Classes and Workshops, Other

Age Group:

Kids

Children are invited to practice their reading skills by sharing a story with a truly non-judgmental listener -- a dog! Reading sessions will be held Mondays from 3-4 p.m. Children who attend 6 sessions will earn a FREE book of their choice!

View Details

Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library

Room: BorgWarner Full

Age Group: Kids

Program Type: Classes and Workshops, Other

About this event::

Children are invited to practice their reading skills by sharing a story with a truly non-judgmental listener -- a dog! Reading sessions will be held Mondays from 3-4 p.m. Children who attend 6 sessions will earn a FREE book of their choice!

Early Reader Book Club

Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at 3:00pm - 3:45pm

Thaler/Howell Programming Room at Tompkins County Public Library

Program Type:

Book Clubs

Age Group:

Families, Kids

Children in grades K-2 are welcome to join our Early Readers Book Club.

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Register Now

Registration Required

Open

Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library

Room: Thaler/Howell Programming Room

Age Group: Families, Kids

Program Type: Book Clubs

Registration Required

About this event::

Children in grades K-2 are welcome to join our Early Readers Book Club.

LEGO Family Build Night

Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Thaler/Howell Programming Room at Tompkins County Public Library

Program Type:

STEAM, Other

Age Group:

Families, Kids

TCPL invites families to a weekly LEGO build night! Buckets of LEGO will be provided for participants to borrow for their builds.

View Details

Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library

Room: Thaler/Howell Programming Room

Age Group: Families, Kids

Program Type: STEAM, Other

About this event::

TCPL invites families to a weekly LEGO build night! Buckets of LEGO will be provided for participants to borrow for their builds.

Story + Craft

Thursday, May 29, 2025 at 4:00pm - 4:45pm

Thaler/Howell Programming Room at Tompkins County Public Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, Storytimes

Age Group:

Kids

Story + Craft is our weekly reading + creating event for children! Join us for a read-aloud, followed by art-making or a guided craft. Best for children 5 and up, but younger are welcome with an adult to assist.

View Details

Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library

Room: Thaler/Howell Programming Room

Age Group: Kids

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytimes

About this event::

Story + Craft is our weekly reading + creating event for children! Join us for a read-aloud, followed by art-making or a guided craft. Best for children 5 and up, but younger are welcome with an adult to assist.

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