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Makerspace One-on-One

Tuesday, November 11, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Makerspace at Tompkins County Public Library
Program Type:
Classes and Workshops, Makerspace, One-on-One Appointments
Age Group:
Adults, Teens

What do you want to make?

Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Adults, Teens
Program Type: Classes and Workshops, Makerspace, One-on-One Appointments
Registration Required
About this event::

What do you want to make?

Image of the book No Place Like Home

Tween Book Club

Tuesday, November 11, 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 – the second Tuesday of every month. We will read and discuss great books together, play games, eat snacks, and laugh a lot. Best for ages 8-12. We hope to see you there! 

Waitlist
Registration Required
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 – the second Tuesday of every month. We will read and discuss great books together, play games, eat snacks, and laugh a lot. Best for ages 8-12. We hope to see you there! 

A pile of various LEGO bricks.

LEGO Family Build Night

Tuesday, November 11, 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.

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.

TCPL Makerspace

Makerspace One-on-One

Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Makerspace at Tompkins County Public Library
Program Type:
Classes and Workshops, Makerspace, One-on-One Appointments
Age Group:
Adults, Teens

What do you want to make?

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Adults, Teens
Program Type: Classes and Workshops, Makerspace, One-on-One Appointments
Registration Required
About this event::

What do you want to make?

Image of the Herbert F. Johnson Museum

TCPL Tours: Johnson Museum

Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Offsite
Age Group:
Adults

Join us for a tour of the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art!

Open
Registration Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Offsite
Registration Required
About this event::

Join us for a tour of the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art!

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Ages 8 to 108 Board Game Club

Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Thaler/Howell Programming Room at Tompkins County Public Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults, Families, 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 Thaler/Howell Programming Room on Thursdays from 5 to 7pm.

Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library
Room: Thaler/Howell Programming Room
Age Group: Adults, Families, 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 Thaler/Howell Programming Room on Thursdays from 5 to 7pm.

Ithaca Food Resource Fair. Featuring local food resource organizations throughout Ithaca and beyond. Thursday, November 13th. 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in TCPL's Avenue of the Friends.

Ithaca Food Resources Fair

Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Avenue of the Friends at Tompkins County Public Library
Program Type:
Community Groups
Age Group:
Adults, Families, Teens

TCPL will be hosting community organizations providing food resources to the Downtown Ithaca area and beyond.

Confirmed groups include:

Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library
Room: Avenue of the Friends
Age Group: Adults, Families, Teens
Program Type: Community Groups
About this event::

TCPL will be hosting community organizations providing food resources to the Downtown Ithaca area and beyond.

Confirmed groups include:

The Preventorium by Susan Annah Currie

Book Discussion: The Preventorium : A Memoir by Susan Annah Currie

Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
BorgWarner West at Tompkins County Public Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Adults

Please join author and Library Director Susan Currie, for a discussion of her memoir, The Preventorium.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library
Room: BorgWarner West
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
About this event::

Please join author and Library Director Susan Currie, for a discussion of her memoir, The Preventorium.

Honey Heist Bears

Honey Heist! A Family Friendly RPG

Friday, November 14, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:45pm
Schwarz Jacobson Meeting Room at Tompkins County Public Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Kids, Teens

Join us for Honey Heist, where you get to play bears working together to pull off the greatest heist in bear history- stealing all the honey from the annual NYS Honey Convention. It won't be easy, but these bears are determined!

Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library
Room: Schwarz Jacobson Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Teens
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
About this event::

Join us for Honey Heist, where you get to play bears working together to pull off the greatest heist in bear history- stealing all the honey from the annual NYS Honey Convention. It won't be easy, but these bears are determined!

Family Storytime Every Saturday 11am plus TCPL Summer 2025 Logo

Family Storytime

Saturday, November 15, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Thaler/Howell Programming Room at Tompkins County Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Families, Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers

Children of all ages and their caregivers are invited to celebrate reading and build their early literacy skills at Family Storytime. We meet each Saturday for stories, songs and hands-on fun.

 

 

Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library
Room: Thaler/Howell Programming Room
Age Group: Families, Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers
Program Type: Storytimes
About this event::

Children of all ages and their caregivers are invited to celebrate reading and build their early literacy skills at Family Storytime. We meet each Saturday for stories, songs and hands-on fun.

 

 

kid with paint

Autumn Art for Kids

Saturday, November 15, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Thaler/Howell Programming Room at Tompkins County Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers, Kids

Let your imagination soar with local artist and teacher, Stiller Zusman.  This is a drop-in program and well-suited for children ages 3-6 and their families. 

Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library
Room: Thaler/Howell Programming Room
Age Group: Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers, Kids
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
About this event::

Let your imagination soar with local artist and teacher, Stiller Zusman.  This is a drop-in program and well-suited for children ages 3-6 and their families. 

Babylock Sewing Machine

Learn to Sew One-on-One

Monday, November 17, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Makerspace at Tompkins County Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Makerspace, One-on-One Appointments
Age Group:
Adults

Learn the basics of using a modern sewing machine!

Join Therese for a one hour instructional introduction to sewing. You will learn the parts, threading, and basic use of the machine.

Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Makerspace, One-on-One Appointments
Registration Required
About this event::

Learn the basics of using a modern sewing machine!

Join Therese for a one hour instructional introduction to sewing. You will learn the parts, threading, and basic use of the machine.

A teen uses a wire cutter to clean up a 3D print.

Teen Maker Monday

Monday, November 17, 2025 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Makerspace at Tompkins County Public Library
Program Type:
Makerspace
Age Group:
Teens

Let's Make Something! 3D Printing, Laser Cutting, Cricut, and more...

Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Makerspace
About this event::

Let's Make Something! 3D Printing, Laser Cutting, Cricut, and more...

This Beautiful, Ridiculous City cover

Panel by Panel Graphic Novel Book Club

Monday, November 17, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Tompkins Trust Company Study Room at Tompkins County Public Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Adults

Join us to discuss This Beautiful, Ridiculous City: A Graphic Memoir by Kay Sohini:

Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library
Room: Tompkins Trust Company Study Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
About this event::

Join us to discuss This Beautiful, Ridiculous City: A Graphic Memoir by Kay Sohini:

TCPL Makerspace

Makerspace One-on-One

Tuesday, November 18, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Makerspace at Tompkins County Public Library
Program Type:
Classes and Workshops, Makerspace, One-on-One Appointments
Age Group:
Adults, Teens

What do you want to make?

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Adults, Teens
Program Type: Classes and Workshops, Makerspace, One-on-One Appointments
Registration Required
About this event::

What do you want to make?

A pile of various LEGO bricks.

LEGO Family Build Night

Tuesday, November 18, 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.

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.

TCPL Makerspace

Makerspace One-on-One

Thursday, November 20, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Makerspace at Tompkins County Public Library
Program Type:
Classes and Workshops, Makerspace, One-on-One Appointments
Age Group:
Adults, Teens

What do you want to make?

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Adults, Teens
Program Type: Classes and Workshops, Makerspace, One-on-One Appointments
Registration Required
About this event::

What do you want to make?

Cayuga Chamber Orchestra at TCPL

Cayuga Chamber Orchestra Family Concert Series

Thursday, November 20, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Ezra Cornell Reading Room at Tompkins County Public Library
Program Type:
Music, Performance, Storytimes
Age Group:
Families, Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers, Kids

Get swept up in the magic created by great stories and live music as the CCO and Tompkins County Public Library (TCPL) join forces for our annual Family Concert & Storytime Series, now in its eleventh season!  We select a different childr

Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library
Room: Ezra Cornell Reading Room
Age Group: Families, Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers, Kids
Program Type: Music, Performance, Storytimes
About this event::

Get swept up in the magic created by great stories and live music as the CCO and Tompkins County Public Library (TCPL) join forces for our annual Family Concert & Storytime Series, now in its eleventh season!  We select a different childr

Family Storytime Every Saturday 11am plus TCPL Summer 2025 Logo

Family Storytime

Saturday, November 22, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Thaler/Howell Programming Room at Tompkins County Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Families, Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers

Children of all ages and their caregivers are invited to celebrate reading and build their early literacy skills at Family Storytime. We meet each Saturday for stories, songs and hands-on fun.

 

 

Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library
Room: Thaler/Howell Programming Room
Age Group: Families, Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers
Program Type: Storytimes
About this event::

Children of all ages and their caregivers are invited to celebrate reading and build their early literacy skills at Family Storytime. We meet each Saturday for stories, songs and hands-on fun.

 

 

Teen Art Workshop with The Learning Web

Saturday, November 22, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Makerspace at Tompkins County Public Library
Age Group:
Teens

Join The Learning Web in TCPL's MakerSpace to work on a collaborative mixed-media collage and talk about career exploration in the art field!

This is an event for tweens and teens ages 12 - 18. Registration is encouraged. 

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Teens
Registration Required
About this event::

Join The Learning Web in TCPL's MakerSpace to work on a collaborative mixed-media collage and talk about career exploration in the art field!

This is an event for tweens and teens ages 12 - 18. Registration is encouraged. 

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Families Learning Science Together

Saturday, November 22, 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. 

Open
Registration Required
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. 

TCPL Makerspace

Makerspace One-on-One

Monday, November 24, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Makerspace at Tompkins County Public Library
Program Type:
Classes and Workshops, Makerspace, One-on-One Appointments
Age Group:
Adults, Teens

What do you want to make?

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Adults, Teens
Program Type: Classes and Workshops, Makerspace, One-on-One Appointments
Registration Required
About this event::

What do you want to make?

A teen uses a wire cutter to clean up a 3D print.

Teen Maker Monday

Monday, November 24, 2025 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Makerspace at Tompkins County Public Library
Program Type:
Makerspace
Age Group:
Teens

Let's Make Something! 3D Printing, Laser Cutting, Cricut, and more...

Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Makerspace
About this event::

Let's Make Something! 3D Printing, Laser Cutting, Cricut, and more...

TCPL Makerspace

Makerspace One-on-One

Tuesday, November 25, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Makerspace at Tompkins County Public Library
Program Type:
Classes and Workshops, Makerspace, One-on-One Appointments
Age Group:
Adults, Teens

What do you want to make?

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Adults, Teens
Program Type: Classes and Workshops, Makerspace, One-on-One Appointments
Registration Required
About this event::

What do you want to make?