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Makerspace One-on-One

Monday, December 22, 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?

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?

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

Teen Maker Monday

Monday, December 22, 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, December 23, 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?

TCPL Makerspace

Makerspace One-on-One

Monday, December 29, 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?

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?

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

Teen Maker Monday

Monday, December 29, 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, December 30, 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?

TCPL Makerspace

Makerspace One-on-One

Thursday, January 1, 2026 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?

TCPL Makerspace

Makerspace One-on-One

Monday, January 5, 2026 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?

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?

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

Teen Maker Monday

Monday, January 5, 2026 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...

A pile of various LEGO bricks.

LEGO Family Build Night

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 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.

Photograph of a storytime in the Thaler/Howell Programming Room at Tompkins County Public Library

Family Storytime

Saturday, January 10, 2026 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.

COrGI Logo

Families Learning Science Together

Saturday, January 10, 2026 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, January 12, 2026 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?

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?

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

Teen Maker Monday

Monday, January 12, 2026 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...

Image of the book Impossible Creatures

Tween Book Club

Tuesday, January 13, 2026 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! 

Upcoming
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, January 13, 2026 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.

Photograph of a storytime in the Thaler/Howell Programming Room at Tompkins County Public Library

Family Storytime

Saturday, January 17, 2026 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.

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

Teen Maker Monday

Monday, January 19, 2026 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...

A pile of various LEGO bricks.

LEGO Family Build Night

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 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.

Photograph of a storytime in the Thaler/Howell Programming Room at Tompkins County Public Library

Family Storytime

Saturday, January 24, 2026 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.

Unlock Your Child’s Learning Potential: The Power of Brain Plasticity

Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Thaler/Howell Programming Room at Tompkins County Public Library
Program Type:
Reading Challenge
Age Group:
Families, Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers, Kids

Join us for an engaging and practical session from Cornell B.A.B.Y Lab, designed to help parents harness the science of brain plasticity: the brain’s remarkable ability to grow and change through experience.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library
Room: Thaler/Howell Programming Room
Age Group: Families, Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers, Kids
Program Type: Reading Challenge
Registration Required
About this event::

Join us for an engaging and practical session from Cornell B.A.B.Y Lab, designed to help parents harness the science of brain plasticity: the brain’s remarkable ability to grow and change through experience.

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

Teen Maker Monday

Monday, January 26, 2026 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...

A pile of various LEGO bricks.

LEGO Family Build Night

Tuesday, January 27, 2026 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.

Photograph of a storytime in the Thaler/Howell Programming Room at Tompkins County Public Library

Family Storytime

Saturday, January 31, 2026 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.