Event List

Need help with basic technology topics, such as using email, searching the internet, or borrowing eBooks?  Make an appointment for one-on-one help from a TCPL librarian or partnering technology tutor. 

Drop-in open hours, no registration required. Come for a short tour, or stay and work on a project - we have lots of art supplies and ideas to get you making!

Need help with basic technology topics, such as using email, searching the internet, or borrowing eBooks?  Make an appointment for one-on-one help from a TCPL librarian or partnering technology tutor. 

Join us for drop-in Open Hours! Registration is not required.

What do you want to make?

Join GO ITHACA for Open Hours at TCPL!

GO ITHACA is proud to help transform transportation in Tompkins County! Our program makes sustainable commuting accessible and affordable for everyone.

With our membership, you get:

Drop-in open hours, no registration required. Come for a short tour, or stay and work on a project - we have lots of art supplies and ideas to get you making!

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. 

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.

Meet up with local poets in the Ithaca area to explore fun prompts and workshop poetry, prose, and spoken word pieces.

Ithaca has a long history of queer art and performance, and its drag scene has been regarded as one of the most creative and resilient scenes in upstate New York.

Caregivers and their children are invited to join us for songs, rhymes and books at the park next to the Henry St. John Building at 301 S.

Drop-in for Open Hours - registration is not required.

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.

As part of the 2025 Color Our World Summer Reading Program, SPLAT! Sumthin’ Paint Room is thrilled to bring the joy of Spin Art to TCPL!

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!

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

Sign your kiddo up for this four-week music class series with local musician and music-educator Amy Puryear! SingSong is a fun-filled class for little ones and parents/caregivers to enjoy music together in a circle setting.

What do you want to make?

Drop-in open hours, no registration required. Come for a short tour, or stay and work on a project - we have lots of art supplies and ideas to get you making!

Monthly meeting of the Board's Community Relations Committee.

For questions, please contact the committee Chair at mtownsend@tcpl.org. 

Join Anna Salamone of FireFly Farm Retreat for a monthly meditation and mindfulness practice.