Week Calendar

Monthly Meeting

Summer Youth Employment Program

Join us for a weekly yoga program! This six week series is best suited for children ages 3 - 9, but younger siblings are welcome! Registration is required.

Join us in the Makerspace for self-led open hours!

Bond with baby while getting down with other parents in this judgment-free groove zone. Support social and emotional development through gentle movements that remind baby of the womb.

Caregivers and newborns up to 24 months are invited for music, rhymes, movement and books at 10:30. After storytime, stay for an hour of play and social time.

Join comic artist Ten Van Winkle for lessons on making comics, from drawing, to character creation, to storytelling! From ages 8-13, first-timers and old pros all welcome!

Children and families are invited to join us each Tuesday in Dewitt Park for stories, music and family fun. After storytime, stay for lunch and shopping at the Ithaca Farmer's Market.

Book a librarian for help with digital downloads or computer basics.

Please join other families and friends to enjoy songs, rhymes and stories in Mandarin and English. Children of all ages and their caregivers are welcome to join us.

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

Local comic book artist Ten Van Winkle will be on site in the Digital Lab each week to help you create your own comics. Learn how to use the skills you already have to tell stories with art. Registration is encouraged, drop-ins welcome.

Join us in the Makerspace for self-led open hours!

Amigurumi is the Japanese art of creating small, stuffed sculptural objects and dolls through knitting or crochet.

Facilitated by psychotherapist and Certified Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Teacher Anna Salamone, RN, LCSW, these sessions will encourage participants to shift out of "automatic pilot" mode and observe the workings of the mind, body

Kids ages 8+, teens, and adults are invited to learn juggling and use other circus props with Circus Culture! This four part drop-in series is free and open to the public. People of all abilities are welcome and encouraged to join the fun!

Book a librarian for help with digital downloads or computer basics.

Children ages 8-12 are invited to explore and learn new board games each week with Mike Timonin, local board game aficionado! All kinds of great games to choose from! Put on your strategic thinking cap and join us!

Teen and Adult artists are invited to join in this weekly inclusive art experience.

Next Chapter Book Club provides the opportunity for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to read, learn and make friends in a community setting.

Children will make a hand-puppet from provided materials, then learn some basic puppet movements like sneezing, waving, bowing, crying, and getting the hiccups! Children are invited to try their acting skills in the puppet theater!

Adults are invited to join our weekly board game club! Bring a favorite game or play one that's on hand.

Book a librarian for help with digital downloads or computer basics.

Book a librarian for help with digital downloads or computer basics.

Join us in the Makerspace for self-led open hours!

Book a librarian for help with digital downloads or computer basics.

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 Tuesdays from 3-4 p.m. Children who attend 6 sessions will earn a FREE book of their choice!

Do you want to practice speaking with other people? Come to the library, and meet other people who are practicing English.

Join us for a kids' maker session for ages 5 - 12. Each session will provide a range of activities for varying ages and ability levels. Participants can also bring their own projects. No registration required, just drop in!

Join us for a weekly maker session for teens. Every session will provide a short tutorial on 3D printing, laser cutting, or Arduino programming. No prior experience required. Materials will be provided.

Join the Sciencenter to learn about the history of the Sagan Planet Walk, an exhibit that reaches from Ithaca to Hawaii.

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!

Judy Stock uses the banjo, guitar, spoons and many more instruments to bring music to children. This program brings the joy of singing, rhyming, instruments, finger plays and movement all together in one fun filled 30 minute music session.

This program, presented by the Alzheimer’s Association, Central New York staff, will help caregivers and loved ones get more insight into how best to respond to the sometimes confusing behaviors related to dementia in the middle

Led by Jackie Greene, GIAC Jumpers are a dance, step, and double-dutch troupe from the Greater Ithaca Activities Center. They will perform and will also demonstrate double-dutch techniques.

Organizing meeting for the protest vigil, to end human detention, on the Commons (Friday, July 12). 

Part of TCPL's 2019 Adult Summer Reading Program theme - "A Universe of Stories"

Business Leaders of Colors is a network of small business owners committed to social justice.

Business Leaders of Colors is a network of small business owners committed to social justice.

What do you want to make?

Library Assistant Josh will walk you through using one of our machines. Please see below for options.

What do you want to make?

Library Assistant Josh will walk you through using one of our machines. Please see below for options.