Week Calendar

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.

Do you have old family photos, film or videos that you would like to convert to a digital format?  Now you can for free at the library!  During this hour long session a librarian will help you use our conversion equipment.  Please r

Toddlers, preschoolers and their caregivers are invited every Tuesday for early literacy-based stories, songs, finger plays and much more! After storytime, stay for an hour of play and social time.

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.

Regular Membership meetings with catered lunch and programs.

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

Join together for a special Storytime on October 12th from 11am until Noon!

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

3! 2! 1! GO!

This is not a library sponsored event.

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 ages 5 and up and their families are invited to a free science program co-hosted by Cornell Center for Materials Research. Registration is required.

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

Volunteer Steffi Green can teach you sewing machine 101, intro to quilting skills, garment sewing skills, using patterns, evaluating fabrics, basic mending, or explore your personal machine together!

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

TCPL Foundation Monthly Board Meeting

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!

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!

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

Do you want to practice your conversation skills? 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!

Children ages 9-12 are welcome to join our Tween Book Club on the second Wednesday of each month. This month we will be reading The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani.

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

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.

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!

Tompkins County Public Library is pleased to offer an informative class on the civil service system in Tompkins County and the types of positions found at TCPL on Wednesday, October 9 from 4:00 to 5:00 PM in the Library’s Digital Lab.

Classes encourage children's love of language learning

Explore your creative muscles in our casual weekly after school writing workshops. Sign up for a couple or take them all - each week will be something a little different but attendance at all sessions is not required.

Come write and share childhood memories.

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Monthly Board Meeting

Friends of the Tompkins County Public Library Monthly Board Meeting

Join Josh in the makerspace for 3-D printing lab, where participants can bring in their 3-D model files and bring them to life using one of our state-of-the-art 3-D printers.

If you have taken some French in the past and would like to find a place to practice your foreign language skills, please join us.

What do you want to make?

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

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A richly imagined journey into the life and writings of brilliant Cuban author and exile Reinaldo Arenas.

This class is for patrons who have previously completed Getting Started with InDesign Parts 1 and 2. We will take what we learned in the first two sessions and apply our skills to making our own creative zines, self-published mini magazines.

What do you want to make?

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

Join local maker Laurence Clarkberg to learn how to make a lasercut wooden box using Adobe Illustrator illustration software.  Patrons in attendance will learn how to generate box plans, modify the plans using Adobe Illustrator's pen tool, ad

Join other LGBTQIAP+ adults to do arts and crafts, hang out, and have fun. We will provide a simple craft each month for participants to get creative with but feel free to bring whatever project you're working on!