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Tompkins County Public Library

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Tompkins County Public Library
101 East Green Street
Ithaca, NY 14850
United States

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Mon-Thu: 9:00am-8:00pm

Fri: 9:00am-6:00pm

Sat: Closed

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8 am						CANCELLED HSC Board Meeting CANCELLED 8:30am - 10:30am Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: BorgWarner West About this event:: Monthly Board Meeting
9 am			Department Head Weekly Meeting 9:30am - 10:30am Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: Schwarz Jacobson Meeting Room	Reservation Walls, Frank Testimony of Peter Breggin 9:30am - 7:00pm Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: Schwarz Jacobson Meeting Room Event Description We are a law firm who is taking the videotaped trial testimony of our expert. We will have 3 lawyers, the doctor expert, a videographer, and a court reporter. There may be 1-3 other people in attendance.	Reservation Walls, Frank Testimony of Peter Breggin 9:30am - 10:30am Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: Schwarz Jacobson Meeting Room Event Description We are a law firm who is taking the videotaped trial testimony of our expert. We will have 3 lawyers, the doctor expert, a videographer, and a court reporter. There may be 1-3 other people in attendance.		MLK Volunteer Event 9:30am - 2:30pm Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: BorgWarner West
10 am				This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. Makerspace OPEN HOURS 10:00am - 12:00pm Adults, Teens This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: Makerspace Age Group: Adults, Teens Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEAM, Makerspace About this event:: Join us in the Makerspace for self-led open hours!		This event is in the "Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers" group. Let’s Connect! Early Communication Tips & Signs for Babies and Families 10:30am - 11:00am Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers This event is in the "Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: Thaler/Howell Programming Room Age Group: Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers Program Type: Classes and Workshops About this event:: How do babies learn to communicate? Through connecting with you!
11 am		This event is in the "Families" group. This event is in the "Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers" group. This event is in the "Kids" group. Martin Luther King Day Family Celebration 11:00am - 11:45am Families, Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers, Kids This event is in the "Families" group. This event is in the "Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers" group. This event is in the "Kids" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: Thaler/Howell Programming Room Age Group: Families, Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers, Kids Program Type: Storytimes About this event:: This celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. will include books, singalongs, puppets, and a craft, as well as a unique drumming experience with special guest Aloja Airewele. Counseling Session 11:15am - 12:30pm Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: Schwarz Jacobson Meeting Room	This event is in the "Adults" group. Memory Lab One-on-One 11:00am - 12:00pm Adults Full Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Full Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: Cecile & James Spero Study Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Local History, One-on-One Appointments Registration Required About this event:: 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 This event is in the "Families" group. This event is in the "Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers" group. Preschool Science with Cayuga Nature Center 11:00am - 12:00pm Families, Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers This event is in the "Families" group. This event is in the "Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: Thaler/Howell Programming Room Age Group: Families, Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers Program Type: STEAM About this event:: Preschoolers and their families are invited to join Katelin Nelson from the Cayuga Nature Center for a weekly program about animals!	This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. Website Design Help One-on-One 11:00am - 12:00pm Adults, Teens Full Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. Full Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: Digital Lab Age Group: Adults, Teens Program Type: Digital Lab, One-on-One Appointments, Technology Class Registration Required About this event:: Join TCPL volunteer technology tutor Woojin Richardson for one-on-one assistance with your website questions. Woojin has experience with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, and Firebase. Please visit the Information and Learning Services ref	This event is in the "Families" group. This event is in the "Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers" group. Family Music Concert Series 11:30am - 1:00pm Families, Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers This event is in the "Families" group. This event is in the "Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: Thaler/Howell Programming Room Age Group: Families, Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers Program Type: Music, Storytimes About this event:: Children and families are invited to a Family Music Concert Series presented by Alejandro Bernard-Papachryssanthou. This program will present playfully re-imagined classics, originals and modern standards for you to listen and sing along to.	This event is in the "Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers" group. Baby & Toddler Playtime 11:00am - 12:00pm Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers This event is in the "Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: Thaler/Howell Programming Room Age Group: Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers About this event:: Baby & Toddler Playtime is an hour-long unstructured play and social time for children and adults offering a warm, child-friendly space with books, music and a variety of age-appropriate toys. This event is in the "Adults" group. Memory Lab One-on-One 11:00am - 12:00pm Adults Full Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Full Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: Cecile & James Spero Study Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Local History, One-on-One Appointments Registration Required About this event:: 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 Counsel Visit 11:30am - 12:30pm Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: Schwarz Jacobson Meeting Room	This event is in the "Families" group. This event is in the "Kids" group. Open Heart Kids Yoga 11:00am - 12:00pm Families, Kids Full Registration Required This event is in the "Families" group. This event is in the "Kids" group. Full Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: Thaler/Howell Programming Room Age Group: Families, Kids Program Type: Classes and Workshops, Other Registration Required About this event:: Join us for a weekly yoga program! This four week series is best suited for children ages 3 - 9, but younger siblings are welcome! Registration is required. TCHRC Arts Competition 11:00am - 1:00pm Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: Ezra Cornell Reading Room
12 pm		This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. Makerspace OPEN HOURS 12:00pm - 4:00pm Adults, Teens This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: Makerspace Age Group: Adults, Teens Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEAM, Makerspace About this event:: Join us in the Makerspace for self-led open hours!	This event is in the "Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers" group. Baby & Toddler Playtime 12:00pm - 1:00pm Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers This event is in the "Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: Thaler/Howell Programming Room Age Group: Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers Program Type: Other About this event:: Babies, toddlers and their caregivers are invited to unstructured play and social time at the Library!	This event is in the "Adults" group. Mid-Day Mindfulness Meditation 12:15pm - 12:45pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: Tompkins Trust Company Study Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Classes and Workshops About this event:: 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
1 pm	Closing Library Closed 1:00pm - 5:00pm Branches: Tompkins County Public Library			Alexis Mtg 1:00pm - 3:00pm Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: Time Warner Cable Study Room	This event is in the "Adults" group. Next Chapter Book Club 1:00pm - 2:00pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: Tompkins Trust Company Study Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Book Clubs About this 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.
2 pm		This event is in the "Families" group. This event is in the "Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers" group. This event is in the "Kids" group. Kids Winter Crafternoon 2:00pm - 4:00pm Families, Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers, Kids This event is in the "Families" group. This event is in the "Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers" group. This event is in the "Kids" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: Thaler/Howell Programming Room Age Group: Families, Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers, Kids Program Type: Arts & Crafts About this event:: Kids and families are invited to an arts & crafts afternoon! The Library will offer a variety of activities for all ages and abilities.		This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. Adobe Illustrator / Photoshop One-on-One 2:00pm - 3:00pm Adults, Teens Full Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. Full Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: Digital Lab Age Group: Adults, Teens Program Type: Classes and Workshops, Digital Lab, One-on-One Appointments, Technology Class Registration Required About this event:: Schedule an appointment with graphic designer Jon Serrano, for help with your Adobe Illustrator or Photoshop questions.	This event is in the "Adults" group. One-on-One Tech Help 2:00pm - 3:00pm Adults Full Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Full Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: Adult Services Department Age Group: Adults Program Type: One-on-One Appointments, Technology Class Registration Required About this event:: Book a librarian for help with digital downloads or computer basics.	This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. Makerspace OPEN HOURS 2:00pm - 6:00pm Adults, Teens This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: Makerspace Age Group: Adults, Teens Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEAM, Makerspace About this event:: Join us in the Makerspace for self-led open hours!
3 pm		This event is in the "Kids" group. Tween Board Game Club 3:30pm - 5:00pm Kids This event is in the "Kids" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: BorgWarner West Age Group: Kids Program Type: STEAM, Classes and Workshops About this event:: Children ages 8-12 are invited to explore and learn new board games each week with Michael Timonin, local board game aficionado! All kinds of great games to choose from! Put on your strategic thinking cap and join us!	This event is in the "Adults" group. One-on-One Tech Help 3:00pm - 4:00pm Adults Full Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Full Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: Adult Services Department Age Group: Adults Program Type: One-on-One Appointments, Technology Class Registration Required About this event:: Book a librarian for help with digital downloads or computer basics. This event is in the "Kids" group. Sit! Stay! Read! 3:00pm - 4:00pm Kids This event is in the "Kids" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: Thaler/Howell Programming Room Age Group: Kids Program Type: Classes and Workshops, Other About this event:: Children are invited to practice their reading skills by sharing a story with a truly non-judgmental listener -- a dog! Children who attend 6 sessions will earn a FREE book of their choice! Co-sponsored by Cornell Companions. Finance Committee Meeting 3:30pm - 4:30pm Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: Schwarz Jacobson Meeting Room	This event is in the "Adults" group. Digital Lab Open Hours 3:00pm - 4:00pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: Digital Lab Age Group: Adults Program Type: Digital Lab, Technology Class About this event:: Tompkins County Public Library will be offering open lab hours in its digital lab. Open lab hours will provide an opportunity for patrons to drop in and get help with their basic technology questions. Patrons will be helped on a first This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. ESL Talk Time 3:45pm - 4:45pm Adults, Teens This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: Tompkins Trust Company Study Room Age Group: Adults, Teens Program Type: Classes and Workshops, Other About this event:: Do you want to practice your conversation skills? Come to the library and meet other people who are learning English. This event is in the "Kids" group. STEAM Book Club 3:45pm - 4:45pm Kids This event is in the "Kids" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: Thaler/Howell Programming Room Age Group: Kids Program Type: STEAM, Book Clubs About this event:: Children ages 8-12 are invited to a STEAM-themed (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math) book club. Registration is required. Register and pick up your free copy of the book at the Youth Services Reference Desk.			This event is in the "Families" group. This event is in the "Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers" group. This event is in the "Kids" group. LEGO at the Library 3:00pm - 4:00pm Families, Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers, Kids This event is in the "Families" group. This event is in the "Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers" group. This event is in the "Kids" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: Thaler/Howell Programming Room Age Group: Families, Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers, Kids Program Type: STEAM, Other About this event:: 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! This event is in the "Families" group. This event is in the "Kids" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. CANCELLED - Pokémon Club 3:00pm - 4:30pm Families, Kids, Teens This event is in the "Families" group. This event is in the "Kids" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: BorgWarner West Age Group: Families, Kids, Teens Program Type: STEAM, Classes and Workshops, Community Groups About this event:: We apologize for the late notice, but due to circumstances outside our control Pokemon Club is CANCELLED today 1/25/20. Crochet for Easy Living Hats 3:15pm - 5:00pm Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: Schwarz Jacobson Meeting Room
4 pm				This event is in the "Adults" group. One-on-One Tech Help 4:00pm - 5:00pm Adults Full Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Full Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: Adult Services Department Age Group: Adults Program Type: One-on-One Appointments, Technology Class Registration Required About this event:: Book a librarian for help with digital downloads or computer basics. This event is in the "Teens" group. LGBT Youth Group 4:00pm - 5:30pm Teens This event is in the "Teens" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: Makerspace Age Group: Teens Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEAM, Community Groups, Makerspace	This event is in the "Teens" group. Teen Writing Workshops 4:30pm - 5:30pm Teens Full Registration Required This event is in the "Teens" group. Full Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: Thaler/Howell Programming Room Age Group: Teens Program Type: Writing Registration Required About this event:: 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.
5 pm			This event is in the "Adults" group. Quilting 101: Session 1 5:30pm - 7:30pm Adults Full Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Full Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: Makerspace Age Group: Adults Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEAM, Classes and Workshops, Makerspace Registration Required About this event:: Join local quilter and sewing expert Steffi Green for a 3 week quilting class! Learn the basics of quilting, including piecing a small or baby sized quilt top, quilting the layers together, and binding the finished quilt.		Reservation Ithaca Farmers Market Focus Group 5:00pm - 9:00pm Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: BorgWarner East Event Description The Ithaca Farmers Market will be holding a focus group will be lead by STREAM Collaborative, which will provide STREAM and the Ithaca Farmers Market with information on what community & market members wish to see in a new market structure and
6 pm		This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. CANCELLED French Conversation Group 6:00pm - 7:00pm Adults, Teens This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: Tompkins Trust Company Study Room Age Group: Adults, Teens Program Type: Classes and Workshops, Other About this event:: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED Reservation SOFA January Meeting 6:00pm - 8:00pm Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: BorgWarner East Event Description monthly meeting	This event is in the "Adults" group. Census Job Recruitment 6:00pm - 8:00pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: Avenue of the Friends Age Group: Adults Program Type: Other About this event:: The Census is hiring for $18/hour jobs in the spring and summer.	This event is in the "Teens" group. Author Talk with Isabel Sterling 6:00pm - 7:30pm Teens This event is in the "Teens" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: BorgWarner Full Age Group: Teens Program Type: Writing, Book Clubs About this event:: Meet Isabel Sterling, author of These Witches Don't Burn and the forthcoming sequel, This Coven Won't Break.	This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. NEW Makerspace Open Hours 6:30pm - 8:15pm Adults, Teens This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: Makerspace Age Group: Adults, Teens Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEAM, Makerspace About this event:: Join us in the Makerspace for self-led open hours!
7 pm			Reservation Comic Book Club 7:00pm - 8:00pm Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: Schwarz Jacobson Meeting Room Event Description Regular monthly meeting. See www.comicbookclub.org for details. Reservation Tompkins County Greens Presidential Conversation 7:00pm - 8:30pm Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: BorgWarner East Event Description What role can Greens play in the 2020 Presidential election? What candidates are running, what is the process for selecting candidates, and how does the Green Party fit into the national conversation?		This event is in the "Adults" group. Inner Wisdom Meditation with Lisa Margaret 7:00pm - 8:00pm Adults Full Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Full Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: BorgWarner West Age Group: Adults Program Type: Health & Wellness, Classes and Workshops Registration Required About this event:: Inner Wisdom Meditation is an informal process that involves guided meditation with deep reflective questioning and will help you to access new levels of understanding, awareness, wisdom and answers from the super-conscious part of your mind.