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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: 10:00am-5:00pm

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8 am						Reservation Art Therapy at Work 8:00am–11:30am Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: BorgWarner Full Event Description Utilizing pleasure, beauty, and embodied presence to awaken the senses & regulate emotions for our clients and ourselves
9 am			Reservation Emotional Intelligence for Leaders 9:00am–12:00pm Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: BorgWarner Full Event Description "Emotional Intelligence for Leaders" with Amy Kohut. Gain a clear understanding of why EQ is a crucial component of leadership development and interpersonal effectiveness. Fee is $70 and includes light refreshments. 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
10 am		Reservation New York State Parks AMS Training 10:30am–12:30pm Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: Schwarz Jacobson Meeting Room Event Description Offsite training for New York State Park for AMS software.		This event is in the "Adults" group Digital Lab Open Hours 10:00am–11:00am 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 Reservation French Homeschool Group 10:00am–11:30am Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: Schwarz Jacobson Meeting Room Event Description This is an intermediate high school French class serving a group of local homeschoolers. 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! American Red Cross Blood Drive 10:00am–3:00pm Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: BorgWarner Full		IURA Webinar Discussion 10:00am–11:30am 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 Alternatives Federal Credit Union Income Tax Assistance 10:00am–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: Digital Lab Age Group: Adults Program Type: Classes and Workshops, Digital Lab About this event:: Tompkins County Public Library's Digital Lab will be a site hosting Alternatives Federal Credit Union's Free Tax Preparation service. This service is available to low-income residents of Tompkins and Cortland Counties, and is completely free 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 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 "Adults" group One-on-One Tech Help 11:30am–12:30pm 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: 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. Meeting 11:45am–1:00pm 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 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 "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 "Families" group This event is in the "Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers" group This event is in the "Kids" group Family Storytime 11:00am–11:30am 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:: 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. This event is in the "Adults" group One-on-One Tech Help 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: 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.
12 pm		Assigned Counsel Meeting 12:00pm–1:00pm Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: BorgWarner Full 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	IURA Webinar 12:30pm–3:30pm Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: Schwarz Jacobson Meeting Room	Finger Lakes Women's Bar Assn Mtg 12:00pm–1:00pm Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: BorgWarner East This event is in the "Families" group This event is in the "Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers" group ICSD Pre-K Family Event 12:30pm–2:00pm 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: Community Groups, Storytimes About this event:: A private event for families of the ICDS Pre-K program. This event is in the "Families" group ICSD Pre-K Family Event Parent Meeting 12:30pm–2:00pm Families This event is in the "Families" 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 Program Type: Meetings About this event:: Private parent meeting for families in the ICSD Pre-K program .	This event is in the "Kids" group TCPL Robotics Club: Robot Racing and Jousting 12:00pm–1:00pm Kids Full Registration Required 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: Makerspace Age Group: Kids Program Type: STEAM Registration Required About this event:: Welcome to the winter edition of Robotics Club. This time we are going to hit the track and make racing robots! After the races we will jump into some robot jousting! This session of the club will focus on design and circuits.
1 pm	Closing Library Closed 1:00pm–5:00pm Branches: Tompkins County Public Library				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.		This event is in the "Families" group This event is in the "Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers" group This event is in the "Kids" group Maker Is In: Cornell Society of Women Engineers 1:00pm–2:00pm 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 About this event:: Tompkins County Public Library will host volunteers from The Cornell Society of Women Engineers for Maker Is In, an exploration of the Library’s STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) resources.
2 pm				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 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 "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 "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. This event is in the "Adults" group Memory Lab One-on-One 3:30pm–4:30pm 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: 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 "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 "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 "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!
4 pm				Reservation Municipal Grant & Assistance Workshop 4:30pm–6:30pm Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: BorgWarner East Event Description Workshop for municipal staff and elected officials to learn about grants and other assistance available in 2020 through the Tompkins County Department of Planning and Sustainability.	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			Board Retreat 5:00pm–7:00pm Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: BorgWarner Full This event is in the "Adults" group Quilting 101: Session 2 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.
6 pm		Hangar Theatre Board Meeting 6:00pm–7:30pm Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: BorgWarner West	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.	Reservation IthacaSec 6:00pm–8:00pm Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: Schwarz Jacobson Meeting Room Event Description Whether you are an attacker or a defender, or whether you have been in InfoSec for awhile or are just getting interested in the field, it is always nice to talk tech with people who won't tune you out when you mention Intrusion Detection, Act	Reservation "11" Book Club 6:00pm–7:45pm Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: BorgWarner East Event Description I am hosting a group of folks reading and discussing the book, "11" by Paul Hanley, based on the fact that “(e)leven billion people will crowd this marvelous planet by century’s end. 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		This event is in the "Adults" group Makerspace One-on-One 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: Makerspace Age Group: Adults Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEAM, Makerspace, One-on-One Appointments Registration Required About this event:: What do you want to make? Library Assistant Josh will walk you through using one of our machines. Please see below for options.			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.