Week Calendar

TCPL welcomes ALL of the Kindergartners in the Ithaca City and Trumansburg School Districts for special class visits!

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

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

We miss you and Baby Stortyimes! Caregivers and their babies can join Cassie online anytime for music, rhymes, movement and books here.  Check back each Friday for a new addition!

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.

Elaine Engst and Carol Kammen will be speaking

The speaker will be Machine Knitting.  Local Fiber is an organization making community between producers and users of local fiber.

Providing youth enrolled in Challenge services with pre-employment skill training to ensure successful transition into competitive work experiences.

Join us to talk about kids' books! Open to kids and families. Mondays on Facebook, 11 am to 12 noon.

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.

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

TCPL welcomes ALL of the Kindergartners in the Ithaca City and Trumansburg School Districts for special class visits!

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.

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

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

Join us to talk about movies! Fridays, 12-1 pm on Facebook.

Attachment-Focused Integrative Reminiscence (Life Writing): Theory, Methods, Skills, and Phenomenological Experience

Join Lifelong Learning for their Advanced English as a Second Language class.  Led by Dolina Millar, this class will work on speaking, listening, reading, and writing. No textbook is required for the class.

Families and children ages 4-12 are welcome to join TCPL and Science Engineering and Educational Development (S.E.E.D) for a fun, hands-on science program. S.E.E.D is a Cornell University campus program that has been setting up and organizing

Join us to talk about books for teens! Open to teens and families. Tuesdays from 2-3pm on Facebook and Instagram.

Stop by the digital lab to complete your 2020 Census questionnaire.  Library staff will be available to help patrons get started, but are not able to assist patrons with the answering of actual questions on the 2020 Census.

Schedule an appointment with graphic designer Jon Serrano, for help with your Adobe Illustrator or Photoshop questions.  Please visit the Information and Learning Services reference desk at the time of your appointment.

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

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.

Do you want to practice your conversation skills? Come to the library and meet other people who are learning English.

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!

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.

This month we will be discussing The Nobody People by Bob Proehl.

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.

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.

Join Gladys Brangman and Business Leaders of Colors for a workshop focusing on owning your own business.

Is Owning a Business a Good Fit for You?

This free workshop is split into two parts, each part lasting two hours and held on a separate day. April 16 will be dedicated to fiction strategies for nonfiction and April 23 will be dedicated to nonfiction strategies for fiction.

A new book club is open to all beekeepers regardless of experience level, including people who are just thinking about it or beginning. People who are curious about bees, who enjoy gardening for bees, who cook with honey, are also welcome.

What do you want to make?

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

Discover for yourself how this process can positively enhance your life, relationships, and health when you start taking the action your inner wisdom suggests.

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!