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

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.

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

Children of all ages and their caregivers are invited to celebrate reading and build their early literacy skills online at Family Storytime with Kelly here.  Check back each Tu

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.

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

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.

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

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.

Anime your Way is a step by step anime drawing program that teaches anyone to create their very own anime character from scratch!  Using basic shapes and through simple exercises, participants will make creative drawing decisions and begin to

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 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!

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 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.

Make it light up and learn to code! This program is all about expressing yourself through computer programming.

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 for your geneal

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!

Pokémon enthusiasts are invited to bring in their Pokémon cards to battle, discuss, and enjoy with other fans.

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.

Tompkins County Poet Laureate Melissa Tuckey is offering a free online writing workshop with a mission:  to raise our voices in solidarity with essential workers who are on the front lines in our community during this crisis.  Melissa wi

This event will be postponed for a future date. 
 

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.

Celebrate Earth Week with a reading, conversation and signing with the authors Ricky Baruch and Deb Habib as they make a special visit to Ithaca. Making Love While Farming: A Fi

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.

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.

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.

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

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.