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Tompkins County Public Library

9:00am-8:00pm

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

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Sun: Closed

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

Fri: 9:00am-6:00pm

Sat: 10:00am-5:00pm

Week Calendar

On narrow displays, the weekly calendar is wider than the screen. You can side-scroll within this table to view events and reservations for the whole week.

Time	Sun (10/10)	Mon (10/11)	Tue (10/12)	Wed (10/13)	Thu (10/14)	Fri (10/15)	Sat (10/16)
10 am						This event is in the "Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers" group Baby Storytime Meets Outside! 10:30am–11:00am Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers Offsite Event This event is in the "Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Off Site Age Group: Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers Program Type: Storytimes About this event:: Baby Storytime continues outside! Caregivers and their babies are invited to join Cassie at the park next to the Henry St. John Building at 301 S. Geneva St. for music, rhymes, movement and books.	This event is in the "Kids" group Ballet and Books 10:00am–2:00pm 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 Full Age Group: Kids Program Type: Classes and Workshops, Community Groups About this event:: Ballet & Books is a national, non-profit organization that provides 3-9-year-old children with an opportunity to improve their literacy skills through a combination of dance instruction and literacy-focused mentorship with high school and Business Leaders of Colors 10:00am–4:00pm Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: Schwarz Jacobson Meeting Room
11 am			This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Teens" group Makerspace 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: Makerspace Age Group: Adults, Teens Program Type: Classes and Workshops, Makerspace, One-on-One Appointments Registration Required About this event:: What do you want to make?		This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Teens" group Makerspace 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: Makerspace Age Group: Adults, Teens Program Type: Classes and Workshops, Makerspace, One-on-One Appointments Registration Required About this event:: What do you want to make?		This event is in the "Families" group This event is in the "Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers" group This event is in the "Kids" group Saturday Stories in the Park 11:00am–11:30pm Families, Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers, Kids Offsite Event 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: Off Site Age Group: Families, Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers, Kids Program Type: Storytimes About this event:: Children and families are invited to join us each Saturday in Dewitt Park for stories, music and family fun.
12 pm			This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Families" group Nutrition Workshop Series - Be Grainful! 12:00pm–1:00pm Adults, Families Full Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Families" group Full Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: Online Age Group: Adults, Families Program Type: Classes and Workshops, Health & Wellness Registration Required About this event:: Join Sarah Grant Curless for a weekly nutrition informational session. This week's topic is Be Grainful!	This event is in the "Adults" group Break for Books 12:00pm–1:00pm 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: Online Age Group: Adults Program Type: Online Chat About this event:: Join us on Wednesdays from noon to 1 on Facebook for a lively discussion about what we're all reading! This event is in the "Adults" group Virtual 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: Online Age Group: Adults Program Type: Classes and Workshops, Offsite 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
2 pm						This event is in the "Adults" group Local Author: Carol Kammen on Lamentations: A Novel of Women Walking West 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: Online Age Group: Adults Program Type: Lectures, Writing Registration Required About this event:: Local author and Tompkins County Historian Carol Kammen will discuss her new book: Lamentations is a novel about the first group of families crossing west to Oregon in 1842, from the perspective of the dozen women on the trip.	This event is in the "Kids" group TCPL Robotics Club: Hexapod Build Day 2:00pm–3:30pm 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, Technology Class Registration Required About this event:: Let's build a walking robot!
3 pm		This event is in the "Teens" group TCPL MAKER MONDAY FOR TEENS 3:00pm–5:00pm 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: Makerspace Age Group: Teens Program Type: STEAM, Technology Class Registration Required About this event:: Let's Make Something! 3D Printing, Laser Cutting, Cricut, etc.... This event is in the "Teens" group VIRTUAL TCPL MAKER MONDAY FOR TEENS 3:00pm–5:00pm 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: Online Age Group: Teens Program Type: STEAM, Technology Class Registration Required About this event:: Let's Make Something! 3D Printing, Laser Cutting, Cricut, etc...	This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Teens" group Makerspace One-on-One 3:00pm–4:00pm 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: Makerspace Age Group: Adults, Teens Program Type: Classes and Workshops, Makerspace, One-on-One Appointments Registration Required About this event:: What do you want to make?	This event is in the "Kids" group Tween Book Club: All the Impossible Things 3:45pm–4:45pm 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: Online Age Group: Kids Program Type: Book Clubs Registration Required About this event:: Children ages 9-12 are welcome to join our Tween Book Club. In October we will be reading All the Impossible Things by Lindsay Lackey. Registration is required as space is limited. Register online and reserve a copy of the book to borrow.	This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Teens" group Makerspace One-on-One 3:00pm–4:00pm 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: Makerspace Age Group: Adults, Teens Program Type: Classes and Workshops, Makerspace, One-on-One Appointments Registration Required About this event:: What do you want to make? This event is in the "Kids" group Tween Board Game Club - Meets Outside! 3:45pm–5:15pm 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: Creek Walk Age Group: Kids Program Type: Community Groups, STEAM About this event:: 8-12 year olds welcome to join us for outdoor board games this fall at the library! Learn a new game with local board game aficianado Mike Timonin or play an old favorite with a friend.		This event is in the "Families" group This event is in the "Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers" group This event is in the "Kids" group Chinese English Storytime 3:00pm–3:30pm 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: BorgWarner Full Age Group: Families, Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers, Kids Program Type: Storytimes About this event:: Come join us for songs, rhymes, activities, stories, and books at the Chinese-English storytime every other Saturday starting on October 2nd. Children of all ages and their caregivers are welcome!
4 pm			Safety & Security Committee Mtg 4:00pm–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 About this event:: Note: Please contact Mary McKeon at mmckeon@tcpl.org for the Zoom link if you would like to attend this meeting.		Library Services and Policy 4:00pm–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 This event is in the "Kids" group Tween Coding Club 4:00pm–5:30pm 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: Online Age Group: Kids Program Type: Classes and Workshops, STEAM, Technology Class Registration Required About this event:: Whether you are already comfortable with coding or a total beginner, Tween Coding Club is a great place to get creative and express yourself.
5 pm					This event is in the "Adults" group Business Leaders of Colors Office Hours 5:00pm–7:00pm 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, One-on-One Appointments About this event:: Business Leaders of Colors is a network of small business owners committed to racial, social and economic justice. Friends of the Library 5:30pm–7:30pm Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: BorgWarner Full
6 pm		This event is in the "Adults" group Finding a Home for Your Story: A “Hermit Crab” Essay Writing Workshop 6:00pm–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: Online Age Group: Adults Program Type: Classes and Workshops, Writing Registration Required About this event:: The idea of the “hermit crab” essay—a term coined by Brenda Miller and Suzanne Paola in their 2003 book Tell It Slant—is inspired by the way that hermit crabs take on various items as their shells: they borrow a structure to create their			This event is in the "Adults" group Journal as Object: Creating Origami Notebooks/Zines with Amie Oliver 6:30pm–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: Online Age Group: Adults Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Exhibits Registration Required About this event:: Arc Notebook Projects "Arc-ivist" Amie Oliver will demonstrate how to create two types of origami journals/zines from her studio in Richmond, Virginia via a one hour Zoom Workshop.