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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: Closed

Week Calendar

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Time	Sun (8/07)	Mon (8/08)	Tue (8/09)	Wed (8/10)	Thu (8/11)	Fri (8/12)	Sat (8/13)
All Day		This event is in the "Adults" group. Break For Movies 12:00pm - 12:00pm 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 Mondays between noon and 1:00 pm on the Tompkins County Public Library Facebook page to talk about movies, TV shows, and whatever else you might be watching!
8 am				Learning Web, Planning Session 8:30am - 1:15pm Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: BorgWarner West About this event:: This is a private event	Learning Web, Planning Session 8:30am - 1:15pm Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: BorgWarner West About this event:: This is a private event
9 am				NY Health Insurance Enrollment (Table) 9:00am - 12:00pm Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: Avenue of the Friends		The Unknown Recorder Ensemble 9:30am - 11:00am 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. One-on-One Tech Help 10:00am - 11:00am 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: Digital Lab Age Group: Adults Program Type: Digital Lab, One-on-One Appointments, Online Chat, Technology Class Registration Required About this event:: Book a librarian or volunteer technology tutor for help with digital downloads, such as borrowing eBooks, or basic computer questions. Please visit the Adult Services reference desk at the time of your appointment.		This event is in the "Adults" group. One-on-One Tech Help 10:00am - 11:00am 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: Digital Lab Age Group: Adults Program Type: Digital Lab, One-on-One Appointments, Online Chat, Technology Class Registration Required About this event:: Book a librarian or volunteer technology tutor for help with digital downloads, such as borrowing eBooks, or basic computer questions. Please visit the Adult Services reference desk at the time of your appointment.		This event is in the "Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers" group. Summer Baby Storytime 10:30am - 11:00am Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers Full Registration Required Offsite Event This event is in the "Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers" group. Full Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Off Site Age Group: Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers Program Type: Storytimes Registration Required About this event:: Weather permitting, 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 "Families" group. This event is in the "Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers" group. This event is in the "Kids" group. Where Does the Water Go?: Experiments with GIAC and the Sciencenter 10:00am - 11:00am 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:: Children and families will explore how water moves and shapes the world around us with a hands-on activity called Paper Mountains. This drop-in style program is great for children and adults of all ages.
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 "Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers" group. Stories in the Park 11:30am - 12:00pm Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers Full Registration Required Offsite Event This event is in the "Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers" group. Full Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Off Site Age Group: Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers Program Type: Storytimes Registration Required About this event:: Children and families are invited to join us in Dewitt Park for stories, music and family fun! In the event of inclement weather, we will meet live on Zoom. Please register below to receive the Zoom link.		This event is in the "Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers" group. Toddler & Preschool Music 11:00am - 11:30am 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: Music About this event:: Join Alejandro Bernard for lively music and family fun this summer! Each concert features children's classics as well as contemporary music that adults and children can sing along to. See you there! This event is in the "Adults" group. Cornell Botanic Garden Tour 11:00am - 12:00pm Adults Full Registration Required Offsite Event This event is in the "Adults" group. Full Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Off Site Age Group: Adults Program Type: Offsite Registration Required About this event:: As a part of this year's summer reading program, TCPL is inviting patrons to join us on a tour of the Cornell Botanic Gardens. Patrons and library staff will meet at the Brian C. 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 "Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers" group. Saturday Stories in the Park 11:30am - 12:00pm Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers Full Registration Required Offsite Event This event is in the "Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers" group. Full Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Off Site Age Group: Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers Program Type: Storytimes Registration Required About this event:: Children and families are invited to join us in Dewitt Park for stories, music and family fun! In the event of inclement weather, we will meet live on Zoom. Please register below to receive the Zoom link.
12 pm				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 1:00 pm 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, Health & Wellness, Offsite About this event:: This is a 30-minute meditation session led by Anna Salamone RN, LCSW, certified Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction teacher.		This event is in the "Kids" group. TCPL Robotics Club: SUMO Robot Challenge 12:00pm - 1:30pm 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:: TCPL is inviting youth aged 6 - 11 to a SUMO robot challenge! Participants will have the opportunity to modify and code an Arduino-powered robot to challenge a professionally made SUMO robot. No coding or Arduino robotics skills required.	This event is in the "Adults" group. One-on-One Tech Help 12:00pm - 1:00pm 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: Digital Lab Age Group: Adults Program Type: Digital Lab, One-on-One Appointments, Online Chat, Technology Class Registration Required About this event:: Book a librarian or volunteer technology tutor for help with digital downloads, such as borrowing eBooks, or basic computer questions.
1 pm	Closing Library Closed 1:00pm - 5:00pm Branches: Tompkins County Public Library	This event is in the "Adults" group. One-on-One Tech Help 1:30pm - 2:30pm 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: Digital Lab Age Group: Adults Program Type: Digital Lab, One-on-One Appointments, Online Chat, Technology Class Registration Required About this event:: Book a librarian or volunteer technology tutor for help with digital downloads, such as borrowing eBooks, or basic computer questions. Please visit the Adult Services reference desk at the time of your appointment.		This event is in the "Adults" group. One-on-One Tech Help 1:30pm - 2:30pm 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: Digital Lab Age Group: Adults Program Type: Digital Lab, One-on-One Appointments, Online Chat, Technology Class Registration Required About this event:: Book a librarian or volunteer technology tutor for help with digital downloads, such as borrowing eBooks, or basic computer questions. Please visit the Adult Services reference desk at the time of your appointment.
2 pm						This event is in the "Adults" group. TCPL Staff Summer Reading Party 2:00pm - 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: BorgWarner Full Age Group: Adults Program Type: Reading Challenge	This event is in the "Teens" group. TCPL Maker Saturdays for Teens 2:00pm - 4:00pm 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...
3 pm		This event is in the "Teens" group. TCPL Maker Mondays 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 "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? Community Relations and Outreach Committee 3:30pm - 4:30pm 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 "Kids" group. Tween Book Club: The Storm Keeper's Island 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. Registration is required as space is limited. Register online and reserve a copy of the book to borrow. Pick up either via curbside or in lobby pick-up.	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 3:00pm - 4:30pm 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, Community Groups, STEAM About this event:: Interested 8-13 year olds are welcome to our weekly board game club this summer! Cool off in the library with good friends and great games!	This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. Makerspace Open Hours 3:30pm - 5:30pm 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: Makerspace About this event:: Drop-in open hours are back! Registration is no longer required. We still must adhere to room occupancy requirements (max. 10 people at a time), but do not anticipate this being an issue often. This event is in the "Kids" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. TCPL Coding Club Presents: Scratch Coding 101 3:45pm - 5:00pm Kids, Teens Full Registration Required This event is in the "Kids" 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: Online Age Group: Kids, Teens Program Type: STEAM, Technology Class Registration Required About this event:: Do you love coding with Scratch? Or are you excited to learn? Children ages 8-13 are invited to join guest presenter Robert Kong for a three part series on coding with Scratch that will be hosted virtually.
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.	This event is in the "Teens" group. LGBTQ+ Youth Group 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: Makerspace Age Group: Teens Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Community Groups, Health & Wellness, Makerspace, Meetings Registration Required About this event:: We're here for you. Lesbian, gay, bi, trans, queer, questioning, not sure, trying to figure things out? Want to hang in a safe and supportive space or need someone to talk about sexuality, sexual orientation, or gender?	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 "Adults" group. Adult Summer Reading Party 4:00pm - 5:45pm 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: BorgWarner Full Age Group: Adults Program Type: Other About this event:: Prizes for the Adult Summer Reading Program will be announced and available for pick up! Come and enjoy some ice cream provided Cayuga Creamery for their ice cream cart and sundae bar!
5 pm			This event is in the "Families" group. LEGO Build Night for Families 5:00pm - 6:30pm 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: Thaler/Howell Programming Room Age Group: Families Program Type: STEAM About this event:: TCPL is inviting families to a weekly LEGO build night! Buckets of LEGO will be provided for participants to borrow for their builds. Participants will also have the opportunity to display their creations in the Youth Services section. This event is in the "Adults" group. Makerspace Open Hours 5:30pm - 7:30pm 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: Makerspace Age Group: Adults Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Makerspace About this event:: Drop-in open hours are back! Registration is no longer required. We still must adhere to room occupancy requirements (max. 10 people at a time), but do not anticipate this being an issue often.		This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. Fine Line Henna Workshop 5:30pm - 7:30pm 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: Arts & Crafts, Classes and Workshops, Makerspace Registration Required About this event:: Join Joannah Fine of Fine Line Henna to learn the art and science of henna body art. We will learn about the history and science of henna, and how to create basic henna designs. Friends of the Library, Board Mtg 5:30pm - 7:30pm Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: BorgWarner West
6 pm		This event is in the "Adults" group. Queer Craft Club 6:30pm - 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: Makerspace Age Group: Adults Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Classes and Workshops, Community Groups, Makerspace About this event:: 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!