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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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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, 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. Makerspace Open Hours 10:00am - 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: Makerspace Age Group: Adults Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Makerspace About this event:: *Join us for this adult open hours session, every other Wednesday through spring.*	This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Families" group. This event is in the "Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers" group. This event is in the "Kids" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. Star Wars Day at the Library! 10:00am - 7:00pm Adults, Families, Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers, Kids, Teens This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Families" group. This event is in the "Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers" group. This event is in the "Kids" 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: Digital Lab Age Group: Adults, Families, Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers, Kids, Teens Program Type: Digital Lab, Film Screenings About this event:: Stop by the digital lab for an all day marathon of the Star Wars saga!	This event is in the "Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers" group. Spring Baby Storytime - OUTSIDE TODAY! 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:: Caregivers and their babies are invited to join Cassie for songs, rhymes, movement and books at the park next to the Henry St. John Building at 301 S. Geneva St.	This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Families" group. This event is in the "Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers" group. This event is in the "Kids" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. Friends of TCPL Book Sale at 509 Esty Street 10:00am - 8:00pm Adults, Families, Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers, Kids, Teens Offsite Event This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Families" group. This event is in the "Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers" group. This event is in the "Kids" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Off Site Age Group: Adults, Families, Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers, Kids, Teens Program Type: Book Sales About this event:: The Friends of Tompkins County Public Library will hold the annual Spring Book Sale over three long weekends in May, beginning Saturday, May 6, at 509 Esty St, Ithaca. This event is in the "Kids" group. Secrets of the Library: Myths, Legends and Fairy Tales - Writing Workshop with Anne Mazer 10:30am - 12:00pm 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: Thaler/Howell Programming Room Age Group: Kids Program Type: Classes and Workshops, STEAM, Writing Registration Required About this event:: Explore the secrets of the library in this in-person writing workshop for ages 8-11 given by author Anne Mazer.
11 am			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: Digital Lab Age Group: Adults Program Type: Digital Lab, One-on-One Appointments, 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.		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: Digital Lab, One-on-One Appointments, 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.		This event is in the "Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers" group. Playtime with the Finger Lakes Toy Library 11:30am - 12:30pm 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: BorgWarner West Age Group: Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers Program Type: Classes and Workshops About this event:: Families with young children are invited to come play with an assortment of toys appropriate for infants and toddlers.
12 pm		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: Classes and Workshops, One-on-One Appointments, 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 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: Classes and Workshops, One-on-One Appointments, 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. 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 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 "Adults" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. ESL Talk Time 12:15pm - 1:15pm 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: Ezra Cornell Reading 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.
1 pm	This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Families" group. This event is in the "Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers" group. This event is in the "Kids" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. Library Open 1:00pm - 5:00pm Adults, Families, Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers, Kids, Teens This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Families" group. This event is in the "Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers" group. This event is in the "Kids" 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: Library - Public Area and Stacks Age Group: Adults, Families, Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers, Kids, Teens	Reservation Tompkins County Bar Association - Information session for community on free or affordable legal services 1:00pm - 3:00pm Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library Room: BorgWarner Full Event Description For Law Day, Tompkins County Bar Association is hosting a program to teach community members about local free legal services.
2 pm	This event is in the "Kids" group. Ballet and Books 2:00pm - 3:00pm 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: 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 coll						This event is in the "Teens" group. Dragons, Unicorns, and the Monsters in Your Heart: A Fantasy Writing Workshop for Teenagers: A Spring Writes program 2:00pm - 3:30pm Teens 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: Thaler/Howell Programming Room Age Group: Teens Program Type: Writing About this event:: With inspiring prompts and guided exercises, Dr. Katharyn Howd Machan, longtime Ithaca College professor, will lead participants to create new fiction and/or add to work they have already begun.
3 pm		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? TCPL Foundation Board Meeting 3:30pm - 5:00pm 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 "Kids" group. Early Readers Book Club 3:00pm - 3:45pm Families, Kids Full Registration Required This event is in the "Families" group. 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: Thaler/Howell Programming Room Age Group: Families, Kids Program Type: Book Clubs Registration Required About this event:: Children in grades K-2 are welcome to join our Early Readers Book Club. 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 "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 "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.
4 pm		This event is in the "Teens" group. Maker Mondays 4:00pm - 6:00pm Teens 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: Teens Program Type: Makerspace, STEAM, Technology Class About this event:: Let's Make Something! 3D Printing, Laser Cutting, Cricut, etc...	This event is in the "Teens" group. Performance Art Workshop Series: Masc and Fantasy Makeup 4:00pm - 6:00pm 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: Digital Lab Age Group: Teens Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Classes and Workshops, Performance, Other Registration Required About this event:: Scope Kaleido is known as the hatchet-faced polychromatic prince of the universe. His art is driven by a passion for self evolution, creation, and chaos. Scope is a self-taught artist that has been performing and doing makeup for about two years.	This event is in the "Families" group. This event is in the "Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers" group. This event is in the "Kids" group. Spanish Storytime 4:00pm - 5:00pm 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: Storytimes About this event:: Children of all ages and their caregivers are welcome to join us for Spanish storytime - songs, rhymes, stories, and crafts - completely in Spanish!	This event is in the "Teens" group. Young Adult Art Open Hour: Poetry and Book Art 4:00pm - 5:00pm Teens 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: Teens Program Type: Arts & Crafts About this event:: TCPL is inviting patrons ages 13 – 24 to the Makerspace to make visual poetry from recycled books and magazines. Instruction and all materials will be provided. No registration or previous experience required.
5 pm		This event is in the "Adults" group. Copy of Ithaca Board Game Club for Adults 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: BorgWarner West Age Group: Adults Program Type: Other About this event:: We here at TCPL know that adults enjoy board games too, so join us for an evening of rolling dice, plotting adventure, or trying to be the first to finish the game!	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 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, no registration required. Come for a short tour, or stay and work on a project - we have lots of art supplies and ideas to get you making!	This event is in the "Teens" group. LGBTQIA+ Youth Group 5:00pm - 6:00pm 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: Arts & Crafts, Health & Wellness, Makerspace, Meetings, Other 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?
6 pm		This event is in the "Adults" group. Queer Craft Meetup 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: Digital Lab Age Group: Adults Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Classes and Workshops, Community Groups, Digital Lab About this event:: Join other LGBTQIAP+ adults to do arts and crafts, hang out, and have fun.			This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. Spring Writes Poetry and Prose Open Mic 6:30pm - 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: Online Age Group: Adults, Teens Program Type: Poetry, Writing Registration Required About this event:: Join us for Spring Writes Open Mic! Local poets and prose writers will have the opportunity to showcase their work during a free virtual open mic event. The event is open to writers of all ages and experience levels.