Poetry at TCPL

Children are invited to practice their reading skills by sharing a story with a truly non-judgmental listener -- a dog! Reading sessions will be held Tuesdays from 3-4 p.m. Children who attend 6 sessions will earn a FREE book of their choice! Co-s...

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, a...

Do you want to practice speaking with other people? Come to the library, and meet other people who are practicing English. In these classes, English Language learners will have the opportunity to: practice English by watching Youtube videos a...

Do you want to write a historic marker? Create text for a display? Write a local history of your house, street, or neighborhood? Come to two sessions on how to write local history, to be held on Thursday June 20th and 27th  from 3 -4:30 pm a...

There are giants in the sky... and in Tompkins County Public Library! Come help Artist in Community, Scott Hitz create the next BIG thing in Ithaca… The Ithaca Giant!  What is it? Where did it come from? What is its story? Let’s figure...

Taught by Kris Altucher, this is an all-levels Vinyasa Flow style yoga class, adaptable for people with different levels of fitness (it does involve sitting on a mat and standing up from the floor). In Vinyasa yoga the poses are linked together ...

Learn how to change your appearance for drag, cosplay, costuming, or any other purpose using makeup and especially contouring. Local drag artists Tilia Cordata and Kitana Scofflaw will be on hand to show you tricks to alter the shape of your face so ...

Join Josh in the makerspace for 3-D printing lab, where participants can bring in their 3-D model files and bring them to life using one of our state-of-the-art 3-D printers. Participants should bring their files (.STL or .OBJ) on a flash dri...