Getting a TCPL card is easy and FREE! You can register at the Library or online.
Click here to fill out an online application.
When you complete the online application, you will receive a temporary card number you can use to place holds. The next time you visit the library, bring your photo ID and we will issue your library card.
All TCPL items can be returned to any of the 33 Finger Lakes Library System member libraries.
Please see TCPL's Card and Lending Guidelines for more information about borrowing.
Questions? Call our Circulation Services Department at (607) 275-1LIB (1542).
Interlibrary Loans
Titles not found in the Tompkins County Public Library catalog or in the Finger Lakes Library System may be available through out-of-system interlibrary loan (ILL).
For more information about ILLs visit the Finger Lakes Library System website.
Questions? Call the Adult Services reference desk at 607-272-4556.
Institutional Cards
TCPL offers institutional cards to allow organizations to check out books in bulk.
To be considered, please send a letter from the head of the institution, on official letterhead, stating the individual(s) authorized to use the card, and that the institution agrees to be responsible for all materials borrowed on the card, for fines incurred, as well as for lost or damaged materials and designating a contact person to oversee the use of the card.
A sample letter is available here:
Upcoming Events
Makerspace One-on-One
What do you want to make?
Makerspace Open Hours
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!
Story + Craft
Story + Craft is our weekly reading + creating event for children! Join us for a read-aloud, followed by art-making or a guided craft. Best for children 5 and up, but younger are welcome with an adult to assist.
NARCAN Training with REACH
Join the REACH Project to learn how to recognize an overdose, respond to an overdose emergency, and administer NARCAN. This skill could help you to save a life.
Voices of Freedom
Pedro X. Molina—award-winning political cartoonist and former ICOA Artist-in-Residence—will present excerpts from his forthcoming graphic novel about the history of democracy in Latin America, followed by questions and comments from the audience.