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The door to the Volunteer room at TCPL. It is a wooden door that has a large window on it. A brass plate reads "Volunteers" and there is a sign in the window that says WELCOME TCPL VOLUNTEERS.

TCPL Welcomes Back Volunteers in New Program Partner Initiative

Tompkins County Public Library is re-launching a way for volunteers to join the Library’s mission of serving the community. The new Program Partner

An image of a smartphone and a desktop-style calculator superimposed over a shelf filled with books. The smart phone shows the screen for the TCPL Shelf Serve App. The calculator has LCD-style text that reads "TCPL"

TCPL Launches Mobile Checkout App and Online Library Savings Calculator

Tompkins County Public Library is expanding its digital tools for patrons with a new smartphone app as well as an online calculator that shows how

An image showing Professor Michael Dorf at TCPL, speaking to a crowd. Behind him is a red screen with the word "Discussion" prominently featured.

Cornell Law Professor Leads Discussion on Bill of Rights & Constitutional Amendments

"It was like taking a college class for free!"

That's how one patron described the first program in your library's new series, "The Con

Three pictures. One is the current blue TCPL library card design. The second is the library card design that features a painting of an elephant and other elements. The third is a blank library card covered with paint splatter and a question mark. Text reads "Choose the next library card! Vote in-person through Oct. 4 or online through Oct. 5"

Vote now for the next library card designs

Celebrate Library Card Sign-Up Month by helping choose the next library cards for Tompkins County Public Library!

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Makerspace Open Hours

3:30pm–7:30pm

Adults

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!

Story + Craft

4:00pm–4:45pm

Kids

Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library

Room: Thaler/Howell Programming Room

Age Group: Kids

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytimes

About this event::

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

4:00pm–5:00pm

Adults, Teens

Open

Registration Required

Open

Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library

Room: BorgWarner East

Age Group: Adults, Teens

Program Type: Classes and Workshops

Registration Required

About this event::

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.

Ages 8 to 108 Board Game Club

5:00pm–7:00pm

Adults, Families, Kids, Teens

Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library

Room: Thaler/Howell Programming Room

Age Group: Adults, Families, Kids, Teens

Program Type: Other

About this event::

Are you between the ages of 8 and 108 and love playing board games? Then come join our board game club at TCPL! We meet in the Thaler/Howell Programming Room on Thursdays from 5 to 7pm.

Life Skills: Dollars and Decisions

6:00pm–7:00pm

Kids, Teens

Cancelled

Full

Registration Required

Cancelled

Full

Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library

Room: Digital Lab

Age Group: Kids, Teens

Program Type: Classes and Workshops

Registration Required

About this event::

An engaging 8-week course designed to provide the real-world money skills that kids actually need.

Early Fall Baby & Toddler Storytime

10:30am–11:00am

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers

Offsite Event

Library Branch: Off Site

Age Group: Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers

Program Type: Storytimes

About this event::

Caregivers and their children 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.