Contact Us

Contact Us

General Information

607-272-4557
607-272-8111 fax
help@tcpl.org

Hours of Operation Line

607-272-4555

Account Questions and Renewals

607-275-1LIB (1542)
circulation@tcpl.org (please include your library card number when writing)

Reference Services

askalibrarian@tcpl.org

Tompkins County Research Service

TCRS@tcpl.org

 

Library Administration

Library Director

Leslie Tabor
ltabor@tcpl.org

TCPL Foundation Executive Director

Kerry Barnes
607-272-4557 ext. 232
kbarnes@tcplfoundation.org

TCPL Board of Trustees 

boardpresident@tcpl.org 

Department Heads

Circulation
Kate DeVoe
607-272-4557 ext. 277
kdevoe@tcpl.org

Adult Services
Judd Karlman
607-272-4557 ext. 286
jkarlman@tcpl.org

Youth Services
Kat Savage
607-272-4557 ext. 238
ksavage@tcpl.org

 

Donations

Monetary Gifts
Tompkins County Public Library Foundation
607-272-4557 ext. 261

Books, DVDs, Music
Friends of the Tompkins County Public Library
607-272-2223

 

 

Upcoming Events

This event is in the "Adults" group.

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!

This event is in the "Kids" group.

Tween Book Club

4:00pm - 4:45pm
Kids
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library
Room: Thaler/Howell Programming Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 1
About this event::

Join us for monthly meetings of the TCPL Tween Book Club. We will read and discuss great books together every month. Our January book will be The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley. We hope to see you there! 

This event is in the "Families" group.
This event is in the "Kids" group.

LEGO Family Build Night

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Families, Kids
Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library
Room: Thaler/Howell Programming Room
Age Group: Families, Kids
Program Type: STEAM, Other
About this event::

TCPL invites families to a weekly LEGO build night! Buckets of LEGO will be provided for participants to borrow for their builds.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Makerspace Open Hours

5:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults, Teens
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.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Makerspace One-on-One

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults, Teens
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Adults, Teens
Program Type: Classes and Workshops, Makerspace, One-on-One Appointments
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
About this event::

What do you want to make?

This event is in the "Kids" group.

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. 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Makerspace Open Hours

5:30pm - 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!

This event is in the "Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers" group.

Winter Baby & Toddler Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers
Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library
Room: Thaler/Howell Programming Room
Age Group: Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers
Program Type: Storytimes
About this event::

Caregivers and their children are invited to join us for music, rhymes, movement and books.  Storytime will be followed by a playtime from 11-12.  Come and join the fun while building early literacy skills!