Board of Trustees

Name: Makerspace One-on-One
Start: 2024-11-26T11:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-11-26T12:00:00-05:00
Location: Tompkins County Public Library

Board of Trustees

We are chartered by the Board of Regents. A fifteen-member Board of Trustees is appointed by the County Legislature to serve three-year terms, providing leadership and governance.

2024 Board Meeting Dates:

November 19

2024_1119 NOVEMBER BOARD PACKET_REVISED.pdf

December 10

See our Library calendar for more event details.

Contact the Board of Trustees:

By email:
boardpresident@tcpl.org

By mail:
Tompkins County Public Library Board of Trustees
101 E. Green Street
Ithaca NY 14850

2024 TCPL Budget Summary.pdf

2024 TCPL Budget-Revenue and Expenses.pdf

Board Members

Melisa Sidle

President

Lis Chabot

Vice President

Blixy Taetzsch

Treasurer

Liam Murphy

Secretary

Darrell Long

Jason Moore

Marli Stahler

Nina Scholtz

Mimi Townsend

Kathy Weinberg

Shelley Wong

Upcoming Events

Makerspace One-on-One

11:00am - 12:00pm

Adults, Teens

Waitlist

Registration

Waitlist

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

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Early Readers Book Club

3:00pm - 3:45pm

Families, Kids

Open

Registration

Open

Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library

Room: Thaler/Howell Programming Room

Age Group: Families, Kids

Program Type: Book Clubs

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 2

About this event::

Children in grades K-2 are welcome to join our Early Readers Book Club.

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!

LEGO Build Night for Families

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.

Family Storytime

11:00am - 11:30am

Families, Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers

Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library

Room: Thaler/Howell Programming Room

Age Group: Families, Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers

Program Type: Storytimes

About this event::

Children of all ages and their caregivers are invited to celebrate reading and build their early literacy skills at Family Storytime. We meet each Saturday for stories, songs and hands-on fun.

Sit! Stay! Read!

2:45pm - 4:00pm

Kids

Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library

Room: Thaler/Howell Programming Room

Age Group: Kids

Program Type: Classes and Workshops, Other

About this event::

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 Mondays from 3-4 p.m. Children who attend 6 sessions will earn a FREE book of their choice!

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