Meet Our Staff

Administration

Annette Birdsall

Library Director

Mary McKeon

Administrative Manager

Michelle Benjamin

Business Manager

Connie Clark

Principle Account Clerk

Kathy R.

Administrative Assistant

Access Services

Jennifer Schlossberg

Librarian, Head of Access and Circulation Services

Elizabeth H.

Library Clerk

Melisa C.

Library Page

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Nancy H.

Library Clerk and Reading Center Liaison

Rich R.

Library Clerk

Woody C.

Library Page

Adult Services

Teresa Vadakin

Librarian, Head of Adult Services

Asia B.

Web Services Librarian & Art Exhibit Coordinator

Josh B.

Library Assistant/Library Clerk

Cady F.

ILS Librarian/ Makerspace Librarian

Tom F.

Digital Access Librarian

Sophia M.

Community Engagement Librarian

Meghan M.

Local History Librarian

Technical Services

Michael L.

Library Assistant

Alison S.

Senior Library Clerk

Youth Services

Sarah O'Shea

Librarian, Head of Youth Services

Regina D.

Teen Services Librarian

Kate D.

Youth Services Librarian

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Cassandra S.

Youth Services Librarian

Alice B.

Librarian

Kai Z.

Librarian

Kelly D.

Youth Services Library Assistant

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Joah T.

Youth Services Library Assistant

Foundation

Suzanne Smith Jablonski

Executive Director, TCPL Foundation

Kerry Barnes

Assistant Director, TCPL Foundation

Susanna Drbal

Development Coordinator, TCPL Foundation

Upcoming Events

Teen Writing Workshop

4:30pm - 5:30pm

Open

Registration

Open

Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library

Room: Online

Age Group: Teens

Program Type: Classes and Workshops, Writing

Registration Required

Waitlist Seats Remaining: Unlimited

About this event::

Explore your creative muscles in our casual weekly writing workshops. Sign up for a couple or take them all - each week will be something a little different but attendance at all sessions is not required. These one-hour workshops will involve a va...

Virtual Baby Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am

Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library

Room: Online

Age Group: Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers

Program Type: Storytimes

About this event::

We miss you and Baby Stortyimes! Caregivers and their babies can join Cassie online anytime for music, rhymes, movement and books here. Check back each Friday for a new addition! ...

Break for Movies

12:00pm - 1:00pm

Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library

Room: Online

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Online Chat

About this event::

Join us to talk about movies! Fridays, 12-1 pm on Facebook. ...

Virtual Family Storytime

11:00am - 11:30am

Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library

Room: Online

Age Group: Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers, Kids

Program Type: Storytimes

About this event::

Children of all ages and their caregivers are invited to celebrate reading and build their early literacy skills online at Family Storytime with Kelly here. Check back each Tuesday for a new addition! ...

Author Pete Croatto on Publishing Non-Fiction and Book From Hang Time to Prime Time

12:00pm - 1:00pm

Open

Registration

Open

Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library

Room: Online

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Classes and Workshops, Digital Lab, Lectures, Writing

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 36

About this event::

Join local author Pete Croatto for a talk about his upcoming book (12/1/2020), From Hang Time to Prime Time: Business, Entertainment, and the Birth of the Modern-Day NBA. Pete will share his book and writing process for the first half of the event, a...

Break for Books

12:00pm - 1:00pm

Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library

Room: Online

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Online Chat

About this event::

Join us on Wednesdays from noon to 1 on Facebook for a lively discussion about what we're all reading! Following our book chat, we'll update the Patron Picks list so everyone can have a handy list of the recommendations for that week. ...

Virtual Mid-Day Mindfulness Meditation

12:15pm - 12:45pm

Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library

Room: Online

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Classes and Workshops, Offsite

About this event::

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...

Tween Book Club: Under the Egg

4:45pm - 5:15pm

Full

Registration

Full

Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library

Room: Online

Age Group: Kids

Program Type: Book Clubs

Registration Required

Waitlist Seats Remaining: 0

About this event::

Children ages 9-12 are welcome to join our Tween Book Club. In December we will be reading Under the Egg by Laura Marx Fitzgerald. Registration is required as space is limited. Register online and reserve your free copy of the book to pick up by curb...

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