Week Calendar

General Election 5:00 a.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Successful Volunteer Management: Recruit, Retain, Reward, & Repurpose with Deb Mohlenhoff. Back by popular demand!

Book a librarian for help with digital downloads or computer basics.

Caregivers and newborns up to 24 months are invited for music, rhymes, movement and books. After storytime, stay for an hour of play and social time.

Toddlers, preschoolers and their caregivers are invited every Tuesday for early literacy-based stories, songs, finger plays and much more! After storytime, stay for an hour of play and social time.

Regular Membership meetings with catered lunch and programs.

This is not a library-sponsored event.

Tompkins County Public Library patrons are invited to join TCPL volunteer Sydney Augustine in an interactive workshop discussing the basics of the social media application Instagram.

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.

Public meeting for comments and questions on the ITCTC's Long Range Transportation Plan update for Tompkins County.

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

Book a librarian for help with digital downloads or computer basics.

This monthly program with Tompkins County Historian Carol Kammen meets the second Thursday of every month in TCPL’s Local History Room at 12:00 PM. 

This weekly group is intended for adults interested in playing Dungeons & Dragons who have RSVPed to rachel.e.hadley@gmail.com. Minors are welcome to attend with a parent or guardian.

Children ages 5 and up and their families are invited to a free science program co-hosted by Cornell Center for Materials Research. Registration is required.

Adults are invited to join our weekly board game club! Bring a favorite game or play one that's on hand. RSVPs are appreciated but drop-ins are welcome as well.

What do you want to make?

Children are invited to attend this weekly LEGO® brick building program. 'LEGO at the Library' encourages children to use their imaginations or LEGO books from the TCPL collection to create their own LEGO art!

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

This is a private staff training session.  This event is not open to the public.

Do you want to practice speaking with other people? Come to the library, and meet other people who are practicing English.

What do you want to make?

New! A second chance to catch Baby Storytime! Caregivers and newborns up to 24 months are invited for music, rhymes, movement and books.

Laura Winter Falk will continue her lecture on her book Culinary History of the Finger Lakes, this time focusing on the history of the vineyards and the wine industry.

Judy Stock uses the banjo, guitar, spoons and many more instruments to bring music to children. This program brings the joy of singing, rhyming, instruments, finger plays and movement all together in one fun filled 30 minute music session.

Book a librarian for help with digital downloads or computer basics.

Join us for a weekly open make session. Every session will provide a short tutorial on 3D printing, laser cutting, sewing, or Arduino. No prior experience required. Materials will be provided.

Join us for a weekly teen maker session. Every session will provide a short tutorial on 3D printing, laser cutting, sewing, or Arduino programming. No prior experience required. Materials will be provided.

Book a librarian for help with digital downloads or computer basics.

What do you want to make?

Hola Amigos!  Spanish through Play Eight week class encouraging children love of language learning

Explore your creative muscles in our weekly after school 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.

Join volunteer Mehveen for a fun, low pressure gift making project. During this session, Mehveen will lead the group through painting a wooden picture frame, perfect for giving as a gift during the holiday season.

Local comic book artist Ten Van Winkle will be on site in the Digital Lab each week to help you create your own comics. Learn how to use the skills you already have to tell stories with art.

Have you seen the fantastic pieces hanging from the rafters in the Avenue of the Friends at the Tompkins County Public Library? Have you wondered how they were created?

Makerspace is reserved for a private training.  

Truth Be Told Non-Fiction Book Club meets quarterly to discuss a selected non-fiction title. Our meetings are held on Tuesdays from 6:30-7:30pm in the Tompkins Trust Company Study Room.

Join volunteers Grace and Angelina for a new knitting and crochet meet up in the Makerspace! Bring your yarn projects for a social chat time, ask for help (we will do our best, or google it!), or get inspired.

Public meeting for comments and questions on the ITCTC's Long Range Transportation Plan update for Tompkins County.

Tompkins County Public Library will be offering fall open lab hours in its digital lab.  Open lab hours will provide an opportunity for patrons to drop in and get help with their basic technology questions.  Patrons will be helped on a f