Week Calendar

Join Acceptance and Commitment Therapy expert, trainer and co-author with Steven Hayes of ACT in Practice, Jennifer
Patterson, Psy.D., LCPC, BCBA-D, for this workshop where you will develop highly

Monthly Meeting

Join Acceptance and Commitment Therapy expert, trainer and co-author with Steven Hayes of ACT in Practice, Jennifer
Patterson, Psy.D., LCPC, BCBA-D, for this workshop where you will develop highly

TCPL welcomes ALL of the Kindergartners in the Ithaca City and Trumansburg School Districts for special class visits!

TCPL welcomes ALL of the Kindergartners in the Ithaca City and Trumansburg School Districts for special class visits!

Tompkins County Public Library will be offering winter 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

Monthly Meeting

Join us in the Makerspace for self-led open hours!

Join pediatric speech language pathologist Michele Westfall for a half hour of signs, songs and strategies for communication.

Join comic artist Ten Van Winkle for lessons on making comics, from drawing, to character creation, to storytelling! From ages 8-13, first-timers and old pros all welcome!

Join comic artist Ten Van Winkle for lessons on making comics, from drawing, to character creation, to storytelling! From ages 8-13, first-timers and old pros all welcome!

Explore the secrets of the library in this two-part writing workshop for ages 8-11 given by author Anne Mazer. Bring a notebook, a favorite pen, your curiosity and imagination. Register for one or both sessions.

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.

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

TCPL welcomes ALL of the Kindergartners in the Ithaca City and Trumansburg School Districts for special class visits!

TCPL welcomes ALL of the Kindergartners in the Ithaca City and Trumansburg School Districts for special class visits!

An hour-long, unstructured play and socialization time for babies and toddlers. This program will be held weekly. Drop in any time!

The Senior Troupe of Lifelong presents Living History Theatre, which every season centers on a theme that the troupe picks and features stories from the Troupe's lives that are both humorous and serious.  Our living history theatre is present

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. Registration is encouraged, drop-ins welcome.

As a part of Spring Writes Festival, local writers will have the opportunity to showcase their work during a free open mic event.  This event is open to writers of all ages and experience levels.  Poetry should focus on Space, which is t

Join us in the Makerspace for self-led open hours!

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

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.

Marginalized voices are often met with a contradictory combination of advice: "you must tell your story", and Don't overshare".  At the same time, we meet an ever-encroaching dearth of expectation of privacy in our society, particularly comin

Experienced writer or novice, we all get stuck at some point.  In this workshop, Elisabeth Nonas will explore ways to write even when we're not inspired.  You will leave with tools to help you silence your inner critic and jump-start, re

The Ithaca 2nd Generation Holocaust Survivors group is showing the documentary movie “The Forgotten Ones” (1 hour and 15 minutes).  It is about the Holocaust in former Yugoslavia, which was mostly ignored and denied until the movie brought it

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

Next Chapter Book Club provides the opportunity for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to read, learn and make friends in a community setting.

Join the hosts of Mayfest, Cornell's International Chamber Music Festival, for a sneak preview performance of piano music!

Adults are invited to join our weekly board game club! Bring a favorite game or play one that's on hand.

Join us in the Makerspace for self-led open hours!

A panel discussion by members of the Strictly Genre critique group on the ins and outs of crafting believable dialogue. Come learn how to create dialogue that snaps, crackles and pops with life in a variety of genres.

The age of the computer and the Internet has led to an explosion of outlets for short fiction. Literally several thousand journals, both in print and on line, offer respectable venues for publication.

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!

Individuals living with dementia often experience changes in behavior that can be confusing to friends and family.

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

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

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!

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

Bien Acompañada Press is releasing their SECOND zine, Voices of Central America, which honors and holds space for Central American Artists.

Writing instructors Heather Bartlett, Angie Pelekidis, Jaime Warburton, and Barrett Bowlin will read new works of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction.

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.

Classes encourage children's 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.

This free, fun-filled program for children in second through fifth grade will offer an opportunity for young poets to connect with each other and their senses to create poetry.

As a part of Spring Writes Festival, local poets will have the opportunity to showcase their work during a free open mic event.

Through two poetry workshops Professor and Poet Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon helped women identify and write about trauma, survival, and joy.

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.

No expertise in another language is required, but a playful attitude toward English is.  Explore the blurry boundaries between writing and translating, and we will do our best to blur them further.  Through a series of irreverent exercis

This week Business Leaders of Colors member Talia Watson of Go Professional Group will be offering a quick workshop entitled:

Marketing: I Know I Need It, But I Don't Know What It Is

What do you want to make?

Library Assistant Josh will walk you through using one of our machines. Please see below for options.

Join Melissa Miller and Heidi Eckerson for this unique movement-based book club that meets weekly to explore and experience the questions posed by Katy Bowman in her book Move Your DNA:Restore Your Health through Natural Movement.  This book

What do you want to make?

Library Assistant Josh will walk you through using one of our machines. Please see below for options.