Week Calendar

Monthly Meeting

Tompkins County Public Library will be offering 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 first

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

Book a librarian or volunteer technology tutor for help with digital downloads or basic computer questions.  Please visit the Information and Learning Services reference desk at the time of your appointment. 

Tompkins County Public Library's Digital Lab will be a site hosting Alternatives Federal Credit Union's Free Tax Preparation service.  This service is available to low-income residents of Tompkins and Cortland Counties, and is completely free

Caregivers and newborns up to 24 months are invited for music, rhymes, movement and books at 10:30. After storytime, stay for an hour of play and social time.

Providing youth enrolled in Challenge services with pre-employment skill training to ensure successful transition into competitive work experiences.

Do you have old family photos, film or videos that you would like to convert to a digital format?  Now you can for free at the library!  During this hour long session a librarian will help you use our conversion equipment.

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.

Join TCPL volunteer technology tutor Woojin Richardson for one-on-one assistance with your website questions.  Woojin has experience with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, and Firebase.  Please visit the Information and Learning Services ref

Book a librarian or volunteer technology tutor for help with digital downloads or basic computer questions.  Please visit the Information and Learning Services reference desk at the time of your appointment. 

Regular Membership meetings with catered lunch and programs.

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.

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

The Census is hiring for $20/hour jobs in the spring and summer.

Book a librarian or volunteer technology tutor for help with digital downloads or basic computer questions.  Please visit the Information and Learning Services reference desk at the time of your appointment. 

Join Lifelong Learning for their Advanced English as a Second Language class.  Led by Dolina Millar, this class will work on speaking, listening, reading, and writing. No textbook is required for the class.

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.

What is the Census, and what does it mean for you? Why does it matter? How do you participate? How is the Census information used, and how is your information protected?

Schedule an appointment with graphic designer Jon Serrano, for help with your Adobe Illustrator or Photoshop questions.  Please visit the Information and Learning Services reference desk at the time of your appointment.

The Census is hiring for $20/hour jobs in the spring and summer.

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

Book a librarian or volunteer technology tutor for help with digital downloads or basic computer questions.  Please visit the Information and Learning Services reference desk at the time of your appointment. 

Children are invited to practice their reading skills by sharing a story with a truly non-judgmental listener -- a dog! Children who attend 6 sessions will earn a FREE book of their choice!

Co-sponsored by Cornell Companions.

Join us for a kids' maker session for ages 5 - 10. Each session will provide an activity suitable for all abilities. In March we will be making periscopes.

No registration required, first come first served as supplies last.

Do you want to practice your conversation skills? Come to the library and meet other people who are learning English.

Children ages 9-12 are welcome to join our Tween Book Club on the second Wednesday of each month. Registration is required. Register and pick up your free copy of the book at the Youth Services Reference Desk.

Make it light up and learn to code! This program is all about expressing yourself through computer programming.

Book a librarian or volunteer technology tutor for help with digital downloads or basic computer questions.  Please visit the Information and Learning Services reference desk at the time of your appointment. 

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!

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

Do you have old family photos, film or videos that you would like to convert to a digital format?  Now you can for free at the library!  During this hour long session a librarian will help you use our conversion equipment.

*THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED*

Monthly Board Meeting

If you have taken some French in the past and would like to find a place to practice your foreign language skills, please join us.

Friends of the Tompkins County Public Library Monthly Board Meeting

Peter Fortunato grew up in Wappingers Falls and Poughkeepsie, New York at a family run restaurant and resort much like the Villa Giustovera.  His father was a stage magician and singer and his mother an extraordinary seamstress and cook.

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

What do you want to make?

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

Discover for yourself how this process can positively enhance your life, relationships, and health when you start taking the action your inner wisdom suggests.

Join other LGBTQIAP+ adults to do arts and crafts, hang out, and have fun. We will provide a simple craft each month for participants to get creative with but feel free to bring whatever project you're working on!