Youth Services

Kids Summer Adventure

Read, explore, create and win with our Summer Adventure Programs from June 26 - August 7. Get a free book for participating! Stop by the Library to get a game card or print one here: Pre-Reader Game Card | Ages 5-10 Game Card

Contact Youth Services

Reference Desk
(607) 272-4557 x275

Sarah O'Shea, Head of Youth Services
soshea@tcpl.org

Upcoming Kids Events

Tween Board Game Club - Meets Outside!

2:00pm - 3:30pm

Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library

Room: Creek Walk

Age Group: Kids

Program Type: Classes and Workshops, Community Groups, STEAM

About this event::

8-12 year olds welcome to join us for outdoor board games this summer at the library! Learn a new game with local board game aficianado Mike Timonin or play an old favorite with a friend. Games and puzzles provided, but feel free to bring a favo...

Sketching in the Park

6:00pm - 7:30pm

Open

Registration

Open

Library Branch: Off Site

Age Group: Adults, Kids, Teens

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Classes and Workshops, Offsite

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: Unlimited

About this event::

Learn to draw from life - no experience necessary! Local artist Ten Van Winkle will lead weekly in-person, socially distant drawing classes. Registration not required but appreciated. Participants are encouraged to bring their own pencils, erasers...

Virtual Live Chinese Storytime

11:30am - 12:00pm

Open

Registration

Open

Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library

Room: Online

Age Group: Families, Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers, Kids

Program Type: Storytimes

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: Unlimited

About this event::

Come Join other families and friends for songs, rhymes, activities, stories, and books at our monthly virtual live Chinese (Mandarin) storytime on the first Thursday each month. Children of all ages and their caregivers are welcome! Register...

Baby Storytime Meets Outside!

10:30am - 11:00am

Library Branch: Off Site

Age Group: Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers

Program Type: Storytimes

About this event::

We're moving Baby Storytime outside! Caregivers and their babies are invited to join Cassie at the park next to the Henry St. John Building at 301 S. Geneva St. for music, rhymes, movement and books. On days we're unable to meet due to wea...

Summer Yoga & Songs : Mantras & Mudras!

10:30am - 11:15am

Open

Registration

Open

Library Branch: Off Site

Age Group: Families, Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers, Kids

Program Type: Classes and Workshops

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 16

About this event::

Come enjoy our family summer yoga program with Kristina from Open Heart Kids Yoga. We will explore the themes of summer with mantras & mudras each week so you can take this yoga practice home with you. We will meet at the park at 301 S. Geneva...

Highkey Science Family Program

1:00pm - 3:00pm

Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library

Room: Creek Walk

Age Group: Families, Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers, Kids

Program Type: STEAM

About this event::

Children and their families are invited to a drop-in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) program with Highkey Science! Highkey Science provides STEM-based play activity sessions to community organizations throughout Central New York, ...

Stories in the Park

11:30am - 12:00pm

Library Branch: Off Site

Age Group: Families, Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers, Kids

Program Type: Storytimes

About this event::

Children and families are invited to join us each Tuesday in Dewitt Park for stories, music and family fun. After storytime, stay for lunch and shopping at the Ithaca Farmer's Market. On days we're unable to meet due to weather, Kelly will post ...

Summer Story Hike at Cayuga Nature Center

11:00am - 12:00pm

Library Branch: Off Site

Age Group: Families, Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers

Program Type: Storytimes

About this event::

Toddlers, preschoolers, and their families are invited to join Kelly D. for an outdoor, nature-themed storytime at Cayuga Nature Center! After the storytime, families can enjoy a tour with Katie Bagnall-Newman from the Cayuga Nature Center. Participa...

Tween Board Game Club - Meets Outside!

2:00pm - 3:30pm

Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library

Room: Creek Walk

Age Group: Kids

Program Type: Classes and Workshops, Community Groups, STEAM

About this event::

8-12 year olds welcome to join us for outdoor board games this summer at the library! Learn a new game with local board game aficianado Mike Timonin or play an old favorite with a friend. Games and puzzles provided, but feel free to bring a favo...

Tween Book Club: The Wednesday Wars

3:45pm - 4:45pm

Waitlist

Registration

Waitlist

Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library

Room: Online

Age Group: Kids

Program Type: Book Clubs

Registration Required

Waitlist Seats Remaining: 9

About this event::

Children ages 9-12 are welcome to join our Tween Book Club. In August we will be reading The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt - two time Newbery honor winner and National Book Award finalist who will be joining our meeting! Registration is required ...