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Tween Book Club

4:00pm–4:45pm

Kids

Full

Registration Required

Full

Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library

Room: Thaler/Howell Programming Room

Age Group: Kids

Program Type: Book Clubs

Registration Required

About this event::

Join us for monthly meetings of the TCPL Tween Book Club. We will read and discuss great books together every month. Our July book will be The Cartoonists Club by Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud. We hope to see you there!

LEGO Family Build Night

5:30pm–6:30pm

Families, Kids

Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library

Room: Thaler/Howell Programming Room

Age Group: Families, Kids

Program Type: STEAM, Other

About this event::

TCPL invites families to a weekly LEGO build night! Buckets of LEGO will be provided for participants to borrow for their builds.

Animal Sleepover Storytime

6:00pm–6:30pm

Families, Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers, Kids

Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library

Room: Thaler/Howell Programming Room

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

Program Type: Storytimes

About this event::

Join us for a pajama storytime and send your stuffed animal on an after-hours library adventure!!!

Story + Craft

4:00pm–4:45pm

Kids

Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library

Room: Thaler/Howell Programming Room

Age Group: Kids

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytimes

About this event::

Story + Craft is our weekly reading + creating event for children! Join us for a read-aloud, followed by art-making or a guided craft. Best for children 5 and up, but younger are welcome with an adult to assist.

Summer Baby & Toddler Storytime

10:30am–11:00am

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers

Offsite Event

Library Branch: Off Site

Age Group: Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers

Program Type: Storytimes

About this event::

Caregivers and their children are invited to join us for songs, rhymes and books at the park next to the Henry St. John Building at 301 S.

Magic Show with 'The Great & Powerful Dave'

4:00pm–4:45pm

Families, Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers, Kids

Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library

Room: BorgWarner Full

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

Program Type: Performance

About this event::

Dave Moreland presents a high-energy 45-minute show filled with magic, comedy, puppets, and audience participation.

Family Storytime

11:00am–11:30am

Families, Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers

Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library

Room: Thaler/Howell Programming Room

Age Group: Families, Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers

Program Type: Storytimes

About this event::

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.

Sing Me a Story! Read Me a Song! with John Simon & Cal Walker

1:00pm–1:45pm

Families, Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers, Kids

Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library

Room: BorgWarner Full

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

Program Type: Music

About this event::

Community reading and singing heroes, John Simon and Cal Walker, will be sharing stories that are songs, and songs that are stories in a concert especially for young children and their families at TCPL in the Borg Warner Community Room.&