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New York State will stay on PAUSE through April 29. Therefore, Tompkins County Public Library will remain closed through April 29. The Library will evaluate this every two weeks as updated information is received from the Governor’s office.
Library materials (including interlibrary loans) are not due until June 1.

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Ithaca, NY 14850
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Mar 14
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Library Closed due to COVID-19

All Day 3/14 - 4/29
Mar 14
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29
2020

Library Closed due to COVID-19

All Day 3/14 - 4/29
Branches:
Tompkins County Public Library
Description:
Effective 3/14 through 4/29 the Library will be closed due to our responsibility to the community in limiting the spread of the Coronavirus in conjunction with Tompkins County School closings. You can still access many online resources at www.tc...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Apr 10 Fri

Alternatives Federal Credit Union Income Tax Assistance

April 10, 2020
10:00am - 2:00pm
Cancelled
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Apr 10 2020 Fri

Cancelled

Alternatives Federal Credit Union Income Tax Assistance

10:00am - 2:00pm
Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library
Room: Digital Lab
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Classes and Workshops, Digital Lab
About this event::
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 as...
This event is in the "Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers" group.
Apr 10 Fri

Baby Storytime & Playtime

April 10, 2020
10:30am - 12:00pm
Cancelled
This event is in the "Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers" group.
Apr 10 2020 Fri

Cancelled

Baby Storytime & Playtime

10:30am - 12:00pm
Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library
Room: Thaler/Howell Programming Room
Age Group: Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers
Program Type: Storytimes
About this event::
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. ...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Apr 10 Fri

Advanced English as a Second Language

April 10, 2020
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Cancelled
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Apr 10 2020 Fri

Cancelled

Advanced English as a Second Language

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library
Room: Tompkins Trust Company Study Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Classes and Workshops, Community Groups
About this event::
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. Dolina Millar was an “English as a ...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
Apr 10 Fri

Makerspace OPEN HOURS

April 10, 2020
2:00pm - 6:00pm
Cancelled
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
Apr 10 2020 Fri

Cancelled

Makerspace OPEN HOURS

2:00pm - 6:00pm
Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Adults, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEAM, Makerspace
About this event::
Join us in the Makerspace for self-led open hours! Bring your project, or make something with our available tools and materials. Share ideas with other makers, learn from volunteers and members of the community, and tinker to your heart's content!...
This event is in the "Teens" group.
Apr 10 Fri

Friday Teen Writing Workshop

April 10, 2020
4:30pm - 5:30pm
Cancelled
Registration
This event is in the "Teens" group.
Apr 10 2020 Fri

Cancelled

Friday Teen Writing Workshop

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library
Room: Thaler/Howell Programming Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Writing
About this event::
Explore your creative muscles in our casual 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. These one-hour workshops ...;
This event is in the "Families" group.
This event is in the "Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers" group.
This event is in the "Kids" group.
Apr 11 Sat

Family Storytime

April 11, 2020
11:00am - 11:30am
Cancelled
This event is in the "Families" group.
This event is in the "Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers" group.
This event is in the "Kids" group.
Apr 11 2020 Sat

Cancelled

Family Storytime

11:00am - 11:30am
Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library
Room: Thaler/Howell Programming Room
Age Group: Families, Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers, Kids
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. ...
This event is in the "Families" group.
This event is in the "Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers" group.
This event is in the "Kids" group.
Apr 11 Sat

LEGO at the Library

April 11, 2020
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Cancelled
This event is in the "Families" group.
This event is in the "Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers" group.
This event is in the "Kids" group.
Apr 11 2020 Sat

Cancelled

LEGO at the Library

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library
Room: Thaler/Howell Programming Room
Age Group: Families, Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers, Kids
Program Type: STEAM, Other
About this event::
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! The Library will provide LEGO bricks, an...
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