Dryden Southworth Library

05/30/2026

All ages are welcome to come make some music with Ms.Allison! No worries if you don't have a Ukulele, you can borrow one from the Library of Things!

05/27/2026

Looking forward to hosting Community Conversations with the Tompkins Chamber tomorrow morning at 10am. More info, including how to register is here:

Join your neighbors in Newfield for hyper-local networking, conversation, and advocacy at Newfield Public Library! Community Conversations serve as a forum for the Tompkins Chamber and Visit Ithaca to engage leaders of businesses and organizations in different localities within Tompkins County and a...

05/27/2026

Choo-Choo! All aboard! Join Ms. Laura for stories, songs, crafts and snacks! This week we're reading stories about Trains!

05/24/2026

Have you heard about the new trendy reading groups where people gather to read silently? We’ll meet after hours at the library, spend some time getting snacks, and grab a book from our pile to keep. Then find a cozy seat and read in a room with other readers, no conversation required!

You can pick up a free copy of Sisterhood of Dune by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson or you can bring your own book to read.

This book group book is appropriate for ages 16+. Light refreshments will be served.

No registration is necessary.

05/22/2026

Bring the kids to get their toes tapping and their bodies moving with stories and songs with Miss Angie! No registration necessary; fun for the whole family!

05/20/2026

You are my sunshine, my only sunshine..... Join Ms. Laura for stories, songs, crafts and snacks! This week we're reading stories about the Sun.

05/20/2026

Artemis II, the Lyrid meteor shower, and the Project Hail Mary movie are some exciting recent outerspace events. Pick your own book about an outerspace adventure and come to Hopshire Farm & Brewery to chat about your recent read. We'll have a display at the library. Bring a snack to share if you would like.

05/19/2026

It's important to plan for your future. KJ Kim, a trusts and estates planning attorney at Bousquet Holstein PLLC, will cover core topics of estate planning such as revocable living trusts, wills, health care proxies, and powers of attorney. Please register here.

05/16/2026

Fast-paced, thrilling, and emotional, Atmosphere is Taylor Jenkins Reid at her best: transporting readers to iconic times and places, creating complex protagonists, and telling a passionate and soaring story about the transformative power of love—this time among the stars.

Copies of the book are available at the library and all are welcome to enjoy some coffee and conversation at Jennie's Book Club on Tuesday, May 19th at 10am.

05/15/2026

Come get some fur baby love! Enjoy some stories with our friends from the Cornell Canine Companions.