Tompkins County Public Library

06/20/2026

Come celebrate Juneteenth at Southside Community Center - and hang out with TCPL Director Emerson and Head of Youth Services Kat!
The celebration runs until 6!

06/19/2026

Our June Table Top Role Playing Game for tweens & teens just had 2 seats open up. The game is TOMORROW! Saturday June 20 from 1-4pm. If you know someone between the ages of 10-18 who would like a chance to help solve a mystery in a haunted house, head to our website and sign up for one of those final seats! https://www.tcpl.org/event/ttrpg-tweens-teens-kids-bikes-64249

06/18/2026

Use the secret Library entrance.
Read books.
Have snacks.
Help support your Library.
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Don't miss your chance to use the back "secret" entrance and roam TCPL while it's closed to the public! Join other book lovers for an afternoon of silent reading, snacks, literary-themed mocktails, behind the scenes tours, book recommendations, and more! It's Silent Reading Party time! Sunday, June 28th, 2-5 PM, at TCPL. Sponsored by WSKG's Completely Booked! Tickets are $35 and all proceeds support TCPL. Tickets at https://tinyurl.com/srp-v-tickets

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Tompkins County Public Library

06/18/2026

📚 New displays! 📚
Coming into the Library for Summer Reading, and looking for your next book? Our Library staff has curated some wonderful new displays showcasing various ideas and topics.

For adults:
-Art Along the Edges. This is a collection of books that caught our eye because of the beautiful illustrations and artwork along the paper edge of the book, known as the front-edge or the fore-edge, with the art itself sometimes referred to spredges. Whatever you call them, they are eye-catching!
-Pride Fiction and Non-fiction selections

For Teens:
-Pride selections
-Almost Graduation
-Graphic Memoirs

For Youth:
-Pride selections

These are in addition to our long-running displays highlighting new books and graphic novels, staff picks, and other notable works.

So come in and check out something new!

06/18/2026

Join us for a night of history and drag royalty! Local drag performers Tilia Cordata and Just Alex will be presenting about the Ithaca drag scene and history. Visit https://www.tcpl.org/event/draghistory26 for the full event listing!

06/17/2026

It's Summer Reading Eve! On Thursday, Summer Reading kicks off at your Library with a celebration!
And when the party gets started, Sasha wants everyone to meet the newest member of the Youth Department: Magnolia! This friendly dinosaur will oversee all the youth raffle entries for the Summer Reading Challenge.
Remember: the big kick-off begins at 4 p.m. on Thursday with games, a fossil dig, crafts, free books for all ages, cookies, lemonade, and more!
Kids can bring stuffies for a special mission (and gift!) and adults can bring in a clothing item to transform into TCPL swag.
Learn more about everything planned when we Unearth a Story this summer at www.tcpl.org/summer-reading

06/17/2026

Congratulations to Jason Kovari and Christina Sheley on being selected for the 2026 UCLA Library Senior Fellows program.

Jason and Christina are among 17 fellows selected for the 2026 cohort of the biennial program, which brings together emerging leaders in academic libraries for peer learning, collaboration, and leadership development.

Learn more: https://www.library.cornell.edu/about/news/library-leaders-chosen-for-national-fellowship/