Library Foundation Celebrates Library Lovers Month

A four-day Book Fair, several special events, and proclamations by local governments will mark February as Library Lovers Month, sponsored by the Tompkins County Public Library Foundation to benefit the Library.

• Library Lovers Month’s largest event is the second annual Library Lovers Book Fair which will take place President’s Day Weekend (February 12 to 15) at eight bookstores around Ithaca. Participating booksellers include Autumn Leaves, Barnes & Noble, The Bookery, Borders, Buffalo Street Books, Colophon Books, Comics for Collectors, and The Cornell Store, where every purchase made using a special Book Fair Voucher will generate financial support for the library.
  
• Special events taking place at these bookstores during the Book Fair will include visits to Barnes & Noble on Saturday February 13 by Clifford the Big Red Dog, a favorite children’s book character, and Pete Panek playing “Blues before Valentines,” and on Sunday February 14 by Neal Wecker playing classical guitar. The Woodwind Quintet and the String Trio of the Ithaca Community Orchestra will visit stores on Sunday, February 14, while special story times will take place on Monday, February 15, on the President’s Day holiday. Details of all these events and more can be found at http://tcpl.org/foundation.
  
• On Friday, February 12 visit with Clifford the Big Red Dog at a special story time at the Library at 1:30 PM.
  
• Later in the month members of the Cornell Panhellenic Association will welcome visitors to the Library on Saturday, February 27. From 10:00 to 1:00 PM members of the association will create READ posters. In return for a small donation patrons may star on their very own READ poster which they can take away in print and digital format.
  
• In addition many local government entities around Tompkins County will also issue proclamations declaring that FEBRUARY IS LIBRARY LOVERS MONTH.
  

Details of all these events and Book Fair vouchers can be found at http://tcpl.org/foundation or by contacting Sally Grubb at (607) 272-4557 extension 232, or sgrubb@tcpl.org.

The Tompkins County Public Library Foundation is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization established to provide financial support and creative resources for the Library beyond what is provided for in the county budget. The Foundation’s sole mission is the support of the Tompkins County Public Library.