Library to Host Weekly Writing Group

Tompkins County Public Library will host, “A Writer’s Block Party,” a weekly program for adult writers of all interests and experience levels, Tuesdays from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., beginning September 13.

Facilitated by local writer Nora Snyder, these free workshops will offer an opportunity for writers to share their work, discuss the writing process and share feedback and encouragement with others.

Workshops will be held in the Library’s Time Warner Cable Study Room weekly, through November 15.

For more information, contact Teresa Vadakin at tvadakin@tcpl.org or Joyce Wheatley at jwheatley@tcpl.org.

Library to Host STEAM Book Club

Middle-graders are invited to explore science, technology, engineering, art and math through lively book discussions and hands-on activities during Tompkins County Public Library’s monthly STEAM Book Club.

Continuing Wednesday, September 28 with a discussion of “The Turn of the Tide” by Rosanne Parry, the STEAM Book Club will encourage area students to improve their understanding of current core competencies through critical thinking and book-related activities.

After a devastating tsunami in Japan, cousins Jet and Kai spend the summer together in Astoria, Oregon, training for the Young's Bay Treasure Island Race and become close friends in the process.

The club will meet in the Library’s Thaler/Howell Programming Room at 3:45 p.m. for discussion and refreshments. Following the discussion, participants will explore meteorology with hands-on activities.

The STEAM Book Club is free and open to all third, fourth and fifth graders.

Free copies of “The Turn of the Tide” can be picked up at the Youth Services Reference Desk.

For more information or to register, contact Kate DeVoe at (607) 272-4557 extension 277 or kdevoe@tcpl.org.

Support for the 'STEAM Book Club' has been provided by the Tompkins County Public Library Foundation through the Michael Kammen Children's Fund and through the Bradford Endowment for Youth Services Programming.

Library to Screen “The Nice Guys”

Tompkins County Public Library will host a free screening of the “The Nice Guys,” Saturday, September 10 at 2:15 p.m. in the BorgWarner Community Room-East.

Directed by Shane Black, this thrill-filled comedy pairs Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling as they hunt for a missing woman.  “The Nice Guys” is filled with suspense, one-liners and 1970s fashion.

This film is intended for an adult audience. 

For more information, contact Tom Burns at tburns@tcpl.org.

Library to Host Storytime Featuring Ithaca College Music Fraternity

Tompkins County Public Library will host members of Mu Phi Epsilon for a special musical storytime Saturday, September 24 at 11 a.m. in the Thaler/Howell Programming Room.

Children and families of all ages are invited to join students from Mu Phi Epsilon, a professional and co-educational music fraternity at Ithaca College, for this special program.  Fraternity members will read and provide musical accompaniment to “Zin, Zin, Zin!: A Violin” by Lloyd Moss.  Following the reading, members will offer an "Instrument Petting Zoo," in which children can look, listen, touch, and play with a wide range of musical instruments.

For more information, visit: http://tcpl.org/kids/programs.php or contact the Youth Services Department at (607) 272-4557 extension 275.

Library to Host ESL Snack and Chat

Beginning September 28, non-native English speakers are invited to attend Tompkins County Public Library’s weekly “ESL Snack and Chat Conversation Groups.”

These informal, drop-in sessions will be held each Wednesday through November 16, from 3:45 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Library’s BorgWarner Community Room and offer a relaxed setting for practicing conversation and listening skills. Snack and Chat meetings will help participants discover and access language-learning resources at the Library and in the community and provide a forum for information sharing.

Snack and Chat sessions are free and open to individuals with the desire to improve their 

English or willing to serve as conversation partners for others. Participants of all ages and abilities are welcome. Light refreshments will be provided.

For more information, contact Teresa Vadakin at (607) 272-4557 extension 272 or tvadakin@tcpl.org or Stephen Salino at 607-272-4557 extension 249 or ssalino@tcpl.org.