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THE LIBR ARY
SEPTEMBER 2007
A NEWSLETTER OF THE TOMPKINS COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY,
THE TOMPKINS COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION, AND THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY
Funded by a grant from the Community Arts Partnership
Jane Dennis paints the library’s “Little Room”
L
ike a cocoon unraveling before
their eyes, Tompkins County
Public Librar y’s youngest
patrons watched with anticipation as the “Little Room” in the Youth
Services Department was transformed
into the room of their dreams.
“Inspiration for the mural came from
children who use the library,” said artist
Jane Dennis, who surveyed young library
users before deciding on the themes she
painted.
Dennis, who worked at the library for
13 years before leaving in 1998 to con-
Artist Jane Dennis
centrate on her art full-time, enlivened
the “Little Room” by painting its once
purple walls with colorful animals, flowers and celestial scenes. The mural was
funded by a CAP II Community Artists
Project grant from the Community Arts
Partnership.
The approximately 5-foot by 6-foot
“Little Room” has long been a popular
spot in the Youth Services Department,
but, according to Bonnie Wojnowski,
head of the department, Dennis’s mural
has only added to its appeal.
Dennis, who created the giant puppets seen in the Ithaca Festival Parade
and Circus Eccentrithaca, said it took her
longer than she had planned to complete
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the mural, but she wasn’t bothered by
her extended schedule.
“(The) unexpected fun of the mural
was talking with the kids and parents, and
I encouraged that interruption as much
as possible,” Dennis said. “I wanted the
kids to comprehend some of the painting process. I pointed out my missteps
so they could see that painting is just a
matter of making many mistakes and
continuing until you like what you have
done.”
And that is exactly what Dennis said
she did. “I painted until I liked every
part of the room…I like the plants on the
ceiling growing out of the vent because
I happily found a way to make the vent
something humorous. I like each of the
animals—they seem like old buddies to
me now.”
A reception recognizing Dennis
and the Community Arts Partnership is
planned for September 26 at 6 p.m., and
a new name for the room will be unveiled
that day. The name will be chosen from
suggestions by young TCPL patrons.
The naming process is one more way
to encourage creativity by youngsters,
but Dennis is hopeful that her mural will
help foster a creative spirit even after the
room has a new name.
“I think the arts alter our perception
of the world. Once our notion of what
is ‘normal’ is thrown a little off balance
we become more open to the creativity
that each of us possesses,” Dennis said.
“Children are very creative and change in
their environment may open little doors
of possibility for them.”
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W
e’re hearing the sounds of construction
again as the new Cayuga Green project
takes shape next to us. The construction
fences are up, old asphalt from the parking lot has been removed, and the lone tree in the middle
of it all has been felled.
We’ve been through this before, as we watched the
new parking garage rise on property behind the library.
Janet Steiner
And we’ll be able to watch the third phase of the Cayuga
Green project in the spring from the Ezra Cornell Reading Room as condominiums
are built on the last open space left, to the south of the library and next to the parking garage.
Nine years ago, the possibility of acquiring the Woolworth building required
decision-makers to weigh the pros and cons of moving the library to this location.
Keeping the library in the center of Tompkins County was a high priority. But some
were worried that the new library would stand alone, surrounded by nothing but
ugly surface parking lots and little pedestrian traffic. The future of downtown Ithaca
seemed questionable.
But soon our library will be surrounded by new retail, office and living spaces.
Parking is plentiful and a new movie complex will add to the mix. Anchoring one of
the busiest intersections at the corner of Cayuga and Green Street, we are proud to
be an integral part of this exciting development.
Trustee Profile — Marcy Rosenkrantz
Marcy Rosenkrantz has always loved the library and had been
a patron for years when she was nominated to the Board of
Trustees in 2003. Dr. Rosenkrantz accepted because she wanted to make a difference, and has since been an active member
of the policy and services and technology committees.
Marcy moved to Lansing with her husband, Dan, 13½
years ago from Lancaster, California, when she was offered the
position of Associate Director for Supercomputing Technologies at the Cornell Theory Center in 1993. Most recently, she
served as Director of Library Systems at the Cornell University
Library, retiring at the end of 2006.
Marcy Rosenkrantz
“Since retiring, I’ve been spending most of my time quilting and helping my husband on our farm in Lansing.” When asked about her reading
preferences, Marcy said she borrows and listens to books on CD while mowing the
fields, exercising, planting and quilting.
Marcy recently began volunteering at the Friends of the Library, helping pre-sort
books and working as a cashier during the Spring booksale. “I love cookbooks, quilting books and magazines, most of which I buy at the Friends’ booksale.
Marcy’s work with the Tompkins County Public Library has led her to comment,
“The greatest challenge facing the trustees is the declining budget in the face of new
library technology and services that we want to deliver but which can be costly. We
know the citizens of Tompkins County treasure their library and the Board must be
sensitive to the needs of people seeking a vibrant and growing library at a reasonable
cost to County taxpayers.” Asked what she would change or improve about the library
if given unlimited resources and a free hand, Marcy was emphatic in her support of
a larger, better collection for the library and the expansion of our dedicated staff to
help make it happen. Marcy summarized her role with the Trustees, stating, “The
oversight of the operation of the library in a fiscally responsible manner is the key job
of Board members.”
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Terry Harbin
F RO M T H E D I R E C TO R
TOMPKINS COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Henrik N. Dullea
President
Marcy E. Rosenkrantz
Vice President
Nathan Fawcett
Treasurer
Thomas B. Colbert
Secretary
Eric Acree
Michelle Benedict-Jones
Gary Ferguson
Barbara Page
Rochelle E. Proujansky
Nancy Schuler
Michael Stamm
John Vineyard
David Weil
Janet Steiner
Library Director
TOMPKINS COUNTY PUBLIC
LIBRARY FOUNDATION BOARD
Howard P. Hartnett
President
Jennifer Drumluk
Vice President
Nathan Fawcett
Secretary/Treasurer
Todd Bowers
Elissa Cogan
Jud Kilgore
June Locke
Robin Moss Hinchcliff
Rochelle E. Proujansky
Carol Sisler
Suzanne Smith Jablonski
Executive Director
FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY
EXECUTIVE BOARD
Betta Hedlund
President
Sharon Woloszyn
Vice President
Beryl Barr and Carrie Shearer
Joint Booksale Coordinators
Emily and Joe Metz
Treasurers
Frances Fawcett
Secretary
NEWSLETTER STAFF
Editor
Sally Grubb
Layout and Design
Mo Viele
Consultants
Janet Steiner and Suzanne Smith Jablonski
Friends Newsletter Co-Editors
Kyllikki Inman and Laurel Hodgden
Contributors
Laurel Hodgden • Kyllikki Inman
Suzanne Smith Jablonski • Julee Johnson
Sally Grubb • Janet Steiner • Sarah Glogowski
Adelle Leise • Carrie Wheeler • Marcy Rosenkrantz
Library Photographs
Terry Harbin, Sally Grubb, Adelle Leise
Friends Photographs
Kyllikki Inman
The Library Connection is published
four times a year by the
Tompkins County Public Library Foundation,
101 East Green Street,
Ithaca, New York 14850
(607) 272-4557
Web page: www.tcpl.org
Printed by Arnold Printing Corp., Ithaca, N.Y.
THE LIBRARY CONNECTION
What’s New at the Library?
Music on Sundays Returns
There will be no shushing in the Ezra Cornell Reading Room one Sunday a month.
The room will instead be host to some of the area’s finest musicians, as Tompkins
County Public Library revives its popular Music on Sundays series.
Music on Sundays gives library patrons the opportunity to enjoy music from an
assortment of genres at no charge. Past performers have included Five2, classical
guitarist John Bunge, and whistlers Adam Perl and Graham Stewart. This year’s series
promises to be as exciting!
This series begins on Sunday,
September 23 with a performance by
Mandin Foli, a musical group made
up of Yacouba Diarra and London
McDaniel. The musicians play the
kora, hand drums, lap steel and nylon
stringed-guitars. Part of the Community Read programming for The
Pickup, Mandin Foli provides a musical bridge between West African and
American music.
Musicians interested in performing at TCPL should contact Carrie
Wheeler, public programming and
community outreach coordinator, at
(607) 272-4557 extension 248.
Doug Robinson and Johnny Russo play in
Ezra Cornell Reading Room
TCPL Announces New Tools
for Readers
Are you looking for a great book to
read? Look no further—Tompkins
County Public Library brings you
BookLetters.
BookLetters delivers reading list
newsletters directly to your email to
help you stay up-to-date on new and
noteworthy books. Log on to www.
tcpl.org to subscribe to BookLetters
mystery, audio, book club choices, best
sellers, new fiction, non-fiction bestsellers, romance and science fiction/fantasy
lists, and get book jacket illustrations,
reviews, and summaries about selected
titles. Librarians at TCPL also create
thematic booklists for fiction and nonfiction books, and patrons can sign up
for those lists to be delivered electronically to them as well.
Teen Summer Reading Program Winner
Notes on Reading The Pickup
Reading became a lot more rewarding this summer for seventhgrader Noah Machlur, the grand prize winner of the Tompkins
County Public Library’s 2007 Teen Summer Reading Program,
made possible by a grant to the Tompkins County Public Library
Foundation by the J.M. McDonald Foundation.
From what we’ve been hearing from patrons, librarians,
Cornell freshman and even Cornell faculty, The Pickup is
proving a difficult book to read.
If you’re having difficulty getting into the book, here
are some suggestions about how to approach the text.
Read slowly—this is definitely not a book to “speed read”.
Nadine Gordimer has an unusual narrative style. In an interview she explained that she chose not to use standard
punctuation. She didn’t want the narrator to intrude into
the story, but wanted each character to speak for him- or
herself. For this reason she omits quotation marks and the
narrator does not explain who is talking.The reader must
“listen to the words” as he or she reads the text and learn
to distinguish the different voices.The slow readers among
us have a distinct advantage over the speed-readers!
We urge all of you who have given up to try again. Once
you become attuned
to Gordimer’s style
the book flows easily
until it becomes difficult to put down.
The Winning Book Review
Abarat, by Clive Barker. Reviewed by Noah Machlur
Life is boring in the town of Chickentown, Minnesota for Candy Quakenbush. Her grades are slipping, she is picked on, her father only cares
about his beer, and there is nothing to do. But all that changes when
John Mischief comes to town, a strange man with horns that have
seven other heads that claim they are his brothers. He (with Candy’s
help) manages to bring the sea to Chickentown! That is, a sea from
another world. Candy gets sucked into a series of adventures in a world
called Abarat. Abrarat is a chain of 25 islands, one for each hour of the
day, plus the mysterious 25th hour! If you’re traveling to Babilonium,
the island of 8:00 in the morning or to Odoms Spire on the 25th hour,
you’ll surely find that this book is a wonderful thing to read.
Read more reviews at www.tcpl.org/teen/imoblog/index.html or
view the book review binder located in the library’s teen area.
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F R I E N D S O F T H E L I B R A RY
www.booksale.org
Booksale: Save These Dates—Oct. 6–8, 13–15, 20–23
The 2007 Fall Booksale is expected to
be even bigger than ever, thanks to a
donation of over 10,000 books, received
from a nearby bookstore that was closing.
It looks like this will be a good sale for
gift shopping. The Gardening, Cookbooks and Biographies sections report
an unusual number of beautiful books
in mint condition. For the avid reader
who has almost everything, Literary Sets
offers a complete set of Bulwer-Lytton
(a Victorian author, very popular in his
time)—18 volumes and 9,900 pages! In
the Children’s section there are many
more magazines and activity books than
usual, including the popular Dover coloring books, Kids Discover and Zoo books.
Comics and Paperback Romances also
have larger than usual numbers in their
popular sections this Fall.
Beryl Barr and Carrie Shearer, Booksale Coordinators, wish to let customers
know that this Fall the checking out
process will be speeded up with credit
card machines at each cashier’s station.
(However, if it is convenient for you to
use cash or a check, this will save the
Booksale the credit card fee.)
Two major changes instituted in the
spring will be continued. Non-fiction
videos will be in their non-fiction book
sections (i.e. travel videos in Travel;
sports & exercise videos in Sports; history videos in US History, World History, US Presidents, Military History,
etc.). Children’s short videos are in the
Children’s section and are priced as Category D. Full length family movies are
in the Video Section priced as Category
A. Only single volume television shows
or movies will be in the video section.
Video sets that come pre-packaged with
more than 2 dvds/videos will be sold in
Collector’s Corner. They will be priced
lower than would be charged per dvd/
video in Category A.
As in the spring, textbooks published
in 2002 or after will be sold in a special
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section during the first weekend of the
sale. These textbooks will be priced $20
on Saturday, Oct. 6; $15 on Sunday,
Oct. 7; and $10 on Monday, Oct. 8. Any
textbooks left, will be returned to their
sections for the next weekend. These
special textbooks will not be included in
the first day 50-book per visit limit.
In addition, we regret that continu-
ing changes in the number of books
donated in each section have made necessary more shifts in locations. Maps will
be available while you wait in-line or just
inside the door. PLEASE CHECK THE
MAP BEFORE YOU HEAD TO YOUR
FAVORITE SECTIONS!
We look forward to seeing you at
the sale!
Local Authors at the Booksale
There is a kind of mystique about Ithaca that makes people want to stay here,
or having left, to return.The result is that there are thousands of books whose
authors have some connection with Ithaca.
The first group includes very famous people who have had a relatively brief
connection with the city. Alex Haley sets some kind of a record in that he was
considered enough of an Ithacan to have a local swimming pool named after
him, but his family moved away from here shortly after he was born. Pearl Buck
lived in the parsonage of the Forest Home Chapel for two years. Others who
left Ithaca after attending Cornell
included Margaret Bourke-White,
and Kurt Vonnegut. Rod Serling
lived here for only two years while
teaching at Ithaca College, but
came often to a nearby summer
cottage.
The second group includes
those authors who are or were
more or less permanent residents.
One of the earliest was Grace
Miller White who wrote romances
set in the Finger Lakes area. Her
most famous book “Tess of the
Storm Country” was made into
four different movie versions.
Other local fiction writers include
Paul Cody, Brian Hall, Lamar Herrin, Alison Lurie, James McConkey,
and Robert Morgan. In the Poetry
section, A. R. Ammons is found in
20th Century Poets with a larger
than usual selection of his work. In
the Local Poets section in Poetry
Surya enjoys David Kirk’s Miss Spider books
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Local Interest of Special Interest
Bob Chaffee
Although it is one of the smaller
sections, some of the most fascinating books at the Booksale are
to be found in Local Interest. Bob
Chaffee has volunteered at the
Booksale since 1986 and has sorted
Local Interest since 1991, he also
works in the Video section. Bob
is employed at Hi-Speed Checkweigher Company. As a part of his
interest in local history, he collects
high school yearbooks from nearby
communities and pre 1950’s Ithaca
College yearbooks. However, most
of his leisure reading is in the
Liberty Hyde Bailey
are Katharyn Aal, Diane Ackermann,
Walter Beeler, Michelle Berry, Inta
Ezergailis,Wanda Daetsch and Louis
Fendrick. In the Gardening section
are Diane Ackermann, Dennis Kolva
and Elizabeth Sheldon.
Three of the most popular local authors in Childrens are Ruth
Gannett & Edward Ormondroyd
in Fantasy and David Kirk with his
Miss Spider series in picture books.
In Children’s Classics are the books
of Henrick Van Loon, the l922 winner
of the Newbury medal. In the other
non-fiction categories, if one includes
text books, there are thousands of
books by local authors. Probably the
best known are Carl Sagan’s popular
science books.
Originally we had intended to
include in this article fiction books
written about Tompkins County
and books written by Booksale volunteers. However this information
will be included as an article in the
next issue of the Library Connection
because of lack of space. Thanks to
all the Booksale workers and community people who helped with
this article. Omissions and errors
are entirely the responsibility of the
author.
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science fields, especially astronomy.
Bob has arranged his two bays of Local Interest meticulously, making it easy to find any
particular subject. The top three shelves on the
right are devoted to Cornell, with yearbooks and
oversize books at the top, followed by such books
as Morris Bishop’s History of Cornell, books by
and about Anna Botsford Comstock, the beloved
author of nature guides for children, and Liberty
Hyde Bailey, long time dean of the School of
Agriculture. Other books by Philip Dorf, Cornell
chronicler may also be found. Finally, there is a
shelf of miscellaneous Cornell items such as guides
to the Plantations and the Johnson Museum
The fourth shelf on the right houses a variety
of books about New York City. The top shelf on
the left contains yearbooks from Ithaca College
and N.Y. State high schools and other oversize
volumes. The second is devoted to Tompkins
County and the next to other specific regions of
New York. Next are books about the State as a
whole, including history and geography, but not
wildlife, geology and plants which go to their
respective sections in the rest of the sale.
Near the floor are books by New York authors not connected with Cornell, such as Carl
Carmer’s delightful stories about New York state
and two popular authors who wrote series of
books collected from their writings in periodicals.
Arch Merrill wrote a local historical column from
the 1940’s into the 1970’s. Ed Eastman, editor
of the American Agriculturist wrote, “Eastman’s
Little Chestnuts”. He was the grandfather-in-law
of Julie Eastman, who sorts children’s picture
books.
Local Interest is to be found in Row 13 at the
front. Don’t miss it!
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In Memoriam
August saw the passing of two exceptional women instrumental to the success of the Tompkins County Public
Library: Frances A. (Fran) Ramin and
Phyllis Brodhead. TCPL couldn’t ask
for two greater champions than Fran
and Phyllis, who as volunteers devoted
considerable time and energy, over the
course of decades, to the advancement
of the library.
Frances A. Ramin
There’s little in the world of public
libraries in the Finger Lakes region to
which Fran Ramin didn’t contribute.
Her involvement started when she first
joined the Friends of the Library nearly
40 years ago, complemented by stints
on the Finger Lakes Library System
board from 1982 to 1991, Tompkins
County Public Library Foundation
board from 1995 to 2004 and most
recently, the TCPL Advisory Council
of which she was a member upon her
death.
As a member of the Tompkins
County Public Library Foundation
board, Fran was part of the team that
led The Campaign for the New Library.
Fran gave the Foundation board a cando attitude, particularly in the early
years when she helped her colleagues
understand the ins and outs of the development process. She always believed
that the library could practically sell
itself, as long as the pitch was delivered
directly, and with grace.
Fran’s longest-running association
with the library was as part of the
Friends of the Library. More than simply a dues-paying member, Fran was an
integral part of the effort to build the
Friends booksale into one of the biggest
and most successful in the country. She
was president in 1977 and 1978 and later
served as a liaison between the Friends
and the Foundation. Fran sorted books
in many categories over the years, often
with her friend Christina Foltman who
initially recruited her on to the board.
Chris recalls, “Fran was always upbeat
and willing to do whatever was required
to get books ready for the sale.”
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Phyllis Brodhead
An active member of the Tompkins
County Public Library Foundation
board when she died, a TCPL Trustee
for much of the 1980s, and a longtime
Friends member, Phyllis Brodhead was
devoted to furthering the work of our
public library.
She knew firsthand how a library
can open up a world of wonder for
children, having worked as a librarian at Boynton Middle School for 33
years. She embarked upon this career
after raising her family, and tackled it
with zeal.
Not content to while away the
hours of her retirement, Phyllis became
a member the Foundation board in
2005. (In fact, it was Fran Ramin who
invited her to join.) She brought the
same enthusiasm to learning new skills
that she’d shown in her profession, relishing the opportunity to benefit from
her fellow board members’ expertise.
Phyllis was modest in her assessment of her contributions, yet the
legacy of her participation is striking.
Her friends and acquaintances couldn’t
help but get involved as donors, board
members and advocates when Phyllis made the case for why the library
needed their support.
Phyllis was one of the Foundation
team who worked with the Ithaca High
School English Media class earlier in
2007 to produce a seven-minute video
about the library’s impact. Armin Heurich, the IHS librarian who produced
the project, cited Phyllis as one of his
professional role models. The students,
meanwhile, received from Phyllis firm
guidance and steady encouragement.
Fran Ramin and Phyllis Brodhead
will be sorely missed, but the lasting
effects of their hard work will persist.
Each experience of a child discovering
the joys of reading for the first time, a
group coming together at the library
or an adult finding essential information will be a tribute to their years of
dedication.
One More Reason to Buy
New Books this Fall:
Support TCPL
Tompkins County Public Library
Foundation is pleased to partner
with bookstores this fall for bookfairs
to raise funds for the library. Please
add these dates to your calendar, and
remember to shop!
Sunday, September 16
Bookery II
Hear storyteller and educator Regi Carpenter at 2 pm lead “Fairies and Fools”,
a story and music show for children
ages 4 and up. 10% of purchases made
between 1 and 4 pm will be directed to
the Foundation.
Thursday, October 25 and
Friday, October 26
Barnes & Noble
Shop on either day, ask for a voucher
at the cash register or pick one up in
advance at the library, and a percentage
of your purchase will be donated to the
Foundation. As an added attraction, on
Thursday, October 25 at 7 pm, Barnes &
Noble will host a book signing event with
local authors, including Rebecca Barry,
Kathyn Howd Machan, Tina Howe, Gale
Jarrow, Eric Kingson, Gemma Macera, Ellen Potter, Ronin Ro, Nick Sagan, Megan
Schull, Brian Wansink, and Lee Wells.
On Friday, October 26 at 10:30 am, a
children’s storytelling event will be held.
Note on library parking:
With the loss of all surface parking next
to the library, and the Green Street
Garage renovations not yet completed,
library users will find the most parking
available in the Cayuga Garage behind
the library : one hour free parking, then
$1 per hour, free after 8 pm and weekends. Street parking on both Cayuga and
Green Street is metered at $1 per hour,
with a limit of two hours (quarters only)
until 6 pm weekdays, free after 6 pm and
on weekends. Handicapped parking is
available in the parking garage, on both
Cayuga and Green Street, and across
from the library in the small parking lot
adjacent to City Hall. See http://www.
downtownithaca.com/stay/parking.htm
THE LIBRARY CONNECTION
World Languages Board TCAT Buses
If you have ridden on a TCAT bus recently, you may have noticed a new installation
highlighting Tompkins County Public Library’s world language collection.
Ten 11-by-28 inch placards have been displayed on the buses since July. The color
placards were produced and installed by TCAT with a grant made to the Tompkins
County Public Library Foundation by the Triad Foundation.
Two placards were created to highlight each of the following languages—Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Russian and Spanish—based on demographic research of
the area conducted, in part, by Adult Services Librarian Joyce Wheatley. Wheatley
said she believes there has been an increase in usage of the library’s world language
collection since the installation of the placards, and added that many people new to
the area use TCAT as their primary mode of transportation. “The thought was that
if people aren’t speaking and understanding English, they probably aren’t driving,”
Wheatley said, noting that TCAT was a natural fit for the placard display.
The placards include a message about the availability of world language books
at TCPL in the selected language, along with a photograph provided by the Online
Computer Library Center, a non-profit, worldwide library cooperative. The message
is then repeated in English along with the library’s address and website.
The placards will be on display for four months, which includes one month
generously donated by TCAT.
For more information about TCPL’s world language collection, contact Wheatley
at (607) 272-4557 extension 257 or visit http://www.tcpl.org/reading/booklists.
html for a listing of the collection’s new titles.
Support Tompkins County Public Library
With a Gift to the Library Foundation
Adopt a Periodical
In the summer of 2004 the Tompkins County Public Library Foundation launched its first “Adopt a
Periodical Campaign”, asking our
patrons to adopt magazines and
newspapers that otherwise would
have been dropped from our collection. Through the campaign more
than 70 periodicals were adopted
for the period 2005 through 2007.
This year, the Foundation has again
reached out to these donors and
many have generously renewed
their adoptions through 2010.
Our librarians would like to add
new periodicals to the collection,
both to replace those no longer
in print and to meet the changing needs of our community. The
Foundation is therefore asking new
donors to come forward to adopt
these periodicals for the period
2008 through 2010. A complete
list and adoption form, together
with full details about each magazine, can be found on our website
at www.tcpl.org and in the library.
Please help us maintain an attractive, interesting and well-balanced
browsing collection of periodicals.
I would like to adopt a periodical.
Please send a list of available titles.
Please contact me about making a
gift of stock.
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City ____________________________________________
Day Phone ___________________ Email
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Please mail completed form
and gift to:
Tompkins County
Public Library Foundation
101 East Green Street
Ithaca, NY 14850
Thank you!
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C ALENDAR
EVENTS IN SUPPORT OF TCPL
Foundation Bookfair @ Bookery II
10% of all sales between 1 and 4 pm donated
to TCPL. Regi Carpenter presents Fairies and
Fools at 2 pm.
Sunday, September 16
Foundation Annual Appeal Kickoff
With Chairperson Elizabeth Rawlings
Sunday, September 23, 1–3 pm
Friends of the Library Booksale
Saturday–Monday, October 6–8, 13–15, 20–23
(10 am–8 pm; 8 am opening on October 6 only)
507 Esty St., Ithaca
Foundation Bookfair @ Barnes & Noble
% of all purchases will be donated to TCPL
Vouchers available at TCPL and Barnes & Noble
Thursday–Friday, October 25–26
EXHIBITS
Haven’t We Met Before?
Multimedia art exhibit. Curator: Vicky Romanoff
October through December 2007
Opening Reception Thursday,
October 4 (5–7 pm)
The Library is a founding member of the
Discovery Trail. For further information
visit www.discoverytrail.com
YOUTH AND TEEN SERIVCES
Dedication of and Reception
for the Little Room
ADULT SERVICES
How To Sell On eBay
Toddler Storytime
Community Read Events
Literary Discussion of The Pickup
Wednesday, September 26 (6 pm)
Tuesdays beginning October 2
(10:30–11 am)
Teens Write!
Creative Writing with Irene Zahava
Wednesdays, October 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
(4–5:30 pm)
Family Storytime
Saturdays beginning October 6
(11:30 am–12 pm)
Mother Daughter Book Club
Lead by local author Emily Rhoads Johnson
Girls ages 10–13 with an adult
Sundays beginning October 14
(1:30–2:30 pm)
Book Talk by Pamela Ehrenberg
author of Ethan, Suspended
For middle schoolers and their
parents
Saturday, October 20 (2–4 pm)
Tuesday, September 18 (12–3:30 pm or
5–8:30 pm) (reservations needed)
Led by Cornell Professor Dagmawi Woubshet
Wednesday, September 19 (6–7 pm)
Music by Mandin Foli
Musicians Yacouba Diarra and London
McDaniel open Music On Sundays
Sunday, September 23 (2–3 pm)
“Longing and Belonging:
the Idea of Home in Literature”
Presented by New York University
Professor Luis H. Francia
Saturday, October 13 (11 am–12 pm)
D.C. Comics Insider
A lecture by Ithaca native Will Dennis
on working in the comic book industry
Thursday, September 27 (6–8 pm)
Friends of the Library
Annual Meeting and Program
Sunday, November 18 (2–4 pm)
For event updates and detailed information please visit www.tcpl.org
The Tompkins County Public Library serves community residents at each stage of their lives by providing free and open access to the world’s wisdom, knowledge and information. The library, through its collections and professional services, fosters an informed, civic-minded community and contributes to the
educational, cultural and economic well-being of the County. Both The Friends of the Library and the Tompkins County Public Library Foundation support
the mission of the library through fund raising initiatives. The Friends direct an annual gift to the library based on the proceeds of their annual booksales,
while the Foundation seeks private support through personal requests, grants, corporate gifts, endowed book funds and the annual appeal.
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