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style="text-align:center;background-color:#ededed;">Tompkins County Public Library</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Tompkins_County_Public_Library,_Ithaca_NY.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Tompkins_County_Public_Library%2C_Ithaca_NY.jpg/250px-Tompkins_County_Public_Library%2C_Ithaca_NY.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="110" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Tompkins_County_Public_Library%2C_Ithaca_NY.jpg/375px-Tompkins_County_Public_Library%2C_Ithaca_NY.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Tompkins_County_Public_Library%2C_Ithaca_NY.jpg/500px-Tompkins_County_Public_Library%2C_Ithaca_NY.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="1318" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Current location at the corner of Cayuga and Green Street</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" 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class="infobox-data">101 East Green Street, <a href="/wiki/Ithaca,_New_York" title="Ithaca, New York">Ithaca, New York</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">1864<sup id="cite_ref-about_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-about-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Branches</th><td class="infobox-data">1</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="text-align:center;background: #ededed;">Collection</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Size</th><td class="infobox-data">264,508<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="text-align:center;background: #ededed;">Access and use</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Circulation</th><td class="infobox-data">580,820<sup id="cite_ref-about_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-about-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Population served</th><td class="infobox-data">101,564 (2012)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Members</th><td class="infobox-data">39,883<sup id="cite_ref-about_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-about-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="text-align:center;background: #ededed;">Other information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Budget</th><td class="infobox-data">$3.87 million (2014)<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Director</th><td class="infobox-data">Annette Birdsall<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.tcpl.org">http://www.tcpl.org</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Tompkins County Public Library</b> (TCPL) is the <a href="/wiki/Public_library" title="Public library">public library</a> for residents of <a href="/wiki/Tompkins_County,_New_York" title="Tompkins County, New York">Tompkins County, New York</a>. The library has one branch which is located in <a href="/wiki/Ithaca,_New_York" title="Ithaca, New York">Ithaca, New York</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tompkins_County_Public_Library&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Cornell_library_ithaca_engraving.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Cornell_library_ithaca_engraving.jpg/150px-Cornell_library_ithaca_engraving.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Cornell_library_ithaca_engraving.jpg/225px-Cornell_library_ithaca_engraving.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Cornell_library_ithaca_engraving.jpg/300px-Cornell_library_ithaca_engraving.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1275" data-file-height="1086" /></a><figcaption>Cornell Free Library, Seneca and Tioga streets, 1864 to 1960.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tompkins_County_Public_Library_old_building_in_1987.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Tompkins_County_Public_Library_old_building_in_1987.jpg/150px-Tompkins_County_Public_Library_old_building_in_1987.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="101" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Tompkins_County_Public_Library_old_building_in_1987.jpg/225px-Tompkins_County_Public_Library_old_building_in_1987.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Tompkins_County_Public_Library_old_building_in_1987.jpg/300px-Tompkins_County_Public_Library_old_building_in_1987.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="2015" /></a><figcaption>Tompkins County Public Library, 312 N. Cayuga Street, 1969 to 2000.</figcaption></figure> <p>Ithaca's first public library was founded by <a href="/wiki/Ezra_Cornell" title="Ezra Cornell">Ezra Cornell</a> as the <b>Cornell Free Library</b> and chartered by the New York State Legislature in 1864.<sup id="cite_ref-TCPLHist_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TCPLHist-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Circulation began on March 4, 1867.<sup id="cite_ref-TCPLHist_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TCPLHist-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It stood at the southeast corner of Seneca and Tioga streets from 1864 to 1960.<sup id="cite_ref-Nocella_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nocella-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Early classes and commencement of <a href="/wiki/Cornell_University" title="Cornell University">Cornell University</a> took place in the library.<sup id="cite_ref-TCPLHist_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TCPLHist-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1967 the library was re-designated as the county's library when the county paid for the construction of a new $1.7 million building. This new building opened at 312 North Cayuga Street in February 1969.<sup id="cite_ref-TCPLHist_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TCPLHist-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Nocella_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nocella-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>By the 1990s, the library had outgrown the space at North Cayuga Street. In November 2000, the library moved to a renovated former <a href="/wiki/F._W._Woolworth_Company" title="F. W. Woolworth Company">Woolworths</a> <a href="/wiki/Department_store" title="Department store">department store</a>, which was double the size of the old building. This current building is located at the corner of Cayuga and Green Street (<a href="/wiki/New_York_Route_79" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Route 79">New York Route 79</a>) just south of the <a href="/wiki/Ithaca_Commons" title="Ithaca Commons">Ithaca Commons</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Nocella_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nocella-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-TCPLHist_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TCPLHist-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In November 2010 the library celebrated ten years in the current building. The Library began celebration for its Sesquicentennial in 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-TCPLHist_5-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TCPLHist-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As part of that celebration, a mural of founder Ezra Cornell was hung on the exterior wall of the library building in October 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Description">Description</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tompkins_County_Public_Library&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Description"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Library serves as the Central Library of the five-county <a href="/wiki/Finger_Lakes" title="Finger Lakes">Finger Lakes</a> Library System <sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and provides free and equal access to residents of <a href="/wiki/Tompkins_County" class="mw-redirect" title="Tompkins County">Tompkins</a>, Cayuga, Cortland, Seneca, Schuyler and Tioga counties. </p><p>TCPL hosts nearly one million visitors each year, making it the single, largest driver of traffic to downtown Ithaca. The library provides access to digital resources, including wireless internet access, databases and eBooks, as well as an extensive print collection. It also serves as the cultural hub of Tompkins County, providing museum quality art exhibits, opportunities for civic engagement and programs for children, teens and adults. </p><p>The library's primary budget allocation comes from Tompkins County, with additional support from the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.tcplfoundation.org/#!">Tompkins County Public Library Foundation</a> and The Friends of the Tompkins County Public Library. In November 2014, The Tompkins County Public Library Foundation announced a $2.75 million Campaign for a 21st Century Library in support of the construction of a digital literacy lab, a <a href="/wiki/Teen_center" title="Teen center">teen center</a>, collection expansion and endowment building.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Another $1.4 million was granted in 2016 for the creation of a teen center and renovations to the interior.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Part of the Campaign for a 21st Century Library is the LEGO Library, which was led by Peter and Andrew McCracken. It features a 6' by 6' model of the library post-renovation.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Support from the Friends of the Tompkins County Public Library is funded by the Friends of the Tompkins County Public Library Booksale. One of the largest events of its type in the United States, the booksale draws thousands to an Esty Street warehouse each year in search of books, records, CDs and DVDs provided through community donations.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Tompkins County Public Library is a part of the eight-site <a href="/wiki/Ithaca_Discovery_Trail" title="Ithaca Discovery Trail">Ithaca Discovery Trail</a>. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tompkins_County_Public_Library_reading_area.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Tompkins_County_Public_Library_reading_area.jpg/220px-Tompkins_County_Public_Library_reading_area.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Tompkins_County_Public_Library_reading_area.jpg/330px-Tompkins_County_Public_Library_reading_area.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Tompkins_County_Public_Library_reading_area.jpg/440px-Tompkins_County_Public_Library_reading_area.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="1836" /></a><figcaption>One of the reading areas of the library, with a painting of Ezra Cornell in the background</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tompkins_County_Public_Library&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media 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Tompkins County Public Library<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">June 5,</span> 2011</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Profile+%26+History&rft.pub=Tompkins+County+Public+Library&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tcpl.org%2Flibinfo%2Fabout-history.php&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATompkins+County+Public+Library" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.tcpl.org/libinfo/about.php">"About Us"</a>. Tompkins County Public Library<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">21 September</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Tompkins+County+Public+Library+BOT+names+new+director%2C+Currie+retires+after+eight+years&rft.date=2017-08-30&rft.aulast=Mearhoff&rft.aufirst=Sarah&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ithacajournal.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F2017%2F08%2F30%2Ftompkins-county-public-library-bot-names-new-director-currie-retires-after-eight-years%2F617654001%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATompkins+County+Public+Library" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-TCPLHist-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-TCPLHist_5-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-TCPLHist_5-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-TCPLHist_5-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-TCPLHist_5-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-TCPLHist_5-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-TCPLHist_5-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.tcpl.org/history-tcpl">"History of TCPL"</a>. <i>Tompkins County Public Library</i>. 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