Brief Description of the county
Tompkins County is in the west central part of New York State, south of Syracuse and northwest of Binghamton. It is usually geographically grouped with the Finger Lakes region, but some locals consider themselves to be part of Central New York or the Southern Tier. Tompkins County comprises the Ithaca Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is home to Cornell University, Ithaca College and Tompkins Cortland Community College.
Allan H. Treman is one of the largest inland marinas in New York State. It boasts 370 seasonal, 30 transient and 30 dry boat slips. For bird watching fans, the Hog Hole wetland and the Cayuga Lake shoreline make for great opportunities to view...
In a time of rapid change, Cornell University Library continues to stand at the center of intellectual life on campus. With world-class collections and services — print, online, and in person — our Library serves as an indispensable partner in...
The Finger Lakes Library System is a cooperative library system, chartered in 1958 by New York State, to serve the public libraries in Cayuga, Cortland, Seneca, Tioga, and Tompkins Counties. Their member libraries, currently numbering 33, are...
The Groton Public Library was chartered in 1896 to serve the people of the Groton school district. The library hosts special events throughout the year in addition to serving the community through its extensive book collection.
Funded by a grant from a local foundation, LCL in spring 2009 became a full member of the Finger Lakes Library System’s integrated library database which uses Polaris software; this system allows library staff, volunteers, and patrons full...