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Host your next event at the Durland Alternatives Library!

By Jen Graney | December 4, 2024

Whether you’re a local artist, a community organizer, or a student club leader, you’re welcome here. We’re an independent, public library, so you do not need to be affiliated with Cornell University…

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Upcoming library events – May 2024

By Lee Cotman | May 1, 2024

The Alternatives Library has a few exciting events happening during the first week of May! Sunday, May 5, 2024 – 11:00am to 5:00pm Find us at the Ithaca Book &…

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Getting ready for Spring earth keeping

By Ryan Clover-Owens | April 18, 2019

We’re excited and honored to be participating and sponsoring the upcoming Climate Wise Gardening, An Earth Keeping Fair event on April 27th. This is a free, all ages event from 10 –…

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Full Bound For Glory Schedule Now On The Library Calendar

By Ryan Clover-Owens | March 1, 2019

Hey everybody, I’m excited to announce that the entire bound for glory schedule is now posted on the Library’s Events calendar. You can find out who is performing, listen to…

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Event Recap : Many Worlds Are Possible

By Ryan Clover-Owens | December 16, 2018

Thank you so much to everyone who attended and supported the Many Worlds Are Possible event last week. There are so many amazing outcomes, so here’s a quick list full of links too…

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Can We Have Our Event At the Library?

By Ryan Clover-Owens | August 24, 2017

Yesterday I had a fun interaction. Someone walked into the library with a notepad. “I’m scouting a space for a music event” she told someone. This got my attention. Not…

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HUGE Magazine Giveaway – Historical & Recent

By Ryan Clover-Owens | June 22, 2017

Hello artists, readers, collectors, and friends; From now until July 1st, the Alternatives Library is giving away a significant portion of our Periodicals Collection which include periodicals/magazines of various genres, dating…

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Recent Posts:

  • New Semester, New Books: Surviving the Future, A Visual Primer on Mass Incarceration, & more

    January 21, 2025
  • Host your next event at the Durland Alternatives Library!

    December 4, 2024
  • Welcome, Jen! Our new Library Operations Coordinator

    November 18, 2024
  • We’re hiring! – Library Operations Coordinator (PT)

    August 21, 2024
  • Upcoming library events – May 2024

    May 1, 2024

Regular Library Hours

Monday - Friday: 11 AM - 8 PM
Saturday - Sunday: 11 AM - 5 PM

Location

130 Anabel Taylor Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853

Mailing Address

CTA/Alternatives Library
PO Box #6556
Ithaca, NY 14851

Renewals

Renew your items by logging into your patron account on our Finger Lakes Library System page or contact us.

Return Locations

You can return your materials after hours in our drop box in Anabel Taylor Hall, or at any Finger Lakes Library System library.

Parking

Free parking after 5pm & all day on weekends! Otherwise, metered parking across the street at Willard Straight Hall.

Get in Touch

We would love to hear from you. Our patrons are our highest priority. Please call us during our open hours, or email us any time.

Phone: 607-255-6486

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