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Educational instructors from the Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center will be coming to the Lyme Public Library as part of our summer reading program “Read Beyond the Beaten Path”. We will be learning  all about ponds and pond adaptation. What kind of mammals, amphibians, reptiles and insects  live in and around a pond?  What do they eat?  How do they survive? How can you spot them when you are out exploring the wilderness? Come learn the answers to all these questions and a whole lot more. 

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Join us for an outdoor concert with Braiden Sunshine for the conclusion of the Lyme Public Library’s Summer Reading program. Braiden will be singing summertime songs so feel free to celebrate by singing along and bidding goodbye to the library’s 2022 reading program.

On August 18, 1920 the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was officially adopted, guaranteeing that American woman would no longer be denied the right to vote “on account of sex” This lecture will chronicle the long and complex history of the fight for women’s suffrage in the United States.

Amanda Goodheart Parks Ph.D. is a public historian whose work had been featured by the History Channel miniseries, “The Titans that Built America,” the American Alliance of Museums, and historic sites across southern New England. She earned her Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and specializes in the history of women and gender.

Limited to 30 attendees.

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Join us for this collaborative book club between the Lyme Public Library and the Lyme's Senior Center, which we are calling the "As the Page Turns" club. Each month we will be discussing a selected book, copies of which can be picked up at the Lyme Library's circulation desk (just speak to a staff member) in multiple formats (regular print, large print and audio). The club will be alternating the location of the meetings between the Lyme Public Library at 482 Hamburg Road in Lyme and the Lyme's Senior Center at 26 Town Woods Road, Old Lyme. Participants of all ages welcome.

This month's meeting will take place at the Lyme Public Library in the Community Room

This month's book is: "Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty" by Patrick Radden Keefe

Register to attend by e-mailing seniorcenter@oldlyme-ct.gov or by clicking here

The Lyme Public Library will be sponsoring a Covid-19 vaccination clinic.

Now that the CDC has authorized the administration of vaccines to patients ages 6 mo - 4 years as well as pediatric boosters, the team from Griffin Health will be providing vaccinations and boosters at the Lyme library to all approved age groups, free of charge.

Pediatric vaccinations and boosters for patients ages 6 months to age 11 with be administered in the library’s Community Room (waiting area in the Children's Library or on chairs provided in the Community Room). Vaccinations and boosters for patients ages 12 and up will be administered in the library Study Room (waiting area in the Periodicals Room). If you have a Covid-19 Vaccination Record Card please bring it with you (although the medical personnel will be able to look up your records if you forget to bring it along).

The second round of vaccinations will take place at the library on September 22nd.

Community Room

Brief Description: Every month the Lyme Public Library will be hosting a cookbook club where the participants will be using recipes from a particular cookbook (chosen by the participants at the previous month’s meeting) and making items to share with the group. This is a “tasty” book club where you can  build your culinary skills and share with others.  

Barbecue Sides/ Tailgate food.

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The Lyme Public Library's Racial Equity Book Club will be focusing each month on a book about race relations in the United States. The book group will be meeting via Zoom where we will meet to discuss the book and participate in a fair and open discussion of the subject of race relations.  This is a Zoom presentation.

To register for this event click here

This book club is a co-operative effort between the Lyme Public Library of CT and the Bigelow and Springfield Libraries of MA

This month's book is: "The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story" by Nikole Hannah-Jones

Program Room

The Lyme Public Library is very pleased to welcome author, Ayurvedic counselor and certified yoga instructor Claire Ragozzino to host a 4-part series of Ayurvedic workshops at the library via Zoom. In these workshops you will learn the basics of Ayurvedic medicine and learn how to cook and move in order to live more holistically. Claire is the author of “Living Ayurveda” and will be supplying attendees with recipes and shopping lists so that you can “cook along” with her during the presentation. In tonight’s workshop we will be concentrating on foods to help balance the Vata Dosha.

This is a Zoom presentation.

To register for this event and receive the Zoom meeting invitation, recipes and shopping list click here

This series of workshops is made possible by a generous co-sponsoring between the Lyme, Old Lyme, Mystic/Noank and Bigelow Public libraries.

Join us for this collaborative book club between the Lyme Public Library and the Lyme's Senior Center which we are calling the "As the Page Turns" club. Each month we will be discussing a selected book, copies of which can be picked up at the Lyme Library's circulation desk (just speak to a staff member) in multiple formats (regular print, large print and audio). The club will be alternating the location of the meetings between the Lyme Public Library at 482 Hamburg Road in Lyme and the Lyme's Senior Center at 26 Town Woods Road, Old Lyme. Participants of all ages welcome.

This month's meeting to take place at the Lyme's Senior Center, 26 Town Woods Road, Old Lyme

This month's book is: "The Address" by Fiona Davis

Register to attend by e-mailing seniorcenter@oldlyme-ct.gov or by clicking here

In his presentation Professor and historian,  Rolf Wolfswinkel, will discuss the betrayal of the Frank family in 1944 and will highlight past and present theories and facts connected with the case.

Professor Rolf Wolfswinkel was born in Amsterdam, where he studied History and Literature. He has taught at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, lecturing in Modern European History and at New York University as Professor of Holocaust Studies. His dissertation “Between Treason and Patriotism’ analyzed how Dutch literature portrayed Nazi collaboration in The Netherlands. Together with Dick van Galen Last, he published, ‘Anne Frank and After: Dutch Holocaust literature in historical perspective.’

The Lyme Library's Covid-19 Vaccination Clinic (2nd round)

Now that the CDC has authorized the administration of vaccines to patients ages 6 mo - 4 years as well as pediatric boosters, the team from Griffin Health will be providing vaccinations and boosters at the Lyme library to all approved age groups, free of charge.

Pediatric vaccinations and boosters for patients ages 6 months to age 11 with be administered in the library’s Community Room (waiting area in the Children's Library or on chairs provided in the Community Room). Vaccinations and boosters for patients ages 12 and up will be administered in the library Study Room (waiting area in the Periodicals Room). If you have a Covid-19 Vaccination Record Card please bring it with you (although the medical personnel will be able to look up your records if you forget to bring it along).

The first round of vaccinations will take place at the library on September 1st.

The Lyme Public Library is pleased to welcome Joan Fisler from Red Barn Yoga of Lyme to teach twice monthly yoga and meditation classes in the library’s Community Room .

No previous experience  with yoga or meditation is necessary, but if you  have a yoga mat you are encouraged to bring it along with you as limited numbers of mats will be available.The fee to attend is $10.00 and will be paid to the instructor, this fee will be waived if necessary.

Join us for this healthy and peaceful way to start the weekend.

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Questions? Feel free to call the library @ 860-434-2272

Join us for an afternoon of art-making at the Lyme Library. Local artist and educator Margo Packer will be at the library to instruct participants from grades 1-5 in how to create an expressive and creative project that can be taken home after the class. A relaxing and creative way to spend time after school. Supplies will be provided.

Children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by a caregiver. 

The Lyme Public Library's Racial Equity Book Club will be focusing each month on a book about race relations in the United States. The book group will be meeting via Zoom where we will meet to discuss the book and participate in a fair and open discussion of the subject of race relations.  This is a Zoom presentation.

To register for this event and receive the Zoom meeting invitation click here

This program is made possible by a co-operative effort between the Lyme Public Library of CT and the Bigelow and Springfield Public Libraries of MA

The Lyme is pleased to welcome local author David Handler. Mr. Handler will be talking about his most recent publication “The Lady in the Silver Cloud” as well as speaking about how he uses local landmarks and characters in all his novels.

The Lyme Public Library is pleased to welcome Joan Fisler from Red Barn Yoga of Lyme to teach twice monthly yoga and meditation classes in the library’s Community Room .

No previous experience  with yoga or meditation is necessary, but if you  have a yoga mat you are encouraged to bring it along with you as limited numbers of mats will be available.The fee to attend is $10.00 and will be paid to the instructor, this fee will be waived if necessary.

Join us for this healthy and peaceful way to start the weekend.

To register for this event click here

Questions? Feel free to call the library @ 860-434-2272

Community Room Every month the Lyme Public Library will be hosting a cookbook club where the participants will be using recipes from a particular cookbook (chosen by the participants at the previous month’s meeting) and making items to share with the group. This is a “tasty” book club where you can  build your culinary skills and share with others.  

This Month's Theme: Local Cookbooks

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Join us for an evening  of art-making at the Lyme Library. Local artist and educator Margo Packer will be at the library to instruct participants from grades 6-12 in how to create an expressive and creative project. A relaxing and creative way to spend time after school and to meet other creative teens.  Supplies will be provided.

Register at programreg@lymepl.org

Children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by a caregiver.

Join us for an afternoon of art-making at the Lyme Library. Local artist and educator Margo Packer will be at the library to instruct participants from grades 1-5 in how to create an expressive and creative project that can be taken home after the class. A relaxing and creative way to spend time after school. Supplies will be provided.

Children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by a caregiver. 

Join us via Zoom for an introduction and training session about EFT Tapping with certified EFT Tapping trainer and practitioner, Lori Lamont. Tapping is a form of acupressure that concentrates a light tapping pressure on the key meridian points on the body to reduce stress, anxiety and fears and is effective with addictions and weight loss An easy and fun technique that requires no special equipment or environment to practice in, EFT Tapping  is remarkably effective within only a few minutes of work, alleviating limited self-beliefs, replacing negative thought patterns with a relaxed, positive and clear mental state.  

To register for this event and to receive the Zoom meeting invitation email programreg@lymepl.org

Program Room

Join us when historian and author of The Connecticut 169 Club: Your Passport and Guide to Exploring Connecticut,  Martin Podskoch, comes to the Lyme Public Library  to share some of the highlights  from his new book . The Connecticut 169 Club: Your Passport and Guide to Exploring Connecticut encourages travelers to visit all of the towns and villages in the beautiful and unique state of Connecticut and Mr. Padskoch’s presentation will certainly enlighten you about some of the interesting landmarks that can be found only in Connecticut.

The Lyme Public Library is pleased to welcome Joan Fisler from Red Barn Yoga of Lyme to teach twice monthly yoga and meditation classes in the library’s Community Room .

No previous experience  with yoga or meditation is necessary, but if you  have a yoga mat you are encouraged to bring it along with you as limited numbers of mats will be available.The fee to attend is $10.00 and will be paid to the instructor, this fee will be waived if necessary.

Join us for this healthy and peaceful way to start the weekend.

To register for this event click here

Questions? Feel free to call the library @ 860-434-2272

Join us for this collaborative book club between the Lyme Public Library and the Lyme's Senior Center which we are calling the "As the Page Turns" club. Each month we will be discussing a selected book, copies of which can be picked up at the Lyme Library's circulation desk (just speak to a staff member) in multiple formats (regular print, large print and audio). The club will be alternating the location of the meetings between the Lyme Public Library at 482 Hamburg Road in Lyme and the Lyme's Senior Center at 26 Town Woods Road, Old Lyme. Participants of all ages welcome.

This month's meeting to take place at the Lyme Public Library-Community Room

Register to attend by e-mailing seniorcenter@oldlyme-ct.gov or by clicking here

Join us for an evening  of art-making at the Lyme Library. Local artist and educator Margo Packer will be at the library to instruct participants from grades 6-12 in how to create an expressive and creative project. A relaxing and creative way to spend time after school and to meet other creative teens.  Supplies will be provided.

Register at programreg@lymepl.org

Children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by a caregiver.

Mara Dowler

Bluebird Home Organizing LLC

Certified KonMari Consultant 

www.bluebirdhome.net

mara@bluebirdhome.net 

(203) 843-2634

The Lyme Public Library's Racial Equity Book Club will be focusing each month on a book about race relations in the United States. The book group will be meeting via Zoom where we will meet to discuss the book and participate in a fair and open discussion of the subject of race relations.  This is a Zoom presentation.

To register for this event and receive the Zoom meeting invitation click here

This program is a co-operative effort between the Lyme Public Library of CT and the Bigelow and Springfield Libraries.

Community Room

Brief Description: Every month the Lyme Public Library will be hosting a cookbook club where the participants will be using recipes from a particular cookbook (chosen by the participants at the previous month’s meeting) and making items to share with the group. This is a “tasty” book club where you can  build your culinary skills and share with others.  

This month's theme: Thanksgiving Sides

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The Lyme Public LIbrary is pleased to welcome Professor Dame Alison RIchard, of Yale University who is the author of the new book “Sloth Lemur’s Song”, a fascinating account of the impact of climate change on Madagascar. Madagascar is a biodiversity hotspot where its forests and wildlife have expanded and contracted in response to shifting climate changes making it a microcosm of global trends. Professor Richard has studied Madagascar for decades immersing herself in conservation activity there. What happened and continues to happen on the island of Madagascar might just be the best indication of what can be done both positively and negatively in terms of the damages inflicted by sudden or prolonged manmade changes in the earth’s climate.

To register for this event email programreg@lymepl.org

Professor Dame Allison Richard is a Senior Research Scientist, Anthropology; Franklin Muzzy Crosby Professor Emerita of the Human Environment, Former Provost of Yale University, Former Vice-Chancellor, University of Cambridge, UK

Program Room

Join us for this collaborative book club between the Lyme Public Library and the Lyme's Senior Center which we are calling the "As the Page Turns" club. Each month we will be discussing a selected book, copies of which can be picked up at the Lyme Library's circulation desk (just speak to a staff member) in multiple formats (regular print, large print and audio). The club will be alternating the location of the meetings between the Lyme Public Library at 482 Hamburg Road in Lyme and the Lyme's Senior Center at 26 Town Woods Road, Old Lyme. Participants of all ages welcome.

This month's meeting to take place at the Lyme's Senior Center, 26 Town Woods Road, Old Lyme

Register to attend by e-mailing seniorcenter@oldlyme-ct.gov or by clicking here

Markham Starr will present his slideshow that takes the audience on an extended walk through the woods to see the ceremonial stonework left behind by the indigenous population that occupied New England for 12,000 years. While Native American stonework is widely recognized in other sections of the United States, New England’s stonework remains obscure, having blended back into the woods. This slideshow  contains photographs of over 8000 objects and ceremonial sites in Connecticut and Rhode Island and information on how to find them.

A documentary photographer, Mr. Starr's work focuses on the disappearing working and Native cultures of New England.

Paul Colburn, Master Wildlife Conservationist, will be at the Lyme Library to present his program "Wildlife and Connecticut's Changing Landscape". In tonight's program Mr. Colburn will provide a brief natural history of Connecticut and will address the current state of wildlife and their habitats throughout the state He will be  discussing the major species, factors affecting their habitates, challenges we face in managing them and  he will provide suggestions for what people can do to make a difference in order to preserve natural habitats and the creatures who reside in them througout Connecticut.

A multi-talented musician, Jeff Snow will be appearing at the Lyme Library to play guitar, autoharp, Celtic Bouzouki and Bodhram. This evening’s  performance will include traditional music and stories from Scotland, England and Ireland and familiar and not so familiar,  holiday  music you just might be inspired to sing along to. Get into the swing of the season at an event that you will remember throughout the holiday season and beyond.  

Community Room

Brief Description: Every month the Lyme Public Library will be hosting a cookbook club where the participants will be using recipes from a particular cookbook (chosen by the participants at the previous month’s meeting) and making items to share with the group. This is a “tasty” book club where you can  build your culinary skills and share with others.  

This month's theme: Horderves

To register for this event click here

The Lyme Public Library's Racial Equity Book Club will be focusing each month on a book about race relations in the United States. The book group will be meeting via Zoom where we will meet to discuss the book and participate in a fair and open discussion of the subject of race relations.  This is a Zoom presentation.

To register for this event and receive the Zoom meeting invitation click here.

This program is made possible by a co-operative effort between the Lyme Public Libray of CT and the Bigelow and Springfield Libraries of MA

Program Room

Join us for this collaborative book club between the Lyme Public Library and the Lyme's Senior Center, which we are calling the "As the Page Turns" club. Each month we will be discussing a selected book, copies of which can be picked up at the Lyme Library's circulation desk (just speak to a staff member) in multiple formats (regular print, large print and audio). The club will be alternating the location of the meetings between the Lyme Public Library at 482 Hamburg Road in Lyme and the Lyme's Senior Center at 26 Town Woods Road, Old Lyme. Participants of all ages welcome.

This month's meeting to take place at the Lyme Public Library Community Room

Register to attend by e-mailing seniorcenter@oldlyme-ct.gov or by clicking here

The Lyme Public Library's Racial Equity Book Club will be focusing each month on a book about race relations in the United States. The book group will be meeting via Zoom where we will meet to discuss the book and participate in a fair and open discussion of the subject of race relations.  This is a Zoom presentation.

To register for this event and receive the Zoom meeting invitation click here.

This program is a co-operative effort between the Lyme Public Library of CT and the Bigelow and Springfield Libraries of MA

 National Holocuast Remembrance Day Special Event with Aya Marczyk from the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocuast Testimonies of Yale University

The Lyme Library is honored  to welcome Aya Marczyk of the Yale University Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocuast Testimonies. Ms. Marczyk will be speaking about the history of the archive and will present a few of the video testimonies of Holocaust survivors which the archive has been collecting from across the globe for more than 3 decades.

To register for this event email programreg@lymepl.org

 Join us when Claire Griffin, author of the book  “A Rebellious Woman” appears at the Lyme Public Library. “A Rebellious Woman” is the biography of Belle Boyd a fascinating character who lived during the American Civil War era. At a time in American history when a woman’s only purpose was to be a well-behaved wife and mother, Belle Boyd stands out. Women of Belle’s generation were  kept in their place by strict etiquette rules, restrictive clothing and easy access to opiates in order to keep them passive and agreeable. Belle rejected rigid rules and roles, and insisted on making her own choices. Author Claire Griffin will speak about Belle and her unique place in American history.