May/June 2008
UPCOMING PROGRAMS - Please call 860-434-2272 to register for any of the programs below unless specified otherwise.
AFTER
SCHOOL PROGRAMS
Summer Landscape Painting - Wednesday, May 28
Children will join Kristen Thornton in learning about
landscape painting and trying their hands at their own summer landscape creations in
anticipation of the season. This
program is open to children grades K-5 and is limited to 12 children. Please call to register.
SUMMER
Catch the
Working Together Again and Expanding
The Kickoff program will be Tuesday, June 24 at
ADULT/FAMILY PROGRAMS
On Thursday, May
8, East Haddam resident and author Bruce McGhie will join the book club to discuss his
book Ascent: How One Quadriplegic Fought for a Full Life and Soared. Bruce was injured in an Air-Force training exercise
in 1955 at the age of 22 and left paralyzed from the chest down with limited use of his
hands. Refusing to give up his dreams, Bruce
overcame numerous obstacles to marry, have a family, a successful business career that
required travel all over the world, and in 1980 became the first spinal-cord injured
person to be issued a pilot’s license by the FAA to fly a glider with hand controls. The public is invited to attend this special book
club meeting to meet Bruce and hear his remarkable and inspiring story.
On Thursday,
June 19 the book club will discuss Away by
Thanksgiving: The Pilgrims' First
Year in
New London resident and author Glenn Alan Cheney
will talk about and sign his book Thanksgiving:
the Pilgrims’ First Year in America on
Thursday, June 5 at
May 9 - Elizabeth Barrett Browning's life, poetry and love story in a
setting of Victorian London will be presented by Miriam Lubow who brings a special
perspective and understanding to the world of poetry.
May 25 - Members of the group will read aloud several selections from I'll Fly
Away: Further Testimonies from the Women of York Prison edited by Wally Lamb.
June 13 - Susan Cole, a facilitator with Wally Lamb's writing group at York Prison, will share her experiences, comments and personal insights on working with the women at the prison.
June 27 - This will be the last meeting of the reading group before the summer break. The program has not yet been set.
The Library’s annual book sale will be held at the
Library Friday – Sunday, May 23-25. The
Library will close at
Volunteers are needed to help sort books and set up for the sale between Wednesday May 21through Friday May 23:
Thursday, May 22 – 10. A.M –
Friday, May 23 –
If you are interested in helping, please sign-up at the library or call 434-2272 and let us know when you are available. We appreciate any assistance you can provide!
PATRON’S CHOICE
Patrons have recommended these titles that they have checked out of the Lyme Public Library:
365 Ways to Live Green:
Your Everyday Guide to Saving the Environment by Diane Gow McDilda – 365 practical
suggestions for such things as creating biodegradable home cleaning products, buying
eco-friendly clothes and accessories, and finding the right plants to nourish your garden.
Easy Green Living: the
Ultimate Guide to Simple, Eco-friendly Choices for You and Your Home by Renee Loux
– Accomplished raw-food chef Loux and host of Fine Living TV’s Easy Being Green brings her whole foods philosophy
to home, garden and beauty routines. The
publisher description states, “Easy Green Living is full of "5
Step" lists, products and recipes for green cleaning, helpful charts, safer choices
for every room, and inspirational advice so we can save the planet--one cleaning spritz at
a time.”
Farewell, my Subaru: an
Epic Adventure in Local Living by
Doug Fine - Can we maintain our addiction to
modern conveniences and still reduce our carbon footprints?
Doug Fine decided to find out by moving to
EcoArt! : Earth-friendly Art & Craft Experiences for 3- to 9-Year-olds by Laurie M. Carlson – Teach your children the importance of protecting the environment while spending quality time with them and having fun.
The Top Ten Average Annual Costs for Some of Your Favorite Things
9. Purchasing 10 new DVD releases to watch during the year - $170 or more
8. Taking your family of 4 to the movies once each month for a year – (admission only, not including popcorn and beverages) - $384
7. Annual cost of purchasing the daily newspaper at the newsstand every day - $175 or more
6. The cost of gas for driving 20 miles 3 times a year to a neighboring library to pick up something you need instead of using interlibrary loan – (@$3.75 per gallon) - $11.25
5. Annual cost of high speed Internet access - $240 or more
4. Annual cost of your 3 favorite magazine subscriptions - $60
3. Annual cost for least expensive Netflix plan - $60
2. The annual cost of purchasing one new audio book per week to listen to on your commute to and from work - $1,000 or more
1.
Annual cost of all of the above - $2,350.25. All of them available free at the Lyme Public Library – PRICELESS!
(And you get Emma the cat in the bargain!)
Attention
Library Lovers: If you have an idea for a top ten list related to the
Lyme Library, libraries in general, books, reading, or Emma the cat we invite you to submit a list to be considered for
publication in future newsletters. The list
can be humorous or serious. Be sure to include
your name (and age if under 18). The library
reserves the right to edit for space, accuracy and clarity.
Send your submissions to Theresa Conley, Lyme Public Library,
May 8 – Book Club 7:00
May 9 – Reading Group 2:00
May 25 – Reading Group 2:00
May 23 – 25 – Annual Book
May 28 – Landscape Painting Gr. K-5
May 28 – Library Board 4:00
June 5 – Thanksgiving: the Pilgrim’s First Year
June 13 – Reading Group 2:00
June 19 – Book Club
June 24 – Summer Reading Kickoff 6:30
June 27 – Reading Group 2:00
LYME PUBLIC LIBRARY, 482
Hamburg Road, Lyme 860-434-2272
e-mail address - staff@lymepl.org web site: http://www.lymepl.org