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 Local historian Jim Lampos will be presenting a lecture on the life and legacy of the African-American Abolitionist and Lyme native son David Ruggles. To register for this event email programreg@lymepl.org

Professor and historian Jonathan Wells will be appearing via Zoom to speak about his book “The Kidnapping Club: Wall Street, Slavery, and Resistance on the Eve of the Civil War”. Dr. Wells will recount how journalist, abolitionist and Lyme native son, David Ruggles, worked tirelessly, and at the risk of his own life to bring […]

Meetings take place on the last Tuesday of each month from 6:00-8:00pm. Previous experience playing Mah Jongg is preferred. If you have your own American Mah Jongg set please bring it along. The library has two complete sets of tiles that you can borrow and eight sets of the “official Hands and Rules” booklets from […]

 For children ages infant to 4. Discover what it is like to visit the library! Join Ms.Natalie for books, songs and a craft. Caregivers can check out books to take home to continue the fun of the library visit.

 In the 1830s, there was no more fierce advocate for abolition and freedom in America than David Ruggles.  He died in 1849 at the age of 39 from a series of health issues, compounded by the beatings, and battles that he experienced as one of the most visible, militant and indefatigable advocates of freedom in […]

  The Lyme Library is honored to have historian  and author, Dr. Graham Hodges appear via Zoom to speak about Lyme’s native son and African American hero,  David Ruggles. Dr. Hodges is a professor of history at Colgate University and author of the book “David Ruggles: A Radical Black Abolitionist and the Underground Railroad in New […]

Instructors from  Red Barn Yoga of Lyme will be conducting yoga and meditation classes at the library.  $10.00 per class paid to the instructor at the door. Participants should bring yoga mats if they have them  but a limited number of mats will be made available. Experience with yoga and meditation is not necessary in […]

For children ages 6-11,  Cool-ology® provides hands-on, inquiry-based learning experiences aimed at getting kids really excited about science, engineering, STEAM connections, and the world around them! These active, social, creative lessons help kids begin to understand how the world works in a fun and educational way. Each session, children will explore a captivating, hands-on, inquiry-based […]

Join the Lyme Library Stitch Craft Club and practice your “stitchcraft” in the company of link-minded stitchers. If you enjoy, knitting, embroidery, crochet, cross stitch, quilting or any other form of easily portable hand crafts join us on the 4th Saturday of each month from 12:30-2:00pm at the Lyme Library in the Periodicals Room to […]

Local artist Nancy Gladwell who is a member of PARJE  (Public Art for Racial Justice Education) will be assisting all the artists (no age limit so adults and children are encouraged to attend) who wish to come by and participate in painting a mural for the Lyme Library about the hero,  abolitionist and Lyme native […]