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nstructors 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 […]

Level-Up at your library this summer and kick-off the season with a fun, gaming party for kids in grades Pre-K to 5.  Sign up for the 2025 summer reading challenge and enjoy some age-appropriate video games, crafts, activities, snacks, and more! There will be fun and games both indoors and outdoors. Check out some great […]

Did you know that the beautiful building that now houses the Lyme Library is 10  years old this year? Well, we are celebrating the library with a series of “coming of age/birthday events” this year as well.  Today’s special event is just for kids where we will be having cake and ice cream (donated by […]

Are you having basic technology issues? Well, Pastor Sue Latourette will be at the Lyme Library to help. Please come to the library and sign-up for one (or more) of the ½ time slots on our tech support sign-up sheet. All we will need is your name, contact information and a brief description of your […]

For children ages infant to 4. Discover what it is like to visit the library! Join with friends to play in the children’s room with lots of library toys. 

The Lyme library is honored to have internationally-known yoga instructor and teacher Chrissy Carter appear for a series of   “intermediate” yoga classes at the library. These classes are for participants who have prior experience with yoga who wish to take their practice to a gentle “next level” and build strength and mindfulness through their […]

 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 […]

The Lyme Public Library will host a Lego building club on select 3rd Saturdays of the month. Bring your friends and make new ones as we design and build together!

Providing guidance on discussing the move to a Senior Living Community with your loved ones, including explaining the benefits of making the move. Attendees will be provided with aids on how to make an informed decision that meets the needs of your current stage of life..  This is the final  in the series of presentations […]

 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 […]