Summer Reading for All Ages starts with our Summer Kick-Off Pizza Party on Monday, June 22 at 5:30pm, registration is required!
Kids and Teens June 22 – August 15 | Adults June 22 – August 26
Kids Summer Challenge
Pick up a game card and start playing! Complete challenges to earn raffle tickets. Enter your raffle tickets for prize drawings. Complete your gameboard for a FREE ice cream at the Carousel of Old Lyme. Last day to log is August 15, game cards must be turned in by August 22.
June Programs
Thu – 6/25 Wee Readers Sensory Storytime | 10 AM | Ages 0-4 | Registration Required.
Fri – 6/26 Read to a Therapy Dog | 2:30 PM| Grades 1-5 | Registration Required.
Fri – 6/26 Summer Movie Night + Dinner | 5:45 PM | All Ages | Registration Required.
Mon – 6/29 Digging for Dinosaurs: A STEAM Activity | 2:30 PM | Grades K-2 | Registration Required.
Tue – 6/30 Phoebe’s Writers | 3:30 PM | Grades 3-6 | Registration Recommended.
July Programs
Wed – 7/1 Old Lyme Fire Department Storytime! | 10 AM | All Ages | Registration Recommended.
Thu – 7/2 Independence Day Craft! Salt Painting | 11:30 AM | Grades K-5 | Registration Required.
Mon – 7/7 Graphic Novel Book Club: Catstronauts | 3:30 PM | Grades 3-6 | Registration Required.
Wed – 7/8 Make a Mess! Messy Crafts | 2:30 PM | Grades K-2 | Registration Required.
Thu – 7/9 Wee Readers Represent! with Lyme Art Association | 10 AM | Ages 0-4 | Registration Required.
Fri – 7/10 Science Heroes! | 1 PM | Grades K-5 |
Registration Required.
Sat – 7/11 Beginner Crochet with Abi Rivenelli | 10 AM | Grades 3-6 | Registration Required
Mon – 7/13 Growing Crystals: A STEAM Activity | 2:30 PM | Grades 3-6 | Registration Recommended.
Tue – 7/14 Soil Erosion with RTPEC | 1 PM | Grades 3-5 | Registration Required.
Wed – 7/15 Make a Mess! Bubble Bonanza | 2:30 PM | Grades K-2 | Registration Required.
Thu – 7/16 Mario Kart Tournament | 2:30 PM | All Ages | Registration Required.
Mon – 7/20 Snacktivities: Edible Dirt Cups | 2:30 PM | Grades 1-6 | Registration Required.
Tue – 7/21 Amphibians and Reptiles | 10 AM | All Ages | Registration Required.
Wed – 7/22 Make a Mess! Ice Cream | 2:30 PM | Grades K-2 | Registration Required.
Thu -7/23 Wee Readers: Sensory Storytime | 10 AM | Ages 0-4 | Registration Required.
Fri – 7/24 Read to a Therapy Dog! | 2:30 PM | Grades 1-5 | Registration Required.
Sat – 7/25 Midsummer Festival with Michele Urban | 12 PM | All Ages | Drop-in.
Mon – 7/27 Make Your Own Marble Maze: A STEAM Activity
2:30 PM | Grades 3-6 | Registration Required.
Tue – 7/28 Phoebe’s Writers | 3:30 PM | Grades 3-6 | Registration Required.
Wed – 7/29 Make a Mess! Water Works | 2:30 PM | Grades K-2 | Registration Required.
Fri – 7/31 Percy Jackson Demigod Training | 2:30 PM | Grades 3-7 | Registration Required.
August Programs
Wed – 8/4 Graphic Novel Book Club: Cardboard Kingdom | 3:30 PM | Grades 3-6 | Registration Required.
Tues – 8/5 Make a Mess! Dig Into Dirt | 2:30 PM | Grades K-2 | Registration Required.
Thu – 8/6 Wee Readers Represent! with Lyme Art Association | 10 AM | Ages 0-4 | Registration Required.
Fri – 8/7 Read to a Therapy Dog | 2:30 PM | Grades 1-5 | Registration Required.
Tue – 8/25 Phoebe’s Writers | 3:30 PM | Grades 3-6 | Registration Recommended.
Last day to log is August 15th! Turn in your game card by August 22nd!
Teens Summer Challenge
Pick up a game board and start playing! Journey FROM the center of the earth. Help your worm travel through the earth and escape out of the volcano. To move to the next layer, gather each item by completing corresponding activities. Earn 4 raffle tickets for each completed layer, plus the listed on that layer (books, ice cream, treasure!). Earn additional raffle tickets by tracking and completing 5 day reading streaks.
June Programs
Wed – 6/24 Teen Volunteer Orientation | 4:30 PM | Grades 7 – 12 | No registration required.
Fri – 6/26 Summer Movie Night | 5:45 PM | Family / All Ages | Registration required.
Tue – 6/30 Junk Journaling (Part 1) | 2:30 PM | Grades 6-10 | Registration required.
July Programs
Thu – 7/2 DIY “I Spy” Anthology | 4:45 PM | Grades 6 – 12 | No registration required.
Tue – 7/7 Junk Journaling (Part 2) | 2:30 PM | Grades 6-10 | Registration required.
Tue – 7/14 Pom Pom Critters with Ms. Tate! | 2:30 PM | Grades 6 – 10 | Registration required.
Thu – 7/16 Mario Kart Tournament | 2:30 PM | All Ages | Registration required.
Tue – 7/21 Needle Felting | 2:30 PM | Grades 6-10 | Registration required.
Tue – 7/28 Say It With a Shirt | 2:30 PM | Grades 6-10 | Registration required.
Fri – 7/31 Percy Jackson Demigod Training | 2:30 PM | Grades 3-7 | Registration required.
August Programs
Tue – 8/4 Collage and Bookmarks | 2:30 PM | Grades 6-10 | No registration required.
Thu – 8/6 Boat Building with New London Community Boatworks | 2:30 PM | Ages 13 – 18 | Registration required.
Thu – 8/6 DIY “I Spy” Anthology | 4:45 PM | Grades 6 – 12 | No registration required.
Tue – 8/11 Charcuterie Landscape Art | 2:30 PM | Grades 6 – 12 | Registration required.
Sat – 8/15 Paper Engineering and Origami Tessellations Workshop with Ben Parker | 10:00 AM | Grades 7 – 12 and Adults | Registration required.
Game play ends August 15th! Raffle tickets must be submitted by August 22nd!
Adults Summer Challenge
Earn raffle tickets all summer long for the chance to win prizes. Earn tickets by writing a book review, attending a program, using Heritage Quest, or using a museum pass. Join us at the 3rd Annual End of Summer Patio Party for snacks, live music, and the raffle drawing, registration required.
Weekly Recurring Events:
Fridays | Phoebe’s Morning Meditation | 10:00 AM | No registration required.
June Events:
Tue – 6/23 Simple Sustainable and Powerfully Delicious Means Virtual Author Talk with Sana Javeri Kadri and Asha Loupy | 2:00 PM | Virtual – Registration required.
Wed – 6/24 Tips & Tactics for Thriving in Today’s Real Estate Market | 6:30 PM | Registration required.
Fri – 6/26 Summer Movie Night | 5:45 PM | Family / All Ages | Registration required.
July Events:
Mon – 7/6 America 250 Book Discussion | 6:30 PM | Registration required.
Tues – 7/7 Paper Quilling with Kristine | 1:00 PM | Registration required.
Wed – 7/8 Building Resilient Habitats | 6:00 PM | Virtual – Registration required.
Thu – 7/9 Healthy Questions with the Town Nurse | 9:00 AM | No registration required.
Thu – 7/9 Phoebe’s Morning Book Chat | 11:00 AM | No registration required.
Thu – 7/9 America 250 Calligraphy and the Declaration of Independence | 6:30 PM | Registration required
Tue – 7/14 Small Towns and Big Secrets: Virtual Author Talk with Karin Slaughter | 7:00 PM | Virtual – Registration required.
Wed – 7/15 Faraway Fiction Book Chat | 6:30 PM | Registration recommended.
Thu – 7/16 Migrant Heart : The Cost of the American Dream and Healing Through Storytelling Virtual Author Talk with Reyna Grande | 2:00 PM | Virtual – Registration required.
Wed – 7/22 Sound Healing | 6:30 PM | Registration required.
Tue – 7/28 The Power of Connection : Creating Lasting Friendships Virtual Author Talk with Dr. Marisa Franco | 2:00 PM | Virtual – Registration required.
Wed – 7/29 Blues 101 with Ramblin’ Dan Stevens | 6:30 PM | Registration required.
August Events:
Tue – 8/4 The Legacy of Julia Child’s Kitchen Virtual Author Talk with Paula J. Jonson | 2:00 PM | Virtual – Registration required.
Wed – 8/5 Poetry Hour | 6:30 PM | Registration recommended.
Wed – 8/12 Community Yoga | 6:00 PM | Registration required.
Thu – 8/13 Healthy Questions with the Town Nurse | 9:00 AM | No registration required.
Thu – 8/13 Phoebe’s Morning Book Chat | 11:00 AM | No registration required.
Fri – 8/14 Quarterly Vegan Cookbook Club | 5:45 PM | Registration required.
Sat – 8/15 Paper Engineering and Origami Tessellations Workshop with Ben Parker | 10:00 AM | Grades 7 – 12 and Adults | Registration required.
Wed – 8/19 Dark Nonfiction Book Club | 6:30 PM | Registration recommended.
Tue – 8/25 When Trees Testify: Reclaiming America’s Black Botanical Legacy Virtual Author Talk with Beronda Montgomery | 2:00 PM | Virtual – Registration required.
Wed – 8/26 3rd Annual End of Summer Patio Party | 6:00 PM | Registration required.
