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Book cover of The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon.

Phoebe’s Morning Book Chat – Thursday, June 11 at 11:00am

Phoebe’s Morning book chat takes place on the second Thursday of every month at 11:00am in the Community Room. Multiple copies of the selected book are available at the service … Continue reading »

Author, Matt Dinniman, chin up smiling. He has a beard, short hair, and is wearing a black shirt. Purple background with various size darker dots. Book covers of Dungeon Crawler Carl and A Parade of Horribles by Matt Dinniman.

Apocalyptic Mayhem, Lava-Spitting Llamas, and One Very Sassy Cat Virtual Author Talk with Matt Dinniman – Thursday, June 11 at 7:00pm

Hold onto your heart-patterned boxers! Matt Dinniman, New York Times bestselling author of the wildly popular (and just plain wild) Dungeon Crawler Carl series, joins us to chat about his latest book, A Parade of … Continue reading »

Red and blue stars on the top and bottom border. Blue text Patriotic Loop Yarn Wreath Workshop, Celebrate America's 250th Anniversary with your own small 8-in loop yarn wreath. Red Text Saturday June 13, 2026 at 11:00 am. Features a sample of the red, white and blue loop yarn wreath attendees will make.

Patriotic Loop Yarn Wreath Workshop – Saturday, June 13 at 11:00am

Celebrate America’s 250th Anniversary with your own small 8 inch loop yarn wreath. Kathy will take you through the steps to design and create your own mini wreath* at this … Continue reading »

Aesthetic Illusions: A Life in the Arts. Green background, features image of Randall Horton in the upper right. Randall is smiling brightly wearing a homburg style hat, black rimmed glasses and a dark shirt. There is a microphone in front of him.

Aesthetic Illusions: A Life in the Arts, (Part 3) Meet Randall Horton: Performance & Presentation – Thursday, June 18 at 4:00pm

This 3 part program Aesthetic Illusions: A life in the arts features two workshops, one on civic education and one on artistic expression, designed to deepen participants’ understanding of democracy and … Continue reading »

Blue booklet cover with gold text reading Passport Connecticut Libraries, features the library logo of a person reading a book and the CT Library Consortium logo.

Passports to CT Libraries 2026 – Starts April 1

It’s a Passport to CT Libraries year, and we are participating! Collect stamps in your library passport by visiting participating libraries in CT between April 1 and April 30. Get … Continue reading »

Prevention Plan

Fall Prevention with Old Lyme Town Nurse Sammee Piette – Wednesday, April 1 at 6:30pm

Join Old Lyme Town Nurse Sammee Piette MBA-HM, BSN, RN, ATC, LAT, EMT for a program on fall prevention. Learn simple strategies to reduce fall risks, improve safety at home, … Continue reading »

Author Valerie Neal with short blonde hair wearing purple blouse. Features the book cover of On A Mission by Valerie Neal.

On a Mission: The History of US Women Astronauts Virtual Author Talk with Valerie Neal – Thursday, April 2 at 2:00pm

Join us for an exhilarating journey through the history of US women astronauts with Valerie Neal, emerita curator from the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum and expert on human … Continue reading »

Presenter Jillian Liner smiling, wearing dark rimmed glasses. She has long blonde hair and a dark tanktop. Behind her is a framed print hanging on the wall featuring birds with a red and yellow head and and various shades of green on the body.

Avian Habitats – Wednesday, April 8 at 6:00pm

Learn about the birds that live in or migrate through our region, including many species that play important roles as pollinators. This program will explore the habitats that support birds … Continue reading »

Spring Break: Lego Build Competition - Monday, April 13 at 10am. Build with Legos and vote on a winner. Features lego pieces of various sizes, shapes and colors spilling out of a bag. The background is made up of lego pieces and the border has lego pieces around it.

Spring Break Week : Programs Daily for Ages 5-11, April 13 – 18 at 10:00am

For spring break we will have daily programs for ages 5-11 starting Monday, April 13 through Saturday, April 18 at 10:00am. Lego Build Competition – Monday, April 13 Build with … Continue reading »

Author Brad Taylor with short dark hair and some grey on the sides. He's wearing a brown leather jacket open with a black button up shirt and jeans. Features the book cover of Shadow Strike by Brad Taylor.

On Writing Action-Packed and Suspenseful Spycraft Virtual Author Talk with Brad Taylor – Tuesday, April 14 at 7:00pm

Join us in conversation with acclaimed author Brad Taylor on his latest work, Shadow Strike, book 20 (yes, you read that right!) of the bestselling Pike Logan series.  Have questions for the author? … Continue reading »