Blog Category: Past Events

Let Freedom Read: Read In to Speak Out – Sunday, October 1 from 1:00pm – 3:00pm

Raise your shelf-awareness and help us kick off The American Library Association’s Banned Book Week! Drop in to read ANY book you like and flex your Freedom to Read. All … Continue reading »

Virtual Author Talk with Amor Towles – Wednesday, September 27 at 8:00pm

Please tune in as we chat online with New York Times bestselling author Amor Towles about his incredible body of work. Rules of Civility, published in 2011, was a New … Continue reading »

Virtual Author Talk with Tiffany Aliche – Thursday, November 9 at 2:00pm

Tiffany Aliche was a successful preschool teacher with a healthy nest egg when a recession and advice from a shady advisor put her out of a job and into a … Continue reading »

Local Author Talk with Ron Farina – Saturday, November 11 at 1:00pm

Join us for a discussion with local author Ron Farina! He will discuss his new book Out of the Shadows, Voices of American Women Soldiers, as well as his other works … Continue reading »

Library Marks 125th Anniversary With a Book-Reading Griffin

On Tuesday, September 12, the Library Board of Trustees and Staff gathered to celebrate the Library’s 125th Anniversary with the unveiling of a bronze statue of a griffin, a mythical … Continue reading »

Faraway Fiction Book Chat – Wednesday, November 15 at 6:30pm

Faraway Fiction book club is a new book discussion group. Embark on a new adventure with each book! A book chat for lovers of Sci-Fi and Fantasy. The next meeting … Continue reading »

Art Show Opening: Photographer Tony Donovan – Thursday, September 14 at 7:00 pm

Join us for an opening reception and gallery talk. Photographer Tony Donovan will share his experience photographing the Congdon sawmill in Lyme beginning in 1972. Central to his project are … Continue reading »

ChatGPT: Let’s Talk About It – Wednesday, September 13 at 6:30pm

Everyone’s talking about Chat GPT nowadays! Join us for a discussion with Library Media Specialist Lucy Trost (Lyme-Old Lyme High School) about what Chat GPT is, how it can be … Continue reading »

Virtual Author Talk with Joy Harjo – Thursday, November 16 at 4:00pm

United States Poet Laureate and winner of the 2022 Academy of American Poets Leadership Award, Joy Harjo, joins us for a chat about her most recent memoir, Catching the Light … Continue reading »

How to Ace the SAT: Tips and Tricks to Maximize Your Score – Tuesday, November 28 at 7:00pm

In this free Zoom presentation, college consultant and SAT tutor Dave Wtorkowski of Big Green College Prep will present some of the best proven tips, tricks and strategies for improving … Continue reading »