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Blog Category: Past Events
Gardening with Native Plants for Monarchs and Pollinators – Wednesday, October 4 at 6:30pm
Join us for a presentation on the iconic Monarch Butterfly and which native plants you can have in your yard to welcome pollinators. This presentation chronicles Fatima Matos’s ongoing discovery … Continue reading
The Benefits of Planting Native with Nancy Ballek – Wednesday, September 27 at 6:30pm
Join us for a special talk with Nancy Ballek, owner of Ballek’s Garden Center in East Haddam, CT. She will discuss the benefits of planting native plants in your home … Continue reading
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
