The Lyme Public Library is planning to offer the following programs and activities in August. For the complete details on any of these activities, please call the library at 860-434-2272 or visit www.lymepl.org.
Children’s Programs & Activities
Saturday, Aug. 6, 10:30 a.m., at the Library
Meet Author Elaine Alexander
As part of the library’s “Read Beyond the Beaten Path” summer reading program, author Elaine Alexander will read from her new book, “Anglerfish: The Seadevil of the Deep.” To register for the program, send an email to programreg@lymepl.org.
Thursday, Aug. 11, 6:30 p.m., at the Library
Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center Event
As part of the library’s “Read Beyond the Beaten Path” summer reading program, educational instructors from the Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center will discuss the kinds of mammals, amphibians, reptiles and insects that live in and around ponds; and present live turtles and frogs. To register for the program, send an email toprogramreg@lymepl.org.
Tuesday, Aug. 16, 6:30 p.m., at the Library
Summer Reading Wrap-Up Party with Braiden Sunshine
To conclude the library’s “Read Beyond the Beaten Path” summer reading program, Braiden Sunshine will host a singalong of summertime songs. To register for the program, send an email to programreg@lymepl.org.
Adult Programs & Activities
Wednesday, Aug. 3, 6:30 p.m., on Zoom
Racial Equity Book Club
The Lyme Public Library’s Racial Equity Book Club will discuss “Dying of Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment is Killing America’s Heartland” by Jonathan Metzl, copies of which will be available at the circulation desk. The event is cosponsored by the Bigelow Library in Clinton, Massachusetts. To register for the program and receive the Zoom link, send an email to programreg@lymepl.org.
Thursday, Aug. 18, 7:00 p.m., at the Library
History of Women’s Suffrage in America Presentation
Amanda Goodheart Parks presents “On Account of Sex: A History of Women’s Suffrage in America,” a lecture that chronicles the long, complex history of the fight for women’s suffrage in the U.S. To register for the program, send an email to programreg@lymepl.org.
Friday, Aug. 19, 1:00 p.m., at the Library
“As the Page Turns” Book Club Monthly Meeting
“As the Page Turns” – the book club cosponsored by the Lyme Public Library and Lymes’ Senior Center – will discuss “Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Family” by Patrick Radden Keefe. Copies of the book can be picked up at the library’s circulation desk. To register for the program, send an email to programreg@lymepl.org. For more details on the book club, contact Library Director Melissa Fournier at 860-434-2272.