On Thursday, Sep. 23, at 7:00 p.m., James R. Benn, author of the popular Billy Boyle World War II mystery novels which the New York Times Book Review has called “spirited wartime storytelling,” will be on hand to discuss the latest book in his Billy Boyle series, “Road of Bones.”  To register for the Friends of the Lyme Public Library program, send an email to programreg@lymepl.org. For more information, visit www.lymepl.org.”

On Saturday, Sep. 25, from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., the Lyme Land Trust is offering a “Walk with Joe Standart,” an award-winning photographer and the creator of “Imagining Lyme,” through the Thach Preserve.  “Imagining Lyme” is an amateur photography program that encourages residents to expand their visual awareness while highlighting the beauty of Lyme preserves. To reserve a space on the walk, send an email to education@lymelandtrust.org.

On Saturday, Sep. 25, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., join the Lyme Land Trust and members of the Lyme Pollinator Pathway, Pollinate Old Lyme and the Lymes Youth Services Bureau on a “Wildflower Walk for Families” in the Pleasant Valley Preserve. To reserve a space on the walk, send an email to sue.cope@lymelandtrust.org.

On Saturday, Sep. 25, at 2:00 p.m., Debbie Mandel, author of “All Write: How To Start, Structure & Sustain a Writing Group” and member of the Shoreline Writers Group, will discuss her experiences in the group and writing the book.  To register for the Friends of the Lyme Public Library program, send an email to programreg@lymepl.org. For more information, visit www.lymepl.org.

Lyme’s Open Space Coordinator has announced that on select Tuesday mornings in September, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., she and other explorers will once again lead “Tuesday Treks” – weekly walks through different Town preserves.  The trek leaders will alternate between Sue Cope, Wendy Hill, Tony Irving and Kristina White. (To reserve a spot, contact the appropriate trek leader; see below.)  In the event of inclement weather, the treks are canceled. 

• Sep. 7 – Johnston Preserve – Wendy Hill.  Contact: openspace@townlyme.org
• Sep. 14 – Selden Preserve – Kristina White.  Contact: kristina.white@lymelandtrust.org
• Sep. 21 – Beebe Preserve – Sue Cope.  Contact: sue.cope@lymelandtrust.org
• Sep. 28 – Thach Preserve – Tony Irving.  Contact: anthonyinlyme@gmail.com

For full details, go here.

On Saturday, Oct. 2, at 2:00 p.m., the Friends of the Lyme Public Library will offer Tony Award-winning animal director Bill Berloni discussing heartwarming stories of some of the rescue animals he has trained to work with some of entertainment’s biggest names. To register for the program, send an email to programreg@lymepl.org. For more information, visit www.lymepl.org.