To register, contact: openspace@townlyme.org

(Normally, the Library Board of Directors meets at 5:00 p.m.  Tonight is an exception.)

On Wednesday, Dec. 1, at 6:30 p.m. on Zoom, the Lyme Public Library’s Racial Equity Book Club will offer a discussion focused on the book “How To Be an Antiracist” by Ibram X. Kendi. Each month, the club will feature a different book focused on race relations in the U.S.  Copies of the book will be available at the library’s Circulation Desk. The book club is hosted in conjunction with the Bigelow Public Library of Clinton, Massachusetts.  To register for the program and receive the Zoom link, send an email to programreg@lymepl.org.

On Thursday, Dec. 2, at 7:00 p.m., the Lyme Land Trust and Friends of the Lyme Public Library are offering a presentation called “Eastern Coyotes in Connecticut” with master wildlife conservationist Paul Colburn at the library.  Colburn will discuss the history of coyotes in Connecticut and provide an overview of their habitat, diet and behavior.  For more information, contact programreg@lymepl.org. Registration is requested. To register, send an email to giaconiajw@comcast.net.

On Saturday, Dec. 4, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., the Lyme Public Hall & Local History Archives and the Lyme Garden Club are offering a free holiday wreath-making workshop at Lyme Public Hall.  Materials and greens will be provided; participants should bring their own trimmings to customize their wreaths.  To register for the event, text or call Bill Denow at 860-574-4143.  For more information, visit www.lymepublichall.org.

On Saturday, Dec. 4, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., the Lyme Land Trust will hold an “Approaching Winter” astronomy observing session led by Scott Mallory at an area location to be disclosed.  Participants will be invited to park in a designated area by 5:30 p.m. and walk to the observing field, dressed for temperatures 10 to 20 degrees lower than forecast. Reservations are required. Contact Scott Mallory at scott.mallory@gmail.com to register and receive full event details.  For more information on the Land Trust’s astronomy program, go here.

On Tuesday, Dec. 7, from 3:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., the Lyme Public Library’s “Nutmeg Book Club” for Grades 2-3 will meet to read books that have received this year’s Nutmeg Book Award.  The award-winning books are listed on the library’s website here.  To register their children, residents should send an email with their full name to programreg@lympl.org.