Artist Showcase - Wine and Cheese Reception
for Local Artist James O’Reilly at the Library!
Jim is a self-taught artist and photographer who finds the inspiration
for his paintings from the beauty of Chaumont, the Coast of
Maine and country scenes.
Sunday, September 24th 4 to 5 pm.
Pulled Pork and Barbecued Chicken Dinner to Benefit the Library!
Pulled Pork, Chicken, Corn on the Cob, Salt Potatoes, Salads & Dessert! Sunday, September 24th. - 4 to 6pm. Advance tickets available at the library. - $25 per person. Held at The Crescent Restaurant, Chaumont.
Making Holiday Cards with Char Dwyer
Stop in on Tuesday, September 26th
between 10am to 11:30am to make 2 handmade
Christmas cards to share with friends and loved ones.
$5 for 2 cards.
Mandala Mondays - Coloring Group
Drop-in for part or all of this group coloring event for all ages. We'll supply colored pencils, crayons, pens, and pre-printed intricate coloring pages geared toward adults, featuring beautiful mandala patterns, flowers, architecture, etc. Mondays at 1pm.
Halloween Clay Class!
Make Halloween decorations using paper clay. Use your imagination to make a pumpkin, ghost, or monster light. Children will learn to mold and sculpt with teacher Tracey Jean. We will create clay figures on October 20th, and will paint on October 27th. Both sessions start at 6:30pm. $15 for both sessions. Must be paid in advance at the library. Please call to register before October 17th.
Halloween Slime!
Drop by the library on Saturday October 28th between 10am and 11am to make Halloween slime to take home! For kids of all ages! Free.
Please call the library to register at 649-5454.
Thanksgiving Craft’s for Kids
Join us on Friday, November 10th at 6:30 pm
to make Thanksgiving decorations.
Free. Limited class size.
Please call 649-5454 to register.
O’Reilly Prints Make Great Holiday Gifts!
Lyme Free Library is offering prints by Local Artist James O’Reilly for just $20. Prints feature Sawmill Bay, The Cape Vincent Lighthouse, The Copley House, The Chaumont Hardware Store, Cove Cottage, the Cape Vincent Lighthouse, and more! See all of his prints on Facebook!
Thank You!
Thanks to all who helped to make our book sale such a huge success!
A special thank you to all of the artists, authors, crafters and
community groups that helped to make the day one of our best!
We wouldn’t have been able to do it without the wonderful donations
of books, art work and baked goods, and the help of many volunteers.
And of course a special thanks to all who attended!
Your donations and purchases help support the wonderful programs
and collections offered at The Lyme Free Library!
A special thank you to all the local businesses that supported our Summer Reading Program “Let’s Get Creative”. Participants made wind chimes and painted wooden plaques with local artist Tracey Jean, created clay fish bowls with Serena from the T.I. Art Center, and visited the glass blowing studio of Foster Holcombe & Theda Hansen. All participants kept reading records and earned $10 gift cards to Barnes & Noble Bookstore. Thank You - Art of Fire, Stewart’s Shops, Citizen’s Bank, Becker Cleveland Home, Watertown Savings Bank, & Price Chopper Golub Foundation. We appreciate your support.
Sail into Reading Storytime
Story Time for children ages 3 to 5. Lyme Free Library story time is a fun learning experience that parents and children can share together. Sessions include stories, songs, finger plays, and crafts for children. Please join us on Wednesdays at 11 am.
Free Kid's Raffle at the Library!
Each time a child checks out a book at the library, they may enter their name for a free drawing for a $10 gift card to Barnes & Noble Bookstore. Drawings will be held on the last day of each month through December 2017.
Book Discussion Group
September 19th: Inside O’Briens by Lisa Genova
October 17th: Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance
November 21st: The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe
December 2017: No Meeting
2018
January 16th: A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler
February 20th: On My Own by Diane Rehm
March 20th: The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
April 17th: Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond
May 15th: Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
June 19th: The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
July 17th: The Other Einstein by Marie Benedict
August 21st: Shadow Tag by Louise Erdrich
September 18th: Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
October 16th: The Last Runaway by Tracy Chevalier
November 20th: Everyone Brave Is Forgiven by Chris Cleave
Book Talk meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 7pm. Please join us!
Support Lyme Free Library When You Shop on Amazon!
AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support Lyme Free Library every time you shop on Amazon, at no cost to you. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that The AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price from your eligible AmazonSmile purchases. To shop at AmazonSmile simply go to smile.amazon.com, or click on the icon on the right hand side of our website – lymefreelibrary.org. You use the same account on Amazon.com and AmazonSmile. Your shopping cart, Wish List, wedding or baby registry, and other account settings are also the same.
Nautilus & Sustainability Collections
The Nautilus Library awards are given to books of exceptional merit that make a literary and heartfelt contribution to spiritual growth, conscious living, high-level wellness, green values, responsible leadership and positive social change, as well as to the worlds of art, creativity and inspiration. Our collection includes books on healing, volunteering, spirituality, retirement, gardening, cooking, kindness and forgiveness. We have also received a donation to increase the size of our Sustainability Collection. Our collection includes information on organic farming, beekeeping, homesteading, sustainable building, true food, living green, grape growing, self-sufficiency and vegetarianism as well as other topics. We will continue to increase the size of both collections through the summer. Another great reason to “check out” your local library!
Free Online Music and Art Instruction
ArtistWorks for Libraries provides patrons with free world-class instruction through self-paced video lessons from Grammy Award-winning music and artistic professionals. Simply click the ArtistWorks button on the right hand side of this page to get started. A library card is needed to create an account.
ART: Art Lessons. CLASSICAL: Piano Lessons, Classical Guitar Lessons, Flute Lessons, Clarinet Lessons, French Horn Lessons, Trumpet Lessons, Violin Lessons. BASS: Electric Bass Lessons, Jazz Bass Lessons, Bluegrass Bass Lessons. BLUEGRASS: Banjo Lessons, Mandolin Lessons, Fiddle Lessons, Bluegrass Guitar Lessons, Dobro Lessons, Bass Lessons. GUITAR: Rock Guitar Lessons, Bluegrass Flatpick, Guitar Lessons, Jazz & More Guitar Lessons, Bluegrass Dobro Lessons, Fingerstyle Guitar Lessons, Classical Guitar Lessons, Jazz Guitar Lessons, Blues Guitar Lessons, Acoustc Guitar 101. HARMONICA: Harmonica Lessons. PERCUSSION: Library Exclusive Percussion Lessons. PIANO: Popular Piano Lessons.
Borrow free eBooks, audiobooks, and
magazines from your local public library -
anywhere, anytime.
All you need is a library card!
overdrive.northcountrylibraries.org
Board Meetings
The Board of Trustees of Lyme Free Library meets on the second Monday of each month at 6pm. All meetings are open to the public.
Changes will be posted in the Library and on our web site lymefreelibrary.org.
Free Daily Tumble Book!
Tumble Book Library is an online collection of animated, talking picture books which teach young children the joys of reading in a format they'll love. Lyme Free Library is now offering a free Tumble Book each day on their website. Just go to lymefreelibrary.org, scroll down and click on the TumbleBook Library Button.
Quilting Group
Are you a quilter? Do you want to get out and meet with others who share your interest? Join us every Tuesday at 6:30 to share project ideas and make friends with other quilters. Open to all!
