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Thursday Knitters

2:00pm–4:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: East Lyme Public Library
Room: East Lyme Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Thursday Knitters’ is a gathering of people who enjoy knitting and crochet. Bring your projects to work on and share in the fun. 

No registration necessary.

This event is in the "Children" group

All Aboard! Drop-in Train Play

9:30am–2:30pm
Children
Library Branch: East Lyme Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

All Aboard! Children ages 2 and up with a caregiver are invited to drop by the Children's Storytime Room to build and play with our extensive collection of wooden trains. 

This event is in the "Everyone" group

DND: Adventure Club with Mark Hallbauer

12:00pm–4:00pm
Everyone
Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: East Lyme Public Library
Room: Olive Chendali Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Games
Registration Required
Event Details:

Calling all adventurers! Join us for a game of Dungeons and Dragons. All skill levels welcome.

Ages 6 and up. Limit 6 participants. 

This event is in the "Adults" group
Registration Required
Library Branch: East Lyme Public Library
Room: East Lyme Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
Registration Required
Event Details:

iNaturalist is a powerful and free smartphone app and community science project for learning about the plants, wildlife, insects, and fungi that live all around us.

This event is in the "Children" group

All Aboard! Drop-in Train Play

9:30am–2:30pm
Children
Library Branch: East Lyme Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

All Aboard! Children ages 2 and up with a caregiver are invited to drop by the Children's Storytime Room to build and play with our extensive collection of wooden trains. 

This event is in the "Children" group

Storytime Fun

10:30am–11:00am
Children
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: East Lyme Public Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grow a reader the fun way - read, sing, dance and play! Designed for ages 2 and up but all ages are welcome.

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Tweens" group

Read to Hazel the Therapy Dog

4:00pm–5:00pm
Children, Tweens
Library Branch: East Lyme Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Read to Hazel! Hazel is a certified therapy dog who loves listening to our young readers. Children gain confidence when they read aloud to a friendly, non-judgmental dog. 

This event is in the "Everyone" group

Trivia Night

6:30pm–8:00pm
Everyone
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: East Lyme Public Library
Room: Senior Center
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Games
Registration Required
Event Details:

Looking to test your knowledge? Join the fun and pit yourself against our quiz questions for a night of trivia. Come by yourself or with family and friends. All ages welcome!

This event is in the "Adults" group
Library Branch: East Lyme Public Library
Room: East Lyme Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Nonfiction-for-Fiction-Readers Book Club - Narrative nonfiction books bring together storytelling qualities of novel writing as they provide understanding of true events/information. 

This event is in the "Babies" group

Baby Sign and Sing

9:30am–10:00am
Babies
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: East Lyme Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Babies
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn baby sign language in this fun, interactive storytime. Sing, play, dance, and learn! Best for birth to three, and older siblings are always welcome.

This event is in the "Babies" group

Baby Sign and Sing

10:30am–11:00am
Babies
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: East Lyme Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Babies
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn baby sign language in this fun, interactive storytime. Sing, play, dance, and learn! Best for birth to three, and older siblings are always welcome.

This event is in the "Teens" group

Next Chapter Book Club

11:30am–12:15pm
Teens
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: East Lyme Public Library
Room: East Lyme Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

The Next Chapter Book Club is a welcoming book club for teens and young adults with intellectual and developmental differences. We will read together during our meetings, and books & Kindles will be provided for the meetings.

This event is in the "Everyone" group

National Library Week

5:00pm–6:30pm
Everyone
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: East Lyme Public Library
Room: Community Center Lobby
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join the East Lyme Public Library & Doodles Art Lab for National Library Week 2026 to express your love of libraries!

This event is in the "Children" group

Sensory Storytime

9:30am–10:00am
Children
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: East Lyme Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

NEW!!    Sensory Storytime will be held on the first Thursday of each month, from 9:30-10:00am.

This event is in the "Children" group

Sing and Stomp

10:30am–11:00am
Children
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: East Lyme Public Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come dance with your children and Miss Rebecca at the Library! In addition to being enjoyable, dance is a great way to develop motor skills and spatial awareness, meet new friends, and get exercise.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Thursday Knitters

2:00pm–4:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: East Lyme Public Library
Room: East Lyme Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Thursday Knitters’ is a gathering of people who enjoy knitting and crochet. Bring your projects to work on and share in the fun. 

No registration necessary.

Good Friday

All Day
Closing
Branches:
East Lyme Public Library
This event is in the "Everyone" group

National Library Week

10:30am–12:00pm
Everyone
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: East Lyme Public Library
Room: Community Center Lobby
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join the East Lyme Public Library & Doodles Art Lab for National Library Week 2026 to express your love of libraries!

This event is in the "Everyone" group

National Library Week

12:30pm–2:00pm
Everyone
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: East Lyme Public Library
Room: Community Center Lobby
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join the East Lyme Public Library & Doodles Art Lab for National Library Week 2026 to express your love of libraries!

This event is in the "Adults" group
Registration Required
Library Branch: East Lyme Public Library
Room: East Lyme Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Talk
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join Karen Warfield as she tells the story of Hannah Faythe Winslow.

Easter

All Day
Closing
Branches:
East Lyme Public Library
This event is in the "Children" group

All Aboard! Drop-in Train Play

9:30am–2:30pm
Children
Library Branch: East Lyme Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

All Aboard! Children ages 2 and up with a caregiver are invited to drop by the Children's Storytime Room to build and play with our extensive collection of wooden trains. 

This event is in the "Children" group

Storytime Fun

10:30am–11:00am
Children
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: East Lyme Public Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grow a reader the fun way - read, sing, dance and play! Designed for ages 2 and up but all ages are welcome.

This event is in the "Babies" group

Baby Sign and Sing

9:30am–10:00am
Babies
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: East Lyme Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Babies
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn baby sign language in this fun, interactive storytime. Sing, play, dance, and learn! Best for birth to three, and older siblings are always welcome.