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Thanksgiving Friday

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

All Aboard! Drop-in Train Play

9:30am–3:30pm
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. Children must be supervised by their adults while playing in the room.

This event is in the "Children" group

Storytime Fun

10:30am–11:00am
Children
Upcoming
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 "Adults" group

Shoreline Ringers Music Concert

6:30pm–7:30pm
Adults
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: East Lyme Public Library
Room: Senior Center
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Performance
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for an evening with the Shoreline Ringers. The Shoreline Ringers is a community handbell ensemble promoting the ringing of handbells as a musical art form.

This event is in the "Babies" group

Baby Sign and Sing

10:30am–11:00am
Babies
Upcoming
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 "Children" group

Sing and Stomp

10:30am–11:00am
Children
Upcoming
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 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.

This event is in the "Everyone" group
Registration Required
Library Branch: East Lyme Public Library
Room: Senior Center
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Movie
Registration Required
Event Details:

The Muppet Christmas Carol is a 1992 Christmas musical film produced and directed by Brian Henson.

This event is in the "Children" group

All Aboard! Drop-in Train Play

9:30am–3:30pm
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. Children must be supervised by their adults while playing in the room.

This event is in the "Children" group

Storytime Fun

10:30am–11:00am
Children
Upcoming
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 "Adults" group

Novel Book Group: "The Friend"

7:00pm–8:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: East Lyme Public Library
Room: East Lyme Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

The book for this meeting is The Friend by Sigrid Nunez.

This event is in the "Babies" group

Baby Sign and Sing

10:30am–11:00am
Babies
Upcoming
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 "Tweens" group
This event is in the "Teens" group

Young Adult Book Club for Grades 5-8

3:15pm–4:15pm
Tweens, Teens
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: East Lyme Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Registration Required
Event Details:

Love to read? Want to meet peers who also love to read? Join 8th grader and YA Book Club founder Amelia Massey to talk about favorite books. 

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:

The book for this meeting is The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden. 

A science fiction and fantasy book discussion group meets bimonthly on the second Wednesday of the month at 7:00 pm.

This event is in the "Children" group

Sing and Stomp

10:30am–11:00am
Children
Upcoming
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 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.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Crafternoon: Holiday Gift Wrapping

11:00am–1:00pm
Adults
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: East Lyme Public Library
Room: Senior Center
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come wrap your gifts with us and get in the holiday spirit. You provide the gifts and we will provide wrapping paper, tape, ribbons, bows, and name tags. Supplies will be out to decorate holiday cards and make gift tags as well.

This event is in the "Everyone" group

DND: Adventure Club with Mark Hallbauer

12:00pm–4:00pm
Everyone
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: East Lyme Public Library
Room: East Lyme 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 8 participants. 

This event is in the "Everyone" group

Hanukkah Party

2:00pm–3:00pm
Everyone
Library Branch: East Lyme Public Library
Room: Senior Center
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Performance
Event Details:

The East Lyme Public Library and the East Lyme Senior Center are throwing a Hanukkah Party! Join us in the Senior Center to sing, dance and eat sufganiyot (jelly donuts)! There will be live klezmer music by Klezmenschen.

This event is in the "Children" group

All Aboard! Drop-in Train Play

9:30am–3:30pm
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. Children must be supervised by their adults while playing in the room.

This event is in the "Children" group

Storytime Fun

10:30am–11:00am
Children
Upcoming
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.