Lyme Free Library

Our poetry workshops are a fun & friendly way to share and discuss your favorite poems. All are welcome!  Hosted by Local Poet Tom Richter. Held on the last Tuesday of each month. Time: 3 pm. Presented by Lyme Free Library and The Lyme Performing Arts Council.

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Please place your cans & bottles in the trailer on the library lawn. Now until after Labor Day. Special thanks to Makes Cents for their help with this library fundraiser.

Join us for an hour of creative fun.
Help Miss Patti clean out the craft closet!
Rainbows, sharks and more. August 28th at 1pm. Please call 315-649-5454 to register.

Make a unique clay percussion shaker with Kathy Morris Staff Potter at The Thousand Islands Art Center. Appropriate for ages 5 to 10. Friday, September 11th at 6pm. Free. Please call 315-649-5454 to register. You can see Kathy’s work at the Fibonacci Art Gallery in Watertown, NY.

Preflight Information & Rocket Building Session – September 25th at 6pm, at the library. Rocket Flying – September 26th at 9am. Town of Lyme Athletic Field between Three Mile Bay & Chaumont. You must have attended the Preflight Information and Building Session to attend the flying session. Rain date for flying – September 27th at 9am. Presented by John Rusho. For ages 9 to 14. $10.00 fee. Please stop in or call the library at 315-649-5454 to register.

Meetings are held at the library on the third Tuesday of each month at 6:30PM. All are welcome. Please join us! Click on the image for a list of upcoming book selections.

Join Miss Sarah and Julia on October 23rd at 6pm to make ooey gooey slime with a Halloween twist! Ages 4 to 12. Please call 315-649-5454 to register.

Creative Kids Club is a monthly art program for kids of all ages.  Each month we will explore different art techniques. Hosted by local artist Tracey Jean. Free! Sessions run from 10:30 to 11:30. Please call 315-649-5454 to register. August 11th, September 12th & October 17th.

Check out our new prints for 2026! Matted prints include local landmarks, scenery and nautical pieces. Over 70 to choose from. Click on the picture to view all of them. Just $15 each or 2 for $25. All proceeds to benefit the Library!

Tickets are $2 each or 3 for $5. All proceeds to benefit children’s programming at the library. Drawing August 8th. Click on the image to see pictures.

Artwork will be on display through July and August and can be picked up any time after September 1st.

Your belief in the power of knowledge, connection, and community inspires us every day. Because of you, our shelves are full, our programs are thriving, and our doors remain open to all who seek learning, creativity, and friendship.

Thanks so much to all who took part in our Victorian Tea at Cafe Kate! The Tea was absolutely wonderful and the food was delicious. Cathy has created such a warm and inviting atmosphere in the cafe. We truly appreciate all Cathy does on behalf of the library. Click on the image for more pictures.

We had a very special Story Time when Rick and Judi Bates performed for our little ones! Everyone was singing and hopping to a collection of songs written by Rick. What a fun morning! Click on the image to see more pictures.

Thanks so much to the garden club members for braving the cold and rain to help our story time little ones make beautiful plantings for Mother’s Day. Our Moms loved them! Click on the image for more pictures.

Information and contact numbers for local organizations, government, and nature including: Project SNOWstorm (Snowy Owls), Chaumont Three Mile Bay Chamber of Commerce, Historic Town of Lyme, Lyme Central School, Lyme Community Center, Lyme Light Newsletter, Lyme Garden Club, Lyme Heritage Center, Town of Lyme, Lyme Transfer Site, Village of Chaumont, Chaumont Food Pantry, Chaumont Post Office, Three Mile Bay Post Office, Chaumont Barrens, Ashland Flats, and Ontario Bays Initiative.

Children up to the age of 16 can enter their name into the drawing when they visit the library. Limited to one entry per week. The winner is drawn on the last day of each month.

Guitars, Banjos, Drums, Violins, Trombones & More! Lyme Free Library is now a pick-up location for HarmoNNY. Thanks to a partnership with the HarmoNNY Performing Arts Community, Lyme Free Library is helping to get musical instruments into the hands of North Country residents! Simply go to: www.harmonny.org/instrument-lending-library and place a hold. Your instrument will be brought to our library for pick up.

Rhyme Time – For the Little Ones!
This is a story time for 2 & 3 year olds. We will share 1 or 2 short stories and do an age-appropriate craft or activity. Mondays at 11am.
Story Explorers
Join us for stories, crafts and fun!! Stay after to play, explore & socialize with friends! Story Explorers is appropriate for children ages 4 & 5. Wednesdays at 11am downstairs.
Bookworm Brigade
The Brigade will enjoy a celebration of learning and literacy with books while meeting other members of the community for a great opportunity to have fun and make friends. Appropriate for children ages 6 to 10. Wednesdays at 11am upstairs.

Lyme Free Library is proud to be part of a lively, local literary community. Please take a moment to browse this post about authors in The Town of Lyme: Wanda Collins, Christine Shipley, Tom Richter, Ellen Marie Wiseman, Chris Dutcher, Deputy Froelich & Rick Bates.

Board meetings are held on the second Monday of each month at 6 pm. If the second Monday falls on a holiday, the meeting will be held on the third Monday.

New puzzles for all ages have been added to our collection! Take one home or bring some friends to the library and build it together.

Senior Planet from AARP harnesses technology to enhance the way we age. Our courses, programs, and activities help seniors learn new skills, save money, exercise to get in shape, and make new friends.

The North Country Library System’s Outreach Department provides books by mail, at no cost, to eligible patrons residing in Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego, and St. Lawrence counties.

WiFi is available 24/7 on the library lawn, porch and in the parking lot. No password is needed.