Monday: All Aboard!
Monday mornings 9:30 to 11:30 in the Storytime Room for ages 2 and up with a caregiver.
Stop by the Children’s Storytime Room to free build with our reserve collection of wooden trains!
Registration not required.
Tuesday: Storytime Fun
for All Ages
Tuesday mornings 10:30 to 11:00 in the Community Center Activity Room for children of all ages.
September 17 - December 17
Read, sing, and dance with Miss Rebecca! Enjoy books, interactive songs, and movement activities. Have fun dancing with scarves, shaking shakers, and playing parachute.
Registration not required.
October 29: Not-So-Spooky Halloween Fun! Costumes welcome.
December 10: Santa comes to Storytime
December 17: Hanukkah Storytime
We will not meet on the following days: November 5, November 26, and December 24 and December 31.
Wednesday: Baby Sign and Sing
Wednesdays mornings from 10:30 to 11:00 in the Children’s Storytime Room. For birth to three years, and older siblings are always welcome.
September 18 - December 18.
Learn baby sign language with Miss Sarah at this fun, interactive storytime for babies and toddlers! Sing, play, dance and learn through stories, rhymes, puppets and songs.
Registration not required.
October 30: Not-So-Spooky Halloween Fun! Costumes welcome.
December 11: Santa comes to Storytime
December 18: Hanukkah Storytime
We will not meet on November 6 or November 27.
Thursday: Sing & Stomp
Thursday mornings 10:30 to 11:00 in the Community Center Activity Room for all ages.
September 19 - December 19
Read, sing, and dance with Miss Rebecca! Enjoy books, interactive songs, and movement activities. Have fun dancing with scarves, shaking shakers, and playing parachute.
Registration not required.
October 31: Not-So-Spooky Halloween Fun! Costumes welcome.
December 12: Santa visits
December 19: Do the Horah and dance to songs by the LeeVees and Macaroons
We will not meet on the following days: November 28, December 26 and January 2.
Elementary Students:
Read to Hazel
the Therapy Dog
Tuesday afternoons from 4:00 to 5:00 in the Children’s Storytime Room. For readers ages 6 and up. September 17 - December 17.
Children gain confidence by reading aloud to a non-judgmental, friendly therapy dog! Nicole Goolsbey and Hazel are volunteers with the Alliance of Therapy Dogs. Hazel is four years old. She loves water, toys, and getting lots of pets.
Sign up each week for a ten minute time slot with Hazel.
To allow more children to read to Hazel, sign ups are limited to two weeks at a time.
Pre-registration required at 860-739-6926 ex. 2 or stop by the Children’s Library Desk.
We will not meet on the following days: November 5, November 26, December 24, or December 31.
Young Adult Programs:
Click here to view our fall programs for Grades 5-8.
Click here to register for our fall programs for Grades 5-8.
Heroes & Legends: An East Lyme Public Library Cosplay Event
Saturday, November 9, 11am - 3pm
Heroes and Legends is a free family fun event! Read all about it here!
Monthly Take and Make Craft Kits
Craft kits are designed by our staff for ages 4 - 8 to complete at home. They are available starting the first Friday of each month while supplies last at the Children’s Library Desk.