Lima Public Library

Author Talk with Cassandra Clare: Bestselling Author of The Mortal Instruments Series
2023-08-23 20:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York)
Join us for an exciting evening online as we chat with mega-bestselling author, Cassandra Clare, about her newest and final book in The Last Hours series, Chain of Thorns.
In Chain of Gold, the first book of The Last Hours Series, the readers meet Cordelia. Cordelia Carstairs is a Shadowhunter, a warrior trained since childhood to battle demons. When her father is accused of a terrible crime, she and her brother travel to London in hopes of preventing the family’s ruin. Soon Cordelia encounters childhood friends James and Lucie Herondale and is drawn into their world of glittering ballrooms, secret assignations, and supernatural salons, where vampires and warlocks mingle with mermaids and magicians. All the while, she must hide her secret love for James, who is sworn to marry someone else. But Cordelia’s new life is blown apart when a shocking series of demon attacks devastate London. Trapped in the city, Cordelia and her friends discover that their own connection to a dark legacy has gifted them with incredible powers—and will soon learn the true cruel price of being a hero.
Chain of Iron, the second book in the series, Cordelia seems to have everything she ever wanted. She’s engaged to marry James Herondale, the boy she has loved since childhood. She has a new life in London with her best friend Lucie Herondale and James’ charming companions, the Merry Thieves. She is about to be reunited with her beloved father. And she bears the sword Cortana, a legendary hero’s blade. Together with the Merry Thieves, Cordelia, James, and Lucie must follow the trail of the knife-wielding killer through the city’s most dangerous streets. All the while, each is keeping a shocking secret: Lucie, that she plans to raise Jesse from the dead; Cordelia, that she has sworn a dangerous oath of loyalty to a mysterious power; and James, that he is being drawn further each night into the dark web of his grandfather, the arch-demon Belial. And that he himself may be the killer they seek.
In the third and final installment in the series, Chain of Thorns, Cordelia has lost everything that matters to her. Even worse, she is now bound to an ancient demon, Lilith, stripping her of her power as a Shadowhunter. After fleeing to Paris, Cordelia hopes to forget her sorrows in the city’s glittering nightlife. But reality intrudes when shocking news comes from home: London is under new threat by the Prince of Hell, Belial. Cordelia returns to a London riven by chaos and dissent. The long-kept secret that Belial is James and Lucie’s grandfather has been revealed by an unexpected enemy, and the Herondales find themselves under suspicion of dealings with demons. Left alone in a shadowy London, they must face Belial’s deadly army. If Cordelia and her friends are going to save their city—and their families—they will have to muster their courage, swallow their pride, and trust one another again. For if they fail, they may lose everything—even their souls.
About the Author: Cassandra Clare was born to American parents in Teheran, Iran and spent much of her childhood traveling the world with her family, including one trek through the Himalayas as a toddler where she spent a month living in her father’s backpack. She lived in France, England and Switzerland before she was ten years old.
After college, Cassie lived in Los Angeles and New York where she worked at various entertainment magazines and even some rather suspect tabloids where she reported on Brad and Angelina’s world travels and Britney Spears’ wardrobe malfunctions. She started working on her YA novel, City of Bones, in 2004, inspired by the urban landscape of Manhattan, her favorite city. She turned to writing fantasy fiction full time in 2006. Her first book, The City of Bones, became and led to numerous instant #1 New York Times and USA Today Bestsellers including but not limited to The rest of The Mortal Instruments series, The Infernal Devices series, and The Last Hours series.
Register: https://libraryc.org/lima/23197

Game Night
2023-08-28 18:30 - 20:30
Friends of the Lima Public Library are hosting another fun game night!

A Year Inside College Admissions: An Author Talk with Jeff Selingo
2023-08-30 14:00 - 15:00
Spend an hour with bestselling author Jeff Selingo, who immersed himself in the world of admissions for a year to answer the question on the minds of teenagers and their parents: how do colleges select their freshman class?
The result is his most recent book, Who Gets In and Why: A Year Inside College Admissions, named one of the 100 Notable Books of 2020 by the New York Times. For the book, Jeff was embedded in three admissions offices — the University of Washington, Emory University, and Davidson College — and follows a group of high-school seniors through the process and players behind the scenes, including the marketers, the financial-aid consultants, and the rankers.
In this conversation, Jeff will dispel the entrenched notions of how to compete and win at the admissions game, reveal why families have much to gain by broadening their notion of what qualifies as a “good” college, and explain how the pandemic impacts admissions.
Register now!
About the Author: Jeff Selingo has written about higher education for more than two decades and is a New York Times bestselling author of three books. His latest book, Who Gets In & Why: A Year Inside College Admissions, was published in September 2020 and was named among the 100 Notable Books of the Year by the New York Times. A regular contributor to The Atlantic, Jeff is a special advisor for innovation and professor of practice at Arizona State University. He also co-hosts the podcast, FutureU. He lives in Washington, DC, with his family.
Register: https://libraryc.org/lima/30074

Early Closing: Scheduled Maintenance
2023-09-01 13:00 - 15:00
We will be closing at 3:00 PM on Friday 9/1 for scheduled maintenance. Thank you for understanding!

Labor Day Closing
2023-09-04
We will be closed on Monday 9/4 for Labor Day. Have a safe and happy holiday weekend!

Life, Love, Family, and Food: An Author Talk with Lidia Bastianich
2023-09-07 19:00 - 20:00
You’re invited to an intimate evening with award-winning television host and bestselling author Lidia Bastianich as she talks about her memoir My American Dream: A Life of Love, Family, and Food.
Born in Pula, on the Istrian peninsula, Lidia grew up surrounded by love and security, learning the art of Italian cooking from her beloved grandmother. But when a communist regime annexed Istria, Lidia’s family fled to Trieste, where they spent two years in a refugee camp waiting for visas to enter the United States. When she finally arrived in New York, Lidia soon began working in restaurants, the first step leading to her becoming one of the most revered chefs and businesswomen in the country. Heartwarming, deeply personal, and powerfully inspiring, My American Dream is the story of Lidia’s close-knit family and her dedication and endless passion for food.
As a special bonus (and pre-release!) Lidia will preview and chat about her newest cookbook Lidia’s From Our Family Table to Yours: More Than 100 Recipes Made With Love For All Occasions: A Cookbook. In this inviting, deeply personal new cookbook, she shares the dishes she cooks for those she loves the most. This is the first book Lidia has written since the death of her mother, Nonna, who was beloved not only by Lidia’s family but also by millions of cookbook and TV fans. With all the family stories and passed-down recipes, in many ways, this book can be seen as a tribute to Nonna. Bringing together more than a hundred delicious, flavorful, and easy-to-make Italian recipes, From Our Family’s Table to Yours is a celebration of the dishes Lidia’s family turns to over and over—and yours will, too. From Crespelle with Herb Pesto to Penne with Sausage, Mushrooms, and Ricotta Vegetable Polpette to Mimosa Cake, this book is the next best thing to a seat at Lidia’s kitchen table.
About the Author: Lidia Matticchio Bastianich is the author of fifteen previous cookbooks and is the Emmy Award-winning host of public television’s Lidia’s Kitchen, which also airs internationally. She was a judge on Junior MasterChef Italy and has appeared on Italy’s highly-rated daily program La Prova del Cuoco. She is also the co-host of Nonna Senti Che Fame…Pensaci Tu, which airs on Discovery+ in Italy. Lidia owns Becco and several other acclaimed restaurants and is a partner in the acclaimed Eataly.

Register: https://libraryc.org/lima/31316

Food Preservation 101: Intro to Canning
2023-09-12 18:30 - 20:30
Info to come.

Food Preservation 101: Intro to Canning
2023-09-13 10:30 - 12:30
Info to coming.

Story Time
2023-09-14 16:00 - 16:45, 2023-09-21 16:00 - 16:45, 2023-09-28 16:00 - 16:45, 2023-10-05 16:00 - 16:45
Join us for Story Time with Betsy for music, books, and a craft!
To sign up a Story Time update only newsletter, please fill out this Google form: https://forms.gle/xRXNFFE16ygj3asE6

Friends of the Lima Public Library: Cloud Dough (Ages 4-12)
2023-09-14 18:00 - 19:00
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Friends of the Lima Public Library: Bike Rodeo
2023-09-16 10:00 - 12:00
Join the Friends of the Lima Public Library for a Bike Rodeo in our library parking lot. Learn bike rules, have a helmet check, ride bikes on an obstacle course! Free bike helmets for those who need them! Bring your bike to join in the fun!

Friends Meeting
2023-09-19 18:30 - 20:00
Friends of the Lima Public Library Meeting

How to Get Unstuck When It Matters Most: An Author Talk with Adam Alter
2023-09-20 14:00 - 15:00
Join us as we chat with New York Times bestselling author Adam Alter about his new book Anatomy of a Breakthrough: How to Get Unstuck When It Matters Most.
Almost everyone feels stuck in some way. Whether you’re muddling through a midlife crisis, wrestling with writer’s block, trapped in a thankless job, or trying to remedy a fraying friendship, the resulting emotion is usually a mix of anxiety, uncertainty, fear, anger, and numbness. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Anatomy of a Breakthrough is the roadmap we all need to escape our inertia and flourish in the face of friction.
The solution to becoming unstuck rests on a process that Alter calls a friction audit—a systematic procedure that uncovers why a person or organization is stuck and then suggests a path to progress. The friction audit states that people and organizations get unstuck when they overcome three sources of friction: HEART (unhelpful emotions); HEAD (unhelpful patterns of thought); and HABIT (unhelpful behaviors).
Artfully weaving together scientific studies, anecdotes, and interviews, Alter teaches us that getting stuck is a feature rather than a glitch on the road to thriving, but with the right tweaks and corrections, we can reach even our loftiest targets.
About the Author: Adam Alter is a professor of marketing and the Stansky Teaching Excellence Faculty Fellow at New York University’s Stern School of Business. He also holds an affiliated professorship in social psychology at NYU’s psychology department. In 2020 he was voted professor of the year by the faculty and student body at NYU’s Stern School of Business and was among the Poets and Quants 40 Best Professors Under 40 in 2017. Alter is the New York Times bestselling author of two books: Drunk Tank Pink and Irresistible.
Register: https://libraryc.org/lima/31638

Board of Trustees Meeting
2023-09-20 18:30 - 20:00
Lima Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting

CANCELED Friends of the Lima Public Library: Naloxone Education
2023-09-21 18:30 - 20:00
PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED.

Keeping Lima Healthy- Community Education about Opioid Use
The Finger Lakes Area Counseling and Recovery Agency (FLACRA) share information about signs of opioid use, interventions and community resources. Participants will learn how to administer Naloxone and be provided with a take home Naloxone kit.
The one hour class will be held on September 21, 2023 beginning at 6:30 PM in the Scutt Room of the Lima Public Library. The class is limited to 30 people and is sponsored by the Friends of the Lima Public Library.
To reserve your spot, please call the Lima Public Library at (585) 582-1311 or ask inside at circ desk.

Pathway of Resistance: The Erie Canal and the Underground Railroad
2023-09-21 19:00 - 20:00
Part of the 2023 Partnership between the Lima Historical Society and the Lima Public Library
Thursday 9/21 at 7:00 PM
2nd Floor, Lima Town Hall
7329 East Main Street
Lima, NY 14485
This constantly evolving talk examines the experience of African-Americans along the Erie Canal Corridor, with a particular focus on the struggle for abolition. While parts of this story are unpleasant, slavery, racism, and resistance are critical to understanding our society today.

Friends of the Lima Public Library: Big Truck Day
2023-09-23 10:00 - 11:00

Game Night
2023-09-25 18:30 - 20:30
The Friends of the Lima Public Library are hosting another fun game night!

On Writing Three International Bestsellers: An Author Talk with Amor Towles
2023-09-27 20:00 - 21:00
Please tune in as we chat online with New York Times bestselling author Amor Towles about his incredible body of work.
Rules of Civility, published in 2011, was a New York Times bestseller and was named by the Wall Street Journal as one of the year’s best books. The book has been translated into over 15 languages and was optioned by Lionsgate to be made into a feature film. Towles’s second novel, A Gentleman in Moscow, published in 2016, was on the New York Times bestseller list for two years and was named one of the best books of 2016 by the Chicago Tribune, the Washington Post, the Philadelphia Inquirer, the San Francisco Chronicle, and NPR. The book has been translated into over 35 languages. The novel was optioned by Entertainment One via Tom Harper’s company Popcorn Storm Pictures to be made into a 6-8 hour miniseries for Paramount+ and Showtime starring Ewan McGregor and Mary Elizabeth Winstead, set to premiere in Spring 2024. Most recently, in 2021, The Lincoln Highway debuted at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list and was a Today Show, “Read with Jenna” book club pick as well as one of the New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2021, a Washington Post “Best Book of the Year,” one of Barack Obama’s favorite books of 2021, #1 on Amazon’s list of “Best Books of the Year,” and was one of Bill Gates’ “5 Great Books for the Summer.” His books have sold more than 6 million copies worldwide and have been heralded as irresistible, marvelous, and gorgeously crafted books of beauty.
About the Author: Born and raised in the Boston area, Amor Towles graduated from Yale College and received an MA in English from Stanford University. As well as, Rules of Civility, A Gentleman in Moscow, and The Lincoln Highway, Mr. Towles is also the author of the ebook You Have Arrived at Your Destination, part of Amazon’s Forward collection. He also edited and wrote the introduction for The Mysterious Bookshop Presents The Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2023 (Mysterious Press/Penzler Publishers, September 19, 2023). His next book, Table for Two, is a collection of short stories to be published in April 2024. Mr. Towles is the 2023 Peggy V. Helmerich Distinguished Author Award recipient. Having worked as an investment professional for over twenty years, Mr. Towles now devotes himself full-time to writing in Manhattan, where he lives with his wife and two children.
Register: https://libraryc.org/lima/31960

ROC City Eclipse 2024: Jim Porter, NASA Ambassador
2023-09-28 18:30 - 19:30
Thursday 9/28 at 6:30 PM
On April 8, 2024 the sun and moon will once again align for a total solar eclipse in Rochester NY, the first in over 100 years. The last eclipse seen here in 2017 appeared as a partial eclipse here but this time we will see the main event as the track of totality passes right over the city.

Join NASA Solar System Ambassador Jim Porter to discover the exciting, once in a lifetime opportunity that awaits us in April 2024. The library will also be able to distribute certified eclipse glasses as we get closer to the date for safely viewing the sun.

Jim Porter worked as an aerospace engineer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA and Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland. His presentations are popular, engaging and easy to listen to for all levels.

Friends of the Lima Public Library: Book Binding Techniques - Introductory Course
2023-09-30 10:00 - 12:00
Susan Doran is a graduate of RIT, a working graphic artist and spent 20 years in a school district gives her the experience to share her favorite crafts. She is an accomplished artist and teacher. In the Bookbinding Workshop, we will work on a variety of binding styles which may include the following styles: the accordion fold, matchbook, perfect bound, pamphlet stitch, stab binding, post and leather binding. Tools and basic supplies will be provided. Ideas and questions are encouraged.
Date: September 30, 2023
Class Time: 10 a.m.to 12 noon
Location: Lima Public Library Scutt Room
Pre-Registration Required: This adult class is limited to 6 people/ session. Pre-registration is required by sending a check for $18 to Friends of the Lima Library, PO Box 283, Lima, NY 14485 by September 16, 2023 with the form below. The cost of the session includes all supplies and instruction. This class is sponsored by the Friends of the Lima Public Library.
Click here for registration form.

Friends of the Lima Public Library: Fix a Flat Tire with Joe Mati (Ages 16+)
2023-09-30 13:00 - 14:00
Mr. Alati has volunteered an hour of his time to come help anyone age 16+ learn some basic car maintenance. Adults that want a refresher or are learning the first time are welcome too.

Mr. Alati has 51 years of experience in automotive repair with the last 31 teaching high schoolers hands on skills with the HF-L BOCES program.
This first session will be checking and changing tires. No registration required.

NOTE: This event is weather dependent. Be sure the check the Friends’ Facebook page the night prior to this event to make sure there is no inclement weather. An alternate date may be offered if necessary.

Friends of the Lima Public Library: Ghost Tea Lights (Fundraiser)
2023-10-05 18:00 - 19:00
Title: Crafterwork: Ghost Tea Light Edition
Time: 6-7pm
Location: Lima Library, Scutt Room
Ages: 13+
Registration required: Yes
Description: Join the Friends of the Lima Public Library as we create ghost tea lights from air dry clay. Each person will go home with 2 ghosts and 2 battery powered tea lights. $5 suggested donation to cover cost of supplies.

Ages 13+
This program is limited to 20 people.
Please call the Lima Public Library to register.

Columbus/Indigenous Peoples' Day Closing
2023-10-09
We will be closed on Monday 10/9.

Online Author Talk: European Travel Tips and Tools with Guidebook Author Rick Steves
2023-10-10 16:00 - 17:00
Join guidebook author and TV host Rick Steves as he shares the latest in smart European travel. In this entertaining, information-packed slideshow lecture, Rick will teach you the secrets of safe, smart, inexpensive travel — low on stress and high on fun. You’ll learn how to travel smoothly and affordably by planning an efficient itinerary, eating and sleeping well, avoiding crowds, packing smartly, and more.
About the Author: ​​Rick Steves is a popular public television host, a best-selling guidebook author, and an outspoken activist who encourages Americans to broaden their perspectives through travel. He is the founder and owner of Rick Steves’ Europe, a travel business with a small-group tour program that brings more than 30,000 people to Europe annually. Rick lives and works in his hometown of Edmonds, Washington, where his office window overlooks his old junior high school.
Register here and be sure to put your question in the form. It may be answered live!

Friends of the Lima Public Library: Food Preservation - Intro to Fermentation
2023-10-10 18:30 - 20:30, 2023-10-11 10:30 - 12:30
