Lima Public Library

Online Author Talk: Why She Writes - An Afternoon Chat with Joy Harjo, Internationally Renowned Performer, Writer and Poet of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation
2023-11-16 16:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
United States Poet Laureate and winner of the 2022 Academy of American Poets Leadership Award, Joy Harjo, joins us for a chat about her most recent memoir, Catching the Light and to discuss her rewarding lifetime as a writer and poet.
In Catching the Light, Harjo examines the power of words and how poetry summons us toward justice and healing.
In this lyrical meditation about the why of writing poetry, Harjo reflects on significant points of illumination, experience, and questioning from her fifty years as a poet. Comprised of intimate vignettes that take us through the author’s life journey as a youth in the late 1960s, a single mother, and a champion of Native nations, this book offers a fresh understanding of how poetry functions as an expression of purpose, spirit, community, and memory.
Harjo insists the most meaningful poetry is birthed through cracks in history from what is broken and unseen. At the crossroads of this brokenness, she calls us to watch and listen for the songs of justice for all those America has denied. This is an homage to the power of words to defy erasure—to inscribe the story, again and again, of who we have been, who we are, and who we can be.
About the Author: In 2019, Joy Harjo was appointed the 23rd United States Poet Laureate, the first Native American to hold the position and only the second person to serve three terms in the role. Harjo’s nine books of poetry include Weaving Sundown in a Scarlett Light, An American Sunrise, Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings, How We Became Human: New and Selected Poems, and She Had Some Horses. She is also the author of two memoirs, Crazy Brave and Poet Warrior, which invites us to travel along the heartaches, losses, and humble realizations of her “poet-warrior” road. She has edited several anthologies of Native American writing including When the Light of the World was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through — A Norton Anthology of Native Nations Poetry, and Living Nations, Living Words, the companion anthology to her signature poet laureate project. Her many writing awards include the 2022 Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2019 Jackson Prize from Poets & Writers, the Ruth Lilly Prize from the Poetry Foundation, the 2015 Wallace Stevens Award from the Academy of American Poets, and the William Carlos Williams Award from the Poetry Society of America. She is a chancellor of the Academy of American Poets, Board of Directors Chair of the Native Arts & Cultures Foundation, and is artist-in-residence for the Bob Dylan Center. A renowned musician, Harjo performs with her saxophone nationally and internationally; her most recent album is I Pray For My Enemies. She lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Register here and be sure to put a question in the form. It may be answered live! You can catch the replay at the same link, if you can’t make it to the live call.

CANCELED Friends of the Lima Public Library: Rolling Beeswax Candles (All ages)
2023-11-16 18:00 - 19:00
This event has been canceled.

Crossroads Crafters' Circle
2023-11-18 09:30 - 12:00, 2023-12-02 09:30 - 12:00, 2023-12-09 09:30 - 12:00, 2023-12-16 09:30 - 12:00, 2023-12-23 09:30 - 12:00, 2023-12-30 09:30 - 12:00
Bring your favorite craft and socialize with like-hearted people! All crafts and all folks welcome. Any open Saturday at the library. Arrive and leave as you please.

Story Time
2023-11-18 10:00 - 10:45, 2023-11-30 16:00 - 16:45, 2023-12-02 10:00 - 10:45, 2023-12-09 10:00 - 10:45, 2023-12-16 10:00 - 10:45, 2023-12-30 10:00 - 10:45
Join us for Story Time with Betsy for music, books, and a craft!
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CANCELED Friends of the Lima Public Library: Alcohol Ink (Fundraiser)
2023-11-18 10:00 - 12:00

Friends Meeting
2023-11-21 18:30 - 20:00, 2023-12-19 18:30 - 20:00
Friends of the Lima Public Library Meeting

Thanksgiving Closing
2023-11-23 - 2023-11-26
We will be closed for Thanksgiving beginning on Thursday 11/23 and we will re-open on Monday 11/27.

Friends of the Lima Public Library - Game Night
2023-11-27 18:30 - 20:30, 2023-12-11 18:30 - 20:30

Online Author Talk: Power of Women in Science Fiction: Naomi Alderman on Writing Dystopian Worlds
2023-11-30 15:00 - 16:00
Bestselling and award-winning author, Naomi Alderman will join us to talk about her new book, The Future. This new novel delivers a dazzling tour de force where a handful of friends plot a daring heist to save the world from the tech giants whose greed threatens life as we know it.
When Martha Einkorn fled her father’s isolated compound in Oregon, she never expected to find herself working for a powerful social media mogul hell-bent on controlling everything. Now, she’s surrounded by mega-rich companies designing private weather, predictive analytics, and covert weaponry, while spouting technological prophecy. Martha may have left the cult, but if the apocalyptic warnings in her father’s fox and rabbit sermon—once a parable to her—are starting to come true, how much future is actually left?
Across the world, in a mall in Singapore, Lai Zhen, an internet-famous survivalist, flees from an assassin. She’s cornered, desperate and—worst of all—might die without ever knowing what’s going on. Suddenly, a remarkable piece of software appears on her phone telling her exactly how to escape. Who made it? What is it really for? And if those behind it can save her from danger, what do they want from her, and what else do they know about the future?
Martha and Zhen’s worlds are about to collide. An explosive chain of events is set in motion. While a few billionaires assured of their own safety lead the world to destruction, Martha’s relentless drive and Zhen’s insatiable curiosity could lead to something beautiful or the cataclysmic end of civilization.
By turns thrilling, hilarious, tender, and always piercingly brilliant, The Future unfolds at a breakneck speed, highlighting how power corrupts the few who have it and what it means to stand up to them. The future is coming. The Future is here. What are you waiting for? Register now!
About the Author: Naomi Alderman is the bestselling author of The Power, which was the winner of the 2017 Baileys’ Women’s Prize for Fiction. It was longlisted for the 2017 Orwell Prize and chosen as one of the best books of the year by the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, NPR, Entertainment Weekly and the San Francisco Chronicle. The Power topped Barack Obama’s list of his favorite books from 2017 and has been translated into more than thirty languages. Naomi grew up in London and attended Oxford University and UEA.
Register here and be sure to put a question in the form. It may be answered live! You can catch the replay at the same link, if you can’t make it to the live call.

Friends of the Lima Public Library: Book Tasting (Ages 18+)
2023-12-02 10:00 - 11:00
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Online Author Talk: Let's Talk World Building with YA Fantasy Fiction Superstar Author Victoria Aveyard
2023-12-05 19:00 - 20:00
Join us as the instant #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Red Queen and Realm Breaker series, Victoria Aveyard, chats with us about YA fantasy fiction, world-building, and her incredible body of work!
In the bestselling series Realm Breaker, a strange darkness grows in Allward even Corayne an-Amarat can feel it in her small town at the edge of the sea. The long lost heir to an ancient lineage, it’s not until Corayne meets a rag-tag group of companions that she learns how to wield the magic slumbering in her blood—and how together they might stop what’s coming.
As the realm descends into chaos, the choices are clear: Save the world…or end it. Together, they stand against a vicious opponent, invincible and determined to burn all kingdoms to ash and an army unlike anything the realm has ever witnessed.
Irresistibly action-packed and full of lethal surprises, this stunning fantasy series promises Breakneck adventure and impossible thrills! Register now to join the adventure!
About the Author: Victoria Aveyard was born and raised in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts, a small town known only for the worst traffic rotary in the continental United States. She moved to Los Angeles to earn a BFA in screenwriting at the University of Southern California. She currently splits her time between the East and West coasts. As an author and screenwriter, she uses her career as an excuse to read too many books and watch too many movies. She is the author of the New York Times bestselling Red Queen series, and you can visit her online at www.victoriaaveyard.com.
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Christmas Party & Concert
2023-12-08 18:30 - 20:30
The Friends of the Lima Public Library will be hosting a holiday party with light refreshments & Christmas concert.

Online Author Talk: Motherhood, Hunger, and Higher Education: An Author Talk with Stephanie Land
2023-12-12 14:00 - 15:00
You’re invited to an afternoon chat with New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Land as she talks to us about her new memoir, Class: A Memoir of Motherhood, Hunger, and Higher Education.
When Stephanie Land set out to write her first book, a memoir titled Maid, she never could have imagined what was to come. Handpicked by President Barack Obama as one of the best books of 2019, it was later adapted into the hit Netflix series Maid, which was viewed by 67 million households and was Netflix’s fourth most-watched show in 2021, garnering three Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Stephanie’s escape from poverty and abuse in search of a better life inspired millions. Maid was a story about a housecleaner, but it was also a story about a woman with a dream.
In Class, Land takes us with her as she finishes college and pursues her writing career. Facing barriers at every turn, including a byzantine loan system, not having enough money for food, and navigating the judgments of professors and fellow students who didn’t understand the demands of attending college while under the poverty line—Land finds a way to survive once again, finally graduating in her mid-thirties.
Class paints an intimate and heartbreaking portrait of motherhood as it converges and often conflicts with personal desire and professional ambition. In clear, candid, and moving prose, Class offers a searing indictment of America’s educational system and an inspiring testimony of a mother’s triumph against all odds.
About the Author: Stephanie Land is the author of the New York Times bestseller Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother’s Will to Survive, called “a testimony…worth listening to,” by The New York Times and inspiration for the Netflix series Maid. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, The Guardian, The Atlantic, and many other outlets. Her writing focuses on social and economic justice and parenting under the poverty line. She is a frequent speaker at colleges and national advocacy organizations. Find out more at @Stepville or Stepville.com
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Board of Trustees Meeting
2023-12-20 18:30 - 20:00
Lima Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting

SPECIAL VISITOR Story Time
2023-12-23 10:00 - 10:45
We will be having a very special guest at this Story Time – can you guess?

Holiday Closing
2023-12-25
We will be closed on Monday 12/25 for Christmas. However you celebrate this season, we hope you have a safe and happy holiday!

Babysitters Training (Ages 11-15)
2023-12-29 13:00 - 17:00
This instructor-led 4 hr class is supplemented by a video presentation, lecture and group activities. Participants will learn the roles and responsibilities of a babysitter including skills in: the business of babysitting, accident prevention, first aid and care for choking victims. Students will receive a certification card upon completion.

Presented by EPIC Trainings. Please register ahead of time using this Google Form.

New Year's Day Closing
2024-01-01
We are closed for New Year’s Day.
