Lima Public Library

Alcohol Ink Glass - Made possible by the Friends of the Lima Public Library
2023-05-13 09:30 - 10:30 (America/New_York)
Details to come

Online Author Talk: Not Funny, Jena Friedman
2023-05-10 20:00 - 21:00
Growing up, Jena Friedman didn’t care about being likable. And she never wanted to be a comedian, either. A child of the 90s, she wouldn’t discover her knack for the funny business until research for her college thesis led her to take an improv class in Chicago.
That anthropology paper, written on race, class, and gender in the city’s comedy scene, was, in Jena’s own words, “just as funny as it sounds.” But it did lay the groundwork for a career that has seen her write and produce for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, the Late Show with David Letterman, and the Oscar nominated Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.
Friedman’s debut collection, Not Funny, takes on the third rails of modern life in Jena’s bold and subversive style, with essays that explore cancel culture, sexism, work, celebrity worship, and…dead baby jokes.
In a moment where women’s rights are being rolled back, fascism is on the rise, and so many of us could use a breather as we struggle to get by, Jena applies her unique gifts to pull a laugh from things deemed too raw, too precious, and too scary to joke about. She shares her stories of taking on those who told her she was too brash, too edgy, and too “unlikable” to make it. She deftly dissects how we get coerced into silence on the issues that matter most, until they’ve gone too far afield to be turned back around again. And she shares her struggles to make it (-ish) in a world that, more often than not, would rather tune out than listen to a woman confronting the indignities we’ve been told to bear.
About the Author: Jena Friedman is a comedian, filmmaker, and creator of AMC’s Indefensible and Soft Focus with Jena Friedman on Adult Swim. She has worked on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Late Show with David Letterman, and her writing has appeared in The New Yorker, ARTNET, and The Guardian. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, and won a Writer’s Guild of America award for her work on Borat Subsequent Moviefilm. She splits her time between Los Angeles and New York. Find out more at JenaFriedman.com and follow her on Twitter @JenaFriedman.

Game Night – Made possible by the Friends of the Lima Public Library
2023-05-08 18:30 - 20:30, 2023-04-24 18:30 - 20:30
Join the Friends of the Lima Library and your hosts Arjay and Tracy for a night of fun and games, from family favorites to new classics! All ages are welcome, though featured games will be for ages 8+. Game Night is the 2nd and 4th Monday of the month.

Story Time with the Friends
2023-05-06 10:30 - 11:00, 2023-04-29 10:30 - 11:00, 2023-04-22 10:30 - 11:00, 2023-04-15 10:30 - 11:00, 2023-04-01 10:30 - 11:00

Crossroads Crafters' Circle
2023-05-06 09:30 - 12:00, 2023-04-29 09:30 - 12:00, 2023-04-22 09:30 - 12:00, 2023-04-15 09:30 - 12:00, 2023-04-01 09:30 - 12:00

Online Author Talk - Raising Anti-Racist Children: Author Talk with Britt Hawthorne
2023-05-03 13:00 - 14:00
Register here: https://libraryc.org/lima/25914
Are you committed to building an antiracist family environment for your children? Raising antiracist children is a noble goal for any parent, caregiver, or educator, but it can be hard to know where to start. Let Britt Hawthorne—a nationally recognized teacher and advocate—be your guide. Raising Antiracist Children acts as an interactive guide for strategically incorporating the tools of inclusivity into everyday life and parenting. In her book, Hawthorne breaks down antiracist parenting into four comprehensive sections and in this webinar you will learn about:

Healthy bodies—Establishing a safe and body-positive home environment to combat stereotypes and create boundaries.
Radical minds—Encouraging children to be agents of change, accompanied by scripts for teaching advocacy, giving and taking productive feedback, and becoming a co-conspirator for change.
Conscious shopping—Raising awareness of how local shopping can empower or hinder a community’s ability to thrive, and teaching readers of all ages how to create shopping habits that support their values.
Thriving communities—Acknowledging the personal power we have to shape our schools, towns, and worlds, accompanied by exercises for instigating change.

Raising Antiracist Children is a must-have, practical guide essential for parents and caregivers everywhere.
About the Author: Britt Hawthorne (they/she) is the author of the highly-anticipated, New York Times Bestseller, Raising Antiracist Children: A Practical Parenting Guide (Simon Element, 2022). The book is an interactive guide for strategically incorporating the tools of inclusivity into everyday life and parenting and it received a starred review from Kirkus.
Britt is also an antiracist educator, teacher, speaker, visionary, and advocate committed to raising a generation of antiracist children by centering families of the global majority and fostering equitable learning environments for students and children of all ages and backgrounds. Britt’s work moves the idea of equity in education from a goal to reality. She partners with action-orientated educators to create classroom environments that are inclusive and equitable for all learners.

Blackout Poetry - Made possible by the Friends of the Lima Public Library
2023-04-29 09:30 - 10:30

Online Author Talk - Fox Creek, William Kent Krueger
2023-04-27 20:00 - 21:00
Register here: https://libraryc.org/lima/25422
You are in for a riveting hour online with New York Times bestselling author William Kent Krueger! Join us as he discusses his newest book in the Cork O’Connor series Fox Creek and his other works!
Fox Creek follows Cork O”Connor in a race against time to save his wife, a mysterious stranger, and an Ojibwe healer from bloodthirsty mercenaries. The ancient Ojibwe healer Henry Meloux has had a vision of his death. As he walks the Northwoods in solitude, he tries to prepare himself peacefully for the end of his long life. But peace is destined to elude him as hunters fill the woods seeking a woman named Dolores Morriseau, a stranger who had come to the healer for shelter and the gift of his wisdom. Meloux guides this stranger and his great niece, Cork O’Connor’s wife, to safety deep into the Boundary Waters, his home for more than a century. Meanwhile, in Aurora, Cork works feverishly to identify the hunters and the reason for their relentless pursuit, but he has little to go on. He knows only too well that with each passing hour time is running out. But his fiercest enemy in this deadly game of cat and mouse may well be his own deep self-doubt about his ability to save those he loves.
About the Author: Krueger writes a mystery series set in the north woods of Minnesota. His protagonist is Cork O’Connor, the former sheriff of Tamarack County and a man of mixed heritage—part Irish and part Ojibwe. His work has received a number of awards, including the Minnesota Book Award, the Loft-McKnight Fiction Award, the Anthony Award, the Barry Award, the Dilys Award, and the Friends of American Writers Prize.
Ordinary Grace, his stand-alone novel published in 2013, received the Edgar Award, given by the Mystery Writers of America in recognition for the best novel published in that year. The companion novel, This Tender Land, was published in September 2019 and spent nearly six months on the New York Times bestseller list. His last nine novels were all New York Times bestsellers. He’s been married for nearly fifty years to a marvelous woman who is a retired attorney. He makes his home in St. Paul, a city he dearly loves.

Food Preservation 101 - Intro to Dehydrating
2023-04-26 10:30 - 12:30
More info to come.

Food Preservation 101 - Introduction to Dehydrating
2023-04-25 18:30 - 20:30

Happy National Library Week!
2023-04-23 - 2023-04-29

Bookbinding Techniques Workshop - Class B
2023-04-22 13:00 - 15:00
Presented by Susan Doran
Made possible by Friends of the Lima Public Library
Only 4 spots available in this session at time of posting. Print and return this registration form to address listed on sheet with $12.00 needed for the class by April 15, 2023.
Susan Doran is a graduate of RIT, working graphic artist and 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.
Pre-Registration Required: Space is limited. Pre-registration is required by sending a check for $12 to Friends of the Lima Library, PO Box 283, Lima, NY 14485 by April 15, 2023 with the form below. The cost of the session includes all supplies and instruction.

Bookbinding Techniques Workshop - Class A
2023-04-22 10:00 - 12:00

Livingston County Tech Tutor
2023-04-20 15:00 - 17:00
Need help with your computer? Email? Smartphone? Tablet?

Contact Morgan to schedule your one-on-one 60 minute session via email or phone.

lctechtutoring@gmail.com
585-568-7602

This project is supported by funds from the New York State Library’s Adult Literacy Library Services Program. Collaboration with fellow Livingston County Libraries.

Special Meeting - Board of Trustees - Long Range Plan
2023-04-19 18:30 - 19:30
The Lima Public Library Board of Trustees will be holding a special meeting on Wednesday 4/19 at 6:30 PM, for the purposes of discussing the long range plan.

Friends Meeting
2023-04-18 18:30 - 20:00
Friends of the Lima Public Library Meeting

Make a Raindrop Suncatcher (Kids) - Made possible by Friends of the Lima Public Library
2023-04-15 09:30 - 10:30
Come make your own raindrop suncatcher to celebrate the April showers!

Ages 4-12 with parental supervision due to heating elements used. Supplies limited to 30 people. No registration needed.

Easter Closing
2023-04-08 - 2023-04-10
We will be closed from Saturday 4/8 through Monday 4/10. We will re-open on Tuesday 4/11.

Online Author Talk - Kate Beaton (Hark! A Vagrant & Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands)
2023-04-04 19:00 - 20:00
Register here: https://libraryc.org/lima/25170
Join us for an enlightening hour online with highly-acclaimed Kate Beaton, the New York Times bestselling author of Hark! A Vagrant! And Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands.
Before there was Kate Beaton, New York Times bestselling cartoonist of Hark! A Vagrant! fame, there was Katie Beaton of the Cape Breton Beatons, specifically Mabou, a tight-knit seaside community where the lobster is as abundant as beaches, fiddles, and Gaelic folk songs. Her first full-length graphic narrative follows Beaton after university as she heads out west to take advantage of Alberta’s oil rush, part of the long tradition of East Coasters who seek gainful employment elsewhere when they can’t find it in the homeland they love so much. With the singular goal of paying off her student loans, what the journey will actually cost Beaton will be far more than she anticipates.
Arriving in Fort McMurray, Beaton finds work in the lucrative camps owned and operated by the world’s largest oil companies. Being one of the few women among thousands of men, the culture shock is palpable. It does not hit home until she moves to a spartan, isolated worksite for higher pay. She encounters the harsh reality of life in the oil sands where trauma is an everyday occurrence yet never discussed. Her wounds may never heal.
Beaton’s natural cartooning prowess is on full display as she draws colossal machinery and mammoth vehicles set against a sublime Albertan backdrop of wildlife, Northern Lights, and Rocky Mountains. Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands is more than a memoir, it’s also an untold story of Canada: a country that prides itself on its egalitarian ethos and natural beauty while simultaneously exploiting both the riches of its land and the humanity of its people.
About the Author: Kate Beaton was born and raised in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada. After graduating from Mount Allison University with a double degree in History and Anthropology, she moved to Alberta in search of work that would allow her to pay down her student loans. During the years she spent out West, Beaton began creating webcomics under the name Hark! A Vagrant, quickly drawing a substantial following around the world. The collections of her landmark strip Hark! A Vagrant and Step Aside, Pops each spent several months on the New York Times graphic novel bestseller list, as well as appearing on best of the year lists from Time, The Washington Post, Vulture, NPR Books, and winning the Eisner, Ignatz, Harvey, and Doug Wright Awards. She has also published the picture books King Baby and The Princess and the Pony. Beaton lives in Cape Breton with her family.

Watch Party - Online Author Talk - Friends of the Lima Public Library
2023-04-04 19:00 - 20:00
The Friends of the Lima Public Library will be holding a watch party of this author talk, right here–same time.
Join us for an enlightening hour online with highly-acclaimed Kate Beaton, the New York Times bestselling author of Hark! A Vagrant! And Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands.
Before there was Kate Beaton, New York Times bestselling cartoonist of Hark! A Vagrant! fame, there was Katie Beaton of the Cape Breton Beatons, specifically Mabou, a tight-knit seaside community where the lobster is as abundant as beaches, fiddles, and Gaelic folk songs. Her first full-length graphic narrative follows Beaton after university as she heads out west to take advantage of Alberta’s oil rush, part of the long tradition of East Coasters who seek gainful employment elsewhere when they can’t find it in the homeland they love so much. With the singular goal of paying off her student loans, what the journey will actually cost Beaton will be far more than she anticipates.
Arriving in Fort McMurray, Beaton finds work in the lucrative camps owned and operated by the world’s largest oil companies. Being one of the few women among thousands of men, the culture shock is palpable. It does not hit home until she moves to a spartan, isolated worksite for higher pay. She encounters the harsh reality of life in the oil sands where trauma is an everyday occurrence yet never discussed. Her wounds may never heal.
Beaton’s natural cartooning prowess is on full display as she draws colossal machinery and mammoth vehicles set against a sublime Albertan backdrop of wildlife, Northern Lights, and Rocky Mountains. Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands is more than a memoir, it’s also an untold story of Canada: a country that prides itself on its egalitarian ethos and natural beauty while simultaneously exploiting both the riches of its land and the humanity of its people.
About the Author: Kate Beaton was born and raised in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada. After graduating from Mount Allison University with a double degree in History and Anthropology, she moved to Alberta in search of work that would allow her to pay down her student loans. During the years she spent out West, Beaton began creating webcomics under the name Hark! A Vagrant, quickly drawing a substantial following around the world. The collections of her landmark strip Hark! A Vagrant and Step Aside, Pops each spent several months on the New York Times graphic novel bestseller list, as well as appearing on best of the year lists from Time, The Washington Post, Vulture, NPR Books, and winning the Eisner, Ignatz, Harvey, and Doug Wright Awards. She has also published the picture books King Baby and The Princess and the Pony. Beaton lives in Cape Breton with her family.

Mush! with Noggin, the Sled Dog (and her human, Karen Land!)
2023-04-01 13:00 - 14:30 | 2 Washington St, Livonia, NY 14487, 2 Washington Street, Livonia, NY, 14487, United States
This exciting event has been rescheduled for Saturday 4/1 at 1:00 PM. Made possible by a partnership between The Friends of the Lima Public Library and the Friends of the Livonia Public Library.

Please note that this program will be held at Livonia Public Library. It is located at 2 Washington Street in Livonia, NY.

Space is limited. To register, click here https://forms.gle/p58Fdk9iKpxUqNyQ6
