Online Author Talk: The Foods, People, and Innovations That Feed Us–A Sweeping History of Food and Culture with Smithsonian Curator Paula J. Johnson

Register here: https://libraryc.org/lima/44311 Virtually step into the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History with Curator Paula Johnson as she discusses the book Smithsonian American Table: The Foods, People, and Innovations That Feed Us. American Table is a sweeping history of food and culture that summons everyone to the table for a fresh look at […]

Afraid to Awed: Eclipses in Myth & Culture through Time

  Though predicated and excitedly anticipated in today's world, eclipses were often unexpected aberrations in the past and viewed with fear in human cultures and myth across the globe. In this 45-minute talk ahead of the April 8th total solar eclipse, science & history educator, Tyler Lucero, discusses the responses of diverse peoples to eclipses […]

CLOSED: Total Solar Eclipse

We will be closed on Monday 4/8 for the total solar eclipse. Be sure to: 1) Register for a pair of (free!) eclipse glasses so you can safely view the eclipse! Giveaway starts today for those already registered. Use this link to register, if you have not already: https://forms.gle/zHUZTaxKtSjr4RFa6 2) Stop by our eclipse talk […]

Online Author Talk: From Murder to Atonement–Confronting My Son’s Killer with Diane Foley & Colum McCann

Register here: https://libraryc.org/lima/44716 Join us for a one-of-a-kind conversation with National Book Award-winner Colum McCann as he is joined by Diane Foley, the inspiration behind the heartrending book American Mother. American Mother is the story of a mother who, in the course of confronting her son’s killer, gets to the elemental heart of violence and […]

Board of Trustees: Special Meeting

The Lima Public Library Board of Trustees will be having a special meeting to discuss the open library director position on Wednesday 4/10 at 6:30 PM.