Converse Free Library

Converse Free Library Curiosity • Discovery • Community In 1908, the town voted to support a public library called the Lyme Town Library.

Lyme was established by a charter in 1761; the first library was formed on January 20, 1778 and called “the Social Library in Lime”. By 1936, the library had outgrown its space in the Lyme School and the town accepted a bequest to build a separate library building across the street in memory of Sidney Converse, to be called the Converse Free Library. An addition was added to the building in the ea

rly 1980s. The collection today includes about 34,000 physical items to lend, in the form of books, periodicals, DVDs, and books on CD. In addition, it provides access to tens of thousands of free resources through digital downloads, online databases, and a video streaming platform. The library functions in cooperation with the school library, sharing its resources with the Lyme Elementary School across the street through the efforts of the librarians in each building.

05/05/2026

The Pulitzer Prize Board has announced the 2025 Pulitzer Prizes and Nominated Finalists. Watch the livestream and read the shortlist of winners and nominees here.

03/03/2026

Now’s your chance to meet your neighbors andparticipate in the small-d democratic process. See you there!

via Mark Schiffman, Lyme’s Town Moderator:

Important Dates – all meetings and voting are in the Lyme School Community Room/Gymnasium

Tuesday 3/3: 6:00 PM -- Little Town Meeting

Thursday 3/5: 6:00 PM -- School District Meeting, including voting on School District Warrant articles (budget).

Tuesday 3/10: 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM – Municipal Elections and all-day Municipal Ballot voting on Town Warrant Articles 1-3.

Saturday 3/14: 9:00 AM – Lyme Town Business Meeting, discussion and voting on Warrant Articles 4-22, including the Town Budget.

Lyme is SO proud of Mikaela Shiffrin! Amazing! Congratulations! 🎊 ⛷️
02/19/2026

Lyme is SO proud of Mikaela Shiffrin! Amazing! Congratulations! 🎊 ⛷️

The library remains closed due to an issue with our heating system. We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate yo...
01/15/2026

The library remains closed due to an issue with our heating system. We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding! We hope to resume normal hours on Tuesday, January 20. And when that happens... BOOKS galore! Deliveries of backordered books finally happened during our closure. Be sure to visit us next week for all sorts of new items, all genres, all ages!

01/05/2026

The library is closed today, due to a problem with our heating system.

The Trustee meeting scheduled for 7 pm will be held at The Lyme Inn. Many thanks to our kind neighbors at the other end of the Common!

Check here, on our website, or at wmur.com closures listings for further information about our hours this week.

We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your understanding. Stay warm!

How many of these did you read in 2025? Any favorites?
12/30/2025

How many of these did you read in 2025? Any favorites?

All of the top 10 books borrowed through the public library app Libby were written by women. And Kristin Hannah's The Women was the top checkout in many library systems around the country.

We're always happy to help promote programming, especially when it aligns so importantly with our own mission AND the sp...
10/15/2025

We're always happy to help promote programming, especially when it aligns so importantly with our own mission AND the speaker is a member of our CFL community!

So great to see local libraries supporting VINS events and consolidating resources for parents! Thanks Converse Free Library for displaying our Screen Time and Growing Minds event poster and showcasing some great resources for parents.

Join us for this great event for parents to connect with Dr. Bill Hudenko to have an important conversation around screen time for our children. https://vinsweb.org/event/screen-time-growing-minds-what-the-science-tells-us-3/

It's Blisters for Books time again! If you have time Thursday in the late afternoon or Friday morning, we'd love your he...
10/05/2025

It's Blisters for Books time again! If you have time Thursday in the late afternoon or Friday morning, we'd love your help! Click on the SignUpGenius link below and add your name. Thank you!

Dear Lyme School families, We are so excited for Blisters 2025! Please consider donating your time and/or a snack for the kids to enjoy following their run for the library. We need contributions from a few parents in each class, as you can see below. Good ideas are small apples or grapes (washed), c...

Some changes to suspended holds in Libby. Take note!
09/18/2025

Some changes to suspended holds in Libby. Take note!

Learn how holds work in the Libby app, from placing and managing holds to suspending your holds until you’re ready to read—so you can get the books you want, when you want them.

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38 Union Street
Lyme, NH
03768

Opening Hours

Monday 1pm - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 8pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 3pm
Saturday 9am - 12pm

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+16037954622

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