The Holiday Book Sale at the Old Lyme-Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library will be held next Saturday, Dec.7, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

New and gently used books of all genres for both children and adults will be available for sale at attractive prices.

A table of classic and collector’s books will feature a 1908 copy of “The Night before Christmas,” signed books by Margaret Thatcher, Barbara Bush, David McCullough and Linda Feinstein, The History of Magic 1400-1900, and Audubon birds re-created by Roger Tory Peterson.

There will also be a large selection of books on classic cars and art.

The Music Now Foundation will provide musical entertainment.

The Old Lyme Historical Society will have its latest local calendar on sale.

There will be activities for children available in the Reading Room.

All are welcome and admission is free.

For further information, call 860.434.1684.

The annual ‘Elephants in Winter’ Sale at the First Congregational Church of Old Lyme at 2 Ferry Road will be held on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon.  Christmas decorations and gifts along with handmade items from the Sewing Group will be on sale.

International and Tribal Craft items will also be for sale plus coffee and doughnuts will be offered.

Enjoy some holiday shopping for a great cause at this event.

Enjoy a glimpse into the lives of the people who walked historic Lyme Street a century ago with members of the Old Lyme Historical Society on Saturday, Dec. 7.  Costumed guides will transport visitors to the turn of the century on a Walking Tour of Historic Lyme Street.

Meet your guide in front of the Sill House at the Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts on Lyme Street to begin your free walking tour at 1, 2, or 3 p.m.  Carolers from The Nightingales and The Village Voices will accompany each group.  Each free walking tour will last approximately 1 ½ hours.

The Historic Walking Tour is just one of many holiday events happening in Old Lyme on Dec. 7 during the Lyme-Old Lyme Chamber of Commerce’s Third Annual Light Up Old Lyme.

Morning events include the Child & Family Agency’s Annual Cookie Walk and LYSB’s Photos with Santa in the Old Lyme Marketplace.  Tax Free Day at The Woman’s Exchange is among the seasonal specials on Halls Road.

The Florence Griswold Museum’s The Magic of Christmas, Lyme Academy College’s Tim O’ Brien: Retrospective exhibition and its Student Holiday Show & Sale, Lyme Art Association’s Deck the Walls, Cooley Gallery’s All Paintings Great and Small, and a free exhibit at the Fresh Ayer Gallery on Halls Road will all welcome visitors to Lyme and Old Lyme.

From 1 to 4 p.m., the Chamber has arranged for a horse drawn carriage to offer free rides up and down Lyme Street, adding to the charm of the Light Up Old Lyme celebration.

Additional information on Light Up Old Lyme events can be found on the Chamber website.