Take Your Child to the Library Day 2016

Drop by for the fifth annual Take Your Child to the Library Day on Saturday, February 6th. The Mystic and Noank Library will have board games, Valentines Day crafts, as well as some visiting animal friends from the Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center. It's the perfect day to encourage children to enjoy the Library, sign up for a library card, and join others for a day of fun.

10 a.m. - Sit! Stay! Read! & Scratch Club

11 a.m - Creature Teachers with live animals!

3 p.m. - Inside Out Movie Matinee

For more information, contact the Children's Room at 860-535-7721.

Winter Movie Matinees 2016

The Library will be continuing our Winter Family Movie Matinee this year beginning in January. Join us every Saturday at 3:00p.m. for family friendly movies in the Ames Meeting Room. Free and open to the public, bring your own snacks!

January 2nd - Home

January 9th - Minions

January 16th - Earth to Echo

January 23rd - Shaun the Sheep

January 30th - Boxtrolls

February 6th - Inside Out

February 13th -  Hotel Transylvania 2

February 20th - Toy Story That Time Forgot
 February 27th - Cinderella

Help trim the Library Tree!

Monday, December 7th - Saturday, December 12th

Drop in to make an ornament for our holiday tree and your own decoration for home. The library will have the materials out all week in the Children's Room, with a tree trimming party on Saturday at 3:30pm. Get in the holiday spirit with cider, cookies, and gingerbread crafts!

The Mystic Express has arrived!

Barry Boodman has been kind enough to once again donate a beautiful, working model train to the Children's Room for the holiday season. Children and families are invited to visit the Library during regular hours to make the train puff and toot its way around its bustling winter village.

The Library will be raffling the entire train set as a fundraiser. Tickets are $5.00 each and will be available at the Circulation Desk. The drawing will be on Monday, December 21, 2015 at noon.

For more information, please contact the Children's Room at 860-536-7721.

International Games Day @ The Mystic Noank Library

The Mystic & Noank Library and hundreds of libraries across the country will join the American Library Association(ALA), Nordic Game Day, the Australian Library and Information Association(ALIA) in celebrating the popularity and educational, recreational, and social value of games.

Read, learn, play. Come celebrate International Games Day with us Saturday, November 21st, 2015. Board games will be made available, suitable for all ages, with a special challenge for our weekly Scratch Club.

Scratch Club

Beginning Saturday, October 10th, at 10:00am the Library will be hosting a weekly club for kids interested in learning fun and interactive Scratch programming.

Participants will have the opportunity to create virtual games, music videos, art projects and more - all of their ow digital design! Children ages 10 and up are welcome.

For more information, contact the children's room at 860-536-7721.

Tellabration

The Mystic and Noank Library will be participating in a day of storytelling celebrated world-wide. This year Mother Goose (Mary Jo Maicheck) will be visiting for a special storytelling for preschoolers. Visit us on Friday, November 6th at 11:00am to join in the fun!

For more information contact the Children's Room at 860-536-7721. 

All Things Pumpkin 2015

Get into the Halloween spirit at the library with a fun-filled afternoon for families and friends. Start off with Ed Pop's Magic show, games, stories, and a basket raffle, with our annual costume parade to follow. Rain or Shine!

Ed Pop Magic Show - 3:30

~Childrens Activities~ 

~Basket Raffle~

~Clyde's Cider and Goodies~

~Costume Parade~

For more information contact the Children's Room at 860-536-7721.

Fall Storytimes!

The library has begun registration for our Fall Storytimes. Scheduled to meet weekly Mondays through Fridays, classes consist of stories, finger-plays, crafts, and songs. Due to demand registration is required and class size is limited.

Registration will take place in the Children's Room of the library starting the week of August 31st, 2015. Classes will begin the week of September 28th, 2015.

Registration may be done by phone or in person; the library will contact you by email. We will attempt to accommodate everyone but in the case of over-enrollment classes will be determined on a first-come, first-served basis. Story-Time programs run for eight weeks and are free and open to the public.

For more information contact the Children's Room at 860-536-7721 or email us online at mnlchildren@gmail.com.

Summer 2015 @ the Mystic & Noank Library!

The summer reading program begins Monday, June 23rd.

Every Hero has a Story!
For kids entering first grade and up. Keep track of what you read this summer and play our game every time you visit the library to figure out the puzzle and win prizes!

Read to Me!
A joint reading activity designed for children going into kindergarten and younger along with their care-givers. Read together and keep track to collect prizes and stickers each week.

Governor's Summer Reading Challenge
Sign up to take part in the contest, sponsored by the Connecticut State Library.

Tuesdays at Two Programs
Join us Tuesdays at 2:00 for exciting performances as part of our summer reading program!

Tuesday Night Movies
Join us on Tuesday nights at 6:30pm from June 30th to July 21st for some of your favorite movies.

Sit! Stay! Read!
Sign up to read to a visiting pooch each Tuesday this summer!

Science Series for Preschoolers
Wednesdays at 10:30 the library will be hosting Pre-K programs presented by the Children’s Museum of SECT from July 8th to July 29th.  Explore a different subject each week.  Sign-up is required.

Thursday Science Program
Join us Thursdays at 2:00 from July 9th to July 30th for our various science programs featuring a new subject each week.

Preschool Drop-in Storytimes
Running from July 2nd to August 6th the Library will be continuing its Drop-In Storytimes. Each Thursday at 10:30 join us for a preschool storytime with a new theme each week.

Lego® Fun Friday
Children are invited to join in the fun at Lego Club Fridays, starting July 3rd from 10:30 to 12:00 and with a different theme each week.

Children's Movie Matinees

Come to the library every Friday afternoon at 3:00 from June 26th to August 14th for our Movie Matinees in the Ames Meeting Room. Bring your favorite snacks!

Chess Club

Chess club will be running all summer: come to the library and play a pick-up game every Saturday at 10:00.

Check the library for updates and details. We hope to see you all this summer!

Summer for Teens 2015 @ the Mystic & Noank Library!

The summer reading program begins Monday, June 22nd.

Unmask!
Teens, be sure to pick up your Unmask! bingo reading card and take part in our Summer Reading Program. In addition to our usual program teens may also record their progress online as part of the Governor's Summer Reading Challenge!

Volunteer Opportunities
The library is looking for volunteers to help the children play our summer reading program game! If you have completed grade six or higher by the end of this school year and would like to volunteer please sign up in the Children's Room. An orientation meeting will be held Friday, June 19th at 3:00pm.

Tuesday Movie Matinee
Join us on Tuesday nights at 6:30pm from June 30th to July 21st for some of your favorite movies.

Afternoon Art Lab
The library will be continuing its afternoon teen art labs every Monday at 2:00pm starting June 29th.

Ready_Set_Code
A series of workshops starting July 6th introducing 10-14-year olds to the basics of coding in a fun and accessible environment.


For more information, or for volunteer work, as for the Children's Room at 860-536-7721.

Ready_Set_Code

Every Monday at 7pm the library will be hosting a workshop introducing 10 to 14-year-olds to the basics of coding in a fun and accessible environment.

Using software like Alice, Scratch, code.org, and bootstrap teens can learn to code and create. Workshops will run July 6th through August 3rd; registration is required. Laptops are not required, but helpful.

For more information, or to register, contact the library at 536-7721.

Teen Art Labs

The library will be continuing its afternoon teen art labs every Monday at 2:00pm.

June 29th - Clay Working with Ann McCrea
July 6th - Duct Tape Design
July 13th - Kapow Banners
July 20th - Superhero Art

Thursday Science Program

Join us Thursdays at 2:00 in the Children's Room for our various science programs, each featuring a new subject each week.

July 2nd - BubbleMania
July 9th - Keith Michael Johnson
July 16th - Animal Show on the Go!
July 30th - Calder's Mobiles

Preschoolers Science Series

Wednesdays at 10:30 the library will be hosting Pre-K programs presented by the Children’s Museum of SECT. Explore a different subject each week. Registration is required.

July 8th - Be Your Own Hero
July 15th - Dont Burst My Bubble
July 22nd - Germ Jungle
July 29th - My Five Senses

To sign up contact the Children's Room at 536-7721.

Sit! Stay! Read!

Sign up to read to a visiting pooch this summer at the library. The Sit! Stay! Read! program offers the opportunity for children to engage active(and furry) listeners in a comfortable and stress free environment. Time is limited and sign up is required.

Tuesday, July 7th - 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Monday, July 13th - 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Tuesday, July 21st - 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Monday, July 27th - 3:00pm to 4:00pm

Tuesdays at Two

Starting June 23rd the library will be continuing its Tuesday programs aimed at children of all ages. Join us for animals, puppets, and magical fun!

Kick Off Event, June 23rd - Magic with Christopher
June 30th - Puppetree
July 7th - Frisbee Show
July 14th - Sciencetellers
July 21st - Turtle Dance
July 28th - Hula Hooping

Read to Me Program

Take part in our Read to Me program designed for children entering kindergarten and younger!

Sign up and receive a Every Hero! Reading Record. Take your Reading Record home and be sure to record all of the books that you and your child read together throughout the course of the Summer Reading Program.

For every eleven  books (or group of eleven books) you and your child read together, bring the Reading Record to the Library, choose a sticker for the Reading Record, select a small prize, put a special sticker next to your name on our Read to Me sheet, and select a free book (once per visit).

Our program runs from June 22nd to August 1st, 2015. Join us each week for special programs!

Every Hero has a Story!

Take part in our Every Hero has a Story! program designed for children entering 1st grade and up!

Sign up and receive a Every Hero! Reading Record. Take your Reading Record home and be sure to record all of the books that you or your child read together throughout the course of the Summer Reading Program.

Bring the Reading Record back to the Library and for every 30 Minutes you read choose a card for the Reading Record, collect tickets, select a prize, and select a free book (one book per visit).

The Summer Reading Program runs from June 22nd to August 1st, 2015. Join us each week for special programs!

Spring Reading Contest

March 30th - May 2nd

Join the paper chain and win prize baskets!

Sign up and grab your reading log at the library beginning the last week in March for our Spring Reading Contest. Record the number of minutes you read (or are read to) each day and let us know how much you are reading by coming in and adding a link to our paper chain for each hour you read.

Turn in your reading log on May 3rd to be considered for prize baskets given to the top readers in each category; Read-to-Me, Early Readers, and Independent Readers. Be sure you record and total all of your minutes, identify the category reader you are, and complete the paper chain!

CThumanities presents Book Voyagers

Come sign up for our Book Voyagers family reading program! Author, illustrator and teacher Jason Deeble will share books, activities, and new ways to bring literature to life.

Jason has been a middle school math and science teacher at the Integrated Day Charter School in Norwich for over a decade, but when he isn’t teaching his restless creativity drives him toward a multitude of artistic endeavors.

The Book Voyagers will be meeting at the library each Monday starting at 6:00p.m., from March 9th to March 30th. For grades 1^st through 3^rd plus parent/guardian, the program is free and open to the public; registration is required. Tell your friends and encourage family reading at home!

Mondays
Time:  6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

March 9, 2015
Sir Ryan's Quest

March 18, 2015
Ira Sleeps Over

March 23, 2015
Guji Guji

March 30, 2015
Swimmy

Connecticut Humanities Council’s Book Voyagers initiative is made possible in part by funding generously provided by a family foundation who wishes to remain anonymous.

For more information, or to register, please contact the library Children’s Room at 860-536-7721.

Spring Storytimes

The library will be starting registration for our upcoming Spring Storytimes. Scheduled to meet weekly Mondays through Fridays, classes consist of stories, finger-plays, crafts, and songs. Due to demand registration is required and class size is limited.

Registration will take place in the Children's Room of the library the week of February 23rd, 2015. Classes will begin the week of March 23rd, 2015.

Registration may be done by phone or in person; the library will contact you by email. We will attempt to accommodate everyone but in the case of over-enrollment classes will be determined on a first-come, first-served basis. Story-Time programs run for eight weeks and are free and open to the public.

For more information contact the Children's Room at 860-536-7721 or email us online at mnlchildren@gmail.com.

Makerspace Workshop

We are excited to announce a new Makerspace Workshop, which will debut on Tuesday, February 17, 2015 from 2-4:30p.m.  in the Ames Room.  Attendees will be able to create fun, interactive projects using new technologies such as 3Doodler pen, LED lights, strawbees, and more!  Children ages 7 and up are welcome to attend.  For more information, please contact the Library at (860) 536-7721.

Take Your Child to the Library Day 2015

Saturday, February 7th, 2015  10am - 5pm

The Mystic & Noank Library Children’s Room joins hundreds of libraries across the country to celebrate the third annual Take Your Child to the Library Day.  On Saturday, February 7th, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., the Library will feature games, crafts and films that encourage children to enjoy the Library, sign up for a library card, and join others for a day of fun.

This grass-roots effort was started in 2012 by Waterford, Connecticut Children’s Librarian, Nadine Lipman, and Stratford, Connecticut’s librarian, Caitlin Augusta. After three years, over 400 libraries in 38 states (to date) are participating.

The Mystic & Noank Library will feature children’s Valentines crafts, Chess and board games, a reptile presentation by the Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center at 11 a.m., and a double feature movie in the Ames Room starting at 1:00 p.m.  All events are free and open to the public. 

For more information, call the Children’s Room at (860) 572-7211 or email mnlchildren@gmail.com.  Visit www.mysticnoanklibrary.org or find us on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest.