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.
Showing posts with label Teen Activities. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Teen Activities. Show all posts
Friday, November 6, 2015
Saturday, May 30, 2015
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Friday, May 29, 2015
Ready_Set_Code
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
June 29th - Clay Working with Ann McCrea
July 6th - Duct Tape Design
July 13th - Kapow Banners
July 20th - Superhero Art
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
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.
Friday, June 13, 2014
Summer 2014 Events @ the Mystic & Noank Library!
The summer reading program begins Monday, June 23rd.
Fizz, Boom, Read!
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.
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 24th to July 15th 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 9th to July 30th. Explore a different subject each week. Sign-up is required.
Thursday Science Program
Join us Thursdays at 2:00 from July 3rd to July 24th for our various science programs featuring a new subject each week.
The Library Lego® Club
Children are invited to join in the fun at Lego Club Fridays, starting July 11th from 10:30 to 12:00 and with a different theme each week.
Fizz, Boom, Read!
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.
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 24th to July 15th 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 9th to July 30th. Explore a different subject each week. Sign-up is required.
Thursday Science Program
Join us Thursdays at 2:00 from July 3rd to July 24th for our various science programs featuring a new subject each week.
Preschool Drop-in Storytimes
Running from July 3rd to August 7th the Library will be continuing its Drop-In Storytimes. Each Thursday at 10:30 join Jessica for a preschool storytime with a new theme each week.
Running from July 3rd to August 7th the Library will be continuing its Drop-In Storytimes. Each Thursday at 10:30 join Jessica for a preschool storytime with a new theme each week.
The Library Lego® Club
Children are invited to join in the fun at Lego Club Fridays, starting July 11th from 10:30 to 12:00 and with a different theme each week.
Come to the library every Friday afternoon at 3:00 from June 27th to August 15th 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!
Teen Summer 2014 Events @ the Mystic & Noank Library!
The summer reading program begins Monday, June 23rd.
Spark a Reaction!
Teens, be sure to pick up your Spark a Reaction 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 20th at 3:00pm.
Afternoon Art Lab
The library will be continuing its afternoon teen art labs every Monday at 2:00pm starting June 30th.
Book Trailer Workshops
Teens can learn to create multimedia trailers for their favorite books!
Ready_Set_Code
A series of workshops introducing 10-14-year olds to the basics of coding in a fun and accessible environment.
Volunteer Pizza Party and Movie
End the summer with your friends at the library! The book trailers will be shown at 6:00pm with the movie Divergent following at 6:30pm.
Spark a Reaction!
Teens, be sure to pick up your Spark a Reaction 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 20th at 3:00pm.
June 27th at 5:30pm.
Afternoon Art Lab
The library will be continuing its afternoon teen art labs every Monday at 2:00pm starting June 30th.
Book Trailer Workshops
Teens can learn to create multimedia trailers for their favorite books!
Ready_Set_Code
A series of workshops introducing 10-14-year olds to the basics of coding in a fun and accessible environment.
Volunteer Pizza Party and Movie
End the summer with your friends at the library! The book trailers will be shown at 6:00pm with the movie Divergent following at 6:30pm.
Wednesday, June 4, 2014
Ready_Set_Code
Every Monday at 7pm the library will be hosting a workshop introducing 10-14-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 28th through August 18th; registration is required.Laptops are not required, but helpful.
For more information, or to register, contact the library at 536-7721.
Using software like Alice, Scratch, code.org, and bootstrap teens can learn to code and create. Workshops will run July 28th through August 18th; registration is required.Laptops are not required, but helpful.
For more information, or to register, contact the library at 536-7721.
Book Trailers Workshop
Teens can learn to create multimedia trailers for their favorite books! Participants will edit videos, adding music and narration to create their own. Teen volunteers may work on their videos while volunteering at the Library. Laptops are not required, but helpful.
An introductory class will be held Monday, July 2nd at 3:30pm.
Mondays from 3:30pm to 5:00pm, July 7th through July 28th
Wednesdays from 3:30pm to 5:00pm, July 9th through July 30th
Saturdays from 10:00am to 11:00am, July 19th and July 26th
An introductory class will be held Monday, July 2nd at 3:30pm.
Mondays from 3:30pm to 5:00pm, July 7th through July 28th
Wednesdays from 3:30pm to 5:00pm, July 9th through July 30th
Saturdays from 10:00am to 11:00am, July 19th and July 26th
Teen Art Labs
The library will be continuing its afternoon teen art labs every Monday at 2:00pm.
June 30th - Mask making with Ann McCrea
July 7th - Duct Tape Design
July 14th - Old Book Page Art
July 21st - Circle Art: Pompoms, Garlands, and Wall Art
June 30th - Mask making with Ann McCrea
July 7th - Duct Tape Design
July 14th - Old Book Page Art
July 21st - Circle Art: Pompoms, Garlands, and Wall Art
Friday, March 28, 2014
Spring Reading Contest!
March 31st - May 3rd
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!
Monday, June 17, 2013
Governors Reading Challenge
Sign up online and keep track of your progress for the Governors Summer Reading Challenge this summer. Click the link below to get started!
Governor's Summer Reading Challenge
Governor's Summer Reading Challenge
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Summer 2013 Teen Events @ the M&N Library!
Teen Art Programs
Join us on Monday afternoons at 2:00 for different projects each week.
July 8th - Paper Garlands
July 15th - Duct Tape Design
July 22nd - Bottle Cap Magnets
July 29th - Spirit Animals with Ann McCrea
Teen's Movie Nights
Come to the library Tuesdays at 6:30pm for our movie nights.
July 2nd - Oz The Great And Powerful
July 9th - The Hobbit
July 16th - The Amazing Spiderman
July 30th - Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone
Join us on Monday afternoons at 2:00 for different projects each week.
July 8th - Paper Garlands
July 15th - Duct Tape Design
July 22nd - Bottle Cap Magnets
July 29th - Spirit Animals with Ann McCrea
Teen's Movie Nights
Come to the library Tuesdays at 6:30pm for our movie nights.
July 2nd - Oz The Great And Powerful
July 9th - The Hobbit
July 16th - The Amazing Spiderman
July 30th - Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone
Saturday, June 1, 2013
Summer Calendar
| Mon. | Tue. | Wed. | Thu. | Fri. | Sat. |
| 24 Summer Reading Program Starts | 25 2:00pm Caroline Martino “Dig Into Reading: Under Where?” | 26 | 27 10:30am Drop-In Story Times | 28 3:00pm Movie Matinee: Nanny McPhee | 29 10:00am Chess Club |
| 2:00pm Science Tellers “Bugs of Blackwood” | |||||
| 1-Jul | 2 2:00pm Ed Pop Balloons | 3 10:30am Children’s Museum of SECT - Ahoy Matey | 4 Library Closed | 5 10:30am Lego Club | 6 10:00am Chess Club |
| 6:30pm Oz the Great and Powerful | 3:00pm Movie Matinee: Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life | ||||
| 8 10:00am Sit! Stay! Read! | 9 2:00pm Al deCant “Dig into Reading” | 10 10:30am Children’s Museum of SECT - Don’t Burst My Bubble | 11 10:30am Drop-In Story Time | 12 10:30am Lego Club | 13 10:00am Chess Club |
| 2:00pm Teen Program: Paper Garlands | 6:00pm The Hobbit | 2:00pm DPNC “Life Underground” | 3:00pm Movie Matinee: Wreck-It Ralph | ||
| 15 2:00pm Teen Program: Spirit Animals with Ann McCrea | 16 10:00am Sit! Stay! Read! | 17 10:30am Children’s Museum of SECT - Fossils to Footprints | 18 10:30am Drop-In Story Time | 19 10:30am Lego Club | 20 10:00am Chess Club |
| 2:00pm Marvelous Mutts | 2:00pm SECT “Crazy Science” | 3:00pm Movie Matinee: Rise of the Guardian | |||
| 6:30pm The Amazing Spiderman | |||||
| 22 10:00am Sit! Stay! Read! | 23 2:00pm Creature Teachers “Diggin’ Critters” | 24 10:30am Children’s Museum of SECT - Seeds to Plant | 25 10:30am Drop-In Story Time | 26 10:30am Lego Club | 27 10:00am Chess Club |
| 2:00pm Teen Program: Bottle Cap Magnet | 2:00pm DPNC “Wiggly Worms” | 3:00 Movie Matinee: James and the Giant Peach | |||
| 29 2:00pm Teen Program: Duct Tape Design | 30 2:00pm Farmer Minor “Pig out on Reading” | 31 | 1 August 10:30am Drop-In Story Time | 2 3:00pm Movie Matinee: Freaky Friday | 3 Summer Reading Program Ends |
| 6:00pm Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone | 2:00pm DPNC “Rockin’ Rocks” | 10:00am Chess Club | |||
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 10:30am Drop-In Story Time | 9 3:00pm Movie Matinee: Frankenweenie | 10 10:00am Chess Club |
| 2:00pm Mad Science “Up, Up and Away” | |||||
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 2:00pm New Children’s Museum of West Hartford “Fossil Factory” | 16 3:00pm Movie Matinee: Monster, Inc | 17 10:00am Chess Club |
Friday, June 29, 2012
Summer 2012 Teen Events @ the MNL!
Teen Art Labs
Monday afternoons at 2:00
July 9th - Collage with artist Ann McCrea.
July 16th and July 23rd - Batik with Suzanne McKay ( this lab requires two classes)
July 30th - Mixed Media with Gayle Turgeon
Teen's Choice Movie Nights
Tuesday, July 17th and 31st at 6:30pm.
The New Teen Advisory Board will help us with our selection.
Teen Advisory Board
Come be a part of this new group at the Library! All teen volunteers are automatically a part of this board. Teen s are encouraged to volunteer with the Summer Reading Program. We invite you to share your great ideas about what you would like to do at the library!
Monday afternoons at 2:00
July 9th - Collage with artist Ann McCrea.
July 16th and July 23rd - Batik with Suzanne McKay ( this lab requires two classes)
July 30th - Mixed Media with Gayle Turgeon
Teen's Choice Movie Nights
Tuesday, July 17th and 31st at 6:30pm.
The New Teen Advisory Board will help us with our selection.
Teen Advisory Board
Come be a part of this new group at the Library! All teen volunteers are automatically a part of this board. Teen s are encouraged to volunteer with the Summer Reading Program. We invite you to share your great ideas about what you would like to do at the library!
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Teen Activity: Garlands
Come to the Library on Monday, July 18th at 2pm to make garlands galore for your room! Join us and make hanging decorative garlands out of wildly colorful paper!
Here are some pictures of garlands already made!
Here are some pictures of garlands already made!
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