Mother's Day at the Library

The Mystic and Noank Library welcomes families to stop by the library as part of their celebration of Mother’s Day on May 6!

Between 3:00 and 4:00 p.m., the Library will be hosting the Warm & Fuzzy Petting Zoo on the lawn open to everybody, as well as an open house for preschools and parents with children entering preschool in the Ames Meeting Room. The Children’s Room will be making Mother’s Day daffodil crafts all day.

The preschool open house gives parents an opportunity to meet representatives from local preschools and learn about curriculum, tuition costs, and enrollment procedures. As part of the Library’s 1000 Books Before Kindergarten initiative, it is made possible by the generosity of the Groton Education Foundation. There will be children’s activities and light refreshments will be served. Children may register for the 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program in the Children’s Room!

Celebrate Earth Day!

Starting at 3:00 p.m., you’ll learn about the watersheds and aquifers that give us all our drinking water, as well as the pollutants for which we must always be alert. Find out about our shoreline and the plants and animals that call these waters their home.

“Protecting Our Waters” is an educational program brought to you by the Avalonia Land Conservancy. It is free and open to the public; no registration is required.

Remember the Earth that supports us!

Spirit Week at MNL!

Join the Mystic Aquarium for a special week starting Thursday, April 13 through April 20 and enjoy food, music, demonstrations and more each day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Honor our local history, heritage, and culture; celebrate what makes Mystic wonderful.

Stop by the Mystic & Noank Libraries booth on April 17 between 1 and 3 p.m. where the Mystic & Noank Library’s Head of Youth Services will be offering special library activities!

This program is free to Aquarium members or with general admission to the Aquarium.

Family Movie Matinees

Catch the newest children's hits,  Moana (2016) and Sing (2016), at the Mystic & Noank Library on select Saturdays at 3:00 p.m. Appropriate for all ages.

Moana (2016, Rated PG) ~ Saturday, April 8th
Sing (2016, Rated PG) ~ Saturday, April 15th

Children's Spring Reading Contest

The annual spring reading contest is starting April 1, so don't be late!

Sign-up and get your reading log in the Children’s Room at the end of March or any time during April. The reading categories include Read-To-Me, Early Readers, and Independent Readers. Contestants will record the number of minutes they read, or are read to, each day during the month of April. Top readers in each category will be awarded prize baskets.

Completed reading logs are to be returned by noon on April 29th.The Spring Reading Contest is free and open to all children and is made possible by the generous support of the Friends of the Mystic & Noank Library.

Take Your Child to the Library 2017!

Drop by the Mystic & Noank library on Saturday, February for the sixth annual Take Your Child to the Library Day with games, crafts, and snacks!

Take Your Child to the Library Day is an opportunity to encourage children to enjoy the Library, sign up for a library card, and join others for a day of fun. The Library will have board games available to play in the Children’s Room, Valentines crafts to make, and cookies and juice for all our littlest patrons!
10 a.m. - Sit! Stay! Read! & Scratch Club
11 a.m. - Children’s Museum of Southeastern CT will present Don’t Burst My Bubble
3 p.m. - The Secret Life of Pets Movie Matinee

No registration required; all programs are free and open to the public due to generous funding from the Friends of the M&N Library. Don’t Burst My Bubble will have a twenty child limit; admittance will be on a first come, first served basis.

Winter Matinees 2017

The Mystic & Noank Library is continuing its Children's Winter Matinees. Warm up at the library this winter with a new movie every week, appropriate for children of all ages.

January 7th - BFG (2016)
Rated PG - 1hr 57min
January 14th - Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)
Rated PG - 1hr 35min
January 21st - Pete's Dragon (2016)
Rated PG - 1hr 43min
January 28th - The Wild Life (2016)
Rated PG - 1hr 32min
February 4th - The Secret Life of Pets (2016)
Rated PG - 1hr 27min
February 11th - The Angry Birds (2016)
Rated PG - 1hr 37min
February 18th - The Great Gilly Hopkins (2016)
Rated PG - 1hr 39min
February 25th - Kubo of the Two Strings (2016)
Rated PG - 1hr 41min

This program is free and open to the public, made possible by funding from the Friends of the Mystic & Noank Library.

Trim-a-tree 2016

Drop by the Mystic & Noank Library in the afternoon on Saturday, December 3 to start the holiday season off right with a visit from The Art Truck, gingerbread cookie making, tree-trimming and Carol-O-Grams with the SHS Chamber Choir!

Thanks to funding from Groton Education Foundation, the Art Truck will be visiting between 1:00 and 3:00 p.m. With the Art Truck crew, kids can create their own sparkling snowflake garlands, ornaments and wearables using a variety of materials including ribbons, gems and specialty markers.  At 3:00 p.m. we wil decorate gingerbread cookies and trim our tree.

The Stonington High School Chamber Choir starts their library caroling at 3:30 p.m. Stop by to hear your favorite holiday songs, made possible by funding provided by the Friends of the Mystic & Noank Library. All are welcome!

International Games Day @ The Mystic & Noank Library

The Mystic & Noank Library will join over a thousand libraries around the world on November 19, 2016, for the ninth annual celebration of gaming in libraries – International Games Day @ Your Library. Like so many other libraries across the globe, the Mystic & Noank Library will offer special gaming programs and events suitable for the whole family.

International Games Day @ Your Library is an international initiative supported by the American Library Association, the Australian Library and Information Association, and Nordic Game Day. For more information on International Games Day please visit the International Games Day blog http://igd.ala.org/.

Tellebration! 2016

Join us at the Mystic & Noank Library on Monday, November 7 to enjoy the magic of the storytelling tradition. Veteran storyteller Gail Zeiba will be sharing her talents as part of Tellabration!, an international program of stories for children, celebrated every November. The fun begins at 6:30 p.m. and is appropriate for ages 3 and older.

Tellabration! is produced by the Connecticut Storytelling Center and funded for the Library by the Friends of the Mystic & Noank Library. This program is free and open to the public; no registration required.

All Things Pumpkin 2017

Get into the Halloween spirit at the library with a fun-filled afternoon for families and friends this October 15.
Children are encouraged to come in costume for our annual costume parade.

Start off with Ed Pop's Magic show, games, stories, and a basket raffle, with the costume parade to follow. Snacks and cider provided by the B.F. Clyde's Cider Mill. Rain or Shine!

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

Make-A-Plate for October!

Come be a part of the platemaking tradition, our annual library fundraiser in the Children's Room. During normal Library hours for the month of October, you can come in and design your own colorful plate. $10.00 per plate. All proceeds will benefit the Children's Room.

Summer 2016 @ the Mystic & Noank Library!

Sign up for our Summer Reading Program in the Children's Room, customized for children of all ages. Registration for the programs begins on June 20^th and each program ends at noon on July 30th.

Join us this summer for our On Your Mark, Get Set, Read! reading program for kids entering first grade and up. Keep track of what you’re reading this summer and play our game every time you visit the library. Read books, collect matching cards, complete fitness challenges, and win prizes.

For children entering kindergarten or younger, the Read-To-Me program is a joint reading program designed for children and their care-givers. Read together and keep track to collect prizes and stickers each week.

Get In The Game – Read is a reading challenge for teens. Complete Bingo challenges and win books and prizes!

Find crafts, education, and entertainment for the whole family here!

For teens who are volunteering, or looking for activities and challenges, check here!

For all library events, check out the library's new calendar here!

Celebrate Earth Day at the Library

The Mystic & Noank Library will be celebrating Earth Day, April 22^nd, with our friends from the Avalonia Land Conservancy.

Join us in celebrating Earth Day with stories, crafts, coloring, and recycled art.  Find stories and books that highlight the nuances of a fantastic world, from microscopic bugs to massive oceans. Activities appropriate for children of all ages will be available in the Children’s Room.

Avalonia Land Conservancy Inc. preserves natural habitats in southeastern Connecticut by acquiring and protecting lands and by communicating the value of these irreplaceable resources.

For more information, contact the Children’s Room at 860-536-7721 or email us at childrens@mysticnoanklibrary.org.

 

Spring Reading Contest 2016

April 1st - April 30th

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 April 30th 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!