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!

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!

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!

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.

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.

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.

Children's Movie Matinees

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.

SWAT Concert

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.

Fizz! Boom! Read!

Take part in our Fizz! Boom! Read! program designed for children entering 1st grade and up!

Sign up and receive a Fizz, Boom, Read! 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).

Our program runs from June 23rd to August 2nd, 2014. Join us each week for special programs!

Read to Me Program

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

Sign up and receive a Fizz, Boom, Read! 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 23rd to August 2nd, 2014. Join us each week for special programs!

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

Summer 2013 Events @ the M&N Library!

The summer reading program begins Monday, June 24th.

DIG into Reading!
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.

Sit! Stay! Read!
Sign up to read to a pooch for fifteen minutes on July 8th, July 16th, or July 22nd between 10:00 and 12:00.

Tuesdays at Two Programs

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

Tuesday Night Movies
Join un on Tuesday nights at 6:30pm on July 2nd, July 9th, July 16th, and July 30th for some of your favorite movies.

Children's Museum of SECT Program
Wednesdays at 10:30 the library will be hosting Pre-K programs presented by the Children’s Museum of SECT from July 3rd to July 24th.  Explore a different subject each week.  Sign-up is required.

Science Club
Join us Thursdays at 2:00 from June 27th to August 15th for our various science programs featuring a new subject each week.

Preschool Drop-in Storytimes
Thursdays at 10:30 the library will be hosting Pre-K Storytimes with Miss Michele.

Lego Club
Children are invited to join in the fun at Lego Club Fridays, starting July 5th 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 28th to August 16th 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 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

Summer 2012 Events @ the MNL!

The summer reading program begins Monday, June 25th. 

Dream Big, 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.

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

Science Club
Join us Thursdays at 2:00 from July 5th to August 2nd for a Crime Scene Science program featuring a new mystery each week.

Lego Club
Children are invited to join in the fun at Lego Club Fridays, starting July 6th form 10:30 to 12:00 and with a different theme each week.

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Tuesdays at Two Programs

Join us Tuesdays at 2:00 for mind expanding performances as part of our summer reading program!

June 26:  Bending Gravity with Eric Girardi 

July 3:  Animal Embassy: Nighttime in the Animal Kingdom

July 10:  Danny Magic 

July 17:  Jester Jim

July 24:  Nappy's Puppets: Sing Along with Nappy's Puppets

July 31:  Sparky's Puppets: Dream Big, READ 

Saturday, August 4th:  Closing performance by Al Decant of Half Moon Music. Come and sing along!

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Children's Movie Matinees

Come to the library every Friday afternoon at 3:00 from June 22nd to August 17th for our Movie Matinees in the Ames Meeting Room. Bring your favorite snacks!

June 22:  The Muppets

June 29:  Hugo

July 6:  Adventures of TinTin

July 13:  Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked

July 20:  Big Miracle

July 27:  Mirror, Mirror

Aug 3:  Journey 2

Aug 10:  The Lorax

Aug. 17:  Wallace and Gromit: World of Invention

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Children's Crime Scene Science!

Thursdays at 2 p.m.  July 5th, 12th, 19th and 28th

For kids 6 to 12 years old. Space is limited, so please pre-register at the Children's Desk.

Chemistry with The Case of the Baffled Baker

Fingerprint analysis with The Case of the Stolen Sapphire

Footprint analysis with The Case of the Fishy Footprint

Color chromatography with The Case of the Candy Caper

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Sit, Stay, Read!

This popular program returns in July for kids and specially trained pooches.  Readers are welcome to read to a four-legged friend.  Sign up now for a 15 minute time slot between 10am - noon on: July 9, July 12, July 16, July 19, July 23, and July 26.

Preschool Drop-in Storytimes with Miss Michele

Wednesdays at 10:30 am

July 27, July 11, July 18, July 25, August 1 and August 8

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

Our 2012 Summer Reading Program is coming up!

Dream Big, READ!

Join is this Summer for our Dream Big, READ reading program 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, the Read to Me program is 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.

Registration begins the week of June 18th and the programs run until the 4th of August.

Summer Events for Children and Teens

Weekly Events

Chess club continues all summer on Saturdays at 10:00am in the children's room.

Children are also welcome to join in the fun at Lego club Fridays, starting July 1st at 10:30am.

Please join us Fridays at 3:00pm for movies every week! July 1st through August 12th. Snacks from home welcome.

The summer reading program begins Monday, June 27th; One World, Many Stories has arrived at the Mystic and Noank Library!

Special Events

Looking for something fun to do? Take part in the highly interactive show "Songs & Stories, Cartoons & Comedy" with Keith Munslow on Tuesday, June 28th at 2 :00 pm.

Love bubbles? Pop over to the library to see, Keith Michael Johnson's "The Secret Life of Bubbles", Tuesday July 5th at 2:00pm.

Tuesday, July 12th at 2:00pm musician Chris Merwin will entertain us with his fun and educational "One World" music program.

Do you love animals? Come see animals from around the world when Curious Creatures comes to the Library on Tuesday, July 19th at 2:00pm.

Back by popular demand, Zach Ivins Magic will present"Magic and Stories from Around the World!" on Tuesday July 26th at 2:00pm. We hope you can join us!

Teen Events

Monday, July 11 at 2:00 pm our Monday art programs for teens will begin. Come create groovy peace sign crafts.

Monday, July 18th at 2:00 we will make garlands galore. Join us and make hanging decorative garlands out of wildly, colorful paper!

Teen Marker Madness: July 25th at 2:00 pm. Bring in t-shirts, book bags, tote bags, pillow cases, you name it! We will spend the afternoon drawing on them.

Friends and jewelry. Let's combine the two. Teens can come create Friendship bracelets on Monday August 1st at 2:00 pm.Join us Monday, August 8th at 2:00pm to make Friendship bracelets.

Teen Movie; come watch Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, part 1 on July 12th at 6:30 pm. Watch this before the final movie installment of the Harry Potter series comes out!

As always check back and at the library for updates and details. We hope to see you all this summer!

Teen Summer Program Splash! Finds

This summer the teens were asked to help create the Make a Splash @ Your Library display for the Children's room by adding books, movies and music from the library to the display case. If you'd like to keep on keeping cool check out these titles:

Fish School
Daring to be Abigail
Balto II & III
The Water Horse
Finding Nemo
Motor Boating
Cruising World
Fossils
Pippi Longstocking
The Ugly Duckling
Arctic Tale
Nim's Island
The Frog Prince
Sharks
Seacrow Island
The Problem with Puddles
One Small Place by the Sea
Life in a Coral Reef

Thanks to Alexa and Sam for all your display help this summer and congratulations to Alexa for winning the drawing for your own Slip n' Slide!

Check out pictures from the teen programming on the library Facebook page!

Breaking News!

In conjunction with our teen book reviews, in comic form, come learn "How to be a Cartoonist" with childrens' book illustrator Jon Buller. For ages 8 and up. Drawing materials provided!

Plus, we'll have free comics from Free Comic Book Day and Sarge's Comics!

Summer Children and Teen Events!

Chess club continues all summer on Saturdays at 10:00 am in the children's room.

Children are welcome to join in the fun at Lego club Fridays, starting July 2nd from 10:30 to 12:00.

Join us Fridays at 3:00pm for movies every week! July 2nd through August 13th. Snacks from home welcome.

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The summer reading program begins Monday, June 28th. Make a Splash at the Mystic and Noank Library!

Love bubbles? Pop over to the library to see BubbleMania, "comedy with a drip", Tuesday July 6th at 2:00pm.

Tuesday, July 13th at 2:00pm Danny Magic will bring his "magic for everyone" to the Mystic and Noank Library.

Come hear tales of the sea and shore with story teller Carolyn Martino, who brings us "Tales Ahoy!" on Tuesday, July 2oth at 2:00pm.

"Catch the Wave!", Tuesday July 27th at 2:00pm, with comedian and mime artist, Robert Rivest.

Join us for more "Tales of Sea and Shore" from Sparky's Puppets. Tuesday, August 3rd at 2:00pm.

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Friday, June 25th the teens will kick off the summer with a surfing movie double-feature from 12:30-4:30pm. Snacks provided.

Monday, June 28th from 1:00-4:00pm join us in the teen area for some "Make a Splash!" themed games. Feel free to bring in any water themed games you have.

Teen Tie-Dye: July 12th from 1:00-4:00pm on the library lawn. Bring in a t-shirt, socks, tote bag, pillow case, you name it!

Do you prefer sushi or candy? What if you could combine the two? Teens can come create candy sushi Monday July 19th from 1:00-4:00pm.

Join us Monday, July 26th from 1:00-4:00pm for a fail-proof watercolor project to bring home or decorate the teen area!

Are you a bibliophile? Come make some decorations from recycled books for your room or the teen area Monday, August 2nd from 1:00-4:00pm.

Teens are invited to decorate their water bottles on Monday, August 9th from 1:00-4:00pm. You bring the bottle, we bring the rest!

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As always check back and at the library for updates and details. We hope to see you all this summer!

Be Creative @ your Library

Thank you everyone who participated in our summer reading program. We hope you had fun. Keep on reading!!!

Be Creative @ your Library

Keep reading and try to solve the Summer Reading Puzzle by noon on Saturday, August 1st!!

2009 Summer Reading Program- Be Creative @ Your Library

Announcing our 2009 Summer Reading Program: Be Creative @ Your Library.
Be sure to sign up and participate in our Summer Reading Game, created for students entering first grade and up. Keep track of what you read this summer, and play our game each time you visit the Library between June 29 and August 1.
Also we are offering "Read to Me," a joint reading activity designed for children going into kindergarten and younger, along with their care-givers. Read together and collect prizes and stickers each week.