Mystic & Noank Library

Get set for back to school with Mystic & Noank Library themed items! Grab a shirt, or backpack, even a cap or water bottle and show how much you love your library.
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Thank you to Roslyn, a boat builder from for donating her time and expertise to restoring the varnish on the library’s front door! 🚪💚

Did you get your tickets yet for the third annual Mystic & Noank Library author event on September 7th? This year we welcome author Hampton Sides with his new book, The Wide Wide Sea, featuring the dangerous, exciting and tragic tale of Captain James Cook’s third and final voyage. Please join us in Old Mystic at where you will enjoy delicious appetizers and drinks under the ongoing restoration of a magical 1905 wooden yacht Doris. Purchase tickets on our website today!

Not even light rain will stop the knitters from having their meetup! 🧶 🌧️

You do not want to miss the 3rd annual author event from the Mystic & Noank Library! Not only will we hear from Hampton Sides in conversation with noted local journalist, Rick Koster, but we will have a fabulous cocktail hour and reception before the literary musings with drinks and appetizers, all in the wonderful boat yard at Snediker Yacht Restoration, LLC.

Purchase tickets here: https://mysticnoanklibrary.networkforgood.com/events/72849-3rd-annual-author-event-with-hampton-sides-at-snediker-yacht-restoration

Happy ! We love you Matilda & Violet!

The New York Times says of Hellhound on His Trail, “Viscerally dramatic…spellbinding…Both Dr. King and Ray come to life in these remarkable pages.”

Join us on September 7th at 5 PM for our annual fundraiser featuring bestselling author Hampton Sides! Hear the author discuss his newest book, The Wide Wide Sea in a wonderful nautical setting, Snediker Yacht Restoration, LLC!

Purchase tickets and support our annual fund here: https://mysticnoanklibrary.networkforgood.com/events/72849-3rd-annual-author-event-with-hampton-sides-at-snediker-yacht-restoration

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our how to make comic books workshop with Brett Swanson and ! Join us today for another MMoA program, a fiber-art popup workshop for kids with Meredith Andrews at 11:00 AM. Register now through our online calendar!

Join us this week for a wonderful week of programs! Today we will host Ben Ellcome for a paper mache workshop for kids and Mystic Museum of Art will present a pet portrait painting class with Lisa Adams.

Tomorrow we will host bilingual storytime and a comic book workshop for kids.

Wednesday will feature a fiber art workshop for kids and an author talk with Thomas H. Brillat.

Thursday we will have a Cool-ology program about birds as well as LEGO free play.

Friday is our final day of our summer reading program as well as an art workshop with Lyman Allyn Art Museum. We hope you join us!

To all Children’s summer reading participants: please turn in your tickets by noon on Saturday 8/3 for a chance to win the grand prize drawing!

Our fearless leaders ⚡️💖

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our printmaking class with Ben Ellcome! Join us in August for a paper mache workshop with Ben and art workshops with including pet portrait painting, comic book design, and fiber art!

Thank you to Lisa Hill for the wonderful crafts and activities in the Children’s Room! Check out our loom, kinetic sandbox and make a recycled craft! ✂️ ♻️

Thank you to all the families who joined us for Rolie Polie Guacamole! Check our online calendar to see all our upcoming summer events for kids including nature programs with Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center, science programs with Cool-ology, printmaking workshops and much more!

Join us Thursdays for Family Yoga with Lianne’s Healing Creations! During this class, children and families will have fun learning various yoga poses and sequences. Register now through our online calendar!

Thank you to Susan Scala for another wonderful buoy!

A glimpse at our summer reading prizes for adults! Join our summer reading program happening until August 9th for a chance to win. Ask one of the members of the Circulation Team for a Summer Reading booklet to get started!

Calling all artists! Design a shirt for our 3rd Annual Author Event!

We are thrilled to announce the launch of our T-Shirt Design Contest in celebration of the 3rd Annual Author Event with Hampton Sides! This is your chance to showcase your creativity and contribute to the library! Hampton Sides’ new book, The Wide Wide Sea is about the last voyage of Captain Cook to the islands of Hawaii and is a gripping tale of adventure on the high seas. We are looking to have a t-shirt available to commemorate the event.

- Submission Deadline: August 5, 2024
- How to Enter: Submit your design to [email protected] with the subject line “T-Shirt Design Contest Entry.”
- Ocean/Ship/Explorer themed with the Words “3rd Annual Mystic & Noank Library Author Event with Hampton Sides” incorporated.
- High-resolution format (preferably .PNG or .EPS)

The winning design will be available for sale in our new online shop! For more information or if you have any questions, please get in touch!

Thank you to for their wonderful Save the Animals presentation! Join us on the 17th for Animal Rehabilitation Stories where they will discuss what you can do at home to protect wildlife and meet some of the Nature Center’s animals!

Thank you to everyone who joined us for Inspiration Station for Tweens and Teens making acrylic landscapes!

View our upcoming events for teens and tweens here: https://mysticnoank.librarycalendar.com/events/month

Mango Languages mobile app brings a world of discovery to you!

With native speaker audio and fascinating cultural tidbits, Language is an Adventure! All you need is a Mystic & Noank Library card to log in and create your Mango profile today! Register here:

https://learn.mangolanguages.com/login?gymToken=Y2jevphN6itN0XzvjvO8wQ&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR1EY0SfiJoLF5PGS2ubo1BzNdprs75JEuFZFLZ-USG7G3OTppXqzNkm0zc_aem_eZszciwiDutyRlH-ECsI1g

Thank you to everyone who joined us for Talewise presents Science Lab Action and Reactions for Tweens and Teens!

Join us for teens & tweens programs this summer! View our July calendar here: https://mysticnoank.librarycalendar.com/events/month