Hello MNL Community! We miss you all and hope you are well. We are excited to announce these digital programs for the month of April. Previous programs we've hosted include 3 Minute Book Talk and Write Your Own Flash Fiction. These programs give community members a place to be creative as well as (virtually) meet new people. We hope you join us for one of our online programs coming up next week.
In other news, our two 3-D printers (Roger and Sidney) have been lent to Dr. Chris Wiles who
created a template
for making masks for healthcare workers in need of essential supplies.
Visit Dr. Wiles'
GoFundMe campaign
if you are interested in donating toward mask materials.
The Library is grateful to have the opportunity to contribute to this important cause that is keeping people safe and staying community strong. Our printers were a gift from the Gross Family in honor of Sidney and Roger Gross. Here at the Library they are used for many STEAM activities including our Young Engineers Club.
We hope you are staying busy at home! Please visit our
website
and social media pages for our digital resources, updates and more information on programming and library operations.
Remember you can always contact us requesting help finding information, library resources, video tutorials, and digital program ideas at reference@mysticnoanklibrary.org. We are here to help you!
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Sean Harford, David Bowers, and Garrett Fiscus of UConn Internal Medicine
pick up MNL's 3-D printers.
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Registration is required for all programs.
To protect the security of the meeting, the join link will be provided the day of the meeting via email.
You can find more resources about how to use Zoom, a video conferencing program, on their
website
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Please contact Erik at ecaswell@mysticnoanklibrary.org for more information or with questions about how to attend digital library programs.
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Monday, April 13 at 6:00 PM
Monday, April 27 at 6:00 PM
Unconventional times call for unconventional book clubs. In this digital book discussion group, you will have 3 minutes to talk about a book you read recently and why you'd recommend it to the rest of the group. The idea is to give a quick pitch to everyone in attendance so that we can all leave with a list of great books to check out on OverDrive, Libby, RBdigital, Audible, or other favorite locations to find ebooks and audio books.
What was the book about (without spoiling the plot)? Why would you recommend someone else read it? How did it make you feel? Let's find more ways for digital connection during this time of social distancing.
April 13:
April 27:
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Wednesday, April 15 at 6:00 PM
Unconventional times call for unconventional book clubs. In this digital book discussion group, you will have 3 minutes to talk about a book you read recently and why you'd recommend it to the rest of the group. The idea is to give a quick pitch to everyone in attendance so that we can all leave with a list of great books to check out on OverDrive, Libby, RBdigital, Audible, or other favorite locations to find ebooks and audio books.
What was the book about (without spoiling the plot)? Why would you recommend someone else read it? How did it make you feel? Let's find more ways for digital connection during this time of social distancing.
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Thursday, April 16 at 6:00 PM
Join us with author, TEDx speaker, award-winning actress, and mixed media artist
Amy Oestreicher
for a “My Beautiful Detour” Creativity, Hope & Resilience Discussion on Zoom. What are the "four strategies to resilience" and how can we use them right now during difficult times? Join Amy at @amyoestr on for interactive exercises, tools, and stories to help us cope with "social distancing," keeping our bodies, minds and spirits healthy, and celebrating life's everyday miracles.
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Monday, April 20 at 3:00 PM
Bring your mobile phone, tablet, and computer related technology questions to this drop in help session via Zoom. Sometimes small problems can stump you, even if there's an easy fix! Learn from others' questions and from a trial and error based answer session with a librarian. Zoom allows the host to share their screen so that participants can watch, in real time, how to do something on their mobile device. Please be aware that multiple people may come with questions. They will be answered first come first served. We thank you for your patience.
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Tuesday, April 21 at 7:00 PM
We will be offering a community support group through a video conference that will hold space to talk about the impact of this traumatic time in our lives. This meeting will be hosted by Francine Figueroa, a licensed clinical social worker, and Erik Caswell, the library's adult services librarian. We invite you to join us in this one hour open forum of "Healing During a Crisis" to provide some much needed time to process, reflect, and interact with others in our community.
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Wednesday, April 22 at 6:00 PM
These are unprecedented times, and the number people applying for unemployment benefits has never been higher. Crisis can serve as an opportunity to revisit your needs and make a plan for the immediate and long term future. Learn from a community educator at Chelsea Groton Bank about how to make a budget during difficult times and some other financial tips that will help you moving forward.
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Thursday, April 23 at 6:00 PM
What's flash fiction?
We're so glad you asked! Flash fiction is the quippy little name for quick little stories usually of no more than a page or two. For this video conference meeting on Zoom, we're going to read our own examples of flash fiction. The stories you write can be about anything. You can work from prompts below, or make up your own. The only rule is: you must write a complete story in fewer than 250 words. Are you up for the challenge?
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Tuesday, April 28 at 6:00 PM
We could all stand to laugh a little bit right now. Why not choose right now to read or listen to something that helps lighten our moods? Meet virtually for this program on Zoom to start up a comedy club, where participants can read passages, share articles, books, or share funny stories that they've heard or experienced. Or you can think of it as a five minute stand-up routine... only sitting down, and without the mic.
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Wednesday, April 29 at 6:00 PM
Join the Book Writers group for a special meeting, where we'll share and read aloud shorter pieces, poems, or stories we've written. The short pieces can be about anything and include any genre, and may be a quick excerpt of a longer piece, but they should not exceed one written page. If you're more comfortable, you may also read a brief passage or poem that's already been published.
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Tech Tutorials:
Upcycling Tutorials:
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In recognition of the important resources we provide to the community,
a member of our generous donor family is
matching every gift, dollar for dollar, up to $2,500!
This special match expires on April 23, 2020.
We know that times are tough right now – and you may not be able to participate in Library Giving Day right now. We understand … and please know that any gift, no matter how large or small, will go a long way toward keeping us strong for our community now and in the future.
Thank you for being an important part of the M&NL family and
for keeping the Mystic & Noank Library a vibrant place for our
community to learn, grow and thrive!
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The Mystic & Noank Library | 860-536-7721 | www.mysticnoanklibrary.org
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