Library Information During Closure
- If you wish to access our downloadable services and your library card is not working (or you need a temporary library card) please call or email us and we'll set you up.
- WiFi is available 24/7 from outside the Library.
- Visit our Outside Library Annex 24/7 for free books, audiobooks, magazines, DVDs, and puzzles. Take what you'd like, don't return the item(s) to us, and please don't add any (thank you anyway!).
- The bookdrop is closed. We ask that you hold on to your materials.
- All items currently checked out are renewed until June 1, 2020.
- Overdue fines accrued during this time will be waived.
- Holds on materials have been suspended to avoid backlog.
- Visit our Facebook page for updates on Library news and info.
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MNL Featured in the Westerly Sun!
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The Library has been featured in the Westerly Sun for it's loan of 3D printers to help the cause! Read the article
here
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Check out our digital resources available with your Mystic & Noank Library card (call/email us if you need a card or to update your existing card).
Streaming Movies:
Downloadable Audio/ eBooks:
Newspapers, Research Databases, Genealogy & More:
MNL YouTube Page: Tech Tutorials, Storytimes & More:
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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
.
Please contact
Erik at ecaswell@mysticnoanklibrary.org
for more information or with questions about how to attend digital library programs.
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Every Tuesday in May 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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Every Tuesday in May at 1:00 PM
Join us and bring your projects!
Registration required for the link to join.
For more information call 860-536-7971
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Wednesday, May 6 at 5:30 PM
Wednesday, May 20 at 6:00 PM
Come join us for a newly started ongoing program: Book Writers! Whether you're all finished with 50,000 words from National Novel Writing Month and want to go to the next step, need to make the finishing touches on a manuscript, or you're just getting started, one of the best ways to keep going is to work with a group of other writers with their own projects and pursuits to keep you motivated. Make 2020 the year you're ready to get serious about getting published.
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Monday, May 11 at 4:00 PM
Have you been going through old family photos and thinking it might be time to finally get your photo collection into the digital age? Learn how to digitize your family history in this virtual tech class hosted via Zoom. We will cover the basics of digital preservation, an easy and accessible DIY way to digitize your photos and documents using a smartphone, and how to store and organize your electronic files. Please note that this program will not be recorded.
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Thursday, May 14 at 6:00 PM
Join us via Zoom with author Charles McNair for a talk on his book
Soldiers of a Foreign War: A Novel of Vietnam
. The talk will be followed by a Q&A session. About the book: "The Vietnam War from both sides. What was life like for the fighting men in the jungle: the ambushes, wounds, surgical treatments, booby traps, and daily grind for American and Vietcong soldiers? What were the costs paid by the villagers who had to cope with the American and government troops during the day and Vietcong by night? This books, more than most, reveals the answers to those questions."
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Tuesday, May 25 at 4:00 PM
Everyone knows how to use Google. But not everyone knows how to use Google to its full potential! Learn some tips and tricks from a librarian via Zoom to make the most of your Google search and find accurate information faster. Find articles, photos, videos, educational resources, and more. We will also briefly cover internet safety and privacy issues when utilizing a Google search. Please note that this program will not be recorded
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Every Saturday in May at 11:00 AM
Join us for a live story time with Miss Lora from the comfort of your home! We'll be hosting a Zoom story time with your family and friends on Saturday mornings at 11 am.
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Saturday, May 16 at 1:00 PM
Pocket Tees! An Upcycling Workshop for Kids 8 and Up!
Do you have a t-shirt that's getting old but you just can't bear to throw it away because you love the design/logo so much? Let's take that old design logo and make it into a front pocket on another t-shirt. Go get a few old t-shirts from your closet, and a needle and thread, and join Hazel on Saturday, May 16 at 1:00 for a Zoom Upcycle meetup. Take a picture of your creation and email it to
childrens@mysticnoanklibrary.org
.
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Saturday, May 23 at 1:00 PM
Miss Sophia
from the Lyman Allyn Art Museum will lead kids in an egg carton flower painting project!
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Tuesday, May 26 at 4:00 PM
This class will go over the basics of artificial intelligence. Students will learn how to make a basic AI that can tell if a sentence is a joke or a compliment. Topics covered will include encoding, neural networks, training & validation taught by John Persano. Program for ages 10+.
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Saturday, May 30 at 1:00 PM
Grab your old, mismatched socks and join Hazel on Saturday, May 30, 1:00 to make some no-sew sock monsters. All you need are 2-3 old socks (mismatched or holey are fine), 2-3 elastic bands, 2 buttons, beads, or beans for eyes, and glue (fabric is good but any kind will do). Take a picture of your creation and email it to
childrens@mysticnoanklibrary.org
.
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Throughout the Month of May
Hey, kids! We want to see what you are building with your LEGO bricks. During the month of May, take a picture of your favorite LEGO brick creation and email it to
childrens@mysticnoanklibrary.org
. We will post albums on our social media platforms.
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Board of Trustees Volunteer Positions
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The Mystic & Noank Library Board of Trustees are seeking individuals who are passionate about our Library to serve on the Board or one of the five subcommittees below (click the links for descriptions). If you are interested, please reach out to:
trustees@mysticnoanklibrary.org
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Don't forget to complete the 2020 Census if you have not already!
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The Mystic & Noank Library | 860-536-7721 | www.mysticnoanklibrary.org
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