Catalog
Below are some of our exciting upcoming programs.
Check out our full event calendar for a list of all our programs.
Classical Story Time: Journey by Aaron Becker
Saturday, December 28 @ 11:00am
Join MNL for Classical Story Time: Journey by Aaron Becker. This event pairs live classical music with two illustrated books to create a beautiful multi-media story time. Each book takes the reader on a journey through a magical world, traveling and learning along the way. Cellist Thomas Readett will bring the sound of the cello to MNL Ames’s room, where he will read two stories with cello accompaniment. Listeners will hear how music can shape a story and how music tells its own stories. This event is brought to you by the Mystic Chamber Music Series. (Click here for more information)
Drop-In Winter Crafts!
Saturdays in January from 3:00 - 4:30 PM
Drop in between 3:00pm and 4:30pm and create a fun, winter craft. Registration not required.
Mama Train Jazz Band
Saturday, January 4 @ 5:00 PM
Join us for a free concert in the Spicer Reading Room with Mama Train! Mama Train celebrates the spirit of the Jazz Age with rich female vocals and dynamic expressive piano. Their soulful melodies and lively instrumentation combine to create a small act with a big vintage sound!
Genesis: A Poetry Group
Monday, January 13 @ 5:30pm
Genesis: the origin or coming into being of something
Calling all poets, poets-to-be, contemporaries & contemplatives, and admirers of the written word. Join us for a new poetry writing group that will meet (generally) on the second and fourth Monday of each month at 5:30 PM in the Library's Ames Room. Each meeting we will explore a new poem to read deeply together and parse out its images, references, poetic devices, and possible meanings to cultivate a deeper appreciation for poetry. Then we will take the opportunity to generate our own writing in response to a prompt rooted in the poem we just read. Your responses do not need to be in meter or rhyme (or even have line breaks!) and sharing what you've written is not required. You are welcome to simply come listen and enjoy the musicality of language as well.
Featured Writer Storytime! Rosemary Wells Books!
Wednesday, January 15 @ 11:30am
Join us for a storytime featuring books from author Rosemary Wells!
Free Concert: Red No. 5
Saturday, January 25 @ 5:00 PM
Join us for a free concert in the Spicer Reading Room with Red No. 5! The Connecticut-based vocal quartet captures a distinct and individual sound featuring self-arranged covers of folk and indie music.
Registration to Come
Stories, Music (nursery rhymes) and Dancing!
Fridays @ 10:30 AM
The Mystic & Noank Library makes every effort to ensure our programs and services can be enjoyed by all members of the public. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the program organizer for an accommodations request form. Please make arrangements at least 2 weeks in advance.
Chess Club for Kids!
Wednesdays at 4:30 PM
Welcome to Mystic Noank Library’s Chess Club! The club welcomes children grade 3 and up! We will be meeting on Wednesdays after school from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Children should know how the chess pieces move before their first visit. We teach chess strategy, chess sportsmanship, and organize games.
Sportsman-like conduct is always a goal. Members must be respectful of each other's play, and at the end of each game, win or lose, members must be cordial with one another.
Instructor:
Michael Grater, library associate and chess enthusiast, leads our Chess Club. He grew up playing chess and continues to play for fun. Chess is a great game that builds concentration, patience, planning, sportsmanship, and problem-solving skills in children, teens and adults.
Writers' Group
Mondays @ 4:00 PM
We welcome local writers for free-write sessions at 4 p.m., Mondays, in the Ames Room. The sessions are open to anyone who feels like writing.
Loosely based on the notion of stream-of-consciousness writing described by Natalie Goldberg in "Writing Down the Bones," the sessions are broken into three parts of 5 minutes, 10 minutes, and 5 minutes. A writer selects a topic from subjects previously placed in a box. For the first 5 minutes, write whatever comes to mind. Don't stop to correct, just record whatever pops into your head, even if it's something like, "I have no idea what to write..." Each person shares what they've written, free of commentary or criticism.
Then, for 10 minutes, writers write what comes to mind, perhaps an idea or a subject someone had just read aloud or something you wrote in the first 5 minutes will lead to a focus. The group shares again. Writers write for another 5 minutes and then share.
You'll be surprised at the places you'll go with the topics in these sessions. They give you an opportunity to express yourself, they're therapeutic, and they often lead to a lot to talk about after putting your pens down.
Experience Calm With Guided Meditation Sessions
Tuesdays @ 3:00 PM on Zoom
Enjoy being guided in a 30 minute body centered meditation practice to help increase your skills in focusing, rest, self-compassion and gratitude. Self-acceptance, deep relaxation, tranquility, peace and lightness are how participants feel after a session.
Pamala Lewis has been studying Eastern and Western approaches to meditation and enjoys the benefits of a dedicated daily sitting practice for more than 25 years. She co-leads the New London Community of Mindfulness, guides 2 weekly Zoom groups, and offers individual coaching sessions in Somatic Mindfulness Meditation. Pamala also offers Somatic Mindfulness Meditation along with Back Yoga outdoors through the summer months.
This class is for beginners, those who might be struggling with mindfulness meditation and those who may enjoy a friendly, relaxed and body-centered approach to practice.
Featured Writer Storytime: Mo Willems Books!
Wednesday, January 22 @ 11:30am
Join us for a storytime featuring books from author Mo Willems!
Featured Writer Storytime: Kevin Henkes Books!
Wednesday, January 29 @ 11:30am
Join us for a storytime featuring books from author Kevin Henkes!
History, Memory & Representation: Narragansett History & Life Ways with Mystic River Historical Society
Wednesday, January 29 @ 7:00 PM
Join the Mystic River Historical Society for a talk by the Narragansett Tribe on its history entitled “History, Memory & Representation - Narragansett History & Life Ways.” The talk will be presented by Loren Spears, Executive Director of the Tomaquag Museum in Rhode Island.
Registration to Come
Featured Writer Storytime: Todd Parr Books
Wednesday, February 5 @ 11:30 AM
Join us for a storytime featuring books from author Todd Parr!
