Event List

The Next Chapter Book Club is a social, community-based book club for older teens and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities who enjoy reading or listening to stor...

  Join Miss Marie for Book Baby (Walkers) Storytime series with songs, rhymes, bounces, and a special book! This class is for those who are 0-12 months old with a caregiver...

  Join Miss Marie for Book Baby (Pre-Walkers) Storytime series with songs, rhymes, bounces, and a special book! This class is for those who are 0-12 months old with a careg...

Join Financial Advisors Julia Strayer and Liz Maccarone for a four-part, easy-to-follow discussion on how to make sense of today’s financial markets. They will cover the latest mar...

Are you a writer entering grades 3-5? Join Miss Rebecca to write, write, write! In this three-day creative writing camp, we will develop all aspects of our own science fiction or f...

In keeping with our summer reading theme, we're blasting off into space!  This week we will focus on rockets!  Welcome to STEAM Lab!  Each week will feature three...

Join us to make your very own collage bookmark!  A collage is a form of visual art in which visual elements are combined to create a new image that conveys a message or i...

Children ages 2-3 years and their caregivers, join Miss Rebecca for space-themed stories, songs, movement, and crafts! This class will meet for 7 weeks (9:15 a.m. Thursdays, Jun...

Join Kurt Gallagher as he plays some favorite kids’ songs for 45 minutes of fun! Best for families with children ages 5 and under!

Join us for a unique and informative session designed to empower parents of neurodiverse children! TEN and The Rosy Road come together to explore the complexities of advocating for...

Are you a writer entering grades 3-5? Join Miss Rebecca to write, write, write! In this three-day creative writing camp, we will develop all aspects of our own science fiction or f...

Are you a fan of Jeopardy? Ready to put your memory to the test? Kids entering grades 4 to 6, join us once a month for the Quiz Game Book Group! Each month, we'll assign a book for...

Come learn how to paint a peaceful summer landscape! All skill levels are welcome. Please pre-register.

Flash fiction is a very short story, generally 750-1500 words or less. It is neither a prose poem nor a vignette; it is writing that must adhere to the demands of craftin...

Join librarians out on the Merrill Event Lawn for 30 minutes of fun stories, songs and movement. Bring a blanket to spread out and enjoy the green space. Best for families wit...

In partnership with the Health Department of New Canaan, we present a suicide prevention QPR class. QPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer — the 3 simple steps anyone ca...

Have fun with STEM challenges in Minecraft!  TD3 Innovative Gaming will be our guide as we take on a series of challenges that will demand creative problem-solving and teamwor...

Code Ninjas joins us for an introduction session to HTML and CSS, coding languages used for front-end web development. For students entering grades 4-7 in Fall 2024. Registratio...

Please join us for outdoor games and lemonade on the Library’s Merrill Event Lawn during New Canaan’s annual Sidewalk Sale. In between shopping, please stop by to play...

Calling all teens!  Join us once a month to chat, share ideas for teen programs, help develop the teen collection, and more!   (Plus, there will be pizza)  ...

We have teamed up with the New Canaan YMCA to create a tranquil, foundation-building class designed to introduce new students to yoga, as well as offer regular practitioners a gent...

Join us at Kiwanis Park for stories and songs! Stay and play at the beach after storytime (no pass needed)! Best for families with children ages 5 and under! REGISTRATION FOR ...

Each month we dig into a topic related to gardening and get our hands dirty in our Children’s outdoor space: the Schubert Children's Garden. Wear clothes you are comfortable gettin...