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Food Allergy Awareness

Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Craig B. Tate Conference Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Featured, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us for a talk with Dr. Jaime Ruszkowski of Comprehensive Care and Shannon Vallerie of New Canaan Health Department about food allergies. One in 13 children h...

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Cricut Crafts for Adults: Spring Bookmarks

Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Anderson MakerLab at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Making & Crafting, Technology & STEM
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Create your very own Spring themed bookmark using the Cricut machine! Before we create our bookmarks, we will start with an introduction to the Cricut Maker- a machine that can cut...

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Tai Chi

Friday, May 10, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Registration for this event has not yet opened. Please check back again later.  The New Canaan YMCA and Library have joined forces to bring you drop-in Tai Chi! Tai chi is ...

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Online Scams and Phishing 101

Friday, May 10, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Craig B. Tate Conference Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Technology & STEM
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join to learn how to identify common scams you may encounter online, including phishing (a scam in which the scammer poses as a legitimate, trusted source to trick you into providi...

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Weekly Plant Clinic with UCONN Master Gardeners

Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:30pm
New Canaan Library
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Do you need help with plant identification? Insect Damage and disease diagnosis? Plant suggestions? Vegetable growing advice? Invasives management? UCONN Master Gardeners of L...

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Gentle Yoga

Monday, May 13, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

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...

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Glass House Presents: Architects Promoting Responsible Design

Monday, May 13, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Art & Architecture, Authors & Lectures
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Beyond aesthetics and functionality, architecture has the potential to contribute to – and shape – societies. Join architects Alan Ricks and Caitlin Taylor for a conversation ...

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Intermediate ESL Class

Monday, May 13, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Craig B. Tate Conference Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Special Programs & Outreach
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us as our ESL classes resume this Spring with Intermediate English Language Learning Mondays at 7 p.m.  Students will discuss topics relating to current events, Americ...

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Aging Out - Exploring Solutions and Moving Forward

Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness, Special Programs & Outreach
Age Group:
Kids, Tweens & Teens, Adults, All Ages/Families
Event Details:

Women Empowering Women Institute and New Canaan Library will present Autism Grows Up, a panel discussion addressing some of the challenges that parents go through during their spec...

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Arts at the Library: 3 Session Color Theory Workshop for Adults

Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Craig B. Tate Conference Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Art & Architecture, Classes & Workshops, Making & Crafting
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

This three-session workshop will explore the properties of color, examining the meanings of hue, chroma, and value. The classes will consist of a visual presentation that reviews t...

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Introduction to Google Docs

Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
McLaughlin Meeting Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Technology & STEM
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Looking for a free and reliable word processor? Consider Google Docs, a free web-based word processor in which documents can be created, edited and stored as pa...

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Open Tech

Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
McLaughlin Meeting Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Technology & STEM
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Open Tech is a drop-in tech help program held weekly on Tuesdays from 2:00-4:00 PM. If you have questions about social media, email, smart phones, or accessing our digita...

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This event is in the "All Ages/Families" group.

Dance On The Green: Classic Variations by NEAD Students

Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Merrill Event Lawn at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Featured, Music & Performances
Age Group:
Adults, All Ages/Families
Event Details:

RESCHEDULED from 5/9 to 5/14 due to rain. The students of New England Academy of Dance (NEAD) have been working diligently to prepare for the Youth American Grand Prix (YAGP) co...

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Learn Spanish at the Library! Beginning Spanish course

Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Arlene H. Grushkin Children's Program Room + Program Room B at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Featured, Special Programs & Outreach
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Welcome to Beginning Spanish Class at New Canaan Library. This engaging and interactive 10-week course is designed for adults with little to no experience in Spanish. This cou...

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Gentle Yoga on the Green

Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Merrill Event Lawn at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

We are pleased to continue our partnership with the New Canaan YMCA to bring you Gentle Yoga on the Green. Enjoy the outdoors while you exercise! This tranquil, foundation-build...

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Lifestyle Medicine Workshop: Sleep

Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Craig B. Tate Conference Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Sleep is the key to full body restoration. In this workshop, lifestyle medicine specialist, Dr. Raquel Harrison will help you break down basic sleep principles and learning strateg...

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Women and Money Roundtable: How to Make Sense of Today's Financial Markets

Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

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

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This event is in the "Adults" group.

Ian Rowe Presents the Four Point Plan to 'Discover Their Pathway to Power'

Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room + Kend Kitchen at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Authors & Lectures, Featured
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Please join us as author Ian Rowe presents his book Agency: The Four Point Plan (F.R.E.E.) for ALL Children to Overcome the Victimhood Narrative and Discover Their Pathway to Power...

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This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "All Ages/Families" group.

Preschool Parenting: How do I help my child manage their behavior?

Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 9:30am - 10:30am
Craig B. Tate Conference Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Health & Wellness, Special Programs & Outreach
Age Group:
Kids, Adults, All Ages/Families
Event Details:

Learn research-based strategies for supporting positive behavior and compassionately setting boundaries in young children. Parents of preschoolers, join New Canaan CARES and Eve...

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This event is in the "Tweens & Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "All Ages/Families" group.

Fireflies: Protecting our Jewels of the Night

Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room + Kend Kitchen at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Authors & Lectures, Featured
Age Group:
Tweens & Teens, Adults, All Ages/Families
Event Details:

Fireflies are surely among our greatest ambassadors for Earth’s natural magic. For centuries their ethereal beauty has sparked wonder and inspired poets, artists, and children of a...

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Tai Chi

Friday, May 17, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

The New Canaan YMCA and Library have joined forces to bring you drop-in Tai Chi! Tai chi is a series of slow, gentle motions that are patterned after movements in nature.  It ...

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This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Tweens & Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "All Ages/Families" group.

The Rosy Road Presents: Getting Organized for a PPT Meeting

Friday, May 17, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Bartlett Terrace at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness, Special Programs & Outreach
Age Group:
Kids, Tweens & Teens, Adults, All Ages/Families
Event Details:

Learn some helpful strategies from a parent and special educator, Lauren Tarzia, M.A. CCC-SLP Since many of us have annual reviews at the end of the school year, let's talk abou...

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Suicide Prevention Training: Question, Persuade and Refer

Friday, May 17, 2024 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
McLaughlin Meeting Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Featured, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

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...

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Medical Database Highlight: MedlinePlus and PubMed

Friday, May 17, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
McLaughlin Meeting Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Health & Wellness, Technology & STEM
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Interested in the databases that New Canaan Library has to offer? Join Reference Librarian, Kassidy Wynne, to learn how to access and use New Canaan Library's medical databases,&nb...

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