Episode 6: Listen in to the season finale as our teen librarians discuss With The Fire On High by Elizabeth Acevedo. Lots of spoilers so read the book first! Find out whether we loved it or hated it. Hear about some great read-alikes from Kathleen and learn what prompted Sam to say, "This is why
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Join Reader’s Advisor Laura Cavers for the Library’s newest program for book lovers. Each month, Laura and a guest colleague will get together and talk about the great titles they have enjoyed and want you to know about. REGISTER HERE Perfect for reading mavericks, book group leaders, and readers in search of new genres. Audience
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Join us for this live webinar Wednesdays at 11:00 am from August 5th - September 16th Our very popular Short Story Meet Up with Carroll Stenson is back for six consecutive weeks this summer! The group discussion will take place virtually on Zoom. Register below for the online Meet Up to receive the Zoom link
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Even though our meditation sessions with the Community Mindfulness Project can’t happen in the library at the moment, you can attend call-in sessions Wednesdays at noon, as well as other days/times during the week. You can find the full schedule below and on the Community Mindfulness Project website... Monday through Friday 7:00 - 7:30 AM
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Pulse-racing, jaw-dropping, and shiver-inducing books are always in season. Join the librarian-led bookgroup: Can’t Sleep Thrillers for the feverish fans of books with psychological mayhem, dubious mysteries, and plot twists. This book group will meet the first Wednesday of the month at 7pm via zoom, if you register, please plan on attending them all. REGISTER
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Episode 6: Listen in to the season finale as our teen librarians discuss With The Fire On High by Elizabeth Acevedo. Lots of spoilers so read the book first! Find out whether we loved it or hated it. Hear about some great read-alikes from Kathleen and learn what prompted Sam to say, "This is why
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The Library is closed Monday, September 7th in observance of Labor Day. The digital library is always open! Download eBooks, magazines, and more. Get started>>
SEAM Rippers is a monthly non-fiction book club with a paired do-at-home activity. There are four paths to choose from, each a letter from SEAM: Science, Engineering, Art or Math. Select your path then pickup your book and paired activity kit from the library. Read your book and complete the paired activity anytime during the
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Would you like to be more comfortable using and enjoying popular social media platforms like Instagram and Facebook? Fall is coming so it’s time to head to class – in this case, the Library’s virtual “classroom” to participate in a two-part workshop on using Facebook and Instagram. This class is designed for all skill levels
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Talk Saves Lives is a community-based presentation that covers the general scope of suicide, the research on prevention, and what people can do to fight suicide. Attendees will learn the risk and warning signs of suicide, and how together, we can help prevent it. The Talk Saves Lives presentation is open to the community. Register
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Even though our meditation sessions with the Community Mindfulness Project can’t happen in the library at the moment, you can attend call-in sessions Wednesdays at noon, as well as other days/times during the week. You can find the full schedule below and on the Community Mindfulness Project website... Monday through Friday 7:00 - 7:30 AM
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Join us for an afternoon virtual game break. We will be playing Drawasaurus in a private game room. Drawasaurus is a draw-and-guess style game. This is a browser-based game so no downloads or accounts needed! Join from a laptop or tablet. For grades 3-5. RSVP for Game Break! Link to join our private game room
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All are welcome to join this monthly discussion of books on current and historical world events and international culture. This month’s book is: Love & War in the Apinnines by Eric Newby. As a fugitive from a POW camp in Northern Italy in 1943, the author spent three months hiding out in the forests and
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This month we are reading The epic fail of Arturo Zamora by Pablo Cartaya! Join Librarians Cathy Townsend and Kathleen Crouse in a Zoom meeting to discuss the book and chat with your friends! This program is for any children who are entering 6th-7th grade in Fall 2020. Register online HERE to receive the Zoom invitation or email ctownsend@newcanaanlibrary.org.
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Please join us for this live webinar on Thursday September 10th at 7:00 PM EST REGISTER HERE Both a thriller and an exploration of immigration, American Dirt tells the compelling story of Lydia Pérez, her journalist husband, and their son Luca, living in the Mexican city of Acapulco and enjoying a relatively comfortable life despite the looming threat of the
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Please join us for this live webinar on Monday September 14th at 7:00 PM EST. Our popular art appreciation series ArtScapades returns for the 2020-2021 season, presenting a 6 lecture series entitled “A New Look at Modern Art.” This lecture will look at the influence of African art on Modern artists in the West, including
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Would you like to be more comfortable using and enjoying popular social media platforms like Instagram and Facebook? Fall is coming so it’s time to head to class – in this case, the Library’s virtual “classroom” to participate in a two-part workshop on using Facebook and Instagram. This class is designed for all skill levels
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Please Join us on Tuesday, September 15 at 7 PM for the live webinar “The History of Slavery and Race in Colonial New England,” session one in the six-part series “The Start of Change: Addressing Racism.” Though the number of enslaved people in New England was not on par with the number of enslaved Africans
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Join Miss Marie for songs, stories and music fun when we meet in our Zoom room! Bring a shaker to make some noise or a scarf to wave around. Wave to your friends at the end! This class is for any baby or toddler up to 2 years old with a caregiver. Register once for
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Join us for this live webinar Wednesdays at 11:00 am from August 5th - September 16th Our very popular Short Story Meet Up with Carroll Stenson is back for six consecutive weeks this summer! The group discussion will take place virtually on Zoom. Click the link below to join the last class Wednesday, September 16th
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Even though our meditation sessions with the Community Mindfulness Project can’t happen in the library at the moment, you can attend call-in sessions Wednesdays at noon, as well as other days/times during the week. You can find the full schedule below and on the Community Mindfulness Project website... Monday through Friday 7:00 - 7:30 AM
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Join us for this live program on Wednesday September 16th at 1:00 pm EST. Join Julia Strayer and Liz Maccarone, for an easy-to-follow discussion on how to make sense of today’s financial markets. This virtual roundtable is a partnership between New Canaan Library, Bronxville Public Library, Fairfield Public Library, and the Rye Free Reading Room.
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Spread some joy this fall! Join our snail mail brigade and commit to writing, by hand, just 3 letters (one each month from Oct - Dec) to a senior community member! We will set you up with some fun stationery, stickers, washi tape and stamps and include information about your new Pen Pal! We will
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Join Miss Cathy or Miss Marie for songs, rhymes, felt board stories and special books when we meet in our Zoom room! This class is for those who are 24-36 months old with a caregiver. Please only sign up if you have a child that age. This is a four week session (9/17, 9/24, 10/1,
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Join Intellectu-Gals, a reading group for intellectually curious women who want to dig into global topics through a diverse blend of genres and voices. In this supportive environment Intellectu-Gals will travel the world-- peering through new and profound perspectives to learn about themselves and our fellow citizens. We will meet the third Thursday of each
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Please join us for this live webinar on Thursday September 17th, at 7:00 pm EST. REGISTER HERE Do microbes make the best flavorings? Is your poop the key to curing diseases? Do we have free will, or are we just controlled by the microbes that live inside of us? Within each of us, there is
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Join Miss Cathy for songs, stories and music fun when we meet in our Zoom room! Bring a shaker to make some noise. Wave to your friends at the end! Register Here. This program is intended for families with children. Adults (age 18 and above) who do not have children present or do not have express
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The Young Critics are reading Inkling by Kenneth Oppel this month. Join Librarian Cathy Townsend in a Zoom meeting to discuss the book and chat with your friends! This program is for any children who are entering 4th-6th grade in Fall 2020. Register here for Zoom meeting ID This program is intended for families with children
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Please Join us on Tuesday, September 22 at 7 PM for the live webinar “The History of White Supremacy and Racism: 1865 - Present,” session two in the six-part series “The Start of Change: Addressing Racism.” In this lecture followed by Q&A participants will be taken through a brief historical survey and look at White Supremacy
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Join Miss Marie for songs, stories and music fun when we meet in our Zoom room! Bring a shaker to make some noise or a scarf to wave around. Wave to your friends at the end! This class is for any baby or toddler up to 2 years old with a caregiver. Register once for
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Even though our meditation sessions with the Community Mindfulness Project can’t happen in the library at the moment, you can attend call-in sessions Wednesdays at noon, as well as other days/times during the week. You can find the full schedule below and on the Community Mindfulness Project website... Monday through Friday 7:00 - 7:30 AM
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WELCOME TO THE MYSTERIOUS ZOOM ART SOCIETY. In Trenton Lee Stewart’s Mysterious Benedict Society books, children enroll to tackle a series of missions that only the most resourceful and creative children could complete. Creative and resourceful children, join us on Zoom for a monthly mystery art project. Pickup a kit from the library with the
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Learn more about gender identity, sexual orientation and inclusion, and awareness of LGBTQIA+ specific struggles, concerns and insights. Bring your questions and an open mind! Register for this Zoom Webinar HERE. Presented by Micaela Scully, LCSW, in partnership with New Canaan CARES, New Canaan Library, Silver Hill Hospital and the LGBTQ+ Youth group, Lighthouse, a
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Join Miss Cathy or Miss Marie for songs, rhymes, felt board stories and special books when we meet in our Zoom room! This class is for those who are 24-36 months old with a caregiver. Please only sign up if you have a child that age. This is a four week session (9/17, 9/24, 10/1,
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Please join us for this live webinar on Thursday September 24th at 7:00 PM EST. Artist Janna Ireland discusses her new book, Regarding Paul R. Williams: A Photographer’s View. The book is a photographic exploration of the work of Paul Revere Williams, the first licensed Black architect west of the Mississippi River. Known as “Hollywood’s Architect”,
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We'll kick off this Fall with a fun Ka-Zoom Game Night playing Name That Tune. The winner will receive the GOLDEN KAZOO! Pick up your free Kazoo from the library before September 22- request your Kazoo here. For Grades 5-12! Register to receive the Zoom room link for Game Night.
Join Miss Cathy for songs, stories and music fun when we meet in our Zoom room! Bring a shaker to make some noise. Wave to your friends at the end! Register Here. This program is intended for families with children. Adults (age 18 and above) who do not have children present or do not have express
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Please join us on Tuesday, September 29 at 7 PM EST for the live webinar “Race, Wealth, and Economic Inequality in America,” session three in the six-part series “The Start of Change: Addressing Racism.” Social justice issues have been front and center in today’s political climate. Inequality – in particular, economic inequality—is at the heart
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Join Miss Marie for songs, stories and music fun when we meet in our Zoom room! Bring a shaker to make some noise or a scarf to wave around. Wave to your friends at the end! This class is for any baby or toddler up to 2 years old with a caregiver. Register once for
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Even though our meditation sessions with the Community Mindfulness Project can’t happen in the library at the moment, you can attend call-in sessions Wednesdays at noon, as well as other days/times during the week. You can find the full schedule below and on the Community Mindfulness Project website... Monday through Friday 7:00 - 7:30 AM
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Join Miss Cathy or Miss Marie for songs, rhymes, felt board stories and special books when we meet in our Zoom room! This class is for those who are 24-36 months old with a caregiver. Please only sign up if you have a child that age. This is a four week session (9/17, 9/24, 10/1,
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Please join us for this live webinar on Thursday October 1st at 7:00 PM EST REGISTER HERE In collaboration with the New Canaan YMCA, this program will be a Q&A between author Bonnie Tsui and Director of Pool Operations, Matthew Busse to discuss Why We Swim. Why We Swim is propelled by stories of Olympic
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Join Miss Cathy for songs, stories and music fun when we meet in our Zoom room! Bring a shaker to make some noise. Wave to your friends at the end! Register Here. This program is intended for families with children. Adults (age 18 and above) who do not have children present or do not have express
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