Have you ever wanted to write and host your own murder mystery party? Do you want to find out who in your family is a secret Sherlock Holmes? Every Monday evening for 4 weeks, we will work together to create a game that can be played with family and friends this Thanksgiving! You'll learn how
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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 for all 4 sessions This program is intended for families with children. Adults (age 18 and above) who do not have children present or
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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 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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This month we are reading To Night Owl from Dogfish by Holly Goldberg Sloan and Meg Wolitzer! 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 in 6th-7th grade. Register online HERE to receive the Zoom invitation or
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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 join conference call and Zoom meditations throughout the week. Please visit Community Mindfulness Project website or see below for the full schedule... Conference Call Meditations Dial In: (857) 799-9498 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 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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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 (10/29, 11/5, 11/12,
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Join New Canaan Library and Elm Street Books for a one-of-a-kind outdoor event! Jeff Kinney, author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, is coming to New Canaan to sign books and hand them to you safely with a 6ft pool skimmer in The Center School Parking Lot! This drive-thru pool party celebrates the
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Please join us for this virtual workshop on Thursday November 5th at 6:30 PM EST REGISTER HERE In this workshop, professional storyteller Adam Wade will focus on the power of narrative stories, how to nurture your ideas, and creativity. Adam will begin with the key elements of telling a story, then explain how to take
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Learn to prepare healthy & delicious foods using seasonal produce with Renana Shvil of Fiddleheads Cooking Studio! Best for children ages 3 and up with an adult. We will be making Kale and Cheese Scones! The Recipe can be found here. You can choose to log-on with the ingredients ready and cook along with the teacher
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Learn to prepare healthy & delicious foods using seasonal produce with Renana Shvil of Fiddleheads Cooking Studio! We will be making fruit cobbler! The recipe can be found here. You can choose to log-on with the ingredients ready and cook along with the teacher or watch and make it later! Register Here for Zoom Link This
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Have you ever wanted to write and host your own murder mystery party? Do you want to find out who in your family is a secret Sherlock Holmes? Every Monday evening for 4 weeks, we will work together to create a game that can be played with family and friends this Thanksgiving! You'll learn how
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Join our bi-weekly tech talks on Zoom videoconference to learn about electronic resources and get help with devices, computer software, and tips to bring you from tech-wary to tech-savvy! This week, join librarian, Samantha Connell, and get a tour of LearningExpress Job & Career Accelerator. This free resource gives job seekers the tools they need
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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 for all 4 sessions This program is intended for families with children. Adults (age 18 and above) who do not have children present or
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Please join us for this live webinar on Tuesday, November 10th at 7:00 PM EST. REGISTER HERE As a tie-in to this year’s Lit Lunch @ Night, featuring Alice Hoffman speaking on her novel Magic Lessons: A Prequel to Practical Magic, the Library welcomes Rachel Christ, Salem Witch Museum Director of Education, who will deliver
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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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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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This 3 session class will introduce students to the basics of Python. We will meet Wednesdays, November 11, 18, and 25 from 7-8 PM. This is a hands on workshop using Zoom and repl.it, a website that allows collaborative coding. Each week will cover coding concepts such as variables, loops and conditionals with a related
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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 join conference call and Zoom meditations throughout the week. Please visit Community Mindfulness Project website or see below for the full schedule... Conference Call Meditations Dial In: (857) 799-9498 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 7:00 -7:30 AM
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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: The Good Years by Walter Lord who thinks the first fourteen years of the twentieth century are frequently overlooked, being bookended by the glamorous Gilded Age at the beginning and the terrible
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The Young Adult Book Brunch Podcast glows up and embraces young adults, new adults, and the 'forever young at heart' adult. Join Teen Librarian Kathleen Crouse and Adult Services Librarian Samantha Connell in a casual discussion about Alice Hoffman's Magic Lessons, the recently released prequel to her many novels centering on the Owens family of
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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 (10/29, 11/5, 11/12,
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The Author | Buy Tickets | Auction | Streaming from Home | The Committee | Our Sponsors | Lit Lunch History We are re-imagining Lit Lunch to ensure the health and safety of our guests. This exciting event will be brought directly to your home. Expect all the usual Lit Lunch features including an online
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Please join us for this virtual performance on Saturday, November 14th at 5 PM EST REGISTER HERE Get lost in the ancient art of storytelling with our first ever virtual performance! Students of professional storyteller Adam Wade’s workshop will now take the (zoom) stage to whisk you away with their narratives. Many of us will
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Have you ever wanted to write and host your own murder mystery party? Do you want to find out who in your family is a secret Sherlock Holmes? Every Monday evening for 4 weeks, we will work together to create a game that can be played with family and friends this Thanksgiving! You'll learn how
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Please join us for this live webinar on Monday November 16th, at 7:00 pm EST. ArtScapades returns to New Canaan Library with the second lecture of their 2020-2021 season…via Zoom! Watch ArtScapades from the comfort of your own home on Monday, November 16th at 7:00 pm as they discuss American Regionalism. REGISTER HERE In this
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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 for all 4 sessions This program is intended for families with children. Adults (age 18 and above) who do not have children present or
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Be prepared for what comes your way this winter! As a tie-in to this year’s Lit Lunch @ Night, featuring Alice Hoffman, The Grounded Goodwife, a mother/daughter team of herbalists/naturalists, will demonstrate how to make three natural, DIY remedies to stop a winter bug in its tracks. In this virtual workshop, you will learn how
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The Young Critics are reading Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation by Stuart Gibbs 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 in grades 4th-6th. Register here for Zoom meeting ID This program is intended for families
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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 program on Wednesday November 18th 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, Darien Library, Fairfield Public Library, Purchase Free Library, Rye
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Welcome to Little Bookworms! This month’s we are doing an Author Study on Eileen Spinelli which will be done together in class. Join Educator Debbie Moran as we work together to read and discuss this month’s book! Pick up a packet, which contains fun materials to do after the program. Pick up instructions will be
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This 3 session class will introduce students to the basics of Python. We will meet Wednesdays, November 11, 18, and 25 from 7-8 PM. This is a hands on workshop using Zoom and repl.it, a website that allows collaborative coding. Each week will cover coding concepts such as variables, loops and conditionals with a related
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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 join conference call and Zoom meditations throughout the week. Please visit Community Mindfulness Project website or see below for the full schedule... Conference Call Meditations Dial In: (857) 799-9498 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 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 (10/29, 11/5, 11/12,
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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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Speculative fiction centers on a setting other than the real world, involving futuristic, magical, or supernatural elements. This exploration in speculative fiction is inspired by this year’s Lit Lunch @ Night, featuring Alice Hoffman. Join this class to write an imaginative story set in an alternate world of choice - the future, the past, or
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Have you ever wanted to write and host your own murder mystery party? Do you want to find out who in your family is a secret Sherlock Holmes? Every Monday evening for 4 weeks, we will work together to create a game that can be played with family and friends this Thanksgiving! You'll learn how
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Join our bi-weekly tech talks on Zoom videoconference to learn about electronic resources and get help with devices, computer software, and tips to bring you from tech-wary to tech-savvy! This week, join librarians, Sam Connell and Julia Rae Hodenfield, and get some online Amazon shopping tips. We’ll help you navigate Black Friday and Cyber Monday
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Welcome to Love of Literacy! This month’s story, which will be read in class, is Turkey Trouble by Wendi Silvano. Join Educator Debbie Moran as your child learns early literacy skills to prepare for reading! Pick up your early literacy packet, which contains fun materials to do before and after the program. Pick up instructions
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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 join conference call and Zoom meditations throughout the week. Please visit Community Mindfulness Project website or see below for the full schedule... Conference Call Meditations Dial In: (857) 799-9498 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 7:00 -7:30 AM
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This 3 session class will introduce students to the basics of Python. We will meet Wednesdays, November 11, 18, and 25 from 7-8 PM. This is a hands on workshop using Zoom and repl.it, a website that allows collaborative coding. Each week will cover coding concepts such as variables, loops and conditionals with a related
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The Library is closed for Thanksgiving. The digital library is always open! Download eBooks, magazines, and more. Get started>>
The Library is closed for Thanksgiving. The digital library is always open! Download eBooks, magazines, and more. Get started>>
Please join us for this virtual program on December 1st at 7:00 PM EST REGISTER HERE Let's talk about the bestselling, most discussed, and surprise hits of this past year. Join New Canaan Library and Elm Street Books as librarians and book sellers unite to present books for mystery lovers, cooks, history buffs and much
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Emily Gray Tedrowe is our guest at Book Chat. She will discuss her latest book and also what she likes to read. Books synopsis: Determined to have a better life, small-town accountant Becky, the book's protagonist, peels dollars from the town's money accounts to invest into the high stakes, cutthroat and unpredictable world of buying
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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 join conference call and Zoom meditations throughout the week. Please visit Community Mindfulness Project website or see below for the full schedule... Conference Call Meditations Dial In: (857) 799-9498 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 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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Join Miss Marie for winter songs, stories and music fun when we meet in our Zoom room! Bring a shaker or a scarf to dance with. 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
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