Open Tech will be held weekly on Tuesdays at Lapham Community Center. Sessions are for one-on-one technology reference services from 2:00-4:00 PM every Tuesday afternoon. All technology questions, queries and interests are welcome. From questions about social media, email, smart phones, or accessing our digital library, get one-on-one assistance with a tech librarian. Please register by
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Please join us for this live webinar on Tuesday, November 1 at 7 PM EST What makes the magnificent epic poems of the ancient Greek poet Homer still relevant to our contemporary world? How can his masterpieces the Iliad and Odyssey help us make sense of some of the greatest cultural, political, and social problems we face? Join
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Confidence Club is a 7-week facilitated discussion group that creates a brave space for girls, who meet with a professional mentor to share concerns & interests. The curriculum-based program builds social emotional intelligence & self-esteem, the building blocks of a confident leader. Fall 2022 Confidence Club will also address pandemic-related mental heath and resilience. Sessions
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Join members of Orchestra LUMOS as they perform music and narration to a beloved children’s book The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors by Drew Daywalt. Get to know the instrument and musician, along with a short Q & A at the end! Best for families with children. This program is full. Join the WAITLIST here.
Thirty pastel fabric strips are sewn together to create this rail fence patchwork project. Join instructor Abby Walker to learn how to make a pillow sham finished with an envelope closure. Sham is designed to fit a 16” square pillow (pillow not provided). Participants must have been certified or already familiar with a sewing machine.
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Join us for this live webinar on Monday, November 7 at 7 PM EST Join New Canaan Library and The Glass House in welcoming Frank Escher and Ravi GuneWardena for a Zoom talk about the extraordinary range of projects of Escher GuneWardena Architecture, whose work ranges from small, conceptually rigorous projects to ecologically and socially innovative urban design proposals. Escher and GuneWardena's interest in contemporary art
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Open Tech will be held weekly on Tuesdays at Lapham Community Center. Sessions are for one-on-one technology reference services from 2:00-4:00 PM every Tuesday afternoon. All technology questions, queries and interests are welcome. From questions about social media, email, smart phones, or accessing our digital library, get one-on-one assistance with a tech librarian. Please register by
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Please join us for the live webinar on Tuesday, November 8 at 7 PM EST How are the ancient Greek epics depicted on the big screen? We welcome Professor Monica S. Cyrino, University of New Mexico, whose illustrated talk will explore how ancient Greek epic narrative themes and characters from Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey are
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Please join us for the third session of this virtual series on Wednesday, November 9th @1 PM. 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 market news and how that might affect your financial decisions. Julia
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Join us for this month's World History and Cultural Events Book Group meeting. We will discuss "SPQR" by Dame Mary Beard. Copies will be available for pickup at the Information Desk. Drop-ins are welcome and there is no registration required.
Please join us for the 2022 Literary Luncheon featuring Madeline Miller's Circe. Circe is a #1 New York Times bestseller with unforgettably vivid characters, mesmerizing language and page-turning suspense. A triumph of storytelling, an intoxicating epic of family rivalry, palace intrigue and a celebration of a woman’s power in a man's world. Circe is currently
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Confidence Club is a 7-week facilitated discussion group that creates a brave space for girls, who meet with a professional mentor to share concerns & interests. The curriculum-based program builds social emotional intelligence & self-esteem, the building blocks of a confident leader. Fall 2022 Confidence Club will also address pandemic-related mental heath and resilience. Sessions
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Our Social Justice Book Group is reading Ban This Book by Alan Gratz this month. Tweens and teens in grades 5-8, join us to discuss the book, make some new friends, and brainstorm ways that you can make real, positive changes in your community. All are welcome. Leaders from LiveGirl, S.T.A.R, and New Canaan Library will be on hand to guide the discussion and to help you
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Calling all teens! As we get ready to move into the NEW New Canaan Library, we want your input. Join us once a month to chat; enjoy pizza; and discuss ideas for the new building, teen programs, the teen collection, and more! Register here. The Teen Advisory Board is open to tweens/teens ages 12-18.
Join Miss Rebecca at the Carriage Barn Arts Center for an art-inspired story time and a special craft. Then explore the Carriage Barn’s latest exhibit with your family! This program is ideal for families with preschool and early elementary children. Please register so we know how many art supplies to provide. (Drop-ins will also be welcome.) This program is
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Please join us for a live zoom webinar on Monday, November 14th at 7pm EST. REGISTER HERE Mythology has been a theme in art through the years. In this lecture ArtScapades will look at the works of celebrated artists over time who have included mythological themes and figures in their work. Included is a look at
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Join our monthly tech talks at Lapham Community Center to learn about electronic resources, get help with devices and computer software, and get the type of tips that will bring you from tech-wary to tech-savvy! This month, learn how to shop smarter and find information about all kinds of products with Consumer Reports. Librarian James
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Open Tech will be held weekly on Tuesdays at Lapham Community Center. Sessions are for one-on-one technology reference services from 2:00-4:00 PM every Tuesday afternoon. All technology questions, queries and interests are welcome. From questions about social media, email, smart phones, or accessing our digital library, get one-on-one assistance with a tech librarian. Please register by
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Please join us for this in-person art workshop on Thursday, November 17th 2-4pm in the Plaut room. REGISTER HERE ArtScapades is one of our most popular and long-standing annual series, delivering art history lectures on historically important artists, styles, and periods in art. To build on the topics taught in ArtScapades, we introduce ARTicipation, a new series
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Confidence Club is a 7-week facilitated discussion group that creates a brave space for girls, who meet with a professional mentor to share concerns & interests. The curriculum-based program builds social emotional intelligence & self-esteem, the building blocks of a confident leader. Fall 2022 Confidence Club will also address pandemic-related mental heath and resilience. Sessions
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Join members of the Norwalk Symphony Orchestra to learn about the different aspects of a orchestra. Best for families with elementary school-aged children. The holidays are coming! Whether you celebrate Hannukah, Christmas, Kwanzaa or the other holidays of this time of year, there is plenty of music to bring joy and peace to all. Our Brass
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NC Library is delighted to host the NaNoWriMo writers for a 2 hour write-in. Anyone interested in writing fiction or non fiction, in any genre, is welcome. Please be sure to bring your laptops and power cords (paper and pens are welcome, too). Fast writing sprints are the norm so you leave with pages and
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Open Tech will be held weekly on Tuesdays at Lapham Community Center. Sessions are for one-on-one technology reference services from 2:00-4:00 PM every Tuesday afternoon. All technology questions, queries and interests are welcome. From questions about social media, email, smart phones, or accessing our digital library, get one-on-one assistance with a tech librarian. Please register by
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The Library is closes at 5pm for the Holidays. The digital library is always open! Download eBooks, magazines, and more. Get started>>
The Library is closes at 5pm for the Holidays. The digital library is always open! Download eBooks, magazines, and more. Get started>>
What are all the kids reading? Let’s talk about the bestselling, most discussed, and surprise hits of this past year–and some fabulous gems that you’ve yet to discover. Join New Canaan Library and Elm Street Books as librarians and booksellers unite to present books for children, tweens, and teens. There is a special book for
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Open Tech will be held weekly on Tuesdays at Lapham Community Center. Sessions are for one-on-one technology reference services from 2:00-4:00 PM every Tuesday afternoon. All technology questions, queries and interests are welcome. From questions about social media, email, smart phones, or accessing our digital library, get one-on-one assistance with a tech librarian. Please register by calling
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The Young Critics are reading When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed this month. Join Librarian Rebecca Fox to discuss the book, enjoy some pizza, and chat with your friends! This program is for any children in 4th-6th grades. Register here. This program is hybrid (simultaneously on Zoom and in person). This month, we
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Please join us for our third annual Holiday Book Buzz with Elm Street Books where we dish on the bestselling, most discussed, and surprise hits of this past year plus, anticipated recently published hot books. Looking to find that perfect book for someone on your list, this is the Zoom event to watch. REGISTER HERE
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