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STEAM LAB for Ages 10-16

Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Anderson MakerLab at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Making & Crafting, Technology & STEM
Age Group:
Kids, Tweens & Teens
Event Details:

Welcome to STEAM Lab!  This time is for students ages 10-16 to use the MakerLab, try new equipment and deepen skills. Teen volunteers will be on hand to help assist.  The...

Open
Required

Garden Club for Grades 3-5

Thursday, May 22, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Schubert Children's Garden at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Health & Wellness, Making & Crafting, Technology & STEM
Age Group:
Kids, Grades K-5
Event Details:

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...

Open
Required

Stories and Crafts for Ages 2 and 3 Years

Saturday, May 24, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:15am
Kontulis Family Storytime Room + Program Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Making & Crafting, Storytimes & Early Literacy
Age Group:
Kids, Ages 0-5
Event Details:

Children ages 2-3 years and their caregivers, join Miss Rebecca for a morning of stories, songs, movement, and crafts!  

Waitlist
Required
Picture of Tom Weber

Kids Music Concert with Tom Weber

Wednesday, May 28, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Music & Performances
Age Group:
Kids, Ages 0-5
Event Details:

Join us for 30 minutes of fun! Tom's performances are filled with interactive movement, props, singing, dancing, and lots of energetic fun! His repertoire includes original songs a...

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Required

STEAM LAB for Ages 10-16

Wednesday, May 28, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Anderson MakerLab at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Making & Crafting, Technology & STEM
Age Group:
Kids, Tweens & Teens
Event Details:

Welcome to STEAM Lab!  This time is for students ages 10-16 to use the MakerLab, try new equipment and deepen skills. Teen volunteers will be on hand to help assist.  The...

Open
Required
Outline of hands in a circle

Kid Creators: Bees and Flowers for Ages 4-6 years old

Friday, May 30, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:15pm
Anderson Terrace at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Storytimes & Early Literacy, Technology & STEM
Age Group:
Kids, Ages 0-5
Event Details:

Children ages 4-6 years old will join Miss Marie outside on the Anderson Terrace for a nature story followed by a fun seasonal craft. Kid Creators focuses on concepts of STEAM (Sci...

Waitlist
Required

PERFORMER REGISTRATION: New Canaan's Got Talent (Grades 1-12)

Saturday, May 31, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Arlene H. Grushkin Children's Program Room + Program Room B at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Music & Performances, Special Programs & Outreach
Age Group:
Kids, Ages 0-5, Grades K-5, Tweens & Teens, All Ages/Families
Event Details:

Have a special talent? Come show it off at the New Canaan’s Got Talent, Talent Show. All children in grades 1- 12 are welcome to participate in the show! Children can showcase any ...

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Required

AUDIENCE REGISTRATION: New Canaan's Got Talent

Saturday, May 31, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Music & Performances, Special Programs & Outreach
Age Group:
Kids, Ages 0-5, Grades K-5, Tweens & Teens, All Ages/Families
Event Details:

New Canaan's got talent--and this is your chance to see it! From magic tricks to playing an instrument, children in grades 1 to 12 will show off their special talents in our talent...

Open
Required
Book with footprints

Book Babies ~Walkers (12-23 mos.)

Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at 9:15am - 10:00am
Community Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Storytimes & Early Literacy
Age Group:
Kids, Ages 0-5
Event Details:

 Join Miss Marie for Book Baby (Walkers) Storytime series with songs, rhymes, bounces, and a special book! This class is for those who are 12-23 months old with a caregiver. D...

Required
Book with footprints

Book Babies ~Pre-Walkers (0-12 mos.)

Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at 10:45am - 11:30am
Community Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Storytimes & Early Literacy
Age Group:
Kids, Ages 0-5
Event Details:

 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 caregiver...

Required
a book with a tail and music notes on the cover and spine

Tales for Tots (18-36 mos.)

Thursday, June 5, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Community Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Storytimes & Early Literacy
Age Group:
Kids, Ages 0-5
Event Details:

 Join Miss Dajana for Tales for Tots Storytime series with songs, rhymes, felts, and special books! This class is for those who are 18-36 months old with a caregiver. REG...

Required

Drop-in Storytime on the Green!

Friday, June 6, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Anderson Terrace at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Storytimes & Early Literacy
Age Group:
Kids, Ages 0-5
Event Details:

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...

Macbeth for Kids

Shakespeare on the Sound Apprentice Company: Macbeth for KIDS!

Friday, June 6, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:00pm
Merrill Event Lawn at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Music & Performances, Special Programs & Outreach
Age Group:
Kids, Grades K-5, Tweens & Teens, All Ages/Families
Event Details:

A 30-minute interactive version of our season’s show appropriate for students in grades K-5 as well as the adult who is a kid at heart. Experience this brand new adaptation of one ...

Required
Cartoon Man with guitar

Morning Music with Kurt Gallagher

Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Music & Performances
Age Group:
Kids, Ages 0-5
Event Details:

Join Kurt Gallagher as he plays some favorite kids’ songs for 45 minutes of fun! Best for families with children ages 5 and under! Drop-in for the first 125 families to arrive...

Book with footprints

Book Babies ~Walkers (12-23 mos.)

Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at 9:15am - 10:00am
Community Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Storytimes & Early Literacy
Age Group:
Kids, Ages 0-5
Event Details:

 Join Miss Marie for Book Baby (Walkers) Storytime series with songs, rhymes, bounces, and a special book! This class is for those who are 12-23 months old with a caregiver. D...

Required
Book with footprints

Book Babies ~Pre-Walkers (0-12 mos.)

Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at 10:45am - 11:30am
Community Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Storytimes & Early Literacy
Age Group:
Kids, Ages 0-5
Event Details:

 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 caregiver...

Required
a book with a tail and music notes on the cover and spine

Tales for Tots (18-36 mos.)

Thursday, June 12, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Community Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Storytimes & Early Literacy
Age Group:
Kids, Ages 0-5
Event Details:

 Join Miss Dajana for Tales for Tots Storytime series with songs, rhymes, felts, and special books! This class is for those who are 18-36 months old with a caregiver. REG...

Required

The Twice-Exceptional Network Presents: Parent Connection Circle - Walking the Journey Together

Thursday, June 12, 2025 at 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Arlene H. Grushkin Children's Program Room + Program Room B at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness, Special Programs & Outreach
Age Group:
Kids, Tweens & Teens, Adults, All Ages/Families
Event Details:

Join The Twice-Exceptional Network each month for a supportive gathering where parents of twice-exceptional children can connect, share, and find community. Twice-exceptional (2e) ...

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Drop-in Storytime on the Green!

Friday, June 13, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Anderson Terrace at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Storytimes & Early Literacy
Age Group:
Kids, Ages 0-5
Event Details:

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...

Cartoon Man with guitar

Morning Music with Kurt Gallagher

Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Music & Performances
Age Group:
Kids, Ages 0-5
Event Details:

Join Kurt Gallagher as he plays some favorite kids’ songs for 45 minutes of fun! Best for families with children ages 5 and under! Drop-in for the first 125 families to arrive...

Book with footprints

Book Babies ~Walkers (12-23 mos.)

Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 9:15am - 10:00am
Community Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Storytimes & Early Literacy
Age Group:
Kids, Ages 0-5
Event Details:

 Join Miss Marie for Book Baby (Walkers) Storytime series with songs, rhymes, bounces, and a special book! This class is for those who are 12-23 months old with a caregiver. D...

Required
Book with footprints

Book Babies ~Pre-Walkers (0-12 mos.)

Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 10:45am - 11:30am
Community Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Storytimes & Early Literacy
Age Group:
Kids, Ages 0-5
Event Details:

 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 caregiver...

Required

Drop-in Storytime on the Green!

Friday, June 20, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Anderson Terrace at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Storytimes & Early Literacy
Age Group:
Kids, Ages 0-5
Event Details:

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...

Drop-in Petting Zoo with Xen's Creatures

Monday, June 23, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Anderson Terrace at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Special Programs & Outreach
Age Group:
Kids, Ages 0-5, Grades K-5, All Ages/Families
Event Details:

Xen's Critters will join us and bring her Farm Friends Petting Zoo! There will be a playpen filled with baby goats, sheep, bunnies, chickens, ducks, and guinea pigs. Guests can go ...