Event List

RESCHEDULED FROM 4/3 TO 4/24Embark on a delicious spring journey to the culinary heart of this season’s best. Join Chef Catherine Macdonald of Tastebuds CT for a captivating cookin...

This group reads broadly, with a focus on literary award winners, well-reviewed fiction, and translations. This month’s discussion is on The Stranger in the Woods by Mich...

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) ...

Historian Kevin Baker’s hugely entertaining history of baseball and New York City, bursting with larger-than-life figures and fascinating stories from the game’s beginnings to the ...

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...

Open Morning for Writers is once-a-month quiet writing space for writers at New Canaan Library.  There will not be any instruction or talking in the room. Bring your pens...

Take your fish cooking skills to the next level in this hands-on demonstration-style class!Whether you want to cook a weeknight meal or impress guests with restaurant-quality meals...

This beginner-friendly class will introduce you to the versatile world of watercolor pencils, where drawing and painting come together. Over the course of two sessions, you’ll lear...

The 2025 Oldham Nature & Environment lecturer will be Carl Safina, to culminate the town-wide celebration of Earth Month with its theme of biodiversity. Safina's lyrical non-fi...

This beginner-friendly class will introduce you to the versatile world of watercolor pencils, where drawing and painting come together. Over the course of two sessions, you’ll lear...

Registration opens on 3/31/25 at 9am.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 ...

We are pleased to continue our partnership with the New Canaan YMCA to bring you Chair Yoga.With the support of a chair, this gentle Chair Yoga class will help you improve postural...

Celebrate the final episode of this season of New Canaan Library’s Booked Solid Podcast by joining our hosts for an in-person discussion of God of the Woods by Liz Moore.You can pi...

Our French Conversation class focuses on culture, conversation, vocabulary, and basic grammar. Students will engage in various activities to practice the language. We will explore ...

You and your party have been approached by a dwarf named Gundren Rockseeker who is looking for someone to escort a shipment of goods to the nearby town of Phandalin. You have heard...

Join us as our ESL classes continue this Spring with Intermediate English Language Learning Mondays at 6:30 pm.Students will discuss current events, American culture, and fun facts...

Open Tech is a weekly drop-in program held every Tuesday from 2:00-4:00 PM. If you need help with email, smartphones/tablets, social media, or accessing our digital library, stop b...

How to safely navigate social media (X, Instagram, Tik Tok, Snapchat), Artificial Intelligence (pretending to be someone who they are not) and on-line Gaming (knowing who you're pl...

¿No hablas español? Would you like to learn? We are reintroducing our Spanish Conversation group, designed for individuals at all levels of Spanish proficiency. Whether you're a be...

This group reads and discusses books of all genres that have trended on social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram. Join Reference librarians James and Kassidy to find out wh...

For weeks before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, John J. Sullivan, the U.S. ambassador in Moscow, was warning that it would happen. When troops finally crossed the border, he was wok...

In this three-week workshop, participants will work to explore their family tree. Instructor Andrew Zappelli will assist you in pursuing your research in this collaborative, group ...

Pulitzer Prize–winning art critic Sebastian Smee captures the shifting passions and politics of the art world in Paris in Ruins, revealing how the pressures of the siege and the ch...