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PERFORMER REGISTRATION: New Canaan's Got Talent (Grades 1-8)

Saturday, May 18, 2024 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- 8 are welcome to participate in the show! Children can showcase any t...

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This event is in the "Kids" group.
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AUDIENCE REGISTRATION: New Canaan's Got Talent

Saturday, May 18, 2024 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 8 will show off their special talents in our Februar...

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Required
This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Ages 0-5" group.
This event is in the "Grades K-5" group.
This event is in the "All Ages/Families" group.

Preview Performance of Cinderella by NCHS

Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Music & Performances
Age Group:
Kids, Ages 0-5, Grades K-5, All Ages/Families
Event Details:

Come experience a preview of the enchanting world of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella, a timeless tale that weaves together radiant melodies, captivating choreography, and a st...

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Required
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "All Ages/Families" group.

Passport Center

Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Craig B. Tate Conference Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Featured, Special Programs & Outreach
Age Group:
Adults, All Ages/Families
Event Details:

We are happy to partner with the Ferguson Library’s US passport center to host passport clinics at New Canaan Library. At this event, the US Passport team can help registered atten...

This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Ages 0-5" group.
This event is in the "Grades K-5" group.
This event is in the "All Ages/Families" group.

Big World of Little Dude: Cara Zelas Author Visit and Dog Snuggles (Ages 3-7 Years)

Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Kontulis Family Storytime Room + Program Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Authors & Lectures, Classes & Workshops, Making & Crafting, Special Programs & Outreach
Age Group:
Kids, Ages 0-5, Grades K-5, All Ages/Families
Event Details:

Join Cara Zelas, a teacher and author, along with a special guest, real-life therapy dog, Little Dude! Explore the theme of kindness through a book reading, engaging hands-on craft...

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Required
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Landscaping for Beauty and Resilience

Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Featured, Technology & STEM
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Landscape design is an investment. The right selection and balance of plants can enhance our enjoyment of our homes and neighborhoods, increase property values, and build resilienc...

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Required
This event is in the "Tweens & Teens" group.

Colored Pencil Lesson for Grades 6-8: Marine Life

Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Anderson MakerLab at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Art & Architecture, Classes & Workshops
Age Group:
Tweens & Teens
Event Details:

Do you love to draw? Join a few New Canaan High School juniors for a fun-filled, hour-long colored pencil drawing class on Sunday afternoon! We will draw various marine life, inclu...

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Required
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Gentle Yoga

Monday, May 20, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

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 as offer regular practitioners a gent...

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This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Ages 0-5" group.

Preschool Cooking Class for Ages 3-5

Monday, May 20, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Kend Family Kitchen at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops
Age Group:
Kids, Ages 0-5
Event Details:

Join Fiddleheads cooking studio as we learn and prepare a delicious meal. For ages 3-5! 

Waitlist
Required
This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Ages 0-5" group.

Kids Music with Michael-Louis Smith

Monday, May 20, 2024 at 4:15pm - 4:45pm
Jim and Dede Bartlett Auditorium at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Music & Performances, Storytimes & Early Literacy
Age Group:
Kids, Ages 0-5
Event Details:

Bring your little ones and join local musician Michael-Louis Smith to enjoy a fun and educational performance in the Children’s Room. Participants should be ready to sing along to ...

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Required
This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Grades K-5" group.

Book Explorers for Grades 2-3

Monday, May 20, 2024 at 4:15pm - 5:00pm
Arlene H. Grushkin Children's Program Room + Program Room B at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Book Groups
Age Group:
Kids, Grades K-5
Event Details:

  Book Explorers is a book club for 2nd & 3rd graders that meets monthly on Mondays from 4:15pm to 5:00pm. This month Book Explorers are reading Tiger vs. Nightmar...

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Required
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Intermediate Excel: Class Two

Monday, May 20, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:15pm
Craig B. Tate Conference Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Technology & STEM
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Intermediate Excel: This class will further develop your Microsoft Excel Skills. Topics included are  Pivot Tables, Pivot Charts, Dashboards, Interactive Charts, Graphs, ...

Waitlist
Required
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Women on the Edge Book Group

Monday, May 20, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
McLaughlin Meeting Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Book Groups
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

This group reads books of all genres written by women with an emphasis on diverse, edgy, and emerging authors. This month we will be discussing the "darkly...

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Required
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Intermediate ESL Class

Monday, May 20, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Hobbs Family Study Room (#221) at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Special Programs & Outreach
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us as our ESL classes resume this Spring with Intermediate English Language Learning Mondays at 7 p.m.  Students will discuss topics relating to current events, Americ...

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Required
This event is in the "Adults" group.

ArtScapades Presents: Art and Travel, Home and Abroad

Monday, May 20, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Art & Architecture, Featured
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

This lecture looks at some of the world’s best-known works of art, and where they can be seen in museums, both in the United States and in Europe. While many of these masterpieces ...

Open
Required
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Arts at the Library: 3 Session Color Theory Workshop for Adults

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Craig B. Tate Conference Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Art & Architecture, Classes & Workshops, Making & Crafting
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

This three-session workshop will explore the properties of color, examining the meanings of hue, chroma, and value. The classes will consist of a visual presentation that reviews t...

Closed
Required
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Open Tech

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
McLaughlin Meeting Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Technology & STEM
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Open Tech is a drop-in tech help program held weekly on Tuesdays from 2:00-4:00 PM. If you have questions about social media, email, smart phones, or accessing our digita...

This event is in the "Tweens & Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Next Chapter Book Discussion

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Craig B. Tate Conference Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Book Groups
Age Group:
Tweens & Teens, Adults
Event Details:

The Next Chapter Book Club is a social, community-based book club for older teens and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities who enjoy reading or listening to stor...

Open
Required
This event is in the "Grades K-5" group.

Scratch Game Lab for Grades 3-5

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Anderson MakerLab at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Technology & STEM
Age Group:
Grades K-5
Event Details:

Each month we will focus on a coding concept and game style as we work to develop our own games in Scratch. After we cover the basics, you will be able to make your game your own t...

Waitlist
Required
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Senior Aging Series Part 5: Legal Side of Senior Care

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Arlene H. Grushkin Children's Program Room + Program Room B at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

The legal concerns in Senior Care can often be as impactful as the clinical. They range from the basic documentation one should have to the Medicaid application process and asset p...

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Required
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Learn Spanish at the Library! Beginning Spanish course

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Craig B. Tate Conference Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Featured, Special Programs & Outreach
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Welcome to Beginning Spanish Class at New Canaan Library. This engaging and interactive 10-week course is designed for adults with little to no experience in Spanish. This cou...

Closed
Required
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Gentle Yoga on the Green

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Merrill Event Lawn at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

We are pleased to continue our partnership with the New Canaan YMCA to bring you Gentle Yoga on the Green. Enjoy the outdoors while you exercise! This tranquil, foundation-build...

Open
Required
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Health and Wellness Book Group @YMCA

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Off Site
Program Type:
Book Groups, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

New Canaan Library and New Canaan YMCA are pleased to continue their partnership and bring you another Health and Wellness book group program. Join us at the YMCA in the Williams r...

Waitlist
Required
Offsite Event

Virtual Computer Workshops with Career Resources, Inc.

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Online at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Technology & STEM
Event Details:

New Canaan Library is excited to partner with Career Resources, Inc. to bring 8 weeks of virtual classes that will cover a variety of topics including computer basics, file ma...

Virtual Event