Thanksgiving Holiday Library Hours

The Library will close at 5PM on Wednesday, Nov. 27, and will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 28, and Friday, Nov. 29.  Happy Thanksgiving!

Event List

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Age Group
Program Type
Program Type

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Intermediate Excel: Class 2

Monday, December 9, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Craig B. Tate Conference Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Technology & STEM
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

This class is the second installment in our Intermediate Excel series and will explore more advanced topics. In this class, we will focus on Pivot Tables and Pivot Charts.  ...

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

Winter Stories and Crafts for Ages 2 and 3 Years

Tuesday, December 10, 2024 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 winter-themed stories, songs, movement, and crafts! This class will meet for 3 weeks (10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, De...

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

Discovery Zone for Grades 1-2: Frosted Forest

Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 4:15pm - 5:00pm
Arlene H. Grushkin Children's Program Room + Program Room B at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Technology & STEM
Age Group:
Kids, Grades K-5
Event Details:

Discovery Zone will focus on the concepts of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) for children in 1st and 2nd grade. Let's make a frosted forest with isoscele...

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

Happy Code Club: Coding with AI for Grades 5-8

Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Anderson MakerLab at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Making & Crafting, Technology & STEM
Age Group:
Tweens & Teens
Event Details:

Calling all aspiring digital artists! In this session, students will unleash their creativity by making a video face filter in Scratch that transforms their face into a charming ca...

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

Dome Ornament Workshop

Wednesday, December 11, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Anderson MakerLab at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Art & Architecture, Classes & Workshops, Making & Crafting
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Get ready for the holidays with a fun workshop on dome ornaments. Participants will create tiny, artistic winter or holiday scenes encased in a transparent ...

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

Winter Stories and Crafts for Ages 2 and 3 Years

Wednesday, December 11, 2024 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 winter-themed stories, songs, movement, and crafts! This class will meet for 3 weeks (10:30 a.m. Wednesdays, ...

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

Women and Money Roundtable: How to Make Sense of Today's Financial Markets

Wednesday, December 11, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

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 mar...

Offsite Event
This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Tweens & Teens" group.

STEAM LAB for Ages 10-16

Wednesday, December 11, 2024 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. &nbs...

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

Little Bookworms: Book Group for Grades K-1

Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 4:15pm - 5:00pm
Arlene H. Grushkin Children's Program Room + Program Room B at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Book Groups, Classes & Workshops, Making & Crafting
Age Group:
Kids, Grades K-5
Event Details:

Join Miss Rebecca for our K-1st Book Club, featuring hands-on games and crafts! This month, we will read Little Penguins by Cynthia Rylant together at the Library, and we...

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

Sewing Project for Ages 10-16: Upcycled Sweater Mittens

Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Anderson MakerLab at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Making & Crafting, Technology & STEM
Age Group:
Tweens & Teens
Event Details:

Join us for a fun and eco-friendly sewing workshop where we’ll breathe new life into old sweaters by transforming them into warm mittens for the winter months.  All materials ...

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

Holiday Baking Demo with Celebrated Chefs Anna & Renato

Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room + Kend Kitchen at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

You're invited to a holiday baking demo with chefs Anna Gass & Renato Poliafito. Watch them bake while they talk about their books and give tips for successful holiday baking. ...

Waitlist
Required
This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Grades K-5" group.
This event is in the "Tweens & Teens" group.

Social Justice Book Group for Grades 5-8: Be the Change You Want to See

Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 7:15pm - 8:00pm
Arlene H. Grushkin Children's Program Room + Program Room B at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Book Groups, Classes & Workshops
Age Group:
Kids, Grades K-5, Tweens & Teens
Event Details:

Our Social Justice Book Group is reading Yusuf Azeem Is Not a Hero by Saadia Faruqi this month. Each month, leaders from LiveGirl, S.T.A.R., and New Canaan Library guide ...

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

Dome Ornament Workshop

Friday, December 13, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Anderson MakerLab at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Art & Architecture, Classes & Workshops, Making & Crafting
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Get ready for the holidays with a fun workshop on dome ornaments. Participants will create tiny, artistic winter or holiday scenes encased in a transparent ...

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

Get Started With Your Digital Library!

Friday, December 13, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
McLaughlin Meeting Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Technology & STEM
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

In this class, reference librarian James will walk you through downloading and using Libby and Hoopla, our most popular apps that put books, audiobooks, movies, magazines and more ...

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

Kid Creators for Ages 4-6 Years

Friday, December 13, 2024 at 2:00pm - 2:45pm
Kontulis Family Storytime Room + Program Room 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 Dajana for a story followed by a fun seasonal craft. Kid Creators focuses on concepts of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, an...

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

Gentle Crafting for Ages 10-16: Woven Pot Holders

Friday, December 13, 2024 at 3:30pm - 4:45pm
Anderson MakerLab at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Making & Crafting, Technology & STEM
Age Group:
Tweens & Teens
Event Details:

Wind down from the school-week with a gentle crafting project. Grab a loom and some fabric loops and learn how to weave a pot holder! Follow a pattern or pick colors at random. For...

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

Writing Tips: Ekphrastic Writing - Global Voices

Saturday, December 14, 2024 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
McLaughlin Meeting Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Featured
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Ekphrastic writing is a vivid, often dramatic, verbal description of a selected work of art that evokes a happening, place or character that is either real or imagined by the write...

Open
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 "Tweens & Teens" group.
This event is in the "All Ages/Families" group.

Family Christmas Cookie Decorating with Lisa Nelms

Saturday, December 14, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Kend Kitchen + Community Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops
Age Group:
Kids, Ages 0-5, Grades K-5, Tweens & Teens, All Ages/Families
Event Details:

Get ready for a sweet and festive experience at our Family Holiday Cookie Decorating Class! Join us for a delightful time filled with holiday music, cookie baking demos, and fun fo...

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

Wings of Glory: Wargame for ages 12-18

Sunday, December 15, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Craig B. Tate Conference Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Featured, Special Programs & Outreach
Age Group:
Tweens & Teens
Event Details:

Wings of Glory: Come play in this fast paced game of WWI aerial dogfighting. Players will be part of a team of bi-plane and tri-plane pilots. It's dawn in 1918, and out of the...

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

Colored Pencil Lesson for Grades 3-5: Holiday Card

Sunday, December 15, 2024 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Arlene H. Grushkin Children's Program Room + Program Room B at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Art & Architecture, Classes & Workshops, Making & Crafting, Special Programs & Outreach
Age Group:
Kids, Grades K-5
Event Details:

Do you love to draw? Join a few NCHS art students for a fun-filled, hour-long drawing class on Sunday afternoon! In this lesson, students will create a holiday card with colored pe...

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

Gentle Yoga

Monday, December 16, 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:

Registration opens on 11/25 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 as...

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

Tinkercad for Laser Cutting: Snowflakes for Grades 4-7

Monday, December 16, 2024 at 4:30pm - 5:45pm
Anderson MakerLab at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Making & Crafting, Technology & STEM
Age Group:
Tweens & Teens
Event Details:

Learn to use Tinkercad for cutting wood on a laser cutter. We'll use CAD-software to create our snowflake designs then export to the laser cutter.  After cutting your snowflak...

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

Intermediate ESL Class

Monday, December 16, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Craig B. Tate Conference Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Special Programs & Outreach
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

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

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

Winter Stories and Crafts for Ages 2 and 3 Years

Tuesday, December 17, 2024 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 winter-themed stories, songs, movement, and crafts! This class will meet for 3 weeks (10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, De...

Waitlist
Required