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