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Colored Pencil Lesson for Grades 6-8: Fantasy Creatures

Sunday, April 27, 2025 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 NCHS art students for a fun-filled, hour-long drawing class on Sunday afternoon! In this lesson, students will use colored pencils to draw their own...

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

Gentle Yoga

Monday, April 28, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room + Kend Kitchen at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

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 ...

Open
Required

Read & Respond: A Generative Poetry-Writing Workshop with Barb Jennes

Monday, April 28, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:30am
McLaughlin Meeting Room at New Canaan Library
Event Details:

This is class 4 of 4 in the series.Award-winning poet Barb Jennes (Ridgefield Poet Laureate, 2020-2023) will lead a weekly generative workshop in which participants will read and d...

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Chair Yoga

Monday, April 28, 2025 at 11:30am - 12:30pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

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...

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Required
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Booked Solid Book Group

Monday, April 28, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Arlene H. Grushkin Children's Program Room + Program Room B at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Book Groups
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

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...

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

Intermediate French Conversation Class

Monday, April 28, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Craig B. Tate Conference Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Special Programs & Outreach
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

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 ...

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

Adult Dungeons and Dragons Campaign: The Lost Mines of Phandelver

Monday, April 28, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Anderson MakerLab at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

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...

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

Intermediate ESL Class

Monday, April 28, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
McLaughlin Meeting 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 Spring with Intermediate English Language Learning Mondays at 6:30 pm.Students will discuss current events, American culture, and fun facts...

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

Time for 2's

Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 9:15am - 10:00am
Kontulis Family Storytime Room + Program Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Storytimes & Early Literacy
Age Group:
Kids, Ages 0-5
Event Details:

 Join Miss Marie for an 8-week Twos Storytime series with songs, rhymes, felt-board stories, and special books and marching! This class is for those who are 24-36 months old w...

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

Book Babies ~Walkers (12-23 mos.)

Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Kontulis Family Storytime Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Storytimes & Early Literacy
Age Group:
Kids, Ages 0-5
Event Details:

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

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

Open Tech

Tuesday, April 29, 2025 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 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...

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

Next Chapter Book Discussion

Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
McLaughlin Meeting 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...

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

Creative Writing Corner for Grades 3-5: Outdoors!

Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:15pm
Arlene H. Grushkin Children's Program Room + Program Room B at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops
Age Group:
Kids, Grades K-5
Event Details:

Are you a writer in grades 3-5? Join Miss Rebecca to write, write, write! This month, we will head out to the Library's Green to learn about pollinators and write nature-inspired t...

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

Social Media, AI, and Online Gaming with the New Canaan Police Department

Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Special Programs & Outreach
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

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...

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

Spanish Conversation Group for Adults

Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Craig B. Tate Conference Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Special Programs & Outreach
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

¿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...

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

Book Babies ~Walkers (12-23 mos.)

Wednesday, April 30, 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. Dependi...

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

Time for 2's

Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:15am
Kontulis Family Storytime Room + Program Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Storytimes & Early Literacy
Age Group:
Kids, Ages 0-5
Event Details:

Join Miss Rebecca for an 8-week Twos Storytime series with songs, rhymes, felt-board stories, and special books and activities! This class is for those who are 24-36 months old wit...

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

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

Wednesday, April 30, 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. Depe...

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

3-5's Storytime

Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:15pm
Kontulis Family Storytime Room + Program Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Storytimes & Early Literacy
Age Group:
Kids, Ages 0-5
Event Details:

 Join Miss Dajana for 3-5’s Storytime series with songs, rhymes, felts, special books and activities! This class is for those who are 3-5 years old with a caregiver. Regi...

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

STEAM LAB for Ages 10-16

Wednesday, April 30, 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
This event is in the "Adults" group.

BookTok Book Group

Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Anderson MakerLab at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Book Groups
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

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...

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

An Evening with Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia, John Sullivan

Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room + Kend Kitchen at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Authors & Lectures, Special Programs & Outreach
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

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...

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

Dungeons & Dragons for ages 12 to 18 - Witchlight Carnival Group 1

Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Arlene H. Grushkin Children's Program Room + Program Room B at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Special Programs & Outreach
Age Group:
Tweens & Teens
Event Details:

Once every eight years, the fantastic Witchlight Carnival touches down on your world, bringing joy to one settlement after the next. Its owners, Mister Witch and Mister Light, know...

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

Tales for Tots (18-36 mos.)

Thursday, May 1, 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...

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Required