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Writing Tips: Sensory Language

Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
McLaughlin Meeting Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Featured
Age Group:
Adults

Writing with sensory language brings the reader’s experience of a story's scenes, characters, and actions to life for a more satisfying read.

Open
Registration Required
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Dance On The Green: Classic Variations by NEAD Students

Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Merrill Event Lawn at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Featured, Music & Performances
Age Group:
Kids, Ages 0-5, Grades K-5, Tweens & Teens, Adults, All Ages/Families

This event had been moved to the Rain Date: Tuesday 5/13/25

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Registration Required
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Spring Edition Author Talk & Lunch

Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 11:00am - 2:00pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room + Kend Kitchen at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Authors & Lectures, Featured, Fundraisers
Age Group:
Adults

Don’t miss our annual SPRING EDITION author talk and lunch featuring ERIC PUCHNER, author of Dream State.

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

Boudica and the Revolt Against Rome: Wargame for ages 12-18

Sunday, May 18, 2025 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

The Boudican revolt was an armed uprising by native Celtic Britons against the Roman Empire during the Roman conquest of Britain.

Open
Registration Required
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Poetry: Analysis & Appreciation: Seamus Heaney

Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
McLaughlin Meeting Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Featured
Age Group:
Adults

Plato called poetry an imitation of reality and Wordsworth called it a spontaneous overflow of thought and feeling.  How do you define poetry?  Would you like to appreciate it more?  Join us for a casual discussion; no lecture, just

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

Creating a Compelling College Application this Summer: Program for High School Juniors

Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Online at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Featured, Special Programs & Outreach
Age Group:
Tweens & Teens, Adults

We are offering this Zoom presentation to help high school juniors and their parents understand how to use the upcoming summer productively to create a compelling college application.

 

Open
Registration Required
Virtual Event
This event is in the "Tweens & Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Rising Seniors: College Application Timeline

Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Craig B. Tate Conference Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Featured, Special Programs & Outreach
Age Group:
Tweens & Teens, Adults

Rising seniors, you have a lot coming up in the next year as you navigate your college essays and applications, in addition to your regularly scheduled schoolwork & extracurriculars. 

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

Cooks & Books: The Small Plates of Tapas & Pintxos from Spain

Wednesday, May 28, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Craig B. Tate Conference Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Book Groups, Featured
Age Group:
Adults

Join us to savor the flavorful small plates of tapas, a cornerstone to Spanish cuisine, and pintxos, the flavorful Basque region culinary cousin.

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Publisher's Book Buzz Wine & Cheese Reception

Thursday, May 29, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Anderson Terrace at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Book Groups, Featured
Age Group:
Adults

The publishers are coming to introduce the hot titles of summer.  Join us for an evening of wine & cheese, prizes and exciting book talk from the representatives of the big 5 - Simon & Schuster, Penguin Random House, McMillan, Hachett

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

College Safety and Tips: Know Before you Go

Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Craig B. Tate Conference Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Featured, Special Programs & Outreach
Age Group:
Tweens & Teens, All Ages/Families

This presentation is geared toward students preparing to graduate and is designed to help them navigate life on a college campus.

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

Notable Reads Book Group Discussion

Thursday, June 5, 2025 at 11:15am - 12:15pm
McLaughlin Meeting Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Book Groups, Featured
Age Group:
Adults

This group reads broadly, with a focus on literary award winners, well-reviewed fiction, and translations. This month’s discussion is on The Friend: A Novel by Sigrid Nunez, the 2018 National Book Award Winner a

Full
Registration Required
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Writing Tips: Summer Journaling

Saturday, June 14, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
McLaughlin Meeting Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Featured
Age Group:
Adults

What is journaling?  It can be a diary of daily musings of prose, poetry, or essays.  Or it can be a directed effort toward clarity of the heart.

Open
Registration Required
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Intensive Writing Workshop

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
McLaughlin Meeting Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Featured
Age Group:
Adults

This Intensive Writer's Workshop encourages participants to submit a complete, critique-ready work on the first day.

Open
Registration Required
This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Ages 0-5" group.
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This event is in the "Tweens & Teens" group.
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Fairfield County Dance Festival on the Green

Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Merrill Event Lawn at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Featured, Music & Performances
Age Group:
Kids, Ages 0-5, Grades K-5, Tweens & Teens, Adults, All Ages/Families

Join us on the green for a glorious evening of dance. The Thomas/Ortiz Dance Company and East Coast Contemporary Ballet are coming to the library as a part of a series of free outdoor dance performances throughout Fairfield County t

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Registration Required
This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Ages 0-5" group.
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SPELLBOUND a Magical Adventure with Magician Matt Matthews

Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:15pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Featured, Music & Performances
Age Group:
Kids, Ages 0-5, Grades K-5, All Ages/Families

Join magician Matt Matthews for SPELLBOUND, a magical adventure that will astound and delight audiences of all ages! You'll be amazed as objects disappear, reappear, and transform before your very eyes.

Upcoming
Registration 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.

Magic Workshop with Magician Matt Matthews for Ages 8 and up

Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 4:15pm - 5:00pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Featured, Music & Performances
Age Group:
Kids, Grades K-5, Tweens & Teens

Following the Spellbound event, Matt Matthews will present a special Magic Learning Workshop, limited to children ages 8 and older! During this special, "

Upcoming
Registration Required