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Dance On The Green: Classic Variations by NEAD Students

Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Merrill Event Lawn at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Featured, Music & Performances
Age Group:
Adults, All Ages/Families
Event Details:

RESCHEDULED from 5/9 to 5/14 due to rain. The students of New England Academy of Dance (NEAD) have been working diligently to prepare for the Youth American Grand Prix (YAGP) co...

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

She Cares Circle presents "A Garden of Stories"

Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room + Kend Kitchen at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Featured, Health & Wellness, Special Programs & Outreach
Age Group:
Tweens & Teens, All Ages/Families
Event Details:

Mark your calendars, and join us for an event created by high school leaders to break mental health stigma! Event Includes: Interactive Art Installation Family friendly ...

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Learn Spanish at the Library! Beginning Spanish course

Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Arlene H. Grushkin Children's Program Room + Program Room B 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.

Ian Rowe Presents the Four Point Plan to Help Youth 'Discover Their Pathway to Power'

Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room + Kend Kitchen at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Authors & Lectures, Featured
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Please join us as author Ian Rowe presents his book Agency: The Four Point Plan (F.R.E.E.) for ALL Children to Overcome the Victimhood Narrative and Discover Their Pathway to Power...

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

Fireflies: Protecting our Jewels of the Night

Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room + Kend Kitchen at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Authors & Lectures, Featured
Age Group:
Tweens & Teens, Adults, All Ages/Families
Event Details:

Fireflies are surely among our greatest ambassadors for Earth’s natural magic. For centuries their ethereal beauty has sparked wonder and inspired poets, artists, and children of a...

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This event is in the "Adults" group.

Suicide Prevention Training: Question, Persuade and Refer

Friday, May 17, 2024 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
McLaughlin Meeting Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Featured, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

In partnership with the Health Department of New Canaan, we present a suicide prevention QPR class. QPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer — the 3 simple steps anyone ca...

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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 "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 "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 ...

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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...

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Required
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Dog Researcher and Author Dr. Horowitz Presents "The Year of the Puppy"

Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room + Kend Kitchen at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Featured
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

We find our canine companions lovable and entertaining, but also intriguing. Many of us have wondered what drives them to bark, sniff, and play. What goes on in their canine minds?...

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This event is in the "Adults" group.

Groove on the Green

Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 5:00pm - 10:00pm
Merrill Event Lawn at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Featured, Music & Performances
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

New Canaan Library invites the community to a free music and dance party under the stars, Saturday, May 25th on the Library Green. Guests can celebrate the start of the Memorial Da...

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Required
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Learn Spanish at the Library! Beginning Spanish course

Tuesday, May 28, 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.
This event is in the "All Ages/Families" group.

Passport Center

Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 4:00pm - 7:30pm
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 "Adults" group.

Notable Reads Book Group Discussion

Thursday, May 30, 2024 at 11:15am - 12:15pm
McLaughlin Meeting Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Book Groups, Featured
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

This group reads broadly, with a focus on literary award winners, well-reviewed fiction, and translations. This month’s discussion is on Hot Milk. In poetic yet spare language...

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Required
This event is in the "Adults" group.

New Canaan’s Invisible Crisis: A Conversation about Domestic Violence

Thursday, May 30, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room + Kend Kitchen at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Authors & Lectures, Featured, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Please join us for an important conversation about domestic violence – New Canaan’s invisible crisis. Moderated by New Canaan’s Abuse Prevention Partnership founder, Dede Bartlett,...

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

Film Musicals in May: Wonka

Friday, May 31, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Featured, Music & Performances, Special Programs & Outreach
Age Group:
Adults, All Ages/Families
Event Details:

Join us for a screening of Wonka, the 2023 musical starring Timothee Chalamet as a young Willie Wonka. Wonka tells the the origin story of Willy Wonka, a charac...

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Required
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Bystander Intervention Training: Making a Difference and a Safer Community

Monday, June 3, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Craig B. Tate Conference Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Featured, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

In this interactive workshop, participants will learn how to safely intervene when they see or hear something problematic. Participants will leave with concrete tools to intervene,...

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

Learn Spanish at the Library! Beginning Spanish course

Tuesday, June 4, 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 "Tweens & Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Don't Get in a Pickle(ball)! Injury Avoidance Workshop for Pickleball Players

Thursday, June 6, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Featured, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Tweens & Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Don’t get sidelined with Pickleball Injuries! America’s newest sports craze is fun for the whole family, easy to learn, and a great workout - but in a fast-paced game, injuries can...

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This event is in the "Adults" group.

Bystander Intervention Training: Making a Difference and a Safer Community

Friday, June 7, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:30pm
Craig B. Tate Conference Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Featured, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

In this interactive workshop, participants will learn how to safely intervene when they see or hear something problematic. Participants will leave with concrete tools to intervene,...

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

Learn Spanish at the Library! Beginning Spanish course

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
McLaughlin Meeting 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.

Glass House Presents: Midcentury Houses Today

Thursday, June 13, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room + Kend Kitchen at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Art & Architecture, Featured
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join the authors of Midcentury Houses Today for a book talk that explores the expanded and updated edition of this 2014 classic, followed by a book signing. Midcentury...

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This event is in the "Adults" group.

Summer Love Stories: Authors Annabel Monaghan in Conversation with Amy Poeppel

Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room + Kend Kitchen at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Authors & Lectures, Featured
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Get your summer of love started with acclaimed authors Annabel Monaghan and Amy Poeppel, in conversation about Ms. Monaghan's new novel Summer Romance...

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