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Celebrate AAPI Month with Award-Winning Middle-Grade Authors, Crafts, and Tasty Treats

Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 5:00pm - 6:45pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room at New Canaan Library
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Authors & Lectures
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Grades K-5, Tweens & Teens, All Ages/Families
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Join us as we celebrate AAPI with diverse voices that make up the books we love! We will be joined by two authors who have lived in and around Connecticut! We will spend an hour wi

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Glass House Presents: Architects Promoting Responsible Design

Monday, May 13, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Art & Architecture, Authors & Lectures
Age Group:
Adults
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Beyond aesthetics and functionality, architecture has the potential to contribute to – and shape – societies. Join architects Alan Ricks and Caitlin Taylor for a conversation

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Ian Rowe Presents the Four Point Plan to '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
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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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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
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Authors & Lectures, Featured
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Tweens & Teens, Adults, All Ages/Families
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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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Big World of Little Dude: Cara Zelas Author Visit and Dog Snuggles (Ages 3-7 Years)

Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Kontulis Family Storytime Room + Program Room at New Canaan Library
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Authors & Lectures, Classes & Workshops, Making & Crafting, Special Programs & Outreach
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Kids, Ages 0-5, Grades K-5, All Ages/Families
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Join Cara Zelas, a teacher and author, along with a special guest, real-life therapy dog, Little Dude! Explore the theme of kindness through a book reading, engaging hands-on craft

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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
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Authors & Lectures, Featured, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
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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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Star-Crossed Lovers: A Deep Dive into Romeo & Juliet

Monday, June 24, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room + Kend Kitchen at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Authors & Lectures
Age Group:
Adults
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It's one of Shakespeare's best-loved works, but how well do we really know the star-cross'd lovers? How did their 'death-mark'd love' story unfold? What about the history of the pl

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