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Get Creative With Canva!

Friday, November 7, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Craig B. Tate Conference Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Technology & STEM

Learn how to use Canva, the design tool everyone is raving about. Canva is a free online tool that makes it easy to create professional or fun graphics for social media, posters, flyers and more.

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Gentle Yoga

Monday, November 10, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Health & Wellness

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 offer regular practitioners a gentle class to complement their yoga practice.

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Chair Yoga

Monday, November 10, 2025 at 11:30am - 12:30pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Health & Wellness

We are pleased to continue our partnership with the New Canaan YMCA to bring you Chair Yoga.

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

Shop Smarter With Consumer Reports

Monday, November 10, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
McLaughlin Meeting Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Technology & STEM

The big holiday sale season is almost here, so shop smarter by using Consumer Reports! This class will show you how to use Consumer Reports to take your shopping skills to the next level.

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Registration Required
This event is in the "Adults" group

Intermediate French Conversation Class

Monday, November 10, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Craig B. Tate Conference Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Special Programs & Outreach

Our French Conversation class focuses on culture, conversation, vocabulary, and grammar. Students will engage in various activities to practice the language.

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

Beginner & Intermediate ESL Class

Monday, November 10, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
McLaughlin Meeting Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Special Programs & Outreach

Join us for our Beginner & Intermediate English Language Learning Class on Mondays at 6:30 pm.  

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

Dr. Erika Schwartz Presents, "Don't Let Your Doctor Kill You: The Ultimate Patient Playbook for Navigating Modern Healthcare""

Monday, November 10, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Authors & Lectures, Fundraisers, Health & Wellness

Dr. Erika Schwartz presents her book, Don’t Let Your Doctor Kill You: The Ultimate Patient Playbook for Navigating Modern Healthcare.

Open
Registration Required
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Open Tech

Tuesday, November 11, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
McLaughlin Meeting Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Technology & STEM

Open Tech is a weekly drop-in program held every Tuesday from 2:00-4:00 PM.

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

Next Chapter Book Discussion

Tuesday, November 11, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
McLaughlin Meeting Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Book Groups

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 stories.  At every meeting each member is given a turn to read reg

Open
Registration Required
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Adult Sewing Project: Ribbonry

Tuesday, November 11, 2025 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Anderson MakerLab at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Making & Crafting

Join instructor Abby for a bow sampler workshop.  Learn to make make sumptuous bows - pinwheels, rosettes, étoiles and more, to adorn your holiday presents or hair!  These projects will primarily use hand sewing. 

 

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Evening Art Workshop: Acrylic Still Life Painting

Tuesday, November 11, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Arlene H. Grushkin Children's Program Room + Program Room B at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Art & Architecture, Classes & Workshops, Making & Crafting

This 3-session beginner-to-intermediate class introduces students to the fundamentals of working with acrylics.

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Intermediate Spanish Conversation Group for Adults

Tuesday, November 11, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
McLaughlin Meeting Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops

Build on your existing Spanish skills in this lively and interactive conversation class!

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Registration Required
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Building Confidence, Connection, and Independence in Your Neurodiverse Child

Tuesday, November 11, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness, Parenting, Special Programs & Outreach

Join Smart Kids with Learning Disabilities for an empowering, interactive workshop with Deirdre Flores, founder of The Teen SLP, designed to provide parents of neurod

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Adaptive MakerLab Workshop for Teens and Young Adults: Fall Harvest Table Centerpiece

Wednesday, November 12, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Anderson MakerLab at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Making & Crafting

This is an adaptive art class for teens and young adults with disabilities. Celebrate the fall harvest and bring some cheer into your home with this cozy autumn craft!

Open
Registration Required
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This event is in the "Adults" group
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The Power of Collaboration: Fostering Family Support for Teen Success!

Wednesday, November 12, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness, Parenting, Special Programs & Outreach

The Ram Council Foundation, Inc. will host their annual parent/teen town-wide forum, entitled “The Power of Collaboration: Fostering Family Support for Teen Success,” at New Canaan Library (Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium).

Open
Registration Required
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Beginning and Intermediate Drawing Course for Adults

Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 9:30am - 11:30am
Anderson MakerLab at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Making & Crafting

Discover the joy of drawing in this five-week course designed for both beginning and intermediate students.

Closed
Registration Required
This event is in the "Adults" group

Getting Started With Genealogy

Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Craig B. Tate Conference Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Technology & STEM

Are you interested in making your family tree but not sure where to start?

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Registration Required
This event is in the "Adults" group

Molly Jong-Fast Presents, "How to Lose Your Mother: A Daughter's Memoir"

Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Authors & Lectures, Featured, Health & Wellness

Molly Jong-Fast is the only child of feminist writer Erica Jong. Molly grew up yearning for a connection with her dreamy, glamorous, just out of reach mother, who always seemed to be heading somewhere that wasn’t with Molly. 

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Registration Required
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The Gothic Circle Book Group

Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Hobbs Family Study Room (#221) at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Book Groups

This book group reads broadly across the gothic genre and includes literature spanning from the 1700s to the present.

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This event is in the "Adults" group

Holiday Side Dishes: The Real Stars of the Feast

Saturday, November 15, 2025 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Kend Kitchen + Community Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops

Move over, main course—the sides are taking center stage! In this festive and flavor-packed class, we’ll explore a variety of holiday side dishes that elevate any celebration.

Upcoming
Registration Required
This event is in the "Grades K-5" group
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World Music Series: Indian Classical Performance with Tabla and Sarod

Saturday, November 15, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:15pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room + Kend Kitchen at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Music & Performances

In the first program of our new World Music Series, master musicians Ranendra Das (tabla) and Satyaki Dutta (sarod) will take us on a musical journey that is millennia in the making.

Open
Registration Required