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Intermediate ESL Class

Monday, May 20, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Hobbs Family Study Room (#221) at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Special Programs & Outreach
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us as our ESL classes resume this Spring with Intermediate English Language Learning Mondays at 7 p.m.  Students will discuss topics relating to current events, Americ...

Open
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 ...

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

Arts at the Library: 3 Session Color Theory Workshop for Adults

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Craig B. Tate Conference Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Art & Architecture, Classes & Workshops, Making & Crafting
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

This three-session workshop will explore the properties of color, examining the meanings of hue, chroma, and value. The classes will consist of a visual presentation that reviews t...

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

Open Tech

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 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 drop-in tech help program held weekly on Tuesdays from 2:00-4:00 PM. If you have questions about social media, email, smart phones, or accessing our digita...

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

Next Chapter Book Discussion

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Craig B. Tate Conference 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...

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

Senior Aging Series Part 5: Legal Side of Senior Care

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Arlene H. Grushkin Children's Program Room + Program Room B at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

The legal concerns in Senior Care can often be as impactful as the clinical. They range from the basic documentation one should have to the Medicaid application process and asset p...

Open
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...

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

Gentle Yoga on the Green

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Merrill Event Lawn at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

We are pleased to continue our partnership with the New Canaan YMCA to bring you Gentle Yoga on the Green. Enjoy the outdoors while you exercise! This tranquil, foundation-build...

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

Health and Wellness Book Group @YMCA

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Off Site
Program Type:
Book Groups, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

New Canaan Library and New Canaan YMCA are pleased to continue their partnership and bring you another Health and Wellness book group program. Join us at the YMCA in the Williams r...

Waitlist
Required
Offsite Event
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Spring Edition 2024: Author Talk & Lunch

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at 11:00am - 2:00pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room + Kend Kitchen at New Canaan Library
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Individual tickets for Spring Edition 2024 on May 22nd, 11:00 - 2:00 PM at New Canaan Library are now on sale and are available online only at: https://www.newcanaanlibrary.org/spr...

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Cricut Crafts for Adults: Decorating Pocket Notebooks

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Anderson MakerLab at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Making & Crafting, Technology & STEM
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Decorate your own pocket notebook with stickable vinyl using the Cricut machine! Before we decorate our pocket notebooks, we will start with an introduction to the Cricut Maker- a ...

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

Create Your Own Collage Bookmark

Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:15pm
Anderson MakerLab at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Making & Crafting
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us to make your very own collage bookmark!  A collage is a form of visual art in which visual elements are combined to create a new image that conveys a message or i...

Waitlist
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?...

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

Chair Yoga in lieu of Tai Chi

Friday, May 24, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

We will have a Chair Yoga class instead of Tai Chi on 5/24. With the support of a chair, this gentle Chair Yoga class will help you improve postural alignment, maintain pelvic...

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

Microsoft Outlook for Beginners

Friday, May 24, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
McLaughlin Meeting Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Technology & STEM
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Would you like to create a new email account or change email providers? Try Microsoft Outlook, a free email service that lets you send and receive emails, organize your inbox to ke...

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

Weekly Plant Clinic with UCONN Master Gardeners

Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:30pm
New Canaan Library
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Do you need help with plant identification? Insect Damage and disease diagnosis? Plant suggestions? Vegetable growing advice? Invasives management? UCONN Master Gardeners of L...

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

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

Open Tech

Tuesday, May 28, 2024 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 drop-in tech help program held weekly on Tuesdays from 2:00-4:00 PM. If you have questions about social media, email, smart phones, or accessing our digita...

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.

Gentle Yoga on the Green

Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Merrill Event Lawn at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

We are pleased to continue our partnership with the New Canaan YMCA to bring you Gentle Yoga on the Green. Enjoy the outdoors while you exercise! This tranquil, foundation-build...

Open
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.

BookTok Book Group

Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
McLaughlin Meeting Room 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.

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