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Drop-in Petting Zoo with Xen's Critters

Monday, June 23, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Anderson Terrace at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Special Programs & Outreach

Xen's Critters will join us and bring her Farm Friends Petting Zoo! There will be a playpen filled with baby goats, sheep, bunnies, chickens, ducks, and guinea pigs. Guests can go in and pet all of the animals.

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Celebrate Harriet Tubman with Her Great-great-great Grandniece Rita Daniels

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Kontulis Family Storytime Room + Program Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Authors & Lectures, Making & Crafting, Special Programs & Outreach

Rita Daniels, great-great-great grandniece of Harriet Tubman and co-author of Harriet Tubman: Military Scout and Tenacious V

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Summer Reading Kickoff Party: FUN for ALL AGES

Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 3:00pm - 6:00pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room + Kend Kitchen at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Special Programs & Outreach

Drop in and celebrate the start of Summer Reading! We are Traveling Through the pAGES with GIANT board games, a photo booth with props, classic ice-cream sundaes, face painters, glitter tattoos, and crafting fun!

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Little Mermaid & Friends Sing-Along with Summer Theatre of New Canaan

Friday, June 27, 2025 at 3:00pm - 3:30pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Music & Performances

The Summer Theatre of New Canaan invites you to meet Ariel and her costumed friends for a sing along performance.

Open
Registration Required
This event is in the "All Ages/Families" group

Weekly Plant Clinic with UCONN Master Gardeners

Saturday, June 28, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:30pm
New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops

Do you need help with plant identification? Insect Damage and disease diagnosis? Plant suggestions? Vegetable growing advice?

This event is in the "Kids" group
This event is in the "All Ages/Families" group

Adaptive Circus Program

Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Special Programs & Outreach

Join Circus Moves for a special adaptive program for children with special needs and their families.

Open
Registration Required
This event is in the "Kids" group
This event is in the "Ages 0-5" group
This event is in the "Grades K-5" group
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Here a Chick, There a Chick: Chick Crafts and Author Visit with Medha Singhania

Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 9:15am - 10:15am
Kontulis Family Storytime Room + Program Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Authors & Lectures, Making & Crafting, Special Programs & Outreach

Eighth grader and brand-new author Medha Singhania visits New Canaan Library for the launch of her picture book, Goldeta, the story of a spoiled chick who finds her way to kindness.

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Registration Required
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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

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
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This event is in the "Grades K-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

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.

Open
Registration Required
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Family Field Trip to Weir Farm National Historical Park

Saturday, August 2, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Art & Architecture

New Canaan Library is hosting this family-friendly field trip to Weir Farm National Historical Park on Saturday August 2.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Offsite Event
This event is in the "Kids" group
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Preschool Dance Party

Thursday, August 14, 2025 at 5:00pm - 5:45pm
Kontulis Family Storytime Room + Program Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Music & Performances

Join Miss Marie as we get down and boogie! We will dance like we have ants in our pants! Come dressed up or dressed down. Best for families with kids aged 6 and younger. 

Upcoming
Registration Required
This event is in the "Kids" group
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Birds of Prey for K-6th

Tuesday, September 23, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room + Kend Kitchen at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Special Programs & Outreach

Join us as Christine's Critters visits for a one-hour live program, offering an unforgettable, immersive experience, bringing us face to face with 4-5 incredible birds of prey, inclu

Upcoming
Registration Required