Event List

Join accomplished pianist and teen volunteer Cary Wang to learn advanced music theory and enhance your piano performance.

Join high school junior  and author George Wang for a fun and engaging seminar at the library based on his book Intro to Tech, designed to introduce rising 4th–8th graders to the exciting world of technology.

Let’s come together and give back to our community! Join New Canaan CARES and New Canaan Library, with the helping hands of New Canaan Girl Scouts, to get crafty and create projects reflecting kindness and caring.

Celebrate Valentine’s Day in the sweetest way! Young bakers will roll out sugar cookie dough, cut heart-shaped cookies, and decorate them with colorful icing and sprinkles.

Maker Club is an open time for students in grades 4-8 to play games, work on a project, or tinker- it is up to you.  Ten laptops will be available for computer games as well as an assortment of board games if you'd like to stay offline.

Join us for a monthly chess meetup featuring a mixture of instruction and supervised play. Participants of all levels are welcome!  Students new to the game will learn the basic rules and strategy while more experienced players will have

Are you a budding writer in Grades K to 2? Join Miss Rebecca for a storytelling–and story writing–extravaganza! We’ll play games to get imaginations flowing, then put ideas to paper in creative ways.

In Partnership with Inclusive Together & New Canaan Library

Become a Roblox Developer is a hands-on, fully guided experience for students to learn the basics of game building and creative development in an online gaming platform called Roblox.

Math Buddies* is hosting a math game club for elementary students at the New Canaan Library. All students in grades K-4 are welcome!

Spend an invigorating afternoon at our second World Music Series program, with master drummer John Dankwa (Assistant Professor of Music at Wesleyan University), and dancer/choreographer Iddi Saaka (Douglas J.

Famlies can drop in to come make art with Barbara Rucci! We will have 3 different art stations where you can explore your creativity. No registration needed, this is a drop-in program.

Each month we will use MakerLab equipment to work on a project together.  This month we will be using LEGO Dots to explore printmaking.  LEGO Dots are flat LEGO bricks that come in square, circle and curved shapes.

Each month will feature a different hands on activity that invites children in grades 3-4 to design, create, build, explore and have fun. 

This month we're making watercolor resist art hearts for Valentine's Day!

Celebrate Valentine’s Day in the sweetest way! Young bakers will roll out sugar cookie dough, cut heart-shaped cookies, and decorate them with colorful icing and sprinkles.

Maker Club is an open time for students in grades 4-8 to play games, work on a project, or tinker- it is up to you.  Ten laptops will be available for computer games as well as an assortment of board games if you'd like to stay offline.

Join Drawn to Reading, a fun graphic novel book group for 2nd–4th graders! We’ll read the first chapter of a graphic novel together followed by a fun activity.

Each month, teen leaders from LiveGirl, S.T.A.R., and New Canaan Library guide participants in discussion around a selected realistic or historical fiction book. Open to anyone in grades 5-8.

Join filmmaker and comedy writer Claire Ayoub (EMPIRE WAIST, THE GYNOKID) for a creative and collaborative week learning how to turn those ideas in your imagination into a movie script.

Join us for an afternoon of crafting! Stop in anytime between 2pm-4pm. 

Join filmmaker and comedy writer Claire Ayoub (EMPIRE WAIST, THE GYNOKID) for a creative and collaborative week learning how to turn those ideas in your imagination into a movie script.

Join filmmaker and comedy writer Claire Ayoub (EMPIRE WAIST, THE GYNOKID) for a creative and collaborative week learning how to turn those ideas in your imagination into a movie script.

Are you a fan of Jeopardy? Ready to put your memory to the test? Kids in grades 3 to 6, join us once a month for the Quiz Game Book Group! Each month, we'll assign a book for you to read at home.

In this workshop, kids become cartoon/game builders and designers using ScratchJr. Through playful projects like Space Jam, Secret Agent, I Spy, and Maze Olympics, they’ll unlock the magic of coding while building their very own original games.