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Event List

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This event is in the "Grades K-5" group

Math Art for Grades 1-2

Wednesday, July 22, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:15pm
Arlene H. Grushkin Children's Program Room + Program Room B at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Technology & STEM

Children entering grades 1 and 2, join Miss Rebecca for 4 days of hands-on art projects that will level up your math skills!

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Registration Required
This event is in the "Grades K-5" group

Math Art for Grades 1-2

Thursday, July 23, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:15pm
Arlene H. Grushkin Children's Program Room + Program Room B at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Technology & STEM

Children entering grades 1 and 2, join Miss Rebecca for 4 days of hands-on art projects that will level up your math skills!

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Registration Required
This event is in the "Grades K-5" group

Art Class for Incoming Grades 2-3: Blow Painting with Straws

Friday, July 24, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:15pm
Arlene H. Grushkin Children's Program Room + Program Room B at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Art & Architecture, Classes & Workshops, Making & Crafting

Ready to get creative and bring your imagination to life? Join a few NCHS art students for an engaging, hands-on art class!

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Registration Required
This event is in the "Grades K-5" group

Drawing Class for Incoming Grades 4-5: Fantasy Landscape

Saturday, July 25, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Arlene H. Grushkin Children's Program Room + Program Room B at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Art & Architecture, Classes & Workshops, Making & Crafting

Ready to get creative and bring your imagination to life? Join a few NCHS art students for an engaging, hands-on class!

Open
Registration Required
This event is in the "Kids" group
This event is in the "Grades K-5" group
This event is in the "Tweens & Teens" group
Picture of Cary Wang playing piano

Learn to Play Piano Through Your Favorite Movie Themes for Ages 7-12

Saturday, July 25, 2026 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Arlene H. Grushkin Children's Program Room + Program Room B at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Music & Performances, Special Programs

Join accomplished pianist and teen volunteer Cary Wang to learn basic music concepts and start piano playing through your favorite movie themes.

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Registration Required
This event is in the "Kids" group
This event is in the "Grades K-5" group
This event is in the "Tweens & Teens" group
Picture of Cary Wang playing piano

Advanced: Learn Music Theory through Piano for Ages 8-14

Saturday, July 25, 2026 at 3:45pm - 4:45pm
Arlene H. Grushkin Children's Program Room + Program Room B at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Music & Performances, Special Programs

Join accomplished pianist and teen volunteer Cary Wang to perfect your favorite piano pieces through advance music theory, foundation for education development and musical advancement. Children/Teens should have piano experience.

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Registration Required
This event is in the "Kids" group
This event is in the "Grades K-5" group

Chess Meetup! for Grades K-5

Monday, July 27, 2026 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops

Families can join us for a chess classes featuring a mixture of instruction and supervised play.

Open
Registration Required
This event is in the "Kids" group
This event is in the "Grades K-5" group
Words Golden Bites Kitchen

Summer Popsicle Lab & Fresh Fruit Creations Cooking Class for grades K-2

Tuesday, July 28, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Kend Family Kitchen at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Cooking

Get ready to beat the heat with your own homemade treats! In this fun and interactive class, students will learn how to make popsicle mixtures using fresh ingredients, then design their own custom popsicle to take home and freeze.

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Registration Required
This event is in the "Kids" group
This event is in the "Grades K-5" group
Words Golden Bites Kitchen

Summer Popsicle Lab & Fresh Fruit Creations Cooking Class for Grades 3-6

Tuesday, July 28, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Kend Family Kitchen at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Cooking

Get ready to beat the heat with your own homemade treats! In this fun and interactive class, students will learn how to make popsicle mixtures using fresh ingredients, then design their own custom popsicle to take home and freeze.

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Registration Required
This event is in the "Ages 0-5" group
This event is in the "Grades K-5" group
Assorted crafting supplies

Feed the Frog Craft for Ages 4-6

Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:15pm
Arlene H. Grushkin Children's Program Room + Program Room B at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Making & Crafting

Join Miss Dajana to create a fun frog craft. How many flies will your frog catch? Please have your child wear a smock or clothes they can get paint on. 

This class is intended for children ages 4-6 years old. 

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Registration Required
This event is in the "Kids" group
This event is in the "Grades K-5" group
This event is in the "Tweens & Teens" group
Picture of Cary Wang playing piano

CANCELED Learn to Play Piano Through Your Favorite Movie Themes for Ages 7-12

Saturday, August 1, 2026 at 2:30pm - 3:15pm
Arlene H. Grushkin Children's Program Room + Program Room B at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Music & Performances, Special Programs

Join accomplished pianist and teen volunteer Cary Wang to learn basic music concepts and start piano playing through your favorite movie themes.

Cancelled
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Registration Required
This event is in the "Kids" group
This event is in the "Grades K-5" group
This event is in the "Tweens & Teens" group
Picture of Cary Wang playing piano

CANCELED Advanced: Learn Music Theory through Piano for Ages 8-14

Saturday, August 1, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:15pm
Arlene H. Grushkin Children's Program Room + Program Room B at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Music & Performances, Special Programs

Join accomplished pianist and teen volunteer Cary Wang to perfect your favorite piano pieces through advance music theory, foundation for education development and musical advancement. Children/Teens should have piano experience.

Cancelled
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This event is in the "Grades K-5" group

Creative Writing and Bookmaking Camp for Grades 3-5

Monday, August 3, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Arlene H. Grushkin Children's Program Room + Program Room B at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Languages & Writing, Making & Crafting

Are you a writer entering grades 3-5? Join Miss Rebecca to write, write, write! In this three-day creative writing camp, we will design our own books. We'll learn about the bookmaking process, then write stories of our own.

Upcoming
Registration Required
This event is in the "Kids" group
This event is in the "Grades K-5" group

Chess Meetup! for Grades K-5

Monday, August 3, 2026 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Jim and Dede Bartlett Auditorium at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops

Families can join us for a chess classes featuring a mixture of instruction and supervised play.

Upcoming
Registration Required
This event is in the "Grades K-5" group

Creative Writing and Bookmaking Camp for Grades 3-5

Tuesday, August 4, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Arlene H. Grushkin Children's Program Room + Program Room B at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Languages & Writing, Making & Crafting

Are you a writer entering grades 3-5? Join Miss Rebecca to write, write, write! In this three-day creative writing camp, we will design our own books. We'll learn about the bookmaking process, then write stories of our own.

Upcoming
Registration Required
This event is in the "Grades K-5" group

Creative Writing and Bookmaking Camp for Grades 3-5

Wednesday, August 5, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Arlene H. Grushkin Children's Program Room + Program Room B at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Languages & Writing, Making & Crafting

Are you a writer entering grades 3-5? Join Miss Rebecca to write, write, write! In this three-day creative writing camp, we will design our own books. We'll learn about the bookmaking process, then write stories of our own.

Upcoming
Registration Required
This event is in the "Grades K-5" group
Assorted crafting supplies

Pond Animal Puppets for Ages 5-7

Thursday, August 6, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:15pm
Arlene H. Grushkin Children's Program Room + Program Room B at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Making & Crafting

Children ages 5-7 years old will join Miss Dajana to learn about what animals live in and around a pond followed by a fun DIY puppet activity. 

This class is intended for children ages 5-7 years old. 

Upcoming
Registration Required
This event is in the "Kids" group
This event is in the "Grades K-5" group

Beaded Jumping Frogs for Grades 3-4

Friday, August 7, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Anderson MakerLab at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Making & Crafting

Learn to bead a jumping frog using seed beads and wire. For students in grades 3-4 in Fall 2026.

Registration opens July 1 at 8am.

Upcoming
Registration Required
This event is in the "Kids" group
This event is in the "Grades K-5" group
This event is in the "Tweens & Teens" group

Board Game Design Camp for Grades 5-9

Monday, August 10, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Anderson MakerLab at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Making & Crafting

Design a board game working either solo or with a team.  We'll explore game mechanics, strategies and storytelling and use MakerLab equipment to create a prototype of our games.  This workshop meets over four days: August 10-13.

Upcoming
Registration Required
This event is in the "Grades K-5" group
Pencil writing on paper

Story Starters Camp for Grades 1-3

Monday, August 10, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Arlene H. Grushkin Children's Program Room + Program Room B at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Making & Crafting

Are you a budding writer entering Grades 1 to 3? Join Miss Rebecca for a three-day storytelling–and story writing–extravaganza! We’ll play games to get imaginations flowing, then put ideas to paper in creative ways.

Upcoming
Registration Required
This event is in the "Kids" group
This event is in the "Grades K-5" group

Chess Meetup! for Grades K-5

Monday, August 10, 2026 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops

Families can join us for a chess classes featuring a mixture of instruction and supervised play.

Upcoming
Registration Required
This event is in the "Kids" group
This event is in the "Grades K-5" group
This event is in the "Tweens & Teens" group

Board Game Design Camp for Grades 5-9

Tuesday, August 11, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Anderson MakerLab at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Making & Crafting

Design a board game working either solo or with a team.  We'll explore game mechanics, strategies and storytelling and use MakerLab equipment to create a prototype of our games.  This workshop meets over four days: August 10-13.

Upcoming
Registration Required
This event is in the "Grades K-5" group
Pencil writing on paper

Story Starters Camp for Grades 1-3

Tuesday, August 11, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Arlene H. Grushkin Children's Program Room + Program Room B at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Making & Crafting

Are you a budding writer entering Grades 1 to 3? Join Miss Rebecca for a three-day storytelling–and story writing–extravaganza! We’ll play games to get imaginations flowing, then put ideas to paper in creative ways.

Upcoming
Registration Required
This event is in the "Kids" group
This event is in the "Grades K-5" group
This event is in the "Tweens & Teens" group

Board Game Design Camp for Grades 5-9

Wednesday, August 12, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Anderson MakerLab at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Making & Crafting

Design a board game working either solo or with a team.  We'll explore game mechanics, strategies and storytelling and use MakerLab equipment to create a prototype of our games.  This workshop meets over four days: August 10-13.

Upcoming
Registration Required