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Tales for Tots (18-36 mos.)

Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 9:30am - 10:15am
Community Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Storytimes

 

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This event is in the "Ages 0-5" group
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Time for 2's

Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:15am
Kontulis Family Storytime Room + Program Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Storytimes

Join Miss Rebecca for an 8-week Twos Storytime series with songs, rhymes, felt-board stories, and special books and crafts! This class is for those who are 24-36 months old with a caregiver. 

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This event is in the "Adults" group

Navigating the New Landscape of Long-Term Care

Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Craig B. Tate Conference Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops

Join Lou and Jessica Pelletier from Pelletier Senior Planning as they delve into the evolving world of long-term care planning, especially the growing need for care among seniors and baby boomers.

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This event is in the "Grades K-5" group
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Little Bookworms: Book Group for Grades K-1

Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 4:15pm - 5:00pm
Kontulis Family Storytime Room + Program Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Book Groups, Classes & Workshops, Making & Crafting

Join Miss Rebecca for our K-1st Book Club, featuring hands-on games and crafts! Each month, we will read a book together at the Library, then get creative with book-inspired projects.

Open
Registration Required
This event is in the "Adults" group
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The Merritt: Masterwork of Design and Planning Opening Reception and Lecture

Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room + Kend Kitchen at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Art & Architecture

The Merritt Parkway is one of 20th-century America's most significant achievements in public architecture, planning, engineering, and landscape design, conceived and built by visionaries during the heyday of American motoring.

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Registration Required
This event is in the "Adults" group

Story Circle: An Evening of Storytelling

Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Craig B. Tate Conference Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Music & Performances

Join us for our monthly storytelling gathering. Each of us carries stories we return to again and again, as well as others we hold quietly, waiting for the right opportunity to share them.

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

Pronti a Parlare? Intermediate Italian Conversation Class

Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
McLaughlin Meeting Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Languages & Writing

Benvenuti! If you are looking to move beyond textbook phrases and truly embrace la bella lingua, join us for this engaging four-week conversation series.

Open
Registration Required
This event is in the "Grades K-5" group
This event is in the "Tweens & Teens" group
This event is in the "Multigenerational" group
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Art Exhibit for Neurodivergent & Special Needs Students: Canvas Pickup

Friday, May 1, 2026 at 9:00am - 5:00pm
Kontulis Family Storytime Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Art & Architecture, Making & Crafting, Special Programs

1st Annual Art Exhibit for Neurodivergent & Special Needs Students

This event is in the "Kids" group
This event is in the "Ages 0-5" group
Number two in a clock

Time for 2's

Friday, May 1, 2026 at 9:15am - 10:00am
Kontulis Family Storytime Room + Program Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Storytimes

 

Join Miss Dajana for a 8-week Twos Storytime series with songs, rhymes, felt-board stories, and special books and activities! This class is for those who are 24-36 months old with a caregiver. 

Closed
Registration Required
This event is in the "Kids" group
This event is in the "Ages 0-5" group
Book with Heart

3-5's Storytime

Friday, May 1, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:15am
Kontulis Family Storytime Room + Program Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Storytimes

Join Miss Marie or Miss Rebecca for 3-5’s Storytime with songs, rhymes, felts, and special books and activities!

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This event is in the "Adults" group
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Nonfiction at New Canaan Book Group: 1929

Friday, May 1, 2026 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm
McLaughlin Meeting Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Book Groups

This group reads new and popular nonfiction books. Come for a discussion about the book and leave learning something new. 

This month, we are reading 1929 by Andrew Ross Sorkin. 

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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
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Multigenerational" group

3D Printer Training for Ages 8-Adult

Friday, May 1, 2026 at 3:45pm - 4:45pm
Anderson MakerLab at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Technology & STEM

This is a small-group training session to learn how to use the BambuLab P1S 3D printer in the Library's MakerLab.  This session is open to ages 8-adult.

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This event is in the "Kids" group
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(NOT) Just for Kids: Norwalk Symphony- A Woodwind State-of-Mind

Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Arlene H. Grushkin Children's Program Room + Program Room B at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Music & Performances

Woodwind instruments come in all shapes and sizes - and their diversity is what makes them sound so great together!  Made of metal and/or wood, long or short, each creates an individual melodic sound that blends beautifully when played togeth

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Registration Required
This event is in the "Adults" group
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Birdhouse Painting for Adults (Day 1)

Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Anderson Terrace at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Art & Architecture, Making & Crafting

Spring is here, so let’s celebrate by painting miniature birdhouses! In this workshop, you will use acrylic paints to beautifully decorate a birdhouse. We will begin painting on Saturday, 5/2 and continue on Sunday, 5/3.

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This event is in the "Kids" group
This event is in the "Grades K-5" group
This event is in the "Tweens & Teens" group
This event is in the "Multigenerational" group
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UNIQUE Series Concert: Love

Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 3:00pm - 3:30pm
Kontulis Family Storytime Room + Program Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Music & Performances, Special Programs

Music helps us share our feelings--happy, silly, scared, even angry! Love is one of the trickiest feelings of all, and music can help us understand it.

Open
Registration Required
This event is in the "Adults" group
Next to Normal

CT Stage Co Presents "Next to Normal" A Staged Concert

Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room + Kend Kitchen at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Music & Performances

NEXT TO NORMAL

A Staged Concert

In partnership with New Canaan Library

With an electrifying pop/rock score and an honest, gut-wrenching script, Next to Normal explores how one suburban household c

This event is in the "Adults" group
This is a birdhouse painted with a blue background and flowers

Birdhouse Painting for Adults (Day 2)

Sunday, May 3, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Anderson Terrace at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Art & Architecture, Making & Crafting

Spring is here, so let’s celebrate by painting miniature birdhouses! In this workshop, you will use acrylic paints to beautifully decorate a birdhouse. We will begin painting on Saturday, 5/2 and continue on Sunday, 5/3.

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Registration Required
This event is in the "Adults" group
Next to Normal

CT Stage Co Presents "Next to Normal" A Staged Concert

Sunday, May 3, 2026 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room + Kend Kitchen at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Music & Performances

NEXT TO NORMAL

A Staged Concert

In partnership with New Canaan Library

With an electrifying pop/rock score and an honest, gut-wrenching script, Next to Normal explores how one suburban household c

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

Art Class for Grades 1-2: Chalk Pastel Galaxy

Sunday, May 3, 2026 at 4:00pm - 4:45pm
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 make something amazing? Join a few NCHS art students for an engaging, hands-on art class! Students in grades 1-2 will create their own galaxies with colorful chalk pastels while exploring space science.

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Registration Required
This event is in the "Adults" group

Gentle Yoga

Monday, May 4, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
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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This event is in the "Adults" group

Chair Yoga

Monday, May 4, 2026 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.

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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

3D Design Project for Grades 5-7: Articulated Designs

Monday, May 4, 2026 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Anderson MakerLab at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Technology & STEM

Each month we will take on a 3D design project using a CAD software. This month we will learn about the mechanics behind articulated 3D prints.

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Registration Required
This event is in the "Adults" group
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Intermediate French Conversation Class

Monday, May 4, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Craig B. Tate Conference Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Special Programs

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
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Beginner & Intermediate ESL Class

Monday, May 4, 2026 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
McLaughlin Meeting Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Special Programs

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

Open
Registration Required