Event List

Once every eight years, the fantastic Witchlight Carnival touches down on your world, bringing joy to one settlement after the next. Its owners, Mister Witch and Mister Light, know...

Learn research-based strategies for supporting positive behavior and compassionately setting boundaries in young children. Parents of preschoolers, join New Canaan CARES and Eve...

Join Miss Rebecca for our K-1st Book Club, featuring hands-on games and crafts! This month, we will read I Am a Dragon! A Squabble and a Quibble by Sabina Hahn and D...

Students embark on their journey in developing games with the powerful Roblox Studio Game Engine. Learn 3D modeling as it relates to game design through several game projects such ...

Fireflies are surely among our greatest ambassadors for Earth’s natural magic. For centuries their ethereal beauty has sparked wonder and inspired poets, artists, and children of a...

The New Canaan YMCA and Library have joined forces to bring you drop-in Tai Chi! Tai chi is a series of slow, gentle motions that are patterned after movements in nature.  It ...

If you are a parent of an autistic child or another neurodivergent with similar social, emotional, and sensory challenges, this is the group for you. Raising a child with exception...

In partnership with the Health Department of New Canaan, we present a suicide prevention QPR class. QPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer — the 3 simple steps anyone ca...

Children ages 4-6 years old will join Miss Marie for a story followed by a fun craft. Kid Creators focuses on concepts of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math). T...

Interested in the databases that New Canaan Library has to offer? Join Reference Librarian, Kassidy Wynne, to learn how to access and use New Canaan Library's medical databases,&nb...

Join us for a screening of An American in Paris, the legendary Gershwin musical starring Gene Kelly, directed by Vincent Minnelli.  Jerry Mulligan, a struggling A...

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

Your party is tasked with infiltrating a Thieves’ Guild steeped in shadowy secrecy. Will they find their target, or get caught in the web? This is the same game being played on ...

Calling all teens!  Join us once a month to chat, share ideas for teen programs, help develop the teen collection, and more!   (Plus, there will be pizza)  ...

If you are a parent of an autistic child or another neurodivergent with similar social, emotional, and sensory challenges, this is the group for you. Raising a child with exception...

Have a special talent? Come show it off at the New Canaan’s Got Talent, Talent Show. All children in grades 1- 8 are welcome to participate in the show! Children can showcase any t...

New Canaan's got talent--and this is your chance to see it! From magic tricks to playing an instrument, children in grades 1 to 8 will show off their special talents in our Februar...

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...

Join Cara Zelas, a teacher and author, along with a special guest, real-life therapy dog, Little Dude! Explore the theme of kindness through a book reading, engaging hands-on craft...

Landscape design is an investment. The right selection and balance of plants can enhance our enjoyment of our homes and neighborhoods, increase property values, and build resilienc...

Do you love to draw? Join a few New Canaan High School juniors for a fun-filled, hour-long colored pencil drawing class on Sunday afternoon! We will draw various marine life, inclu...

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 gent...

Join Fiddleheads cooking studio as we learn and prepare a delicious meal. For ages 3-5! 

Bring your little ones and join local musician Michael-Louis Smith to enjoy a fun and educational performance in the Children’s Room. Participants should be ready to sing along to ...