Event List

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.

Curious about artificial intelligence and how tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Microsoft Copilot are changing the way we learn, work, and create? Join us for an engaging and approachable overview of today’s most widely used AI chatbots.

Middle schoolers in grades 6-8, join us each month for a book discussion, board game, and pizza. You can pick up each month's selection at the Library to read at home before the meeting. 

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 can use to help prevent suicide.

Please join the Waitlist below if you interested in attending as we are actively working on expanding capacity for this program. 

Developed in consultation with Inclusive Together, this is a monthly storytime especially designed for children with special needs and their families, as well as those who prefer a calmer storytime envir

New Canaan Library is pleased to welcome New Canaan poet Jamie O’Halloran for the official launch and reading of her recently published debut collection Ballast. O’Halloran earned a master’s degree in creative writing from t

Do you love to draw? Join Amy, a college student, for a fun-filled, hour-long drawing class on Sunday afternoon! We will be drawing a winter scene to celebrate the official start of winter.

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.

We are pleased to continue our partnership with the New Canaan YMCA to bring you Chair Yoga.

Open Tech is a weekly drop-in program held every Tuesday from 2:00-4:00 PM.

Open Morning for Writers is once-a-month quiet writing space for writers at New Canaan Library.  There will not be any instruction or talking in the room. 

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.

Join us for a morning of crafting! Stop in anytime between 10am-12pm. 

Are you a fan of Jeopardy? Ready to put your memory to the test? Kids in grades 2 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.

Open Tech is a weekly drop-in program held every Tuesday from 2:00-4:00 PM.

Join us as we have a fun 30 minute sing-along with Daniel Palese! Daniel Palese is a local children's musician and board-certified music therapist with an MA in Music Therapy from NYU.

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

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

Open Tech is a weekly drop-in program held every Tuesday from 2:00-4:00 PM.

Join Kurt Gallagher as he plays some favorite kids’ songs for 45 minutes of fun! Best for families with children ages 5 and under! Drop-in for the first 150 families to arrive. 

Define your new year resolutions with a Vision Board! Join to make your very own Vision Board: a collage of images, text, and other materials to create a visual representation of your goals.