Event List

Do you feel prepared to support aging parents? Are you also thinking about your own longevity?

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. 

Award-winning landscape designer and photographer Emily Kelting presents a journey through the rich history and design of Japanese gardens, including its connection to Buddhism, significance of tea houses, and

Mention the word Medicare and you’re likely to get a confused look in return.

Join our exciting after-school program on LEGO Robotics! Discover the world of STEM through hands-on building and programming with LEGO SPIKE.

Confidence Club provides girls with a positive adult role model and creates a safe space for girls to develop self-esteem and social emotional intelligence. Confidence Club is a facilitated discussion group that creates a BRAVE SPACE for girl

When winter releases its grip and spring starts to unfold, it beckons us to get outdoors which incorporates activities with varying terrain that can expose us to different risks.

Join the RAM Council Foundation, its members, and parents for a community conversation on supporting 8-12th grade students on their path to success.

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. 

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

This is a weekly, one-hour workshop where patrons can build up their typing skills. Bring a computer from home or let us know if you need to borrow a Library laptop. Stay for the full hour or for as long as you need!

Sometimes it's hard to tell the difference between news that's well-researched and news that's false or misleading. Join to learn how to identify and understand fake news, misinformation, and disinformation online. 

Wind down from the school-week with a gentle crafting project.  This month, we will have miniature bakery items made from polymer clay primed and ready to paint!  Pick your order, paint and create a mini to-go box to carry them home in.

Join Miss Marie for Book Babies Storytime with songs, rhymes, bounces, and a special book! This class is for those who are 0-23 months old with a caregiver. 

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. 

In this class, learn how to get started with LinkedIn Learning, the library’s newest resource that you can use to learn new skills at your own pace, with over 16,000 professionally designed courses available for free!

It is time for the next Epicurean Cooking Tournament! This year, the council has selected a sweltering jungle to host the competition. Can the party craft the best dishes while foiling their rivals plot to cook up something... sinister?

You're invited to hear bestselling author Amity Gaige discuss her new novel, Heartwood, in conversation with Daisy Alpert Florin. 

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.

For parents of all children in preschool and elementary school. 

Get your 2025 taxes filed for free at New Canaan Library through SimplifyCT.

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

Please note this course is for NEW STUDENTS who did not take the February 2026 class.