Event List

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

What if stories could be brought to life through coding? For students from grades one through four who love stories and want to learn coding, this class is perfect for them!

Our Spanish Conversation group is designed for individuals with advanced beginner or intermediate skills. This lively, instructor-led session focuses on helping participants grow their confidence, expand their vocabulary, and stre

Join us each month as we create a seasonal painting in acrylic! All skill levels are welcome. 

Please pre-register. 

Are you ready to be a book reviewer? Passionate readers in grades 4 to 6, join Miss Rebecca to learn how professional book reviewers talk about books.

How did Americans come to elect Barack Obama, and then Donald Trump? Those choices capture, in a nutshell, what Paul Starr calls the American contradiction.

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. 

For parents of all children in preschool and elementary school. 

Learn how to use a sewing machine with a fun project.  We'll start the class with sewing basics and safety.  You will learn how to set up the machine, select stitches and then we will practice what we've learned with our project.

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.

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

Intermediate Excel:  This class will provide an introduction to PivotTables and Pivot Charts in Microsoft Excel, focusing on how to use these tools to quickly summarize, analyze, and visualize large sets of data.

The Narrative Resonance series pairs works of classical chamber music and literature to explore artistic parallels and their relevance for contemporary audiences.

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!

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. 

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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. 

Let’s come together and give back to our community! Join New Canaan CARES and New Canaan Library, with the helping hands of New Canaan Girl Scouts, to get crafty and create projects reflecting kindness and caring.

Our French Conversation class focuses on culture, conversation, vocabulary, and grammar. Students will engage in various activities to practice the language.

"What is given may be taken away at any time."

Join us at the Library for a screening of Hamnet (2025).  

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

Join Fiddleheads cooking studio as we learn and prepare a citrus olive oil cakes with fresh whipped cream. Sign-up and stop by before starting your homework or heading to sports!

The Next Chapter Book Club is a social, community-based book club for older teens and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities who enjoy reading or listening to stories.  At every meeting each member is given a turn to read reg

Our Spanish Conversation group is designed for individuals with advanced beginner or intermediate skills. This lively, instructor-led session focuses on helping participants grow their confidence, expand their vocabulary, and stre