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2026-27 ECCO Early Childhood Parenting Series: Navigating Your Preschooler’s Transition to School

Wednesday, August 12, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Jim and Dede Bartlett Auditorium at New Canaan Library
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Authors & Lectures, Health & Wellness, Parenting, Special Programs

Starting a new school year can bring excitement, uncertainty, and a lot of emotions, for children and parents alike.

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This event is in the "Tweens & Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
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The Uncommon College Essay with Stacey Brook

Thursday, August 20, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room + Kend Kitchen at New Canaan Library
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Authors & Lectures

Essay expert Stacey Brook, founder and chief advisor at College Essay Advisors (CEA), walks readers through her signature Uncommon College Essay Approach, a four-step process designed to turn essay anxiety into essay success. 

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This event is in the "Adults" group
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Best-Selling Author of "GRIT" Presents "SITUATED"

Wednesday, September 2, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room + Kend Kitchen at New Canaan Library
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Authors & Lectures

From the #1 bestselling author of Grit, a new book that reveals the hidden power of situations—and how you can shape them to bring out your best.

This event is in the "Adults" group
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The American Revolution, Episode 1: In Order to Be Free (May 1754 – May 1775)

Thursday, September 3, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room + Kend Kitchen at New Canaan Library
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Authors & Lectures

The American Revolution, a landmark documentary by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt, examines how our nation’s founding was at once a war for independence, a civil war, and a world war that

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This event is in the "Adults" group
Detail from a color painting of the head of George Washington

The American Revolution, Episode 2: An Asylum for Mankind (May 1775 – July 1776)

Thursday, September 10, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room + Kend Kitchen at New Canaan Library
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Authors & Lectures

The American Revolution, a landmark documentary by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt, examines how our nation’s founding was at once a war for independence, a civil war, and a world war that

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Registration Required
This event is in the "Adults" group
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Bestselling Author Michelle Young Presents "The Art Spy"

Sunday, September 13, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room at New Canaan Library
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Authors & Lectures

Named a Best Book of 2025 by the New York Public Library, The Art Spy is a riveting and stylish saga set in Paris during World War II that uncovers how an unlikely heroine infiltrated the Nazi leadership to save the world

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This event is in the "Adults" group
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The American Revolution, Episode 3: The Times That Try Men’s Souls (July 1776 – January 1777)

Thursday, September 17, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room + Kend Kitchen at New Canaan Library
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Authors & Lectures

The American Revolution, a landmark documentary by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt, examines how our nation’s founding was at once a war for independence, a civil war, and a world war that

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Registration Required
This event is in the "Adults" group
Painting of American colonists firing on British redcoats with a cannon

The American Revolution, Episode 4: Conquer by a Drawn Game (January 1777 – February 1778)

Thursday, September 24, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room + Kend Kitchen at New Canaan Library
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Authors & Lectures

The American Revolution, a landmark documentary by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt, examines how our nation’s founding was at once a war for independence, a civil war, and a world war that impacted millions. We are pleas

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Registration Required
This event is in the "Adults" group
Bronze statue of Stockbridge Militia Native American soldier

The Stockbridge Militia Company: A Native Community’s Experience of the American Revolution

Monday, September 28, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room + Kend Kitchen at New Canaan Library
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Authors & Lectures

From the earliest days of the Revolutionary War, the Stockbridge Militia Company, formed by the Mohicans of Stockbridge, Massachusetts, fought with distinction in George Washington’s Continental Army.

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This event is in the "Adults" group
Painting of White and Black American patriots marching

The American Revolution, Episode 5: The Soul of All America (December 1777 – May 1780)

Thursday, October 1, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room + Kend Kitchen at New Canaan Library
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Authors & Lectures

The American Revolution, a landmark documentary by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt, examines how our nation’s founding was at once a war for independence, a civil war, and a world war that impacted millions. We are pleas

Open
Registration Required
This event is in the "Adults" group
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CT Pizza History

Sunday, October 4, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room + Kend Kitchen at New Canaan Library
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Authors & Lectures

Learn about the rich 140-year history of Italian immigration and culinary tradition that shaped New Haven into one of America's most iconic pizza-making hubs—and led to Connecticut’s designation as the “Pizza State” by the U.S. Congress. 

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This event is in the "Adults" group
George Washington surrounded by other white American politicians and representatives in a formal indoor setting during ratification of the Articles of the Confederation

The American Revolution, Episode 6: The Most Sacred Thing (May 1780 – Onward)

Thursday, October 8, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room + Kend Kitchen at New Canaan Library
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Authors & Lectures

The American Revolution, a landmark documentary by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt, examines how our nation’s founding was at once a war for independence, a civil war, and a world war that impacted millions. We are pleas

Open
Registration Required
This event is in the "Adults" group
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Pulitzer Prize-Winning Historian Annette Gordon-Reed Presents "The Founding of Our Nation"

Thursday, November 12, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room + Kend Kitchen at New Canaan Library
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Authors & Lectures

Pulitzer Prize winning historian and MacArthur Genius Annette Gordon-Reed—a highly sought-after expert on the American Revolution and founding generation—brings fresh insight to the Constitution and the formati

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