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A Conversation with Author and Humorist Ann Leary

Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room + Kend Kitchen at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Authors & Lectures
Age Group:
Adults

Enjoy an evening with New York Times bestselling author and humorist Ann Leary in conversation with New Canaan Library CEO Ellen Sullivan Crovatto.

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Nantucket Looms: A Legacy of Style, Author Talk & Pop-up Shop

Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at 11:00am - 3:00pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room + Kend Kitchen at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Art & Architecture, Authors & Lectures, Making & Crafting
Age Group:
Adults

Nantucket Looms: A Legacy of Style

New Book release - Author Talk & Pop-up Shop

Tuesday, May 27th

11am Pop-Up shop

12pm Author Presentation

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Being Seen: What Our Kids Need Most from Us Today, with Professor Selena Bartlett, Neuroscientist & Author of BEING SEEN

Friday, May 30, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room + Kend Kitchen at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Authors & Lectures, Health & Wellness, Special Programs & Outreach
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Kids, Tweens & Teens, Adults, All Ages/Families

Today’s parents are facing more pressure than ever—digitally distracted kids, emotional overload, and a world that feels like it’s moving too fast.

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Here a Chick, There a Chick: Chick Crafts and Author Visit with Medha Singhania

Sunday, June 1, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Kontulis Family Storytime Room + Program Room at New Canaan Library
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Authors & Lectures, Making & Crafting, Special Programs & Outreach
Age Group:
Kids, Ages 0-5, Grades K-5, All Ages/Families

Eighth grader and brand-new author Medha Singhania visits New Canaan Library for the launch of her picture book, Goldeta, the story of a spoiled chick who finds her way to kindness.

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The Attwood Lecture: Ari Fleischer and the Daily Briefing

Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room + Kend Kitchen at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Authors & Lectures
Age Group:
Adults

As former White House press secretary, Ari Fleischer was the primary spokesperson for President George W. Bush and delivered the daily White House briefings from 2001 to 2003.

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EVENT FULL - An Evening with Brooke Shields

Thursday, June 5, 2025 at 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room + Kend Kitchen at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Authors & Lectures
Age Group:
Adults

Thank you for your interest in An Evening with Brooke Shields at New Canaan Library. This event and the waitlist have reached capacity and are now full.

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The New York Game: Baseball and the Rise of a New City with Best-Selling Author Kevin Baker

Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room + Kend Kitchen at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Authors & Lectures
Age Group:
Adults

Historian Kevin Baker’s hugely entertaining history of baseball and New York City, bursting with larger-than-life figures and fascinating stories from the game’s beginnings to the end of World War II, was voted

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Author James Frey in Conversation with Gina Gershon

Monday, June 16, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room + Kend Kitchen at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Authors & Lectures
Age Group:
Adults

With biting wit and unflinching precision, James Frey takes readers on a satirical thrill ride through the dark heart of privilege in his latest novel, Next to Heaven. Fans of The White Lotus and Big Little Lies wil

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