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"What Your Body Knows About Happiness" with Bestselling Author Janice Kaplan

Tuesday, June 9, 2026 at 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room + Kend Kitchen at New Canaan Library
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Authors & Lectures, Health & Wellness

America’s gratitude guru and New York Times bestselling author Janice Kaplan presents her new book, What Your Body Knows About Happiness, with a new twist on how mind-body connections in

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GODS OF NEW YORK with Journalist Jonathan Mahler

Thursday, June 11, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room + Kend Kitchen at New Canaan Library
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Authors & Lectures

New York, 1986: Record profits on Wall Street sent money splashing across Manhattan, as thousands of New Yorkers were sleeping in the streets, dying of AIDS, and nearly one-third of the city’s

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The Nature of Gardening at the New York Botanical Garden

Monday, June 15, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room + Kend Kitchen at New Canaan Library
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Authors & Lectures

The New York Botanical Garden is a vital link between the preservation of historic, picturesque landscapes and the development of sustainable future cities.

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Kate Doerge Presents Reimagining Grief

Wednesday, June 17, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room + Kend Kitchen at New Canaan Library
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Authors & Lectures

“Reimagining Grief is a deeply personal yet practical guide for anyone navigating the aftermath of devastating loss.

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Once Upon a Darker Time: The Brothers Grimm and German Folklore

Thursday, July 9, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Craig B. Tate Conference Room at New Canaan Library
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Authors & Lectures, Classes & Workshops

In 1812, brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published their first collection of German folktales, including stories such as Little Red Riding Hood, Hansel and Gretel, and Rumpelstiltskin.

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Gordon Korman Author Visit

Wednesday, July 15, 2026 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room + Kend Kitchen at New Canaan Library
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Authors & Lectures, Featured

Join us to celebrate the launch of Sleepless with author Gordon Korman! Get a sneak preview of the book, learn about Gordon Korman's writing process, and ask him questions. A book signing will follow. 

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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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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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This event is in the "Adults" group
White Hessian soldiers with muskets and pointy gold helmets in the throes of battle

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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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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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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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

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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

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Registration Required