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New Canaan, CT 06840
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Jun 9 2026 Tue

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

12:30pm–1:30pm

Adults

Authors & Lectures, Health & Wellness

Open

Registration Required

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Jun 11 2026 Thu

GODS OF NEW YORK with Journalist Jonathan Mahler

7:00pm–8:00pm

Adults

Authors & Lectures

Open

Registration Required

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Jun 15 2026 Mon

The Nature of Gardening at the New York Botanical Garden

7:00pm–8:00pm

Adults

Authors & Lectures

Open

Registration Required

This event is in the "Adults" group

Jun 17 2026 Wed

Kate Doerge Presents Reimagining Grief

7:00pm–8:00pm

Adults

Authors & Lectures

Open

Registration Required

This event is in the "Adults" group

Jul 9 2026 Thu

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

6:30pm–7:30pm

Adults

Authors & Lectures, Classes & Workshops

Open

Registration Required

This event is in the "Grades K-5" group

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Jul 15 2026 Wed

Gordon Korman Author Visit

5:30pm–7:00pm

Grades K-5, Tweens & Teens, Multigenerational

Authors & Lectures, Featured

Open

Registration Required

This event is in the "Adults" group

Sep 3 2026 Thu

The American Revolution, Episode 1: In Order to Be Free (May 1754 – May 1775)

6:00pm–8:00pm

Adults

Authors & Lectures

Open

Registration Required

This event is in the "Adults" group

Sep 10 2026 Thu

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

6:00pm–8:00pm

Adults

Authors & Lectures

Open

Registration Required

This event is in the "Adults" group

Sep 17 2026 Thu

The American Revolution, Episode 3: The Times That Try Men’s Souls (July 1776 – January 1777)

6:00pm–8:00pm

Adults

Authors & Lectures

Open

Registration Required

This event is in the "Adults" group

Sep 24 2026 Thu

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

6:00pm–8:00pm

Adults

Authors & Lectures

Open

Registration Required

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Sep 28 2026 Mon

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

7:00pm–8:00pm

Adults

Authors & Lectures

Open

Registration Required

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Oct 1 2026 Thu

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

6:00pm–8:00pm

Adults

Authors & Lectures

Open

Registration Required

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Oct 8 2026 Thu

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

6:00pm–8:00pm

Adults

Authors & Lectures

Open

Registration Required

This event is in the "Adults" group

Oct 22 2026 Thu

Salant Lecture Steve Inskeep of NPR: The Role of News Media in American Democracy

7:00pm–8:00pm

Adults

Authors & Lectures

Open

Registration Required

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