4 events, 24 . New Canaan taxpayers are currently the largest aggregate donor to the library - funding 75% of the NCL’s operating budget.  New Canaan Library on Tuesday unveiled plans for a rebuilt facility that makes dramatically different use of the organization’s gateway block to the downtown and features a glass-and-stone exterior, 300-seat auditorium, rooftop terrace, café, public concourse, fireplace, two large conference rooms and “town green” at the corner of Main and Cherry … The New Canaan Library’s biennial community read moves in an exciting new direction this year with a shift of focus from one book to one author - allowing a broader perspective with discussions, and programming around a diverse body of one author’s work.. The New Canaan Library, and the New Canaan Chamber of Commerce are pleased to present a four part business series aimed at those considering new business ventures and pivots. This month, we will read Glacier on the Move by Elizabeth Rusch and Alice Brereton together+ Read More, Please join us for this Live webinar on Wednesday, February 17 at 7:00 PM EST REGISTER While COVID keeps us grounded from traveling we offer an inspiring talk to satisfy+ Read More, Join Intellectu-Gals, a reading group for intellectually curious women who want to dig into global topics through a diverse blend of genres and voices. There are four paths to choose from, each a letter from SEAM: Science, Engineering, Art or Math.+ Read More, The stage between elementary and teen years is a little window called the tweens years where we see massive brain restructuring that will change our little kids into legit middle+ Read More, Please join us for this live webinar on Monday, February 8th at 7:00pm EST REGISTER HERE ArtScapades returns to New Canaan Library with the fifth lecture of their 2020-2021 season…via+ Read More, Join our bi-weekly tech talks on Zoom videoconference to learn about electronic resources and get help with devices, computer software, and tips to bring you from tech-wary to tech-savvy! New Canaan Library is pleased to partner with the New Canaan Chamber of Commerce to bring you the four-part business series, The Story of Startups. In Thrive, Arianna Huffington makes an impassioned and compelling case for the need to redefine what it means to be successful in today's world. Have a card? Ideal+ Read More, Speculative fiction centers on a setting other than the real world, involving futuristic, magical, or supernatural elements. This program is for any children+ Read More, Join Miss Marie and Miss Rebecca for songs, rhymes, felt-board stories, and special books when we meet in our Zoom room! Your session has expired. Then, log on to Zoom for a+ Read More, Join us for this live program on Wednesday February 17th at 1:00 pm EST. Before the first day of class, stop by the library to borrow an Arduino kit. What will we learn this week? Join the librarian-led bookgroup: Can’t Sleep Thrillers for the feverish fans of books with psychological mayhem, dubious mysteries, and plot twists.+ Read More, This month we are reading Scythe by Neal Shusterman! New Canaan Library and the New Canaan Chamber of Commerce are pleased to present a four-part business series aimed at those considering new business ventures and pivots. 1,301 were here. New Canaan Library’s Mission: To inspire lifelong … Babies and Toddlers Story Time on Zoom - … If you're still having trouble, follow these steps to sign in. What is the same and what is different? 1,301 were here. This class will meet on three consecutive Wednesday evenings from Jan. 20+ Read More, Pulse-racing, jaw-dropping, and shiver-inducing books are always in season. The recipe can be+ Read More, New Canaan Library is pleased to partner with the New Canaan Chamber of Commerce to bring you the four-part business series, The Story of Startups. This month’s book is: The Mother Tongue by Bill Bryson. Why should we differentiate them? Register once for all four classes (2/3,+ Read More, Capturing Creativity with Julia Strayer is open to all writers (fiction, nonfiction, poetry) at any level of experience. This program is for any+ Read More, Please join us for this live webinar on Wednesday, March 3rd at 7:00 pm EST REGISTER HERE During the month of March, New Canaan Library celebrates “One Author New Canaan”+ Read More, Please join us for this live webinar on Thursday, March 7 at 7:00 PM EST! Get started>>, Looking for things to do over break? Bring a shaker,+ Read More, This live Zoom webinar will take place on Monday, February 22 at 7:00 - 8:15 PM EST. New Canaan Library’s Mission: To inspire lifelong … Younger kids will+ Read More, Join us on Zoom for a 3-part class where we learn how to develop our own fantasy-style adventure game using Scratch. The Library is the place to discover a new interest, learn a new skill and find a new passion. If you receive an error message, please contact your library for help. Join Educator Mrs. Moran for a Teddy Bear Picnic over Zoom! Join us in a Zoom meeting to discuss the book and chat with your friends! We are pleased to welcome Dr. Cynthia Miller-Idriss for this year’s William Attwood Memorial Lecture+ Read More, New Canaan CARES: Healthy Relationships are Learned - 9:30 am, The Story of Startups: Starting a Business 101 - 7:00 pm, New Canaan CARES: Winter Isolation Survival Tips - 9:30 am, Babies and Toddlers Story Time on Zoom - 10:00 am, Capturing Creativity Writing Classes with Julia Strayer - 6:30 pm, Can’t Sleep Thrillers Book Club - 7:00 pm, Pizza and Pages (Zoom) Book Group for grades 6-7 - 7:00 pm, SEAM Rippers For Grades 1-3: February Pick-Up, New Canaan CARES: The Social Skills Guide for Tweens - 9:30 am, Artscapades Presents: The Great Art Migration: From the South to Harlem - 7:00 pm, Tech Tuesdays: Twitter as a Personal Learning Network - 10:30 am, The Story of Startups: The Art of Pivoting - 7:00 pm, World History and Cultural Events Book Group - 7:00 pm, Resilience: The Secret Life of Trees - 7:00 pm, Book Chat Thursday with guest Laura Budd from NC Chamber of Commerce - 11:00 am, Virtual Chess Club for Grades 4 and up - 7:00 pm, Winter Animals Activity Kit Pick Up for Grades K-5, Code a Fantasy Game in Scratch for Grades 3-5 - 11:00 am, Introduction to Coding Electronics for Grades 5+ - 7:00 pm, Women & Money Roundtable: How to Make Sense of Today’s Financial Markets - 1:00 pm, Little Bookworms: Book Group for Grades K-1 - 4:00 pm, Barney Loehnis: Walks Across Continents - 7:00 pm, Genealogy Research: Learn how to Organize Your Files with Drew Smith - 7:00 pm, How Children Understand Race and How Adults Can Help - 7:00 pm, Tech Tuesdays: Presentations with Google Slides - 10:30 am, Young Critics Book Group for Grades 4-6 - 7:00 pm, The Story of Startups: The Entrepreneurial Mindset - 7:00 pm, The Mysterious Zoom Art Society - 4:15 pm, Glass House Presents: On Pandemic Domesticity - 7:00 pm, New Canaan CARES: The Art of Raising Kids Today with Dr. Lisa Damour & Dr. Michael Reichert - 7:00 pm, Yale Science Communication Presents, “How to Build an Earth: Just Add Water” - 7:00 pm, Virtual Bilingual Storytime: Colorín Colorado - 10:00 am, Speculative Fiction Writing Class Returns - 6:30 pm, The Story of Startups: Raising Capital with CTNext - 7:00 pm, Telling Stories through Architecture: Landscape and Meaning in the Buildings of Brooklyn - 7:00 pm, William Attwood Memorial Lecture: Dr. Cynthia Miller-Idriss presents “Hate in the Homeland” - 7:00 pm. Centerbrook designed a new library for the residents of New Canaan that will be the physical and metaphorical heart of the community. ArtScapades at New Canaan Library presents February’s lecture, “The Great Art Migration, From the South to Harlem” on Monday, February 8, at 7 PM EST. Please add your card again, or add a different card. In dollars, this means that currently the NCL receives over 2 million dollars in support per year (with the number increasing year … Learn how+ Read More, “Booked Solid” is our podcast for young adults, new adults, and the forever young adult at heart. Add a library card to your account to borrow titles, place holds, and add titles to your wish list. Join us for Session 4+ Read More, This month we are reading Harbor Me by Jacqueline Woodson! Browse, borrow, and enjoy titles from the New Canaan Library digital collection. Join us for Session 1+ Read More, This winter may seem a little different than years before. Important Notice about Copyrighted Materials. 1,300 were here. Join us for Session 3 + Read More. Important Notice about Copyrighted Materials. Located on a prominent gateway site, the library will create a grand civic space that serves as a crossroads between the town’s commercial, educational, and residential districts. Our younger children have gone through a massive pandemic and as winter approaches they may be gearing up for another+ Read More, Join Miss Rebecca and Miss Dajana for songs, stories, and musical fun when we meet in our Zoom room! Sign up for a winter animals activity kit! Please sign in again so you can continue to borrow titles and access your Loans, Wish list, and Holds pages. Whether you speak Spanish, English, or both, these rhymes and tales will capture your imagination! Download eBooks, magazines, and more. CT State Library is an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. In this supportive environment Intellectu-Gals will+ Read More, Please join us for this live webinar on Thursday, February 18 at 7 pm EST REGISTER Genealogy research has many layers – and that results in many files! The New Canaan Library is welcoming a Professor of Film History at Sarah Lawrence College, Michael Cramer, for the library’s second talk in its new cultural series titled: “Movements in Cinema,” which takes place via a live webinar on the Zoom application on Thursday, Jan. 21, at 7 p.m. Cramer is also the next speaker in the series. It is boy AND a girl. This class is for those who are 24-36 months+ Read More, The Library is closed on Sunday. Join Dr. Lisa Damour and+ Read More, Please join us for this Live webinar on Thursday, February 25 at 7:00 PM EST REGISTER Yale Science Communication returns this month, presenting a discussion that prompts us to ponder+ Read More, Join Miss Dajana for songs, stories, and felt-board games in both English and Spanish. We make learning straightforward and efficient for everyone- whether it's hands-on, listening to an expert, finding the right article or simply reading a book. New Canaan Library and the New Canaan Chamber of Commerce are pleased to present a four-part business series aimed at those considering new business ventures and pivots. According to the library’s online search, under the subject “Historic buildings — New Canaan, Conn.,” multiple copies of this book are available in the New Canaan Library itself. This is "New Canaan Library" by Centerbrook Architects on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. 10:00 am - 10:30 am . Join this class to write an imaginative story set in an alternate world+ Read More, New Canaan Library is pleased to partner with the New Canaan Chamber of Commerce to bring you the four-part business series, The Story of Startups. Please note: this program will NOT be recorded or posted to the Library's+ Read More, The Young Critics are reading From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks this month. The+ Read More, Join Coach Shawn Parker from Team DIG USA in honing your chess skills! Get started>>, SEAM Rippers is a monthly non-fiction book club with a paired do-at-home activity. They+ Read More, The Library is closed for the Holidays. Join us for Session 3+ Read More, WELCOME TO THE MYSTERIOUS ZOOM ART SOCIETY.

Quiet study area, children's activities destination, meeting place, art gallery, concert hall, lecture center - the Join Julia Strayer and Liz Maccarone, for an easy-to-follow discussion on how to make sense of+ Read More, Welcome to Little Bookworms, our book group for children in kindergarten and 1st grade! Virtual Program for Families with Middle and High School Children Speaker: Ann Rodwell-Lawton, M.S.W from DVCCCT You will obtain tools to help your child understand: What a healthy relationship looks+ Read More, New Canaan Library is pleased to partner with the New Canaan Chamber of Commerce to bring you the four-part business series, The Story of Startups. From+ Read More, Please join us for this live film screening and expert panel discussion on Wednesday, February 10th from 7:00 - 8:30 PM EST REGISTER HERE Produced by Patagonia Films, “Treeline: The+ Read More, Welcome to Laura Budd who will bring her great book recommendations to the Chat. The digital library is always open! The sixth lecture is as part of its 2020-2021 series, “A New Look at Modern Art.” “The Great Migration” will examine the defining geographical shift of African American art within […] Join Librarian Rebecca Fox in a Zoom meeting to discuss the book and chat+ Read More, New Canaan Library is pleased to partner with the New Canaan Chamber of Commerce to bring you the four-part business series, The Story of Startups. 4 events, 24 . Join us in a Zoom meeting to discuss the book and chat with your friends! The library is honored to announce that award-winning author, and 2020 MacArthur Fellow Jacqueline Woodson will be the library… We will have songs, stories, and musical fun when we meet in our Zoom room! The New Canaan Library’s program on Thursday, Jan. 28, at 7 p.m., via a live webinar on the Zoom application, will take participants into the real world of competitive, high stakes chess, and draw on parallels from the Netflix series titled: "The Queen's Gambit," to illuminate true tales of confronting gender inequities, competing against masters and the life … We send our copies of the summer reading books to the town library so students may borrow them over the summer months. The kit contains 3 hands-on projects centered around animals in the wintertime. We will be making Whatever Vegetable Soup and Garlic Bread! New Canaan Library’s Mission: To inspire lifelong … As in previous years, New Canaan (town) Library runs dynamic Summer Reading Program. We carry as many titles as are available in both eBook and audiobook format. The digital library is always open! The library card you previously added can't be used to complete this action. New Canaan Library’s Mission: To inspire lifelong … This+ Read More, Learn to prepare healthy & delicious foods using seasonal produce with Renana Shvil of Fiddleheads Cooking Studio! In Trenton Lee Stewart’s Mysterious Benedict Society books, children enroll to tackle a series of missions that only the most resourceful and creative+ Read More, Join us for this live webinar on Wednesday February 24th at 7:00 pm EST REGISTER The current pandemic has put enormous pressure on domestic life, with more people at home+ Read More, It is not boy versus girl. Add it now to start borrowing from the collection. Join us for Session 2+ Read More, All are welcome to join this monthly discussion of books on current and historical world events and international culture. FYI, The Chat has changed our meeting day to the second Thursday of each month. Led by professional business advisor Christine Sullivan, the series will each week address a specific topic related to startups, beginning on Tuesday, February 2 with “Starting a Business […] Our chess students will learn tactics and discover attacks to win games that were considered lost before! Over the course of the 3 classes we will+ Read More, Welcome to our Virtual Teddy Bear Picnic for Ages 4 and up! 1,300 were here. She will be reading stories and doing+ Read More, Get started with microcontrollers in this introductory class. Join Teen Librarian Kathleen Crouse and Adult Services Librarian Samantha Connell as they+ Read More, Join Miss Marie and Miss Rebecca for a cozy PJ story time! Download eBooks, magazines, and more. Sidenote: in 2014, the New Canaan Library was featured as one of the Historical Society’s “Landmark” Christmas ornaments. New Canaan New Library. Canaan Town Library • 1173 U.S.Route 4 • P.O.Box 368 • Canaan, NH 03741 • 603.523.9650 • circulationdesk@canaanlibrary.org To request Interlibrary Loan materials please email ill@canaanlibrary.org Hours: M 3-8, T 1-8, W 1-8, T 1-5, F 9-12, S 9-3 Bring a shaker to make some noise or a scarf to+ Read More, Join Miss Rebecca for songs, stories, and interactive felt-board fun when we meet in our Zoom room!