Featured Event

Vaping and Marijuana: What Is the Impact On Our Lungs?

March 9th, 7pm - 8pm Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium

In collaboration with Stamford Health: Connecticut's recent legalization of marijuana and growing popularity of vaping can have significant impacts on our lung health. Join Dr. Michael Bernstein, Associate Director for Pulmonary and Critical Care at Stamford Hospital, for a presentation on potential side effects and facts that we need to know. Register here 

New Canaan Chamber Music Concert - SOLD OUT

March 2nd, 7pm - 8pm Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium

New Canaan Chamber Music is thrilled to announce that pianist Andrew Armstrong and four more world-class musicians will be performing the inaugural music concert in the Jim and Dede Bartlett Auditorium. The program is currently full, but you can get more information and join the waitlist here.

Parents and Tweens: Connect with Your Tween with Dr. Amanda Craig

March 5th, 3pm - 4:30pm

Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium

In collaboration with New Canaan CARES, we are pleased to invite parents and tweens to a special presentation by author Amanda Craig. Amanda will discuss how to strengthen familial bonds and will explain why the tween years are among the most critical years developmentally and how you can navigate them together. Register here

Meeting the Needs of Siblings of Children with Disabilities

March 7th, 10am - 11am Community Room

The experience of growing up with a sibling who has a disability is characterized by unique joys and challenges. It is important to ensure that these unique needs of siblings are met. Register here

Gentle Yoga at the Library (Drop-in)

March 13th, 20th, 27th, 10am - 11am Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium

We have teamed up with the New Canaan YMCA to create a tranquil, foundation-building class designed to introduce new students to yoga, as well as offer regular practitioners a gentle class to complement their yoga practice. Participants must bring their own yoga matt. 

This is a drop-in class, no registration is required, offered every Monday at 10am.

Tech Tuesday:

Kanopy, Streaming, and Cutting the Cord

March 14th, 10am - 11am McLaughlin Meeting Room

This month, get the latest update on cutting the cord to cable and what options you have as alternatives. Librarian James Ludy will also give an overview of Kanopy, and teach you how to use your New Canaan Library card to stream free films, series, and documentaries every month! Register here

Open Tech

Tuesday, March 14th, 21st, and 28th

2:00pm - 4:00pm,

Karl Family Study Room

Open Tech is held weekly on Tuesdays in the Karl Family Study Room (#219). Sessions are for one-on-one technology reference services from 2:00-4:00 PM. All technology questions, queries and interests are welcome. Please register by calling

203-594-5075 or email [email protected].

We all Have a Story to Tell: Let's Write!

March 14th, 6:30pm - 8pm, McLaughlin Meeting Room

Is there a story inside you, just wanting to be told? Join Laura Cavers, Readers’ Advisor and Writing Instructor, on five consecutive Tuesday evenings (March 14 thru to April 11), to learn the techniques and elements that writers use to craft a compelling story. Register here

Women and Money Roundtable: How to Make Sense of Today's Financial Markets (Zoom)

March 15th, 1pm-2pm

Join Financial Advisors Julia Strayer and Liz Maccarone for a four-part, easy-to-follow discussion on how to make sense of today’s financial markets. This series is hosted by Darien Library. Register here

Stephen Roach: Accidental Conflict: America, China and the Clash of False Narratives

March 16th, 6:30pm - 8pm

Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium

Join economist Stephen Roach as he presents his latest book Accidental Conflict: America, China and the Clash of False Narratives. Register here

Tai Chi (Drop-in)

March 17th, 24th & 31st

10am - 11am, Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium

The New Canaan YMCA and Library have joined forces to bring you drop-in Tai Chi! Tai chi is a series of slow, gentle motions that are patterned after movements in nature. 

This class is offered every Friday, no registration required.

ArtsScapades: Books in Famous Artworks

March 20th, 7pm - 8pm

Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium

This lecture looks at a wide range of artists who found innovative and provocative ways to put books, people reading books, and scenes from books into their works. Register here

ARTicipation for Adults

March 23rd, 2pm - 4pm Anderson MakerLab

This ARTicipation workshop will explore using books as subject matter in an art making experience. This event corresponds with ARTscapades, all levels welcome!

Register here

Lifestyle Medicine Workshop: Habits

March 22nd, 11am - 12pm, Craig B. Tate Conference Room

Struggling to maintain the diet, exercise, and sleep you need? In this monthly workshop, lifestyle medicine specialist, Dr. Raquel Harrison, will help you create and maintain healthy habits that will improve your physical and mental health. Lifestyle medicine is proven to promote a wellness and, in some cases, reverse chronic conditions such as obesity, diabetes, and insomnia. Register here

Seed Huntress: Planting Native Seeds to Rewild Your Garden

March 22nd, 6:30pm-8pm, Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium

Come join ethnobotanist Sefra Alexandra, “The Seed Huntress”, and Dina Brewster of The Hickories organic farm in Ridgefield for an evening discussion of how they have mentored farmers across Connecticut and ecoregion 59 in producing truly local native seed to rewild our Pollinator Pathways with the right plants in the right place. Register here

Cooks & Books

March 23th, 6pm - 8pm

Kend Family Kitchen  

Attendees will be given a curated selection of themed cookbooks to check out at the beginning of each month. On the fourth Thursday of the month, members bring their themed dish to New Canaan Library’s Kend Kitchen for a potluck-style dinner and fun discussions to compare experiences. Register here

Yale Science:

From Guts to Galaxies: Evolution on Many Scales

March 29th, 7pm - 8pm

Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium

Ever wonder how everything around us has evolved – no matter the size? In this program, three Yale scientists talk about evolution across space AND time.

Register here

Cricut Crafts: DIY Flower Press

March 30th, 6pm - 7:30pm, Anderson MakerLab

Spring is here- join us to make your own flower press for drying flowers. We'll upcycle wood, cardboard and paper to make the press then personalize it using the Cricut machine to cut vinyl decals. For adults and teens ages 12+. Register here