Virtual Author Talk with Shelby Van Pelt, author of Remarkably Bright Creatures

Shelby Van Pelt comes to chat with us online about her beloved novel Remarkably Bright Creatures on Wednesday, August 21 at 7 PM ET via digital live-stream!

You don’t want to miss this deep dive exploration of friendship, reckoning, hope, and …

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Virtual Author Talk with Freida McFadden

Get your popcorn and take a seat as we pick the brain of the queen of twists herself!  Freida McFadden will join us online to chat about writing psychological thrillers and her mega-bestselling hit The Housemaid series on Thursday, June …

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Virtual Author Talk with Matthew Shindell

You’re invited to come learn alongside Matt Shindell, National Air and Space Museum Curator, as he introduces viewers to historical figures who have made sense of Mars and its secrets, in an online discussion of the book For the Love …

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Author Talk with Nina Simon – May 8

Our online May Author Talks continue with Nina Simon, author of Mother-Daughter Murder Night (a Reese’s Book Club pick!), on Wednesday, May 8 at 7:00 p.m. Click HERE to register for the live event online!

Unable to make the live discussion? …

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Virtual Author Talk with Douglas Brunt – Wednesday, May 1 at 3:00 p.m.

Join us as we chat with New York Times bestselling author, Douglas Brunt, about his instant bestselling debut non-fiction work The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel: Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I. This book reveals …

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The Seed Library is Open!

Come visit our self-serve Seed Library.  The seeds are housed in the cabinet with the sign under the blue counter in the adult area of the library.  Come fill out a check-out form and “borrow” seed for your garden this …

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Wondering What to do with Your Eclipse Glasses?

If you have eclipse glasses you no longer want, please bring them to the Canton Public Library by5:00 p.m. Friday, April 26! We will be donating them to Astronomers Without Borders so that children in Central America can safely view …

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Passport to Connecticut Libraries 2024

From April 1-30, let your library card open the doors of Connecticut libraries by participating in the Passport to Connecticut Libraries Program! It is open to adults and children, so everyone can explore the amazing diversity of our public libraries. …

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Meet the Candidates

Thank you to everyone who attended our first-ever Meet the Candidates event!

While we did not broadcast the event live, we did record it. You can access the recording on Zoom using the link and password below. …

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Learn a New Language with Mango Languages

Canton Public Library offers the onlypersonalized, adaptive language-learning experience that provides the tools andguidance you need to expand your language skills wherever and however you learnbest. Here’s why that’s awesome:

Our favorite Mango features include:

 Real-world conversations that won’t leave you lost in …

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