Please join us! Intended for children ages 1.5 through 4 with their caregivers. Registration required for Zoom, Facebook Live is also available. This story time weaves the development of language and listening skills into a fun-filled program of read-alouds, flannel board activities, music, movement, and rhymes. Class size will be limited and we will meet…Read more ›
We've opened up a few more spaces in this program, as our restrictions slowly lift! Intended for children ages 1.5 through 4 with their caregivers. Registration required. This story time weaves the development of language and listening skills into a fun-filled program of read-alouds, flannel board activities, music, movement, and rhymes. Class size will be…Read more ›
Join us on the first Thursday of the month for a fun craft project. Check the website for details for each month's project. In March, we will be stitching this cute bee doing a waggle dance. Learn several basic stitches and take home a completed project. All materials included. Register here, by phone at 860-693-5800,…Read more ›
We’ve made the difficult decision to cancel in-person programs for the month of January, and hope to resume in MID February. Registrations will still be valid once we are able to restart our live session. This program is now full, thank you for registering. Intended for children ages 1.5 through 4 with their caregivers. Registration…Read more ›
Science Book Discussion returns to Canton Public Library on Zoom. We meet on March 5th at 10:30am. Please email Beth Van Ness if you would like to join the meeting or want more information about this discussion group that reads only Science books. All adults are welcome to join us. Contact Beth at bvanness@libraryconnection.info to…Read more ›
Would you like to join a reading group to share your favorite books and connect with others who love books and reading? Canton Public Library has a new group forming for young adults on the spectrum of developmental disabilities. The group will meet on the Zoom platform as long as COVID restrictions keep us from…Read more ›
Please join us! Intended for children ages 1.5 through 4 with their caregivers. Registration required for Zoom, Facebook Live is also available. This story time weaves the development of language and listening skills into a fun-filled program of read-alouds, flannel board activities, music, movement, and rhymes. Class size will be limited and we will meet…Read more ›
We've opened up a few more spaces in this program, as our restrictions slowly lift! Intended for children ages 1.5 through 4 with their caregivers. Registration required. This story time weaves the development of language and listening skills into a fun-filled program of read-alouds, flannel board activities, music, movement, and rhymes. Class size will be…Read more ›
On Thursday, March 10, at 2:00 p.m., from the comfort of your own home, Canton Public Library offers a Zoom lecture for adults about Lee Krasner, the modern abstract expressionist painter, and other women who pioneered abstract modern art. Celebrate Women’s History Month as we discover the women who shook up complacency in modern art:…Read more ›
We’ve made the difficult decision to cancel in-person programs for the month of January, and hope to resume in MID February. Registrations will still be valid once we are able to restart our live session. This program is now full, thank you for registering. Intended for children ages 1.5 through 4 with their caregivers. Registration…Read more ›
Starts at 11 a.m. Families will be able to participate as a group, in the children's room of the library. FREE, no advance registration is required. Led by local artisan and master crafter Sue Tarinelli.
Join the Monday group to discuss this exquisite little novel. All adults are welcome to join our book discussions. Copies of the selection are available at the circulation desk in advance of the meeting. This group will start meeting in person soon. Contact Beth Van Ness at the library for more information about this…Read more ›
Please join us! Intended for children ages 1.5 through 4 with their caregivers. Registration required for Zoom, Facebook Live is also available. This story time weaves the development of language and listening skills into a fun-filled program of read-alouds, flannel board activities, music, movement, and rhymes. Class size will be limited and we will meet…Read more ›
Join us for our monthly club for fiber artists! Whether you knit, crochet, felt, or sew, join in with others as we work on our individual projects and chat about all things crafty. We meet on the third Wednesday of the month at 6:30, alternating between the Canton Library and the Burlington Library (34 Library…Read more ›
We've opened up a few more spaces in this program, as our restrictions slowly lift! Intended for children ages 1.5 through 4 with their caregivers. Registration required. This story time weaves the development of language and listening skills into a fun-filled program of read-alouds, flannel board activities, music, movement, and rhymes. Class size will be…Read more ›
We're opening up several more spaces in this group as our restrictions are slowly lifted! We will meet inside in Room F until April, and then move outside (weather permitting). Intended for children ages 1.5 through 4 with their caregivers. Registration required. This story time weaves the development of language and listening skills into a…Read more ›
Join our walking book discussion at the Nepaug Reservoir for The Beauty in Breaking by Michele Harper. All adults are welcome to join our book discussions. Copies of the selection are available at our circulation desk in advance of the meeting. Contact Beth Van Ness for more information at 860-693-5800 or bvanness@libraryconnection.info. …Read more ›
Russia has launched a significant military invasion of Ukraine, one of its neighbors to the southwest, a major escalation to a conflict that began in 2014. As the situation develops, many of us are scrambling to understand. Why is Putin pursuing war with Ukraine? What are the historical origins of the conflict? What triggered this…Read more ›
Please join us! Intended for children ages 1.5 through 4 with their caregivers. Registration required for Zoom, Facebook Live is also available. This story time weaves the development of language and listening skills into a fun-filled program of read-alouds, flannel board activities, music, movement, and rhymes. Class size will be limited and we will meet…Read more ›
We've opened up a few more spaces in this program, as our restrictions slowly lift! Intended for children ages 1.5 through 4 with their caregivers. Registration required. This story time weaves the development of language and listening skills into a fun-filled program of read-alouds, flannel board activities, music, movement, and rhymes. Class size will be…Read more ›
We’ve made the difficult decision to cancel in-person programs for the month of January, and hope to resume in MID February. Registrations will still be valid once we are able to restart our live session. This program is now full, thank you for registering. Intended for children ages 1.5 through 4 with their caregivers. Registration…Read more ›
We're opening up several more spaces in this group as our restrictions are slowly lifted! We will meet inside in Room F until April, and then move outside (weather permitting). Intended for children ages 1.5 through 4 with their caregivers. Registration required. This story time weaves the development of language and listening skills into a…Read more ›
The Canton Public Library presents two programs in observance of National Vietnam War Veterans Day. The first of these takes place Saturday, March 26 at 1:00 PM, when we welcome Connecticut historian Arthur Gottlieb for “The Tonkin Gulf Incident – August 1964.” Until August of 1964, U.S. involvement in Vietnam was mostly in the background.…Read more ›
Starting a garden or a few containers this year? Help us celebrate Earth Day by claiming one of our free seed starting kits. You can choose six packets of vegetable and flower seeds with expert guidance and a composting instructions too. Seeds and planting directions have been donated…Read more ›
We've cancelled this program, it will be rescheduled as part of our summer reading offerings. Work alongside of Jane Allyn, a Children's Programmer here at the Canton Public Library, who will host David Ploughie of Sticker Book Publishing so that you can learn about and create your very own Sticker Book about Women's History. You…Read more ›
How did the women of CT work for – or against – the right to vote? In this program, we’ll look at photos, letters and pamphlets from the Connecticut Historical Society collection to understand one of the most hard-fought political battles of American history. You’ll learn about suffragists like Katharine Houghton Hepburn, Mary Townsend Seymour,…Read more ›
We're opening up several more spaces in this group as our restrictions are slowly lifted! We will meet inside in Room F until April, and then move outside (weather permitting). Intended for children ages 1.5 through 4 with their caregivers. Registration required. This story time weaves the development of language and listening skills into a…Read more ›
One of the few positive effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and its resulting isolation has been an increase in the number of people who have purchased or “adopted” houseplants. If you’re one of those plant newbies, or even if you’re an “expert”, please join us Saturday, April 2 at 1:00 pm for our presentation…Read more ›
Inclement weather policy: If Canton schools or afterschool activities are cancelled for weather-related reasons, so too are events for teens and children at the Canton Public Library. The library is often still open, please contact us with questions or concerns at 860.693.5800.