Be a Nutmeg Reader at the Canton Public Library! Sign up HERE to earn collectible book badges as rewards for reading the 2023 Nutmegs. Once you have signed up, you will be able to request a book quiz for any book you have read on the Elementary, Intermediate or Middle School Nutmeg lists for 2023.…Read more ›
All December long, the Children's Room is hosting a "Craft Making for Kids" table. Stop by and create a collage ornament or a magnet design any day this December! Make something to keep or to give away. For children (kids under 5 will need a grown-up's active assistance) Free, all supplies provided.
Come join the Canton Public Library's Writers Group, led by our Writer-in-Residence and local author, Shona Bradbury. The group will meet every Monday from 1:00-2:30pm. Write-in sessions will consist of networking, timed blocks of quiet writing time using the Pomodoro method, and sharing of excerpts and writing goals. Please register on this page or by…Read more ›
Explore crafts of all kinds: knitting projects, perler beads, friendship bracelets, hand stamped and illustrated lettering, and more. We provide project ideas, extra help, and all materials needed. Work on your own projects too. Drop by, chill and create. For anyone in grades 4-12; Free.
On Tuesday, November 29 at 6:30 pm, we welcome back Mariann Millard for a presentation on UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Italy.
Drop in on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. Start early and let us help you grow your reader! We’ll sing, talk, read, and play with your baby and you. Using nursery rhymes, fingerplays, baby signs, short books we read together, plus bounces and bubbles, Children’s Librarian Heather Baker will provide 45 minutes of "library time" to build…Read more ›
Teens and Tweens in grades 6-12 are invited to join us for two hours of games. Attendees will decide what games we play! Trivia, board games, Nintendo Switch, Jackbox Games, and more. Drop-in. Younger grades can attend with permission from Meghan.
Story time is our favorite time of the week! Seasonal themes every time we meet - several stories, some songs and rhymes, and every week a new art project to create! Drop in on Thursdays at 10:30 a.m.; recommended for kids ages 3 and up with a grownup; siblings are also welcome to attend. Ms.…Read more ›
Discover all kinds of games you can play without electronics in a free afternoon of fun with Teen Librarian Meghan Glasgow. Try some favorites: Sorry, Wig Out, Guess Who, Uno, or Sleeping Queens. Or some more recent additions: Scattergories, Sequence, Yahtzee, and Rummikub. For students in grades 4-12; drop-in. If it's new to you, we'll…Read more ›
Let us help grow your little reader. We’ll be introducing children ages 1.5 through age 3 and their loved ones to language, literature, and the library through songs, rhymes, stories, and games. All toddlers and wiggle worms welcome! Parents and caregivers are heartily encouraged to play and sing along, and siblings are welcome to attend. …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.