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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
Adult Craft Night is back! Join library director and avid crafter Sarah McCusker for a fun craft project -- something new each month! We will meet on the second Thursday of every month at 6:30pm in the Library Program Room. December's project is beaded snowflake ornaments -- a little bit of sparkle to welcome winter.…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.