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 ›
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 Tuesdays between 10:30 and 11:30 am. Sue Tarinelli, our resident artist, designs a new art project for children of all ages to complete here at the library with their grownup. Drop in and get creative each week, with all supplies provided and an artistic guiding hand to help learn new skills! A…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.
Join us in a special program on Tuesday, February 7, 6:30 p.m., at Canton Public Library featuring storyteller Arnie Pritchard, who brings us the story of his father’s time as a soldier in World War II. Arnie Pritchard inherited the papers and letters found in a trunk after his dad died and, good historian that…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 ›
Homework Helpers is a free after-school service run by the Canton High School National Honor Society. Each Wednesday a member, or two, of the National Honor Society will be available in the teen section to help younger students with their schoolwork. Drop in or email mglasgow@ctownofcantonct.org to schedule a session.
Drop in on Thursdays at 10:30. Story time is our favorite time of the week! For kids aged 3 and up with a parent/caregiver, siblings also welcome (see notice below.) Join Ms. Heather for books, rhymes, songs and games and we’ll introduce your preschoolers to language, literature, and the library. We'll end every week with…Read more ›
Join our science book discussion group next month. We meet at Good Friends Restaurant on the border of Canton and New Hartford and enjoy refreshments when we discuss our book. All adults are welcome to join our book discussions. Copies of the book in all available formats are ready for loan at our circulation desk. …Read more ›
Join our Science Book Discussion group which meets in a restaurant at lunchtime to discuss our latest read. All adults are welcome to join us. Some people have lunch. Others prefer to just have a drink or dessert. The copies of the current selection are available at our circulation desk. Please register using this link…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. New projects every month! In February, we will be playing with alcohol inks on glass. Wear clothes you don't mind getting messy! Registration is required and space is limited. Please register using the button on this page. …Read more ›
FREE Drop in on Fridays at 10:30 a.m. A musical story time adventure for toddlers and their grownups! 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. Parents and caregivers are heartily encouraged to play and sing along, and…Read more ›
A panel of three authors - Shari Randall, Korina Moss, and Steve Liskow, from Sisters in Crime - New England will speak about various paths to publication. Registration is required.
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.