This year our seed library is self-serve. 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 year. You may borrow 5 packs in total of flower, vegetable and herb seeds. …Read more ›
Be a Nutmeg Reader at the Canton Public Library! Sign up HERE to earn collectible book badges as rewards for reading the 2024 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 2024.…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 ›
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.
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.
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 ›
Canton Arts Council members are displaying artwork at Canton Public Library from May 1st through June 30th. You can view the show any time the library is open but you can also come celebrate with the artists and friends at an opening on Thursday, May 4th from 6:00 to 7:30 pm.
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.