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 ›
This summer Canton Public Library encourages you to "Find Your Voice." Check out all the events here: https://cantonpubliclibrary.org/summer-reading/ Voices have power! Whether it's the sounds we make, the words we write, the art we create, the movements we perform, or the actions we take each day to impact our world. We will have free in-person…Read more ›
This summer, help us create an installation inspired by a similar project from the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art. Just like illustrators who are influenced by the images around them, we get inspired by the art that children add to the walls of our library. This summer, help us create an installation inspired…Read more ›
Six different art centers each week, with the help our teen volunteers, the Art Buddies! Enjoy learning the skills and the creative habits acquired through art exploration. Over the summer, there will be painting, sculpture, cute critter crafts, mural making, yarn crafts, shrinkydinks, crayon melts and more. Led by Sue Tarinelli and Heather Baker. Drop…Read more ›
Bring your writing work in progress and join local writer Connie Carpenter for a guided write-in session. Each session starts with announcements of upcoming writer events in our area. You will then go around the table to state your writing goals for the day. Connie will keep you on track with 3 consecutive 20 minute…Read more ›
Film yourself reading a children's story using our iPad Studio Space, created for our storytimes during the lockdowns! Miss Meg will guide you through the recording process, and we'll send you a copy of your recording to keep as a treasured memory of the summer of 2023. Note: Book Buddies will have the option of…Read more ›
Six different art centers each week, with the help our teen volunteers, the Art Buddies! Enjoy learning the skills and the creative habits acquired through art exploration. Over the summer, there will be painting, sculpture, cute critter crafts, mural making, yarn crafts, shrinkydinks, crayon melts and more. Led by Sue Tarinelli and Heather Baker. Drop…Read more ›
A dino-mite, prehistoric music adventure with Michele Urban from "My Music Room"! We'll wrap up our summer reading adventures as we stomp, chomp, and sing along to Michele's silly dino-songs. Learn to dance like a dinosaur, and even get a photo with a "friendly" velociraptor! This special event includes FREE facepainting before and after the…Read more ›
FREE Drop in on Fridays at 10:30 a.m. A musical story time adventure for little ones and their grownups! We're pleased to welcome a special guest this week! Mallory Kokus leads First Steps in Music Classes for the Hartt School of Music's Community Division at the University of Hartford! First steps is a class for…Read more ›
Calling Adventurers of any experience level! We are hosting five sessions of Teen Dungeons & Dragons at the Canton Public Library! Dungeons & Dragons (aka D&D or DnD) is a tabletop RPG (role-playing game). Join us as we immerse ourselves in fantasy worlds for loads of fun as we learn the basics, create characters, and…Read more ›
Come join the Canton Public Library Writers Group, led by our Writer-in-Residence and local author, Shona Bradbury. The group will meet every Friday from 1:30-4:00pm. Write-in sessions will consist of networking, discussion of writing topics, timed blocks of quiet writing time using the Pomodoro method, and an option to share excerpts and writing goals. Please…Read more ›
This week is the VERY LAST Science Friday of the Summer! We're having special guests come with a very special table - A Touch Tank Center from the Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk. It's a supervised touch tank experience, with educators from the Aquarium. Includes tidepool creatures such as crabs, snails, whelks and clams. It will…Read more ›
Calling all Adventurers! The Canton Public Library will be hosting a special after-hours D&D group for high school students only. Join Dungeon Master Tommie Barker as we cover the basics, create characters, and set out on a campaign. In “The Culmination Crusades”, players will traverse the Culmination, a post-apocalyptic world made up of floating islands…Read more ›
Enjoy an ADULTS ONLY evening out at our after-hours Tiny Art Show Reception. View our community exhibition of 200 fabulous works of art while you sip mocktails and listen to live music with O’Brien Strings. Sip, mingle, and talk about your favorite summer reads. Summer reading prizes will be drawn at the end of the…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.