Canton Public Library
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40 Dyer Avenue
Canton, CT 06019
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Monday March 18 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Technology Drop-In Help
“Technology Drop-In Help,” at Canton Public Library, with library tech services head, Beth Morrill. One-on- one or small group help with basic technology questions. Are you struggling with your new phone, tablet or e-Reader? Perhaps you are interested in talking to far-......More
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Monday March 18 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Ekphrastic Poetry with Hill-Stead Museum
In anticipation of the upcoming Canton Teen Writing Contest beginning March 25, discover our second fun preparation for the contest. Ekphrastic means a vivid description of a scene or work of art. You’ll learn about how to write this type of poetry by using images from ......More
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Monday March 18 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Art in the Afternoon: Pom-Pom Animals!
Develop your artistic skills and have fun too! Build your own super cute and colorful pom-pom creatures using a pom-pom maker and a little creativity. All yarn and other materials provided. Enjoy this three-week series of creative art workshops led by Children’s Assista......More
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Tuesday March 19 10:30am EDT
Drop-In Story Time: I’m a Shark
“Drop-In Story Time: I’m a Shark,” at Canton Public Library, presented by Children’s Librarian, Heather Baker and artist, Sue Tarinelli. Grow a reader! Sing (Baby Shark, anyone?), talk, read, write, and play at story time. In March we feature themes of the wonderful boo......More
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Tuesday March 19 1:30pm EDT
Little Builders
Part of our Little Learners series at Canton Public Library. STEAM experiences for parents and children—ages 3 and up—together. Aimed at preschoolers, the program will incorporate fun activities with Science, Tech, Engineering, Art and Math concepts. Free; drop-in. Info......More
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Tuesday March 19 3:00pm EDT
Teen Crafternoon
If you have a hobby or project, bring it in to work on. No current project? We have free supplies and can help you with popular crafts such as friendship bracelets, perler beads, paper crafting, origami, paracording, yarn crafts, and more. Chill and create. For grades 4......More
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Tuesday March 19 7:00pm EDT
Meeting of the Friends of the Canton Public Library
Meeting of the Friends of the Canton Public Library to be held in the Library Program Room. Want to volunteer to help your library but don’t know how? Start here. Interested visitors very welcome! Canton Public Library is at 40 Dyer Avenue, Canton. For information: (......More
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Wednesday March 20 1:30pm EDT
Fairy Tale Fun!
Grow a reader! Sing, talk read, write, and play at story time. Let your child learn a repertoire of traditional fairy tales chosen from the best of newer story books. Come as your favorite fairy tale character: costumes and dress up encouraged! Enjoy a story, an art pro......More
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Wednesday March 20 2:30pm EDT
Project LIT Community Book Club Meeting
“Project LIT Community,” reads Time Bomb, by Joelle Charbonneau, and meets at Canton High School’s Media Center. Started as a Nashville educator’s community project to increase access to good books in areas with very limited reading opportunities, Project LIT grew into ......More
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Wednesday March 20 3:00pm EDT
Teen Games Unplugged
Try some favorites: “Sorry,” “Wig-Out,” “Guess Who,” “Uno,” or “Sleeping Queens.” Or more recent additions: Scattergories, Sequence, Yahtzee, and Rummikub (a cross between card game, rummy, and Mahjong). Discover all kinds of games you can play without electronics in a ......More
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Wednesday March 20 3:00pm EDT
Teen Games Unplugged
Try some favorites: “Sorry,” “Wig-Out,” “Guess Who,” “Uno,” or “Sleeping Queens.” Or more recent additions: Scattergories, Sequence, Yahtzee, and Rummikub (a cross between card game, rummy, and Mahjong). Discover all kinds of games you can play without electronics in a ......More
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Wednesday March 20 6:30pm EDT
PJ Story Time: It’s Not Easy Being Green
Programmer Sarah Prattson invites you to a fun evening with stories in the theme of "It's Not Easy Being Green", songs, a craft and more. Wear your PJs and bring a favorite stuffed friend if you like. For children 3 and up. Free; registration is required, either by phon......More
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Thursday March 21 10:30am EDT
Baby & Me Story Time
Let us help grow your reader. We’ll sing, talk, read and play with your baby and you. Using nursery rhymes, fingerplay, baby sign, bounces and bubbles, Children’s Librarian Heather Baker will provide a half hour of library time to build early literacy skills in our youn......More
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Thursday March 21 1:30pm - 2:30pm EDT
Little Artists: part of Little Learners in the Afternoons STEAM series
December marks the start of our “Little Artists” program at Canton Public Library, part of our Little Learners series at Canton Public Library. We're offering S.T.E.A.M. experiences for families and children - ages 3 and up - together during the afternoons. Build essen......More
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Thursday March 21 3:00pm - 4:30pm EDT
Homework Helpers
The Canton High School National Honor Society is volunteering members’ time for free, drop-in homework help and test preparation every Thursday afternoon in the Teen Zone. All ages are welcome. Founded in 1921 by a national association of high school principals, Nationa......More
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Thursday March 21 3:00pm EDT
Teen Short Story Workshop with Clair Williams
In anticipation of the upcoming Canton Teen Writing Contest beginning March 25, we offer this two-part writing program (part two is March 21 at 3:00 pm). You’ve heard of the national writing activity called Nanowrimo, or perhaps participated in our writing camp over the......More
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Friday March 22 10:30am - 11:15am EDT
Rattle & Rhyme: A Toddler Story Time
Let us help grow your reader. We’ll be introducing toddlers and their loved ones to language, literature and the library through songs, rhymes, stories and games. Free; no registration required. Just drop-in on days that you can, and pick up nametags at the Children’s D......More
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Monday March 25 10:00am EDT
First Annual Teen Writing Contest - Accepting Submissions
The library is excited to host its first Teen Writing Contest, and will accept submissions starting today (through Thursday, April 18) from teens in all area towns. Stories will be judged in three different categories based on grade level: Grades 7 & 8, 9 & 10, and 11 ......More
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Monday March 25 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Technology Drop-In Help
“Technology Drop-In Help,” at Canton Public Library, with library tech services head, Beth Morrill. One-on- one or small group help with basic technology questions. Are you struggling with your new phone, tablet or e-Reader? Perhaps you are interested in talking to far-......More
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Monday March 25 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Art in the Afternoon: Pom-Pom Animals!
Develop your artistic skills and have fun too! Build your own super cute and colorful pom-pom creatures using a pom-pom maker and a little creativity. All yarn and other materials provided. Enjoy this three-week series of creative art workshops led by Children’s Assista......More
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Tuesday March 26 10:30am EDT
Drop-In Story Time: New Socks
“Drop-In Story Time: New Socks,” at Canton Public Library, presented by Children’s Librarian, Heather Baker and artist, Sue Tarinelli. Grow a reader! Sing, talk, read, write, and play at story time. In March we feature themes of the wonderful books of author-illustrator......More
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Tuesday March 26 1:30pm EDT
Little Builders
Part of our Little Learners series at Canton Public Library. STEAM experiences for parents and children—ages 3 and up—together. Aimed at preschoolers, the program will incorporate fun activities with Science, Tech, Engineering, Art and Math concepts. Free; drop-in. Info......More
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Tuesday March 26 3:00pm EDT
Teen Crafternoon
If you have a hobby or project, bring it in to work on. No current project? We have free supplies and can help you with popular crafts such as friendship bracelets, perler beads, paper crafting, origami, paracording, yarn crafts, and more. Chill and create. For grades 4......More
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Tuesday March 26 7:00pm EDT
Women’s Poetry Discussion with Joan Hofmann
What better way is there to get insight into women’s contribution to historical and contemporary events than through poetry? For Women’s History Month, our Canton Poet Laureate, Joan, will host a discussion of poems in the anthology Forgotten Women: A Tribute in Poetry ......More
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Tuesday March 26 7:45pm EDT
Mystery Lovers Book Club
"Mystery Lovers Book Club,” meets at a nearby Canton pub or restaurant for our book discussion. The February selection is Murder at the Gardner by Jane Langton. In it, investigator Homer Kelly looks into a series of bizarre pranks at a Boston museum that escalates into ......More
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Wednesday March 27 1:30pm EDT
Fairy Tale Fun!
Grow a reader! Sing, talk read, write, and play at story time. Let your child learn a repertoire of traditional fairy tales chosen from the best of newer story books. Come as your favorite fairy tale character: costumes and dress up encouraged! Enjoy a story, an art pro......More
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Wednesday March 27 3:00pm EDT
Teen Games Unplugged
Try some favorites: “Sorry,” “Wig-Out,” “Guess Who,” “Uno,” or “Sleeping Queens.” Or more recent additions: Scattergories, Sequence, Yahtzee, and Rummikub (a cross between card game, rummy, and Mahjong). Discover all kinds of games you can play without electronics in a ......More
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Wednesday March 27 3:00pm EDT
Nutmeg Teen Book Discussion
The book this month is the suspenseful young adult fiction title, “Need,” by Joelle Charbonneau. "When a new social network pops up promising to fulfill any need, 16-year-old Kaylee Dunham knows it's too good to be true. It's one thing to deliver new phones, computers, ......More
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Wednesday March 27 6:30pm EDT
Nutmeg Intermediate Book Discussion
The book club will discuss Handful of Stars, by Cynthia Lloyd. "When 12-year-old Lily's blind dog, Lucky, slips his leash and runs away across the blueberry barrens of Maine, a young migrant worker named Salma saves him from running into the road with her well-timed gif......More
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Thursday March 28 10:30am EDT
Baby & Me Story Time
Let us help grow your reader. We’ll sing, talk, read and play with your baby and you. Using nursery rhymes, fingerplay, baby sign, bounces and bubbles, Children’s Librarian Heather Baker will provide a half hour of library time to build early literacy skills in our youn......More
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Thursday March 28 1:30pm - 2:30pm EDT
Little Artists: part of Little Learners in the Afternoons STEAM series
December marks the start of our “Little Artists” program at Canton Public Library, part of our Little Learners series at Canton Public Library. We're offering S.T.E.A.M. experiences for families and children - ages 3 and up - together during the afternoons. Build essen......More
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Thursday March 28 3:00pm - 4:30pm EDT
Homework Helpers
The Canton High School National Honor Society is volunteering members’ time for free, drop-in homework help and test preparation every Thursday afternoon in the Teen Zone. All ages are welcome. Founded in 1921 by a national association of high school principals, Nationa......More
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