Library Programs

Ms. Heather will share stories, songs, rhymes, and more with us to support your child’s developing skills. For ages 2-3 with their loved ones (siblings welcome). We'll finish the story time with a craft OR an interactive activity. Stop first at the Children’s Desk for a nametag. ...read more

Story time is our favorite time of the week! For children aged 3 to 5 years, with a parent/caregiver. Join Ms. Heather for stories, rhymes, songs, and games as we introduce your preschoolers to language, literature, and the library. We'll end every week with an art project created by Ms. Sue. St...read more

Register HERE for this Virtual Author Talk with Smithsonian Curator Valerie Neal.Join us for an exhilarating journey through the history of US women astronauts with Valerie Neal, emerita curator from the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum and expert on human spaceflight.Register and&nbs...read more

Curious about trail running but not sure where to start?  Trail Running 101 will cover the fundamentals -- from choosing the right shoes to navigating varied terrain -- so you can enjoy the outdoors on the run.  Presented by the CT Trailmixers trail running group.  Please register to ...read more

Children’s Programmer Sue Tarinelli designs a new art project each week for children aged 2 and up to complete here at the library with their grownup’s help. It’s a great way to encourage art exploration and fine motor development while visiting with other families! Drop in and get...read more

Bring your laptops, ipads, and cell phones, and have all your technology questions answered by the members of the Canton High School National Honor Society. Meet in the senior lounge.

Think you know your Nutmeg books? Kids in grades 4–8 are invited to join us for a fast-paced trivia showdown as Canton goes head-to-head with South Windsor! We’ll battle question by question using the 2026 Elementary and Intermediate titles, and the winning team will earn prizes—an...read more

Discover how working with nature can create a healthier, more resilient way of living. This introductory program explores the basics of permaculture, a design system focused on ecological and sustainable practices for everyday life. Learn practical concepts that can benefit the environment while imp...read more

Ms. Heather will share stories, songs, rhymes, and more with us to support your child’s developing skills. For ages 2-3 with their loved ones (siblings welcome). We'll finish the story time with a craft OR an interactive activity. Stop first at the Children’s Desk for a nametag. ...read more

Story time is our favorite time of the week! For children aged 3 to 5 years, with a parent/caregiver. Join Ms. Heather for stories, rhymes, songs, and games as we introduce your preschoolers to language, literature, and the library. We'll end every week with an art project created by Ms. Sue. St...read more

Join us on the second Thursday of each month for a fun crafting adventure! In April, we'll be using yarn and cotton rope to make baskets -- no sewing and no weaving required!    All materials are provided and registration is required as space is limited.   &nbs...read more

Let us help grow your reader. We’ll be introducing children ages 6 months 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 siblings are welcome to at...read more

Join us in April for a screening of Hamnet. Based on the New York Times best-selling novel, This oscar nominee is a powerful story of love and loss. William Shakespeare falls for the free-spirited Agnes. Their whirlwind romance leads to marriage and three children, but as Will's theatrical ...read more

Our Monday Book Club meets in the Senior Lounge again this month.  You can come in person or request the Zoom link to join from home.  Please register if you are not yet a member of the group or if you want to join via Zoom.  Copies of the book are available at our circulation de...read more

Children’s Programmer Sue Tarinelli designs a new art project each week for children aged 2 and up to complete here at the library with their grownup’s help. It’s a great way to encourage art exploration and fine motor development while visiting with other families! Drop in and get...read more

Register HERE for this Virtual Author Talk with Brad Taylor.Join us in conversation with acclaimed author Brad Taylor on his latest work, Shadow Strike, book 20 of the bestselling Pike Logan series.Register and ask questions of the author HERE.Unable to attend the live event? Watch archived Author T...read more

Ms. Heather will share stories, songs, rhymes, and more with us to support your child’s developing skills. For ages 2-3 with their loved ones (siblings welcome). We'll finish the story time with a craft OR an interactive activity. Stop first at the Children’s Desk for a nametag. ...read more

Story time is our favorite time of the week! For children aged 3 to 5 years, with a parent/caregiver. Join Ms. Heather for stories, rhymes, songs, and games as we introduce your preschoolers to language, literature, and the library. We'll end every week with an art project created by Ms. Sue. St...read more

Let us help grow your reader. We’ll be introducing children ages 6 months 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 siblings are welcome to at...read more

“What did they do, our grandmothers, as they sat spinning all the day? Are we not ourselves the web they wove?”Anonymous toast, Mary Floyd Talmage Chapter DAR, Litchfield, Connecticut, 1910as quoted in Laurel Thatcher Ulrich’s The Age of Homespun: Objects & Stories in the Creat...read more

Children’s Programmer Sue Tarinelli designs a new art project each week for children aged 2 and up to complete here at the library with their grownup’s help. It’s a great way to encourage art exploration and fine motor development while visiting with other families! Drop in and get...read more

Join us for a cozy afternoon of conversation as Canton High School students visit the senior lounge! It’s a wonderful chance to share stories, laughter, and perspectives across generations. This is a drop in program. Meet downstairs in the senior lounge. 

Experience the most intense rivalry in American sports with award-winning sportswriter Marty Gitlin as he guides you through over a century of iconic Yankees–Red Sox moments. Enjoy exciting video highlights, fun trivia, and legendary stories—from Babe Ruth’s sale to the Red Sox&rsq...read more

Conversation and Camaraderie (C&C) is a men's group that has been meeting successfully in Avon for the past two years. Meetings are informal discussions, led by facilitators whose goal is to maintain a safe, welcoming, non-confrontational, and engaging environment for all, where everyone'...read more

Ms. Heather will share stories, songs, rhymes, and more with us to support your child’s developing skills. For ages 2-3 with their loved ones (siblings welcome). We'll finish the story time with a craft OR an interactive activity. Stop first at the Children’s Desk for a nametag. ...read more

Register HERE for this Virtual Author Talk with Bestselling Author Miranda Cowley HellerAward-winning and bestselling author Miranda Cowley Heller takes us on an intimate journey through the life stages of a woman in her new poetry collection, What the Deep Water Knows.Register and ask questions of ...read more

Story time is our favorite time of the week! For children aged 3 to 5 years, with a parent/caregiver. Join Ms. Heather for stories, rhymes, songs, and games as we introduce your preschoolers to language, literature, and the library. We'll end every week with an art project created by Ms. Sue. St...read more

April's book will be Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our Nation by Cokie Roberts. From the publisher: While much has been written about the men who signed the Declaration of Independence, battled the British, and framed the Constitution, the wives, mothers, sisters and daughters...read more

A garden filled with peeps, trills, quacks, or croaks from our native frogs and toads is one of thefastest ways to judge the health of your local ecosystem.  Learn how to garden to help theamphibian populations in your yard and beyond.This program is free and open to all.  Margery Winters ...read more

Let us help grow your reader. We’ll be introducing children ages 6 months 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 siblings are welcome to at...read more

Children’s Programmer Sue Tarinelli designs a new art project each week for children aged 2 and up to complete here at the library with their grownup’s help. It’s a great way to encourage art exploration and fine motor development while visiting with other families! Drop in and get...read more

Register HERE for this Virtual Author Talk with Jason Reynolds.Join us in conversation with bestselling author Jason Reynolds as we discuss his latest work, Coach, the fifth, and last, entry in the highly popular Track series. Following the immersive stories of Ghost, Lu, Patina, and Sunny, it&rsquo...read more