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An Evening with Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia, John Sullivan at New Canaan Library
New Canaan Library 151 Main Street, New CanaanFor weeks before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, John J. Sullivan, the U.S. ambassador in Moscow, was warning that it would happen. When troops finally crossed the border, he was woken in the middle of the night with a prearranged code. Sullivan needed to collect his bodyguards and get to the embassy immediately. The war had […]
The New York Game: Baseball and the Rise of a New City with Best-Selling Author Kevin Baker at New Canaan Library
New Canaan Library 151 Main Street, New CanaanHistorian Kevin Baker’s hugely entertaining history of baseball and New York City, bursting with larger-than-life figures and fascinating stories from the game’s beginnings to the end of World War II, was voted Sports Illustrated #1 Book of 2024. In Baker’s hands the city and the game emerge from the murk of nineteenth-century American life—driven by visionaries […]
Madness with Best-Selling Author Antonia Hylton at New Canaan Library
New Canaan Library 151 Main Street, New CanaanWidely listed as one of the best books of 2024, Madness tells the 93-year-old history of Crownsville Hospital, one of the last segregated asylums with surviving records and a campus that still stands in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Award-winning journalist Antonia Hylton traces the legacy of slavery to the treatment of Black people’s bodies and minds in […]
Interior Styling with Mieke ten Have at New Canaan Library
New Canaan Library 151 Main Street, New CanaanLearn about interior styling from Mieke ten Have. Mieke shares her expertise on pattern play, color theory, flowers and more while discussing her book, Interiors Styled by Mieke ten Have. The book is a beautiful representation of Mieke's talent. Mieke ten Have is an interiors stylist, design writer, and creative consultant. After years working as a magazine editor, […]
Author Talk: Actor and Director Griffin Dunne Presents: Friday Afternoon Club at New Canaan Library
New Canaan Library 151 Main Street, New CanaanWe are thrilled to welcome Griffin Dunne, actor, director and producer, whose searing family memoir has been called "warm and perceptive" by the New York Times -- but The Friday Afternoon Club is also full of tragedy, irony and wit. It's a wide-ranging yarn, seeped in Irish-American heritage, that ultimately explores what happens when fame-tinged families are […]
Author Talk: Renowned Ornithologist David Sibley Presents: What it’s like to be a bird at New Canaan Library
New Canaan Library 151 Main Street, New CanaanNew Canaan Land Trust, Friends of the Bristow Park and New Canaan Library have joined forces to host the country’s leading bird expert, David Sibley! Event timeline: The event will be preceded by New Canaan Land Trust’s Annual Meeting from 2:30-3pm, David Sibley will speak starting at 3:15pm and the event will close with a reception and […]
Author Talk: Janika Oza: A History of Burning at New Canaan Library
New Canaan Library 151 Main Street, New CanaanNew Canaan Library is pleased to welcome award-winning author Janika Oza in conversation with Ellen Sullivan Crovatto to celebrate Oza's debut novel A History of Burning, an epic novel about how one act of rebellion can influence a family for generations. Chosen by The New York Times for the 100 Notable Books of 2023 list, A History of Burning is "remarkable... a […]
Fairfield County Dance Festival on the Green in New Canaan
New Canaan Library 151 Main Street, New CanaanJoin us on the green for a glorious evening of dance. Now in its fifth year, the Ted Thomas Dance Foundation and East Coast Contemporary Ballet are proud to present a series of free outdoor dance performances throughout Fairfield County to enable greater access to the arts and arts education. Please bring your own chairs, blankets and […]