Meetinghouse Readings 2025

July 10

Nathan X Osorio, 2025 Frost Place poet-in-residence

‘Querida,’ ‘The Last Town Before the Mojave’

Lisa Rogak

‘Propaganda Girls,’ ‘Barack Obama: In His Own Words’ (ed)

July 17

David Hinton

‘Orient,’ ‘Wild Mind, Wild Earth’

Joan Wickersham

‘No Ship Sets Out to be a Shipwreck,’ ‘The Suicide Index’

July 24

Chelsea Steinauer-Scudder

‘Mother, Creature, Kin’

Carlene Kucharczyk

‘Strange Hymn’ (Juniper Prize for Poetry)

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Story Time

Join Miss Jan for story time twice a month. Fridays and Saturdays. All welcome, perfect for ages 0-5. Please note, no Friday story time in April.

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Complimentary Access to the NYTimes.com

Thanks to the Friends of the Canaan Town Library, patrons now have access to the digital version of the New York Times.

Hover over the Online Resources menu at the top of the page, click on New York Times and follow the directions to get a daily link to the complete digital New York Times. There’s no need to pay, you just need to create a New York Times account. You will have full access for the next 24 hours!

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Basement Bookies Read

Join us Wednesday, June 25, 6:30 pm at the Canaan Methodist Church Vestry for our discussion of Elizabeth Strout’s My Name is Lucy Barton.

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Jane Austen Birthday Tea

Sponsored by the Friends of the Canaan Town Library

WHEN: Thursday, June 12, 2025, 2:00 -3:30 pm
WHERE: At the library
WHAT: Let’s celebrate Jane! Bring your favorite tea cup – all refreshments provided.
Limited to 20 participants, so reservations required!
Please contact the library at:
circulationdesk@canaanlibrary.org or 603-523-9650

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Basement Bookies Read

Join us for a discussion of Shelby Van Pelt’s Remarkably Bright Creatures on Wednesday, May 28, 6:30 pm at the Methodist Church Vestry.

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