Library Book Saturday, August 2, 9 am – 1pm. New this year: Sales by donation. We will be continuing to sell library book bags for $15.00 which can be filled for free. Because we did not have a book sale in the Spring, we are filled to the brim with books, That means we are not collecting donations for this sale.
Hope to see you!
Canaan Town Library’s Summer Reading Program is our way of encouraging everyone to read all summer long – in whatever form that takes! It could be audiobooks, eBooks, graphic novels, picture books, chapter books – we love them all! Whatever your age, we hope you will Level Up At Your Library this summer!
All programs are free and open to all children, preschool through 5th grade. This year, we are hoping you will join us by playing READING BINGO! Fill in the squares on your bingo card to win some great prizes.
Pick up your Bingo Card at the Canaan Town Library starting Saturday, June 28th!
Summer Events:
July 5, 9:30 am: Story Time
July 12: Take and Make Craft Kit*
July 26, 10 am – 12 pm: Lego Club
August 1, 10 am: Magic Fred Show! ** This isn’t just a show—it’s an experience! Children don’t just watch; they participate, laugh, and help bring the magic to life. With hands-on involvement, every child feels included, making the event truly memorable.” Enfield Public Library, 23 Main St., Enfield, NH
August 2, 9:30 am: Story Time
August 9: Take and Make Craft Kit*
August 15, 9:30 am: Story Time
August 23, 12:00 pm: Bingo Celebration Ice Cream Social
August 30, 10 am – 12 pm: Lego Club
* Supplies are limited.
** This event is co-sponsored with the Enfield Public Library.
Happy Summer Reading!
Summer Reading is designed to encourage reading for pleasure in a relaxed environment, stimulate a lifelong reading habit, provide an opportunity to make friends and connect with library staff, and generally create interest in libraries. PARENTS – Want to read along with your child this summer? Look for our Adult Summer Reading Program, BEAT THE HEAT BEACH READ BINGO!
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)
Join Miss Jan for story time twice a month. Fridays and Saturdays. All welcome, perfect for ages 0-5.
Need help or have questions with your tech? Come to tech night. April 2, 16, 30, May 14, 28, June 11, 25. 6:00-7:30 pm.
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!
Join us for our summer potluck book discussion of I Married Adventure by Osa Johnson on Wednesday, July 23 at 6:30 pm. Contact the library for directions.
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.