Canaan Town Library

Pub Trivia
2026-02-10 18:30 - 19:30, 2026-02-03 18:30 - 19:30, 2025-12-16 18:30 - 19:30, 2025-12-09 18:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Canaan Town Library, 1173 US RT 4, Canaan, NH, 03741, United States
Join us and test your knowledge of random facts! Topics may include: history, geography, literature, and popular culture, with a few creative topics thrown in.
Come with a team of 4 or as an individual. Prizes for the winning team — each week.

Culturally Curious: Made for Each Other: Famous Couples from the World of Art
2026-02-10 18:30 - 19:30 | NH
The art world is fueled by passion and competition. This program looks at famous artist couples throughout the history of art and examines how they inspired, pushed and influenced each other. The program will include Dutch Baroque artists Judith Leyster and Jan Molenaer, early modernists Georgia O’Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz as well as Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera.
Jane Oneail curates and delivers art appreciation programs to audiences throughout New England. Jane holds a master’s in Art History from Boston University and a master’s in Education from Harvard University. A New Hampshire native, she has worked at some of the state’s most esteemed cultural institutions, including the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen, where she served as Executive Director, and the Currier Museum of Art, where she held the role of Senior Educator. Jane has also taught at the college level for more than a decade, most recently at Southern New Hampshire University. For more information visit iamculturallycurious.com
This free VIRTUAL program is sponsored collaboratively by Canaan Town Library, the Converse Free Library, and the Plainfield Libraries. Here’s the link to register for this event: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/9lXOcvPeQc-kDHYiyjBMhA

Valentine Workshop
2026-02-07 10:00 - 12:00 | Canaan Town Library, 1173 US RT 4, Canaan, NH, 03741, United States
Join the Friends of the Library for a Valentine making workshop. Using vintage papers and ephemera, create a valentine to give to your sweetheart.
For adults and teens. LIMIT OF 12.
This is a free program, donations are welcome. 100% go to Friends of the Library.
Materials provided. Please, bring scissors.
Registration is required. Contact the library at circulationdesk@canaanlibrary.org or 1-603-523-9650.

Cancelled due to illness: Tech Night
2026-02-04 18:00 - 19:30 | Canaan Town Library, 1173 US RT 4, Canaan, NH, 03741, United States
Need help or have questions with your Kindle, Laptop, or other tech device? Come to Tech Night.

Lego Club
2026-01-31 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-12-27 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-11-29 10:00 - 12:00 | Canaan Town Library, 1173 US RT 4, Canaan, NH, 03741, United States
Come click some bricks with us. For children ages 5 and up!

Basement Bookies
2026-01-28 18:30 - 19:30 | Canaan Methodist Church Vestry, 1150 US RT 4, Canaan, NH, 03741, United States
Started in 2002, we meet once a month and read a variety of books ALL CHOSEN by book group members. Why are we called the Basement Bookies? — you’ll have to come to a discussion to find out. We encourage you to try this casual, friendly, and exciting group. The library does the best it can to have enough copies of the book each month for book group members to borrow.

Cancelled due to weather: Library Trustees Meeting
2026-01-26 17:45 - 19:00 | EOC, 52 NH RT 118, Canaan, 03741

Cancelled due to illness. Tech Night
2026-01-21 18:00 - 19:30 | Canaan Town Library, 1173 US RT 4, Canaan, NH, 03741, United States

Holiday Closing
2026-01-19 13:00 - 20:00 | Canaan Town Library, 1173 US RT 4, Canaan, NH, 03741, United States
The library will be closed in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr./Civil Rights Day.

Culturally Curious: American Art at 250: Masterworks of a Nation
2026-01-08 18:30 - 19:30 | NH
Join us in celebrating America’s extraordinary artistic legacy as we commemorate our nation’s 250th anniversary with a curated exploration of the masterworks that have defined our cultural identity. From the luminous landscapes of the Hudson River School to the bold innovations of Abstract Expressionism, this program showcases the diverse voices and revolutionary spirits that have shaped American art across two and a half centuries. Discover how American artists have continuously redefined not only our visual culture, but art itself on the world stage.
Jane Oneail is the founder of Culturally Curious, a company that curates and presents art appreciation programs. Jane holds a master’s in Art History from Boston University and a master’s in Education from Harvard University. Born and raised in NH, she has worked at some of the state’s most esteemed cultural institutions, including the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen, where she served as Executive Director, and the Currier Museum of Art, where she held the role of Senior Educator. Jane has also taught at the college level for more than a decade, most recently at Southern New Hampshire University. For more information visit
iamculturallycurious.com
This free VIRTUAL program is sponsored collaboratively by Canaan Town Library, the Converse Free Library, and the Plainfield Libraries. Here is the link to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/lG8QOQq0T-eBs1XWURbnDg

Tech Night
2026-01-07 18:00 - 19:30, 2025-12-10 18:00 - 19:30 | Canaan Town Library, 1173 US RT 4, Canaan, NH, 03741, United States

Story Time
2026-01-03 09:30 - 10:30, 2025-12-06 09:30 - 10:30 | Canaan Town Library, 1173 US RT 4, Canaan, NH, 03741, United States
All are welcome, perfect for ages 0-5.

Holiday Closing
2026-01-01 13:00 - 17:00, 2025-12-31 13:00 - 20:00, 2025-12-26 09:00 - 12:00, 2025-12-25 13:00 - 17:00, 2025-12-24 13:00 - 20:00 | Canaan Town Library, 1173 US RT 4, Canaan, NH, 03741, United States

Library Closed
2025-12-29 13:00 - 20:00 | Canaan Town Library, 1173 US RT 4, Canaan, NH, 03741, United States
Due to the weather, the library will be closed today, Monday, December 29.

Trustee Meeting
2025-12-15 17:45 - 19:00 | NH

Enjoy the Gift of Reading
2025-12-13 16:00 - 19:00 | Canaan Town Library, 1173 US RT 4, Canaan, NH, 03741, United States
We will be giving out a free book to each child preschool-high school that stops by the library during Christmas in Canaan. Thanks to the Friends of the Canaan Town Library and the Canaan Library Trustees for helping us enjoy the gift of reading.

Friends of the Library Meeting
2025-12-11 18:30 - 19:30 | Canaan Town Library, 1173 US RT 4, Canaan, NH, 03741, United States
Please join us at a meeting and get in on the ground floor of all sorts of exciting projects! We meet the second Thursday of the month at the library at 6:30 pm.

Basement Bookies
2025-12-10 18:30 - 20:00 | NH
Join us for our annual holiday pot luck and book choosing party. Contact the library for more information and directions to this event.

Library Closed, Pub Trivia Cancelled.
2025-12-02 18:30 - 19:30 | Canaan Town Library, 1173 US RT 4, Canaan, NH, 03741, United States
