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New Canaan Library – Books for Good: A Peer Led Book Group for Grades 5-8
Register on the links below
Thursday, April 2, 2026, 7:15pm–8:00pm
Thursday, May 14, 2026, 7:15pm–8:00pm
Each month, teen leaders from LiveGirl, S.T.A.R., and New Canaan Library guide participants in discussion around a selected realistic or historical fiction book. Open to anyone in grades 5-8.
In April we’ll be reading Calling the Moon: 16 Period Stories from BIPOC Authors By Aida Salazar and Yamile Saied Méndez.
This program is in partnership with LiveGirl, S.T.A.R., and New Canaan Library. Registration information will be shared with LiveGirl and S.T.A.R.
Founded in 2014, LiveGirl is a Connecticut-based nonprofit organization that builds confident, inclusive career-ready leaders. Our mission is to prepare the next generation of brave women leaders with the skills, mentorship, and opportunities to thrive and make a positive impact.
Stand Together Against Racism (S.T.A.R) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to is to equip residents of New Canaan, CT and neighboring communities with tools and resources to understand systemic racism—including its history, root causes and the structures that perpetuate it— and to proactively advocate for racial equity and bias elimination. We believe that by working together, we can drive transformative and sustainable social change in our community and beyond.
