Adult Programs Register for events Adult Recommended Reading List Book Clubs Year of Wonders Historical Fiction Book Club Join us each month for a lively and in-depth discussion of Historical Fiction. Copies of the book are available at the Circulation Desk or for curbside pickup. New members welcome! This group meets in person at 10:30 a.m. in the Library Community Room, on the second Thursday of the month. For those who wish to attend remotely, a Zoom link is sent prior to the meeting. Registration recommended. March 12, 2026 April 9, 2026 May 14, 2026 Beyond Reading Book Club Join our book discussion for an informal chat. We meet on the third Thursday of each month, at 7:00 p.m. in the Conference Room. New members are always welcome! Registration is not required. For more information, contact Lynn Zaffino at lzaffino@eastonlibrary.org . February 19, 2026 March 19, 2026 April 16, 2026

Program Proposals The Easton Public Library welcomes program proposals on a wide variety of topics. Please click on the appropriate box below to complete the form. Your submission will be acknowledged within one week. Your proposal will be reviewed, and a Library staff member will reach out if we are interested in hosting your program. Adult Program Proposals Children's Program Proposals

Art Exhibits The Library offers the use of its Conference Room, Community Room, and Glass Display Case for artists to display their work. The Conference Room and Glass Display Case are curated by Dolly Curtis, while the Community Room features mainly exhibits in conjunction with the Easton Arts Council. If you're interested in displaying your work, contact Dolly Curtis at dollycurtis72@gmail.com, or Sheila Weaver at saweaver@optonline.net . Please read our artist guidelines below. Artist Guidelines Easton Arts Council Winter Arts Celebration January 6-February 28 Community Room Art Reception: Saturday, January 10, 6:00-9:00pm Easton Arts Council Winter Arts Celebration - 1/6/26-2/28/26 Painting of a white house on the shore of a river, with a snowy field (Connecticut River Museum, Essex, CT Easton Arts Council Winter Arts Celebration - 1/6/26-2/28/26 Painting of a winter landscape, with a snowy field, tall green trees, and rust colored trees, with a blue sky. Easton Arts Council Winter Arts Celebration - 1/6/26-2/28/26 Easton Arts Council Winter Arts Celebration - 1/6/26-2/28/26 Painting of a white house on the shore of a river, with a snowy field (Connecticut River Museum, Essex, CT 1/6 This winter members show features paintings, photography, mixed media, and sculpture. There will also be a People's Choice Award for your favorite artist. For more information, go to http://eastonartscouncil.org . Stephanie Hilton Rock Paper Scissor February 16-March 30 Conference Room & Large Glass Display Case Art Reception: Saturday, February 21, 1:00-3:00pm Stephanie Hilton - 2/17-3/30 Stephanie Hilton Artist Show announcement... A colorful collection of watercolors, shadow boxes and woven 3D panels at Easton Public Library Stephanie Hilton - 2/17-3/30 watercolor-orange Koi fish in a blue-green pond Stephanie Hilton - 2/17-3/30 in a white shadow box there's a painted black mug with a white peace sign, and a tie dye, multicolor background. A real peace sign button, and ticket stub are also in the shadow box. Stephanie Hilton - 2/17-3/30 Stephanie Hilton Artist Show announcement... A colorful collection of watercolors, shadow boxes and woven 3D panels at Easton Public Library 1/7 Stephanie Hilton is a watercolor and mixed media artist based in Fairfield, Connecticut. Born in Brooklyn and raised in Queens, she spent many exciting years as an advertising art director in New York City. Living there gave her frequent access to museums and a wide range of art, every visit offering something inspiring and fun. Stephanie studied at the School of Visual Arts in NYC, as well as the Silvermine Guild and Rowayton Arts Center in Connecticut, where she refined her personal style with some fresh and imaginative techniques. Her work has appeared in many regional juried and group exhibitions, earning several prestigious awards in 2024. She is a proud exhibiting member of the Rowayton Arts Center, Ridgefield Guild of Artists, Stamford Art Assoc., Art/Place Gallery Fairfield, and Carriage Barn Arts Center New Canaan. Paula McDonagh The Shapes of Color Photography & Painting March 2-April 11 Community Room Art Reception: Saturday, March 7, 4:00-6:00pm Paula McDonagh, 3/2-4/11 Paula McDonagh, 3/2-4/11 Paula McDonagh, 3/2-4/11 Paula McDonagh, 3/2-4/11 1/3 Paula’s love of art in all forms began as a young girl with a strong desire to create something unique. She began using media such as fabric, fibers, beads and natural substances to create. She subsequently fell in love with photography, using it as a tool to capture and create images and make them uniquely her own. Much of Paula’s photography emphasizes natural elements. Always enthralled with water and its interactive and transformative power over its surroundings, water is a key component of much of her abstract photography. Floral themes, natural scenes and architecture are also favored subjects and often captured from atypical perspectives. Color, light and reflection play a significant role in her photographic work as well as movement, shape, geometry and pattern, working in unison to create thought-provoking imagery. Mindful of how she approaches photographic images, Paula began painting. She uses nontraditional techniques and tools and emphasizes color, form and movement. Paula enjoys showing her work in juried photography and art exhibits. One of her macro abstract floral photographs is permanently displayed at the Florence Griswold Museum, Old Lyme, during the annual recurring “Miss Florence’s Artist Trees Pallet Exhibition” every holiday season. Last fall she participated in the Banned Book Covers Reimagined Exhibition/Trading Card Fundraiser in Valley Cottage, NY, where her painting from the Ladies Series, “Lady in Red” was displayed. Paula states she strives to depict images that stimulate the imagination, pique curiosity, or arouse a sense of wonder in the viewer.

Easton, Connecticut Library Little Ones Programs These programs are designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child(ren). No registration required. Toddler Be-Bop (Walkers-Age 3) Tuesdays & Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m. Babies Boogie (For Non-Walkers) Wednesdays, 11:15 a.m. Pre-School Story Time (Preschoolers Ages 3-5) Thursdays, 2:15 p.m. Quick Links Your Library Card Museum Passes Friends of the Library Art Exhibits Room Rentals

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Testimonials I enjoy being a patron of the library, scouring the flyers and library website for new books. Thank you to everyone at the library who work so hard to provide so many different types of enjoyment for all! - Leigh H.

Welcome to the Patio! Have you experienced our beautiful back patio? The patio is open any time the Library is and features three tables with umbrellas. To get to the patio, you can walk around to the back of the Library, or ask the staff to guide you. The tables and chairs were purchased using funds from the ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) grant the Library received in 2022. The Friends of the Easton Public Library provided the blue umbrellas. Sensory Garden Carts The Sensory Garden is a conservation project of the Easton Garden Club in partnership with the Easton Public Library. This mobile sensory garden is planted in two wheeled carts designed to be accessible to all. They are located on the back patio of the Easton Library. The diverse group of plantings selected and planted by our Club’s conservation committee appeal to four of the five senses (touch, smell, sight, and sound). We invite you to pause when visiting the garden to notice plant textures, structure, fragrance as part of experiencing present moment awareness (paying attention to what's happening right now, instead of thinking about what happened yesterday or what you need to do tomorrow, it is an invitation to focus on what you're experiencing now). We invite curiosity about which sense you are using (touch, smell, sight, and sound - no tasting please) as a way to anchor your experience. Visit this page often as we’ll be adding video and detailed descriptions of the plants and their role in the sensory garden! The Sensory Garden project will delight the senses through all four seasons. Each season we will offer guided discussions on the patio, introducing new sensory garden features and plants. Contact us if you are interested in attending a walkthrough of the plants and their role in the sensory garden. The Carts were built to EGC specs by Eagle Scout Candidate Toni Erian. Toni, a talented artist and designer and member of BSA Troop 306 of Redding, approached the Easton Garden Club looking for a project to earn Eagle Scout status. We were thrilled and offered Toni the opportunity to build the carts we needed for our Sensory Garden Project. We needed two outdoor wheeled carts - one accessible at walking height and one at wheelchair height - that held enough soil to sustain a robust group of plantings. Easton Library, in part, financed Toni’s project to build the cart structures dedicating them to a library donor who was a landscape designer. More about the project and Toni’s contribution. Our Easton Garden Club conservation committee designed the garden concept, planted, and donated the plant material and soil filling the carts, and plant id tags. Plants were sourced at Gilbertie’s Organics , Oliver’s Nurseries , Eco59 /Hickories, and cultivated and dug from member gardens. This is a perpetual project of the Easton Garden Club conservation committee and we’ll maintain and add new features each season to delight the senses. Stay tuned for scheduled talks! Contact us to learn more. - from the Easton Garden Club

How to Play the Library Land Game 1. Choose a white scratch-off from the “Numbers” pile. This will tell you how many spaces to move forward. Begin under the “Library Land” sign. 2. Take as many white scratch-offs as you’d like to continue the game. Answer trivia questions and complete activities along the way. 3. Answer sheet for trivia questions is available at the Circulation Desk . 4. Finish at the Youth Services Office! Click here for the answers

Museum Passes Check out a pass to a local museum or park, right here at the Library, with your Library card. Passes offer discounted admission. Hover over each logo to see the discount. Click on each logo to go directly to the website. Museum pass is free to adults with a current library card. Pass will be loaned out for 3 consecutive days from the Library Circulation Desk. Pass must be returned to the Easton Public Library Circulation Desk, not placed in the Book Drop. Pass is available on a walk-in basis only, no reservations are taken online or by telephone. No renewals are allowed. Check pass availability $9.00 per person, for up to 6 people. Up to 4 children under 18 free, with one adult paid admission. Free admission for 2 adults and up to 4 children to the museum & galleries. Free admission for up to 4 people of any age. Free entry to exhibits and hall for bearer and up to 5 guests. 50% off regular admission for up to 2 adults and 4 children during regular museum hours. Free general admission for 4 people. Free admission for 2 adults and 2 children. One free admission with each purchase of admission at regular price. Max. 3 admissions per day. Free for 2 adults and all children under 18 living in the same household, per day, per membership. Free general admission for 2 adults. Youth ages 17 and under are free. 20% discount off general admission for up to 4 people. Ask for coupon at Circulation Desk. Free admission for 2 adults and 4 children at state historical sites and exhibit centers.

Library History In 1933, a group of Easton visionaries voted to create a public library in their town. The Easton Public Library opened in the basement of Samuel Staples School with a budget of $200 from a state grant and $50 from the local P.T.A. In 1937, the Library had new quarters, a room on the main floor of Town Hall. The Library Board, to consist of six members—no more than three from any particular political party— with six year terms, was established in 1950. Once again, space became an issue, and the Library was moved to the basement of Town Hall where it occupied 1,125 square feet. Crowded conditions forced residents into action in 1968. A Town Meeting authorized a bond issue of $300,000 to finance an addition to Town Hall. In 1979, eleven civic-minded women met to form the Friends of the Easton Public Library. With the Friends’ support, the Library began to act as a center for the whole community, offering more programs for children and adults. Fire code violations mandated improvements to the facility in 1991. The Library Board of Trustees applied to the State Library and was awarded a grant for library construction. Library Trustees championed a town-wide fund raising campaign and pledged $300,000 toward the cost of a new building. A special referendum for construction of a new Library was conducted on December 11, 1994 and passed by fifteen votes. The much anticipated new Library building opened for business on May 29, 1996. The Library became a member of the computer age when it joined reQuest, a statewide library network whereby patrons and staff can locate items in other area libraries. It also made a computer available to the public for word processing. In 1998, with monies raised by the Friends of the Library and Library Board private funds, the Library’s circulation functions were automated and the oak card catalogs were replaced by on-line catalogs. The next year saw three workstations in the Library’s Reference area networked to make Internet and on-line databases available to the public. In 1999, the Library received the prestigious Award of Excellence for Small Libraries from the Association of Connecticut Library Boards. This auspicious group also awarded Library Director, Bernadette Baldino, a citation for Outstanding Contribution to Library Service in Connecticut. With the creation of a web page in 2000, www.eastonlibrary.org , Library resources were made available to patrons in the comfort of their homes. In 2010, the Library began circulating downloadable ebooks and audiobooks to its patrons. While taking advantage of this new technology, patrons still come to the Library to check out materials, attend programs, use the computers, and receive technology assistance. The Library looks forward to continuing its history of growth and service, helping community members of all ages lead richer, more interesting lives by providing access to print, audio and electronic resources, hosting cultural activities, and serving as a forum for community gatherings.

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