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

Welcome to Book Match! Tell us what you like to read and we'll give you three book recommendations, based on your answers. Who are your favorite authors? What genre(s) do you like to read? What books have you read that you really liked? Enter grade, if applicable. Submit We'll get back to you with your book recommendations as soon as we can!

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.

Book Brigade Grades 2-3 The Book Brigade (2nd & 3rd Grade) meets on the third Monday of the month at 4:30 p.m. For more information, please call the library at 203-261-0134, or email Mary Beth Rassulo at mrassulo@eastonlibrary.org .

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Resources A Place for All These specially curated resources and materials reflect our varied life experiences, so we can all share a greater understanding of each other. AAPI - Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Asian Pacific American Book List Diverse Superheroes Reading List Aging Black, Indigenous, & People of Color (BIPOC) BCALA 2020 Best of the Best Booklist Diverse Superheroes Reading List First Nations Development Institute Booklist Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Lit Booklist Differently Abled Schneider Family Award Winners Booklist LatinX Diverse Superheroes Reading List Pure Belpre Youth Illustrator Award LGBTQ+ Hotlines & Helplines YA LGBTQ+ Reading List 2023 Rainbow Book List YA Fantasy/SF Novels w/LGBTQ+ Characters Mental Health Healthline Mental Health Booklist ReadBrightly Kid-Approved Middle Grade Book List

Library to Go Easton Public Library offers a free delivery service of books, audiobooks, and magazines to any Easton adult resident who is homebound. Who? Any Easton resident who is homebound for a variety of reasons. If you have a library card that is current, please use that card for requests and holds. I f you had a library card with us, please let us know so we can check our database and issue you an updated card. To apply for a new card, Call the Easton Public Library 203-261-0134 or click here to submit your information online. If you are renewing your card, or are issued a new one, please present a photo ID at the first delivery. What may I borrow? Any of our print and audio materials that circulate: books, magazines, and audiobooks can be borrowed through the homebound service. Place holds via our catalog: https://easton.biblio.org/eg/opac/home, or by using our “Library to Go” form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1v6pwwWrZeJwq3nsIrlBvYLVgSwl_Pp-Xcd7YZBiHhzg/edit How long may I keep these items? New items and magazines must be returned after 14 days. Other items can be kept for 28 days. Items can be renewed twice, if there are no previous holds on them. Please renew before the item is due. Can I reserve material? You can make a request or reserve an item by phone or online. You will be added to the waiting list and receive your item when a copy becomes available. Are there any fines or fees? There is no charge for this service. Have questions? Want to sign up? Contact Lynn at the Easton Public Library at 203-261-0134, or via email at lzaffino@eastonlibrary.org No one there? Don't despair. Anyone at the Library can take your information and request.

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

Our Staff LYNN ZAFFINO Library Director Lynn Zaffino, Director Lynn has been at the Easton Public Library since May of 2008. She spent six years as the Children's/Teen Librarian, then two years as the Assistant Director/Head of Youth Services. She took over as Library Director in October of 2016. Prior to working here in Easton, she spent two years at the Fairchild-Nichols Memorial Library in Trumbull. Lynn received her Master of Library Science degree from Southern Connecticut State University in 2010. Prior to her Library career, she worked in retail management, banking, and bookkeeping. Lynn and her husband also owned and operated a used book store in Guilford, CT. Lynn resides with her husband, daughter, and dog. In her spare time, she enjoys reading (naturally!), walking, bowling, doing jigsaw puzzles, and spending time with family and friends. lzaffino@eastonlibrary.org MARY BETH RASSULO Assistant Director/Head of Youth Services Mary Beth joined the Library in October of 2016. She is a native New Yorker and a singer/songwriter with a curious nature that led her into the library world. Mary Beth holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English/Writing from Western Connecticut State University, and a Masters of Library and Information Science from Long Island University. Her passion for STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) programming was developed while she was the Children’s Services Librarian at Ridgefield Library. When she’s not at the library she enjoys the outdoors, friends and family, and her grandpuppies, a King Charles Cavalier Spaniel/Dachshund mix named Rosco, and a Bulldog named Rock. mrassulo@eastonlibrary.org EMMA Youth Services Librarian Emma (she/her) is a writer and librarian. She enjoys fiber arts, walking, and reading books by women, and she looks forward to connecting more with the Easton community. emma@eastonlibrary.org Donna Glen Youth Services Programming Assistant Donna became a member of the Easton Library staff in July 2025, following her time as a dedicated volunteer. She brings with her a background in administrative roles at both Stepping Stones Museum for Children and Norwalk Hospital. While at Stepping Stones, she especially enjoyed engaging with visitors of all ages—reading stories, singing, and performing as characters during special events. Outside the library, Donna enjoys spending time with her husband, Kevin, along with their dog and two cats. Her hobbies include reading, gardening, and a variety of fiber arts such as knitting, crocheting, and sewing. She has also participated in numerous local community theater productions. Donna holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Connecticut and spent much of her career working in commercial real estate finance. dglen@eastonlibrary.org SHANNON BRUCHAL Library Assistant, Technology/Social Media Shannon joined the Easton Library staff in June of 2016. Previously, she worked part-time at West Haven Library and Edith Wheeler Memorial Library in Monroe. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Journalism from Southern Connecticut State University, and has worked many different jobs, such as proofreader, account executive, sales clerk, and youth minister, but the Library is her favorite. Library Assistant by day, folk singer by night, Shannon has recorded two CDs and performs online and at area venues. When she’s not working or singing, you can find Shannon with her nose in a book and hanging out with her husband Rich, and Mr. Beau Jangles, a Lab mix. sbruchal@eastonlibrary.org PENELOPE PAPADOULIS Library Assistant, Technical Services/Interlibrary Loan Penelope was born in Athens, Greece. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematical and Computer Studies & History of Art from Brooks University, Oxford. In 1990, Penelope and her family came to the United States and moved to Connecticut. She started at the Easton Library in November, 1994, as a part-time circulation assistant. She was promoted to a full-time, Technical Services/Cataloger in August of 1995. She loves to read fantasy and science fiction books. pjp@eastonlibrary.org JANE HELFGOTT Library Assistant, Cataloger Jane’s a lifelong library enthusiast whose first paying job was as a Page at her childhood library. She’s held various Library positions through the years ranging from Storytime Volunteer to Librarian for a non-profit organization. She holds a Business degree from the University of Massachusetts and a degree in Couture Clothing Design from SUNY/FIT. She also studied high fashion in Paris and Italy. Jane’s a lifelong artistic entrepreneur, having had her own custom clothing business and until recently, was proprietor for The BOLT Quilt Shop, a nationally recognized, award-winning fabric + sewing store she’d built from the ground up. COVID threw Jane a curve so it was recently that she looked inward and knew her next chapter involved a library…Easton library. Aside from reading, Jane enjoys being a fiber artist. Other passions of hers include kayaking, puzzling, spending time with family and friends, and servicing her herd of vintage Singer 221 featherweight sewing machines. Helen Keller has been her heroine since second grade. jhelfgott@eastonlibrary.org KELLY MARCHWINSKI Library Assistant, Circulation Kelly joined the Easton Public Library in June 2025. She previously worked as a library clerk at the Bethel Public Library. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Western Connecticut State University. Kelly loves hanging out with her little black dog, Nova and floofy cat, Merlin. kmarchwinski@eastonlibrary.org LARRY KAUFMAN Library Assistant, Circulation Larry joined the Easton Public Library as a Circulation Assistant in June 2022. Prior to joining the library staff, he worked for a national nonprofit, several media trade associations, a magazine publishing company, and community newspapers. Larry holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. lkaufman@eastonlibrary.org TOM CECCARELLI Custodian Tom has recently retired from the Easton Police Department after serving the community for 25 years. Tom lives with his wife Debbie and daughter Mackenzie. tceccarelli@eastonlibrary.org

Easton Reads! 2025 Friday, June 16 - Friday, Aug ust 8*, 2025 Grades Pre-K-12 *Participants can continue to log books until school begins. Register here for Easton Reads! 2025 Preschool Grades K-5 Grades 6-8 Grades 9-12 Log Your Books Join us this summer and be part of the adventure! Check out our Suggested Reading Lists for all ages. Grades K-1 Grades 2-3 Grade 4 Grades 5-6 Grades 7-8 7th Grade 40 Book Challenge Grades 9-12 Little Ones LGBTQ+ Reading List Juvenile LGBTQ+ Reading List YA LGBTQ+ Reading List JBHS 2025 Summer Reading Brochure

Accessibility Statement Easton Public Library is committed to providing a website that is accessible to the widest possible audience, regardless of circumstance and ability. We aim to adhere as closely as possible to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0, Level AA), published by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). These guidelines explain how to make Web content more accessible for people with disabilities. Conformance with these guidelines will help make the web more user friendly to everyone. Whilst we strive to adhere to the guidelines and standards for accessibility, it is not always possible to do so in all areas of the website and we are currently working to achieve this. Be aware that due to the dynamic nature of the website, minor issues may occasionally occur as it is updated regularly. We are continually seeking out solutions that will bring all areas of the site up to the same level of overall web accessibility. If you have any comments and or suggestions relating to improving the accessibility of our site, please don't hesitate to contact our accessibility coordinator Shannon Bruchal by phone at 203-261-0134, or by email at sbruchal@eastonlibrary.org . Your feedback will help us make improvements.