Library Map These interactive maps were created by Fairfield University students Meghan Desrosiers and Laura Clavijo, under the direction of Jay Rozgonyi, Associate Vice Provost for Pedagogical Innovation & Effectiveness.

What to Read Next Kids & Teens Your next book, audiobook or movie is just a click away. Downloadable eBooks and Audiobooks Award Winners If you're looking for something to read... Book Match Best Fiction for Young Adults Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers Great Graphic Novels Coming soon! Recommended Reading from the Librarians K-1st Grade 2nd & 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th & 6th Grade 7th & 8th Grade 9th - 12th Grade

Anti-Racism Resources Children and teens may have questions about race, racism, and social justice. Books and resources are one way for families to address these issues. They can be a way to begin a conversation, educate ourselves, and lead to understanding and change. The Easton Public Library has compiled a list of resources to help families and anyone interested in finding materials that will open and further that conversation. Booklists HarperCollins #BlackVoicesMatter : Books for all ages by Black creators https://harperstacks.harpercollins.com/blog/blackvoicesmatter-books-for-all-ages-by-black-creators/ 50 Board Books Featuring Faces of Color https://www.slj.com/?detailStory=50-Board-Books-That-Show-IBPOC-Faces-diversity-baby Picture Books Featuring Black Male Protagonists https://www.readbrightly.com/picture-books-featuring-black-male-protagonists/?ref=PRH520B34CACC&aid=randohouseinc3690-20&linkid=PRH520B34CACC Black Lives Matter Reading List for Children 0-12 https://docs.google.com/document/u/1/d/15H1nzEIbC53OojvsLnlxM2zGYktooOGlOFMZ9xO74zk/mobilebasic Unity and Justice Booklets from American Library Association & ALSC http://www.ala.org/alsc/publications-resources/book-lists/unitykindnesspeace Black Lives Matter Comics Reading List http://www.ala.org/rt/gncrt/-black-lives-matter-comics-reading-lists Because Black Lives Matter - A Collection of Anti-Racist Reading Lists http://www.teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2020/06/because-black-lives-matter-a-collection-of-anti-racist-reading-lists/ Anti-Racist Reading List by Ibram X. Kendi https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/list/share/204842963/1357692923 Understanding and Dismantling Racism: A Booklist for White Readers https://www.charisbooksandmore.com/understanding-and-dismantling-racism-booklist-white-readers Discussions Talking Race With Young Children (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2019/04/24/716700866/talking-race-with-young-children? Media CNN/Sesame Street - Standing Up to Racism https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/02/us/cnn-sesame-street-standing-up-to-racism/index.html?fbclid=IwAR0oDlWUa1cIr3B5R4V2r7YZqCx1-u9KmZ8uv4Y3dCHeuVzAobEo02UH6Kg What to Read, Listen to, and Watch to Learn About Institutional Racism (PBS Newshour) https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/what-to-read-listen-to-and-watch-to-learn-about-institutional-racism Black Voices/Kidcasts - Podcasts for Children (School Library Journal) https://www.slj.com/?detailStory=black-voices-kidcasts-podcasts-for-children-audio Kwame Alexander reads The Undefeated https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cHIWtl8PNk&fbclid=IwAR3yWyY5MISjjzluHVjtZzvpLNf7209NJpRNS58Dx_FzDtDudvYaZksBAgo

Room Rentals Conference Room Community Room Study Booth The Easton Public Library offers two meeting spaces, the Community Room (occupancy 100 ), and the Conference Room (occupancy 25 ), for community meetings and cultural activities. In addition, the Library has a study booth for work or study for one to two people. The daily rate for the Community Room rental is $150.00 and the Conference Room is $75. A $25 refundable damage/cleaning/key deposit per use is also required. If piano tuning is necessary, the Library will charge a $50 fee. There is no rental fee for non-profit organizations. Guidelines and restrictions apply. In accordance with Town policy, town facilities cannot be used for profit-making ventures. Please call the library at 203-261-0134 for more information or see below for guidelines and applications for use. Meeting Room Application Community Room A/V System Directions Room Use Guidelines Use of Alcohol Guidelines Closing Checklist

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 The Adventure Park at The Discovery Museum in Bridgeport is offering a discount promo code of 15% off adult and youth General Admission tickets. The promo will expire the weekend after Thanksgiving. The discount is also available at The Adventure Park at Storrs . Promo Code: CTPL15 $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.

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

Adult Summer Reading 2025 Friday, June 16—Saturday, August 23 Log each book you read on our Google form for a chance to win a weekly prize! Raffle prizes will be awarded each Monday, starting on June 23. There will also be a Grand Prize for the person who reads the most books. Need ideas on what to read? Our updated Adult Recommended Reading lists by genre, compiled by the Library staff, will be available in mid-June. Log your books starting on June 16. Log your books Adult Recommended Reading List 2025 Adult Recommended Reading List 2024 Adult Recommended Reading List 2023 Happy Reading!

Check out a Hotspot or a Laptop! Hotspots Access the Wi-Fi locally or while traveling with one of our three hotspots available for checkout. The service plan is provided by T-Mobile, so they will work anywhere there is T-Mobile coverage. The hotspots can be checked out for 14 days. There are no renewals or holds, and the devices must be returned inside the Library. Patrons will be required to sign a loan agreement before checking out a hotspot. Made possible by a special discount for nonprofit organizations and funding from the Friends of the Easton Public Library. Laptops Active cardholders who are at least 18 years of age will be able to borrow a laptop for up to two weeks. No renewals or holds are allowed. The borrower must sign a loan agreement and adhere to the Laptop Lending Policy. Laptops must be returned in person at the Easton Public Library Circulation Desk, not in the book drop. All components (case, charger, and mouse) must be returned as well. Laptop Policy/Loan Agreement Hotspot Policy/Loan Agreement

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!