

FROM THE CEO
Thank you for supporting New Canaan Library!
Libraries are ennobling to the mind and to the community. Ours was built on the strength of the deep commitment made by our fellow New Canaanites to the idea of a modern Library as an invaluable and enriching place for everyone. By any measure, New Canaan Library has become an essential gathering place that invites families, seniors, professionals, and students to learn, meet, engage with new ideas, and find unlimited opportunities for discovery.
I am pleased to report that this year we served more members of the community than ever before in the Library’s history, welcoming between 1,500 to 1,800 people daily. That’s up over 100% from pre-Covid levels. Clearly, we are playing an important role in the daily lives of many New Canaanites.
As the Library’s new CEO, it is my privilege to work alongside Library Director, Cheryl Capitani, to steer us through the next phase in our 147-year history. Looking back on ten years at the helm of our Capital Campaign, Development, and Special Programs efforts and with the perspective of a 23-year New Canaan
resident, I am committed to ensuring that New Canaan Library stays on course to fulfill the promises we made to be best in class. The great results you see here demonstrate the strength of the visionary thinking and fiscal discipline required to achieve success. I hope you will join me in thanking our talented professional librarians and staff.

As an independent, non-profit organization, we are grateful for the effective partnership we have with the Town whose annual grant represents 70-75% of our total operating budget. The remaining need is met by the ongoing generosity of our donors who enable the Library to serve our town with distinction by funding the books, programs, and services that reflect the unique needs and interests of this community. Last year, that philanthropic support totaled over $1 million.
It is not difficult to understand that the high usage of our materials and spaces requires a significant investment of resources to manage: we are indeed victims of our own success. We appreciate the financial support which makes it possible for us to grow, learn, and innovate in ways that serve our patrons well.
P.S. I am pleased to share my favorite books of the year!


As you’ll see in the following pages, it has been a highlight-filled year. From all of us here at the Library, thank you for providing both the support and the inspiration.
I look forward to creating the next chapter with you.
Sincerely,

Ellen Sullivan Crovatto Chief Executive Officer



PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Your generosity directly supports these initiatives, just to name a few!
Programming to establish early childhood literacy, enrichment for school-aged children, and teen services that build academic and social connections
Leading author presentations and speakers including David Grann, Lidia Bastianich, Carl Bernstein, Jeannette Walls, Melissa Ben-Ishay, and Vanessa Chan
Continuing education for adults through hundreds of workshops and classes on a variety of subjects including world languages and ESL, poetry and writing, health and wellness, art history, finance, genealogy, visual arts, nutrition, and culinary instruction in our Kend Family Kitchen


“The library programs never cease to amaze me – they are so well planned, and the staff is always cheerful, helpful, and professional. They always go that extra mile which is so appreciated. I love the variety of courses offered, there is something for everyone."
– Pat Felder


“I am very impressed with the caliber of classes and the instructors you hire. They are enthusiastic, very knowledgeable and the library staff is very helpful to them. From entering the library to leaving the building, your staff greets or says goodbye to all with a smile on their face.”
– Kathy M.
FROM THE LIBRARY DIRECTOR
The Library team is privileged to be an integral part of the fabric of New Canaan and is gratified that the community has responded to and embraced the Library in so many ways. On any given day, at the Library you will find:
• Neighbors borrowing books and seeking recommendations to feed their curiosity
• Children, teens, and adults attending our many and varied programs and classes in droves, eager to learn and connect through shared experience
• People frequenting our work, study, and meeting spaces for personal, committee, and nonprofit board meetings
• Inquisitive children following their imaginations to the stacks, in pursuit of answers and more questions for their librarians
• Teens both social and studious making the place their own
• Adults receiving assistance using technologies that are increasingly essential
• People of all ages working, playing, and relaxing in our Library Green that opened this Spring
• Individuals reading, studying, working, concentrating, and contemplating
• Groups collaborating, commiserating, and creating
In short, here at New Canaan Library you will find inspiration and community. Thank you for sharing your everyday moments with us as we strive to embody our mission that the library is an essential place for lifelong learning and a vibrant hub for knowledge, culture, and connection for everyone.

Cheryl Capitani, Library Director

STATS FY 23-24
355,921 VISITORS TO THE LIBRARY
TOTAL ITEMS LOANED
283,582
46,654 PROGRAM ATTENDEES
LIBRARY MEETING ROOMS BOOKED
9,750
NEW LIBRARY CARDS ISSUED
2,203
1,580 PROGRAMS DELIVERED
1:1 INDIVIDUAL TECH HELP CONSULTATIONS
1,142
31% LIBRARY FUNDRAISING

69% TOWN OF NEW CANAAN
6% BUILDING OPERATIONS/ MAINTENANCE
4% FUNDRAISING, MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS EXPENSES
4% GENERAL & ADMINISTRATIVE
16% LIBRARY SERVICES & PROGRAMS

70% SALARIES & BENEFITS
DONORS
"Annual Fund Gifts by giving level received July 1st, 2023 - June 30th, 2024."
INDIVIDUALS
President’s Circle ($10,000+)
Anonymous Gifts (3)
Susan Anderson
Rachel and Christopher Baker
Jonathan and Kimberly Barry
Robert and Joan Butman
Sarah and Alec Casey
Robert and Meghan Cioffi
Ann Cohen
Deborah and Andrew Gordon
Crawford and Samantha Hamilton
Anda and John Hutchins
Katherine and Peter Kend
Paul and Patricia Kuehner
William R. Malone
Martin P. McLaughlin, Sr.
Christopher and Mary Elizabeth O'Connor
Douglas and Hilary Ormond
Christopher and Elizabeth Pohle
Allison and Michael Rees
Patricia Schubert
Alan R. Schwedel
Barbara and Sebastian Scripps
Christine and Alexander Seaver
Eric and Susan Sheinberg
Adam and Megan Sherer
Paul and Marjorie Stein
Sharon and Thomas Teles
Eileen and James Thomas
Alicia and Robert Wyckoff
Jaime and Christine Yordan
Director’s Circle ($5,000+)
Anonymous Gifts (2)

Richard and Gail Ahern
Jonathan and Anne Burleigh
Douglas and Diane Dooley
Gary Engle and Dao Nguyen-Engle
Richard and Christina Fagerstal
Alex and Claire Foster
Nathaniel and Marjorie Furman
Austin and Leslie Furst
John and Valaer Goodrich
Catherine L. Gredoni
Peter and Susan Gummeson
Timothy Jensen and Susan Jensen
Thomas and Jennifer Joyce
Chris and Lara Kelly
Jennifer Klein Seaman and John Seaman
Brian and Nicole Ladewig
Rich and Kamie Lightburn
Robert and Kaitlyn Lowe
Donald and Amanda Martocchio
Joseph and Tracy Merrill
Christopher and Carter Norton
William and Wendy Pratt
Michael and Kristin Reed
Bill and Kate Reed
Michelle and Richard Riley
Scott and Abigail Skidmore
Brian and Janice Skinner
Sharon G. Tate
Richard and Catherine Townsend
James and Lindsay Tucker
James and Anne Wagner
Wilson and Emily Warren
Peter and Joanne Ziesing
DONORS
Benefactor ($2,500+)
Betsy L. Anderson
A. James Bach
William and Elichia Brown
J. Michael and Elizabeth Chu
John and Carrie Corcoran
Mark and Jennie DiFiore
Michael and Michelle Diliberto
James and Jennifer Forese
Steven D. Grushkin
Peter and Patricia Hovey
Christian and Vicki Le Bris
Chris and Kay Linneman
Marc and Maria Magliacano
Judith Moist
Thomas Newton
Fatou and Nabi Niang
Daniel and Sarah O'Keefe
Willard and Colleen Overlock
James and Holly Parmelee
Stephen and Katharine Roach
Jeffrey and Jennifer Sanders
Kevin and Kendra Seth
Allen Smith and Katherine
Megrue-Smith
Douglas and Julia Stewart
Gail Stewart
Lennox and Elizabeth Stuart
Richard and Patricia Worden
Sponsor ($1,000+)
Anonymous Gifts (4)
Joseph and Courtney Aleardi
Seth and Sara Alvord
James and Joyce Andersen
Charles and Linda Aysseh
Sharon S. Bassock
Jacqueline Bennett
Peter and Susan Bergen
Peter and Samara Bilden
Jack and Patricia Billhardt
Benjamin and Elizabeth Bilus
Matthew and Catherine Bishop
Matthew and AnnaLisa Blevins
Ann Halan Brickley
William and Susan Brock
Timothy and Constance Brown
Christopher and Emily Burns
John and Robin Busch
Mark and Jamie Buschmann
Michael and Frank Canoro
Karen Charlton
Heather and Thomas Cimino
John and Susan Clarke
Kevin and Cristen Cottrell
Gregory and Leslie Crowley
Eric and Alice Dalrymple
Andrew and Julie Deery
Mark and Heidi DeWaele
Matthew Dowd
Timothy and Elizabeth Dwyer
Edward and Jeanne Epstein
John and Tanis Erdmann
W. Kristofer and Lauren Erickson
Robert and Patricia Felder
Schuyler Field
Sarah Finnie
Eric and Karen Frank
Richard and Ronnie Grosbard
John and Althea Halan
William and Suzanne Hale
John and Suzanne Harrison
Benjamin and Cristine Heineman
John and Elizabeth Hellmann
David and Frances Holman

DONORS
Lydee and John Hummel
Havva Idriss
Douglas and Kolleen Johnsen
David and Rosalind Jones
Robert and Erica Juneja
Stephen and Tracey Karl
William and Holly Kennedy
Halvor and Sherri Kielland
John and Anne-Marie Knight
Kevin and Anne Marie Knightly
Charles and Elizabeth Kontulis
Patrick and Susan Landers
Barbara Lane
Brian and Robin Leach
Patrick and Mimi Leahy
Peter and Janet Lebovitz
Brian and Sharon Libman
Pavel and Elena Lobashova
Guy Longobardo
Thomas and Janice Luddy
Kevin and Mary Lydon
Cameron and Susana Mackey
Raymond and Faye Maier
Christopher and Sarah Mattern
Susan J. McClellan
Sean and Tracy McManus
Victoria and Paul Merwin
Glen and Suzanne Messina
Stephen and Stacy Mettler
Katharine O'Brien
Dennis and Mary Ellen O'Connor
Edward and Frances O'Neill
Robert and Kerry Orlich
Homer and Katrina Parkhill
Harriet Plavoukos
David and Janet Prill

James and Margaret Riley
Graciela Rodriguez
Philip Ruvinsky and Leigh Kennedy
David and Virginia Schwartz
Robert and Sarah Seelert
Anthony Segalas
Martin and Betsy Sue Shannon
Mark and MyLinh Shattan
Michael and Danielle Sieckhaus
Mark and Pamela Silverman
Joseph and Carrie Sindelar
Elliott and Marguerite Sisson
Peter Skaperdas and Kathleen Auda
Brian R. Smith
Elizabeth Smith
Nathan and Geraldine Snyder
James and Katie Stewart
Jeffrey and Catharine Sturgess
John and Catherine Teitler
David and Lisa Tuttle
Richard and Anne Ward
Thomas and Catherine Watson
Thilo and Sarah Wrede
Jonathan and Marnie Zaffino
Doug and Ellen Zumbach
Family ($500+)
Anonymous Gifts (2)
Garrett and Melissa Baker
Todd and Beth Baker
Michael and Mary Bar
Steve and Hayley Bloom
Heather Boulanger
Charles and Chuleeporn Broll
Victor and Barbara Calaba
Paul and Amy Cardillo
Thomas and Moira Cassidy
DONORS
Charles and Regina Cheever
J. Christopher and Mary Cody
Harrison and Barbara Conrad
Douglas and Lauren Corbett
Philip and Carole Coviello
Rob and Caroline Creighton
Peter and Emily Crisp
Aaron and Adrianne Davenport
Dean and Laura Davis
Elizabeth and J.T. Davis
James and Anne Davis
Scott and Kate DePetris
Robert L. DiPanni
John and Joanne Donohue
Carolyn Downey
Elizabeth Feld
Daniel and Jennifer Fishman
Noah and Julie Fleischmann
William and Mary Fox
Matthew and Adrienne Fulk
Robert Gennaro, MD and Diane
Gennaro
Jeanne Gnuse
Arthur and Elisabeth Golden
Andrew and Lauren Greig
David and Wendy Guda
Robert and Tracey Hamill
Jeffrey and Emily Hanlon
Scott and Raquel Harrison
Kristen Hartofilis
C. Robert and Mary Henrikson
Ian and Diane Hobbs
Michael Hobbs
Margaret Hooker

James and Jessica Huetter
Jonathan and Kimberly Jodka
Jeffrey and Eila Johnson
Kristin Johnson
David and Nancy Kalal
Andrew and Mary Kallman
Joanna Keohane
Mark and Brett Kristoff
James and Mary Lee Lesko
David and Christine Long
George Long
Stephen and Elizabeth MacKenzie
Mark and Karen Mactas
Daniel and Jill Malkoun
Philip and Lavillon Martyr
Kathy Megdanis
Joseph and Kathleen Mitchell
Doris Molinari
Alfred and Melissa Morris
Jack and Jennifer Murphy
Peter and Kathleen Murphy
Christopher and Keely Norton
John and Laura Owen
Jonathan and Katherine Owsley
Joseph and Laura Prior
Michelle Robertson
Steven and Susan Root
Nadine Rote
David and Barbara Rucci
Jeremy and Margaret Saunders
Ipek Kaya-Savasoglu and Serkan
Savasoglu
Karl and Anne Schimmeck
Stephen and Elena Schlegel
Spencer and Sara Schubert
Jeffrey and Jean Shaw
DONORS
Joseph and Donna Simone
Douglas and Deborah Simpson
Roger and Taryn Sonesson
Herbert and Angela Sullivan
Christopher and Mary Swift
Patricia L. Thatcher
Joseph and Margaret Toce
Sallie Van Dam
William and Laura Walbert
Douglas Walker and Susan Edmands
Colin and Susan Welch
Karen Willett
Paul and Maureen Williamson
Mark and Lisa Wolff
William and Elana Wood
Dixon and Pamela Yee
Supporter ($250+)
Anonymous Gifts (6)
Jonathan and Barbara Achenbaum
Teresa Alasio
James and Meghan Allen
Kathryn Amundsen
Matthew and Kristin Barnard
Bradstreet and Kimberly Barton
Robert and Carol Bayne
Henry and Gabriela Beecher
Garrison and Hope Belles
Gerald and Linda Bisbee
Gary and Barbara Bloom
Jessica Bottini
Sherman and Peggy Bull
William and Emily Candee
David and Dionna Carlson
Stephen and Laura Catherwood
Alexander and Audrey
Chastian-Chapman

Francis and Denise Coco
Charles and Margaret Cooper
Edward and Theresa Cosden
Niall and Donna Coughlin
Christopher and Maura Craig
Dana L. Creanga
Ellen and Christopher Crovatto
James and Stephanie Cullinane
Sam and Lindsey Daly
Brian and Sarah Darian
Daniel and Kelly DeFrancesco
Irene Dillon
Amy Diteodoro
Eric and Laura Dobbin
Thomas and Kristin Dolan
Elizabeth Doyle
Ryan and Sara Driscoll
Gunnar Edelstein
Stephen and Danielle Edwards
Thomas M. Emson
J. Michael and Kip Farrell
Matthew Ferguson
Michael and Jenny Field
Donald and Linda Foscato
James and Jane Fox
Michael and Mary Anne Franco
Jeffrey and Emily Fuhrman
Christopher and Abbott Glover
Meghan M. Gould
Mark and Kristen Grzymski
Patrick and Julie Healy
John and Lindsey Heron
William and Sally Hines
Scott and Lisa Hobbs
DONORS
Christopher and Anne Hussey
Jed and Susan Isaacs
Jeffrey Jackson
Margaret Jay
Jeremiah and Sarah Keefe
Daniel and Leah Kittredge
Robert and Penelope Klatell
William Knobloch
Richard and Dawn Kurth
Carrie Kurtz
John and Janet Lanaway
Keith and Martha Lane-Zucker
Jack Lapolla
George and Heidi Laub
Matthew and Catherine Leach
Dennis Leibowitz
Robert and Robin Lord
Van and Linda Lovisa
George and Julie Madison
Richard and Cornelia Marder
Peter and Laura Marschalk
Michael and Aileen Mastey
Edmond and Whitney McCarthy
Scott and Kathleen McLallen
Kevin and Ellen McMahon
Randall and Sharon Meadows
Neil and Jenny Mehta
Terria Meyer
Margaret Molwitz
Charles and Karen Murphy
Betsy Nelson
Lisa and Matthew Oldham
Joyce Olesen
Colin and Shayla O'Neil
Lynda D. Pescatello
Robert and Meg Petersen
Andrew and Meredith Petitjean
Patricia J. Pflug
Catherine C. Pike
William Post
Arthur and Alexandra Potts
Harold and Jacqueline Powell
Maya A. Rao
Francis and Teri Reed
Michael and Rachel Rodgers
Barbara Rosen
Richard and Jennifer Russey
Alan and Melissa Rwambuya
Randy and Claire Salvatore
Richard and Lois Sandberg
Heidi Sandreuter
Joni Schaefer
Robert Schmidt
Andrew and Erica Schwedel
Sue Sherwood
Hunter and Marcia Smith
Roger and Nell Smith
Sara Smith
Ann Spilker
Michael and Jill Stayman
Michael Stein and Rita Bettino
Ali Stevenson
Alexis Stewart
Kimberly Stiner
Radford and Wendy Stone
Bill G. Stoops
David and Lisa Strupp
Zuhair and Jean Suidan
Finn and Susan Swarting
Kate Sylvester
Gail Teymourian
Brian and Marley Thackray

DONORS
Mark and Margot Thorsheim
Charles and Patricia Timberlake
Anne and Steven Tseng
Frederick and Julianna Tufts
Milan and Margot Turk
Ryan and Bridget Urgo
Theera Vachranukunkiet
Andrew Veitch
David and Veronica Verklin
Gary and Michelle Vogel
Cindy Wagner
Jonathan and Anita Waxberg
Ross and Jane Weiner
Michael and Delma Wessner
Eric and Merrill Wiechmann
Michael and Lynette Wieczorek
David and Carolyn Williams
Nicholas and Elizabeth Williams
Frances Wilson
Gregory Wojdowski and Niamh
McCormack
Stephen and Lori Wyckoff
Gregory and Bettina Young
Allison and Eric Zinczenko
Marsha Zipser
Donor ($1-$250)
Anonymous Gifts (14)
Michael and Carol Abel
Stephanie Acerra
Parag and Mary Lou Adalja
Steve Albin
David and Emily Alexander
Sloan Alexander and Sara Bakker
Tyler and Lindsay Alexander
John and Melissa Almeida
Maria and Hugo Alves

Harold and Mary Anderson
Gregor and Melinda Andrade
Louise J. Andronaco
Sarah Andrus
Maury B. Anfindsen
Adam and Mary Ansaldi
Charles and Sarah Arestia
Jonathan and Lise Arnold
Maureen Atinsky
Andrew and Laura Ault
Steven and Jodie Azzopardi
Paul and Cynthia Bamatter
David and Deborah Baran
Anthony and Barbara Barkauskas
James and Allison Barker
Karim and Yong-Son Basta
Carl Mason and Robin Bates-Mason
Nicole Battisti
Morgan Beckerman
Leisa M. Bell
John and Nancy Bemis
Adam and Allison Benenson
Andrew and Katherine Benett
Claudia Tillis Berk
Jane C. Bickle
Steven Bierman
Reginald and Barbara Binford
George and Alison Birnbaum
Katherine E. Bisbee
Glen and Megan Bischoff
Susan E. Blabey
Alton Blakeslee
Catherine Blansfield
Elizabeth Boccaccio
Eric and Alexandra Bonach
Lisa Bonazzo
DONORS
Krissy Borchetta
Richard Bourgeois and Pauline Dora
Phillip and Arlety Bowman
Neil and Eileen Boyd
Amy Bradach
Neal and Vickie Brauweiler
Jessica Brenner
Ryan and Alessandra Brenon
Joan T. Brode
Adrian and Pauline Brody
Carrie Brown
Cheryl Bundy
William and Alice Burnham
Jeff Burns
Anthony and Patricia Calanca
Fabio Calia
Anne F. Campbell
Stephen and Karen Campe
Clara C. Campo
Alice Campofranco
Najib and Lynn Canaan
Thomas A. Carriero
Mary Halpin Carter
Wendy Cassuto
Peter and Carol Catalano
Ross and Susan Catlin
Vincent and Julie Cavaliere
Da-Tung Chang
Charles Chimera and Monica Capela
Nicholas and Christine Chivily
Robert and Nancy Clark
Thomas and Laura Clauss
Judith Cody
Krista and Matthew Cody
Laura Cody
Denis and Eva Colacicco
Patricia Colangelo
Thomas and Roseann Conheeney
Benjamin and Leah Conlee
Arthur and Amy Conley
Laura and Joseph Connerton
Timothy and Valerie Connolly
Giovanna Conte
Jessie Cooper
Michael and Vanessa Costantini
Diane Costello
Thomas and Dorothy Coughlin
Charles and Alexandra Craigle
Jane Crawford
John Crowley
Susan Cruickshank
John and Pamela Crum
Michael and Candace Curran
Arun and Sharon Daga
Lindsey Daly
Alexander W. D'Amico
Matthew and Lucy Dathan
Jennifer Davatzes
Samantha Davids
Lara Davis
Phoebe Davis
Deborah De Clercq
Farrokh and Gulestan Deboo
Sperry A. DeCew
Diane S. Demain
Richard deMoll and MaryAnn O'Hara
Christopher and Elizabeth DeMuth
Eric and Molly Denlinger
Warner Depuy
Elizabeth Derivan
Alexis DiMarco
Michael and Beth Dorfsman
Caleb and Pamela Dorsey
Karen Downing
Michael and Cameron Drinkwater
Annabelle Duncan
Dirk and Alyson Dunlap
Neil and AnneMarie Dunleavy
Nicky Dunlop
Ann Dunn
Nancy Dunn
Lori Anne Dunne
Gordon L. Elicker
Daniel and Christina Eng
Joseph and Lois Espeso
Richard and Jennifer Essigs
Calvin and Christen Farley
Peter Farnum and Jennifer Cudlip
Seymour and Mary Fein
Claudia Fellini
Richard and Diana Ferguson
Jason and Stephanie Ferrante
Lisa Ferrante
John and Natalie Fiedler
Marissa Fink
Michael and Nadine Finnerty
Daneille Fitzgibbon
David and Mary Fitzpatrick
Edel Flynn
Janet Fonss
Diane Fossi
Gillian R. Foster
Graham and Jennifer Foster
Walter and Elizabeth Foster
Christie S. Fountain
Adriana Franceschini
Karen Frank
DONORS
Lauren Frank
Jack and Georgene Frantz
Jonathan and Jennifer Frattaroli
Wesley and Jeanne Fredericks
Jacqueline Friedman
George and Connie Friesen
Sydney S. Fulford
Robert and Jennifer Gallois
Mary Pat Garate
William and Margaret Ann Garbus
Katelyn Garrison
Nancy W. Geary
Douglas and Serena Gillespie
Robert and Kara Gilliam
Kiley Giordano
Teresa Glosnicka
James and Anne Goebel
Deborah Golden
Laurel Goodgion
Jake and Polly Goodyear
Kara Graham
Leander Grayson
David and Glenda Green
Henry and Diane Green
Michael and Betsy Greene
Sean and Jacqueline Griffiths
Jamie Grozovsky
Jennifer W. Gulden
Anjali Gupta
Louis and Joan Guzzetti
Alan and Loni Haas
John Hair
Christian Halabi and Carolyn Langelier
Perrin and Chauncey Hamilton
Kathy Hammell

Michael and Sarah Handler
Sarah Handy
Elizabeth Hanno
Joseph and Gloria Hanson
Paul and Susan Harinstein
Peter and Amy Harned
Tory Harold
Martha Harper
Matthew and Jessica Havens
William Hayes
Janet Hayman
Kevin Helldt
David L. Hendrickson
Kathleen Hennessy
Mark and Kristen Hibbert
Mary Higgins
James and Wendy Hilboldt
Eileen Hill
James and Lisa Hill
Sara Hoffart
Charles and Julia Hoffman
Geoffrey Hoffmann
Erin Hogan
Hugo and Ingrid Hollinger
Mary Holmer
William and Judith Hopkins
Jay Horine and Keturah Bracey
Nancy Howard
Deqiang Hu
David and Sara Hunt
Peter and Cynthia Hurvitz
Peter and Margaret Imbrognu
Andrea Ingalls
Gary and Sue Jacobsen
Patrick and Felicia Jamin
Barbara Jeffries
DONORS
Eugene and Charlotte Jerbic
Anthony and Kimberly Jetnil
Kent and Mary Jewett
Barbara B. Johansen
Carolyn Johnson
Claire Johnson
James Johnston
Claire Jones
Peter and Melissa Jones
Peter and Natalie Jones
James and Marilyn Kaiser
Miranda Kalinowski
Edward and Carol Kane
Viviane Kaneff
Carol Kaplan
Janet W. Karl
Jordan and Jessica Katz
Marianne Kay
Kevin and Dena Kedra
Mary Kelley
Wendy Kelly
Ann Kicska
Jeffrey and Andrea Kiczek
Jennifer Kim
Philip and Julie Kim
Benjamin and Adrienne
Kirschenbaum
Valerie Klats
Timothy and Jessica Knowles
Glenn and Deborah Koennecke
Christopher Koppenheffer
James Krinsley and Maureen
Renahan-Krinsley
Stephen and Diane Kurtessis
Patricia Lami-Hedlund
Danika Landers
William and Meredith Landis
Patrice LaSusa
Rhoda Lauro
Darren and Vanessa LaVerne
Matthew and Mariko LeBaron
David and Kristi Lebovitz
Katya Lebrija
Colette LeBrun
Morgan and Elizabeth LeConey
Virginia Lee and Kenneth Young
Bruce and Holly Lemoine
Janet Lenhart
Tammy Lettera
Samantha Levine
Jeremiah and Ruth Lewis
Anthony and Katherine Licata
Jennifer Lindner
Teal Lindsay
Sam Lobban and Rosalind Leach
Whitney Longworth
Margaret Loughlin
Daria Luddy
Kenneth P. Luksin
Frank and Marjorie Lyon
Robin Madan
Isabella Madrid
Laura Maggio
Francis and Allyson Mahoney
Donald and Dolores Malin
Robert and Elizabeth Mallozzi
Andrew and Maryann Mank
Kevin and Epo Manning
Daniel and Marin Mara
William Marbach and Deborah
Witherspoon
Daniel Marcel

DONORS
Sam and Julie Marcus
Penelope A. Mardoian
Erin Marich
Thomas and Audrey Markey
Jenkins and Linda Marshall
William and Virginia Martens
Michael and Ann Martin
Tracey Masella
Elizabeth T. Massey
Emily Maynard
Michelle Mazzola
Bryan and Libby McAleer
Christopher and Elizabeth McClave
Alan and Sharon McClymonds
Marcia McCrum
Sydney McCurdy
Michael and Jeanne McDonagh
Debbie McGrath
Paige McInerney
Nancy McKeever
Peter and Carol McKeever
Conor and Elizabeth McKenna
Cordelia McKenna
Sean and Natalie McPartland
Suzanne Megrue
Zahra Mehta
Scot and Lisa Melland
Merrily Mellick
Benjamin and Melissa Merrill
Edward and Jessica Merrill
Cecile Meunier
Bradley and Alicia Meyer
Andrew and Sandra Millar
Albert and Pamela Miller
Christopher and Mandy Miller
Diana Minert

Mairead Mitchel
Shahrzad Mohammadi
Edward and Valerie Monaghan
Cynthia Montesi
Peter and Jenn Moore
Matthew Morawa and Patricia Mee
Patricia Morgan
Amy Morris
Dana Morris
Victoria Munoz
Cecilia Murray
Perry Nagin
Angelo Natoli and Caroline
Choy-Shan
Edward Nebb and June Filingeri
Edward and Gertrude Neiss
Lisa Nelms
Ellen Newhouse
Charles and Anne Newton
Kut Tak and Bik Yin Ng
Deborah Nightingale
Robert and Barbara Noble
Ken Novak
Matthew and Lauren Nussbaum
Marie O’Neill
Susan O'Brien
Lloyd and Kristen O'Connor
Brendan and Lorraine O'Halloran
Richard and Claire O'Hare
Joan and David O'Hayre
Jonathan and Constance Old
Allison Oliveira
Wendy Oppel
Moira O'Riordan
Alexandra Ornstein
Ryan and Mari O'Rourk
Jackie Owens
DONORS
Michele Pallai
Nicole Papammichael
David Parker
Douglas and Jennifer Parker
Missy Parker
Andrew Pearson and Shiva Sarram
S. Joel and Carol Pelzner
George and Jane Perkins
Frank and Suzanne Pertusiello
Rita Petta
Susan Pfeil
Richard and Jeannine Phelan
Stephen and Karen Philipson
Joseph Pincus
Stephanie Pineo
Lawrence and Mary Pitt
Michael and Denise Pittaro
Dennis and Gina Podlesak
Thomas and Dawn Pologruto
Sarah Popko
Enrico and Anna Porco
Micaela Porta and Victor Alvarez
Richard and Irene Porter
Ellen Pottharst
Sabrina Pourmand
Suzi Power-Morris
Guy and Tania Prochilo
Stephen and Colleen Prostor
Edith Quake
Patrick and Diana Quill
Thomas and Lynn Quinn
Daniel and Stephanie Radman
Anand Rai and Dalarine Crasto
Daniel and Jennifer Rashin
Stefano and Kristin Redaelli
Brian and Lindsay Regan

Michael and Kate Regan
Beth Marie Reifers
Steve and Kate Reilly
Nicholas and Patricia Riley
Amanda B. Robbins
Michael Rolland
William and Oana Root
Richard and Sharon Rosano
Evelyn Rosen
Michael and Nikou Roth
James and Katie Rothschild
Richard and Sarah Routhier
Joseph and Deborah Rucci
Marysue Rucci
James and Meghan Rump
Charles and Alice Runnette
Anne Mary Russell
Gary and Rhonda Russo
John and Jane Ryan
Peter Ryan
Chrstina Saburro
Alexander and Cynthia Saffi
Laurie Saggese
Evelyn Sainz
Matthew and Jennifer Saldarelli
Sloan and Katherine Saunders
Julie Savinelli
Max and Jennifer Scherr
Amanda Blaze Schimmel
Christopher and Dudley Schipper
Jason Schlesinger
Courtney Schluender
David and Cynthia Schmier
Janet Schmitz
Craig and Nathalie Schubert
Jennifer Schwartz
DONORS
Nicholas and Michelle Seaver
Richard and Kristin Selvala
John and Sheila Serena
Catherine J. Seton
Donna Shabinaw
Shashi and Sumitra Shah
Allison Shaw
Mary Silberman
John and Judith Silvestri
Steven and Gloria Simon
Gary and Susan Singer
Justin Singer
Adrian Sisser and Joanna Galvin
Jennifer Skyrm
Gregory Smith and Kerry Connell
Josh and Beth Snyder
Kristy Snyder
Diane Sorcher
Matthew and Lisa Sparacino
Laura Spiegel
Thomas and Janet Stadler
Celine Stahl
Michael and Cynthia Stamm
Karen Stamoulis
Mary Staples
Elizabeth Stevenson
Hamilton Stewart and Tiffany Kuehner
Richard Stewart
Walter A. Stewart
William and Beth Stimpson
Betsy and Michael Stone
Rita Marie Stone
Jill Stute
Nikolas and Janel Sulkowski
Robert Swegle and Carol Hibbert

Diana Takach
Eliot and Sharon Tarlin
Jacey Taub
Matthew and Katherine Thomas
Spencer and Shannon Thune
Ann Thurber
William and Elizabeth Tobey
Lorianne Toler
Amanda Tolles
Jake and Elizabeth Torrenzano
Matthew and Megan Tracey
Nicholas and Efthimia Trahanas
Brian Treacher
Tylor and Letitia Tregellas
Robert Trudel and Amy Zinser
Jan Truebner
Donald and Christina Turner
W. Arthur and Margaret Ulrich
Barbara Upson
Jeffrey Urstadt
James and Elaine Vail
Ruth Van den Nieuwenhuizen
Patricia Varian
Ralph Vartolo
Lizandra Vega
Karen Verdi
Matthew and Mary Vertin
Amy Vezzetti
Sally Voss
Tish Vredenburg
Jason and Carolyn Walcott
Hope Waldlen
Heather Walsh
Meg Hely Walsh
Patricia H. Walsh
Gregory Walters and Torrance York
John and Natasha Walton
Katherine Ward
Amy Weber Reid
Mark and Lori Weiss
Brooks and Irena Wells
Diane Wells
DONORS
Amy Weltman
Barbara Wentzel
Marijke Werhane
James Westlake
Leila Wetmore
Eric and Tiffany Wheeler
Thomas and Pamela White
Karl and Jamie Whitmarsh
Eva Wingate
Molly Winn
Jason and Meredith Woerz
Ann Wolff
Liza Wong
Stephanie Woodmansee
Lee Woodruff
Peter and Kristina Woods
Judith Wren
C. Craig and Barbara Wright
Charles and Deborah Wright
Louise York
Lorna Yvon
Allen and Erica Zimmerman
Jonathan and Jennifer Zonis
ORGANIZATIONS
Corporations, Foundations, Matching Gift Companies
Anonymous Gifts (3)
173 Davis Avenue, LLC
Ameriprise Financial
Andersen Family Charitable Fund
Ansonia Foundation
The Avanti Group, Inc.
Ayco Charitable Foundation
The A. James Bach & Vona Hopkins Foundation
Bank of America
Bank of America Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund
Bankwell Financial Group, Inc.
Bespoke Designs LLC
Betsy L. Anderson Gift Fund
Bill Garbus and Margaret Ann Martin Foundation
The Briar Foundation

Bright Funds Foundation
Brown Thayer Shedd Insurance
Centerbrook
ChevronTexaco
Christopher & Dudley Schipper Family Fund
Dan and Penny Rashin Charitable Giving Fund
David and Lisa Tuttle Charitable Fund
Deborah & Andrew Gordon
Charitable Giving Fund
EMWIGA Foundation
Eric P. Sheinberg Foundation
Fidelity Charitable
Fox Financial Corporation
Goldman Sachs Gives
Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund
Harlan E. and Lois J. Anderson Family Foundation
Hamilton Family Charitable Trust
Henrikson Family Foundation
Hilltop Foundation
Hobbs Family Charitable Trust
Horizon Foundation, Inc.
Indian River Community Foundation
J.P. Morgan Chase Bank
Jed and Susan Isaacs Family Charitable Fund
Jewett Donation Fund
The J.P. Morgan Charitable Giving Fund
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
The Karl Chevrolet Company
Karp Associates, Inc.
Kensington Capital Management
Kim Family Fund
DONORS
The Klein Family Foundation
The Kontulis Fund
Koonce Foundation, Inc.
Kristin and Michael Reed Family Foundation, Inc.
Lampert, Toohey & Rucci LLC
Lebovitz Fund for Philanthropy
Lesko Family Fund
Lifetime Arts
Lovisa Linda Giving Fund
The Luddy Family Charitable Fund
M & T Bank
Manfredi Jewels
Margie O. Stein Revocable Trust
Marie G. Dennett Foundation, Inc.
Mathis-Pfohl Foundation
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc
The Mettler Family Charitable Fund
Michael and Michelle Diliberto Charitable Trust
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley Gift Fund
New Canaan Board of Realtors
New Canaan Cares
New Canaan Community Foundation
The New Canaan Men's Club
Northern Lights Foundation
Northern Trust Charitable Program
O'Connor Family Foundation
O'Herron Family Foundation
Peter R. & Joanne K. Ziesing Family Fund
Planet New Canaan INC
Playland Camp & Nursery School
Pohle Family Fund

Potts Family Fund
Prospect Hill Foundation
Revel with DinnerThyme Catering
The Queenan Foundation, Inc.
RiskBridge
RMS Companies
Robert Brewster Hamill & Tracey
McGan Hamill Foundation
Robert E. Butman Fund
Rocky Nook Foundation
Sanford E. Bernstein & Co. LLC
Saxe + Bryan Properties
Schwab Charitable
The Schwartz Family Charitable Fund
Schwedel Foundation
The Seaver Family Foundation
Seelert Foundation, Inc.
Silverman Foundation
Stamford Hospital
Stephen and Katharine Roach Family Fund
Stewart Family Fund
Stone Pier Community Fund
Theodore A. Rapp Foundation
Toce Charitable Giving Fund
Tucker Family Giving Fund
Tunmore-Conrad Fund
Vanguard Charitable
Walter Stewart’s
Wyckoff Family Fund
The Christine and Jaime Yordan Foundation
DONORS
BEQUESTS
Estate of Thomas C. Basso
Estate of Albert L. Perry III
Estate of Suzanne Maxcy Wall
IN HONOR
Special thanks to the 29 donors who gave to the inaugural Oldham Nature and Environment Lecture Series in honor of Lisa Oldham, Library Executive Director 2013-2023
Anonymous in honor of Lisa Oldham
Robert and Megan Cioffi in honor of Lisa Oldham
Irene Dillon in honor of Allison K. Zinczenko
Mark and Kristen Grymski in honor of Michelle Riley and Anne Wagner
Michael D. Hobbs in honor of Hazel Hobbs
Barbara B. Johansen in honor of Lisa Oldham
Amanda Tolles in honor of Robert and Barbara Tolles
Sharon G. Tate in honor of the Tate family members
IN MEMORIAM
Anonymous in memory of Mary Tiani
Gerlad and Linda Bisbee in memory of Robert (Bailey) Stewart
Carol A. Kaplan in memory of Gus Bloom
Frank and Marjorie Lyon in memory of Bailey Stewart
Ernest and Katherine Megdanis in memory of Kaleigh Griffiths

BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Robert F. Lowe (Chairman), Deborah S. Gordon (Vice Chairman),
Christine Seaver (Vice Chairman), Eileen S. Thomas (Vice Chairman),
Douglas Ormond (Treasurer), Victoria Merwin (Secretary)
Rachel Diehl Baker
Sarah O’H. Casey
Christopher H. Craig
Lizzie H. Davis
Mark DeWaele
Gary D. Engle
Crawford C. Hamilton
Ian Hobbs
Fatou Niang
David Priebe
Allison Rees
Michelle Riley
David J. Rucci
Patricia Schubert
Douglas Stewart
Sharon G. Teles
Anne W. Tseng
Alicia L. Wyckoff
Peter R. Ziesing
Dionna Carlson
Ex officio
Cheryl Capitani
Library Director
Ellen Sullivan Crovatto
Chief Executive Officer
Special thanks to the following Trustees who served during our fiscal year 23-24: Robert Butman, President, Jonathan Barry, Thomas Joyce, Christopher O’Connor, Thomas Teles, and Library Executive Director, Lisa Oldham.

Special thanks to Jeff Goldberg/Esto and Centerbrook Architects & Planners for the photography included in this report.
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