2025-11-14T04:03:08-06:00 2025-06-30 061156122 ROLLERI & SHEPPARD CPAS LLP 2150 POST ROAD 5TH FL FAIRFIELD CT 06824 990 2024-07-01 060646764 THE NEW CANAAN LIBRARY INC NEWC 2035945005 151 MAIN STREET NEW CANAAN CT 06840 DOUGLAS ORMOND TREASURER 2035945005 2025-11-13 1 1 RYAN C SHEPPARD CPA P00440223 2032592727 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z DOUGLAS ORMOND 151 MAIN STREET NEW CANAAN CT 06840 5523514 0 X NEWCANAANLIBRARY.ORG X 1877 CT TO BE AN ESSENTIAL PLACE FOR LIFELONG LEARNING, CULTURE AND CONNECTION FOR EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY 25 25 53 182 0 0 5932487 4428179 260544 226326 134172 75418 203980 305388 6531183 5035311 0 0 0 0 2631654 2539936 0 0 318720 2480024 2616626 5111678 5156562 1419505 -121251 52447575 51014790 3436451 2039935 49011124 48974855 X TO BE AN ESSENTIAL PLACE FOR LIFELONG LEARNING, CULTURE AND CONNECTION FOR EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY 0 0 1386539 17642 NEW CANAAN LIBRARY IS THE COMMUNITY'S PLATFORM FOR LIFELONG LEARNING, AND PROVIDES EXPANSIVE COLLECTIONS OF BOTH PRINT AND DIGITAL CONTENT. IT ALSO PROVIDES AN ARRAY OF SUBSCRIPTION RESEARCH DATABASES AND MUSEUM PASSES. THESE COLLECTIONS SERVE TO REFLECT AND ANTICIPATE THE COMMUNITY'S INTERESTS, ALLOWING FOR BOTH CURSORY AND DEEP EXPLORATIONS OF IDEAS AND CONCEPTS. THE COLLECTIONS SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY'S PURSUIT OF SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING, CULTURAL APPRECIATION, AND RECREATIONAL EXPERIENCES. A PROFESSIONAL TEAM ACTIVELY MANAGES THE COLLECTIONS TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE FRESH AND THAT THEY MEET THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY WE SERVE. IN LINE WITH OUR VALUES, OUR COLLECTIONS ARE BROAD, DIVERSE, AND INCLUSIVE AND OUR LENDING AND OTHER POLICIES AIM TO ENSURE EQUITABLE ACCESS FOR ALL. OUR CURRENT COLLECTION OF PRINT MATERIALS INCLUDES 37,698 BOOKS FOR ADULTS, 37,204 FOR CHILDREN, AND 3369 FOR TEENS. OUR AUDIO-VISUAL COLLECTION CONTAINS 4899 ITEMS FOR ADULTS AND TEENS AND 1694 ITEMS FOR CHILDREN. TO PROVIDE DIGITAL CONTENT, WE DIRECTLY PURCHASE AND MAKE AVAILABLE 15,357 TITLES (16,859 COPIES) OF EBOOKS AND EAUDIOBOOKS. ADDITIONALLY, WE PROVIDE OUR MEMBERS FREE ACCESS TO A VAST AMOUNT DIGITAL CONTENT THROUGH CONCURRENT PAY-PER-USE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORMS SERVING UP A VARIETY OF E-CONTENT (BOOKS, MAGAZINES, STREAMING MEDIA) THAT NUMBERS IN MANY TENS OF THOUSANDS AND GROWS AND CHANGES CONTINUALLY. IN FY 2025, OUR OVERALL CIRCULATION INCREASED YEAR-OVER-YEAR BY 4.1%, WITH PRINT BOOK CIRCULATION UP 5.4% AND DIGITAL BORROWING UP OVER 1.4%. WE CONTINUE TO SEE A DECLINE IN THE USE OF PHYSICAL DVDS AND BOOKS ON CD IN LINE WITH EXPECTATIONS AS THESE FORMATS ARE SUPERSEDED BY STREAMING MEDIA. 1875460 63098 LEARNING PROGRAMSADULTSAS THE COMMUNITY'S PLATFORM FOR LIFELONG LEARNING, THE LIBRARY PROVIDES PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT THE CREATIVITY AND CURIOSITY OF OUR YOUTH AND ADULT POPULATIONS. WE STRIVE TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE OUR COMMUNITY'S PURSUIT OF LIFELONG LEARNING THROUGH THOUGHTFUL AND VARIED PROGRAMS CURATED BY OUR PROFESSIONAL TEAM, DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT MANY DIFFERENT STYLES OF LEARNING ARE AVAILABLE INCLUDING LECTURES, WORKSHOPS, CLASSES, HANDS-ON, DISCUSSION GROUPS AND MORE.NEW CANAAN LIBRARY OFFERED 727 TOTAL PROGRAMS AND CLASSES TO OUR ADULT COMMUNITY IN FY 2025. 20,031 INDIVIDUALS ATTENDED THESE PROGRAMS. OF PARTICULAR NOTE:- WE WELCOMED HIGH PROFILE SPEAKERS SUCH AS AMBASSADOR JOHN SULLIVAN, SEBASTIAN SMEE, CARL SAFINA, EMILY RUBINFELD, ED BURNS, BROOKE SHIELDS, NAOMI WATTS, AND MORE TO CAPACITY AUDIENCES OF 300 EACH- WE FOSTERED PARTNERSHIPS WITH MANY TOWN NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, COSPONSORING MANY COMMUNITY PROGRAMS WITH A VARIETY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS- WE HAVE BROUGHT AN ARRAY OF INTRODUCTORY, HANDS-ON ARTS CLASSES FOR ADULTS, WHICH HAVE PROVEN IMMENSELY POPULAR AND HIGHLY SOUGHT-AFTER- WE ACTIVATED PROGRAMMING ON THE LIBRARY GREEN, INCLUDING DANCE PERFORMANCES WITH NEAD AND OUR SECOND ANNUAL GROOVE ON THE GREEN MUSIC CELEBRATION THAT BROUGHT 900 PEOPLE- WE IMPLEMENTED NEW INSTRUCTIONAL COURSES TO INCREASE TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACY, COVERING TOPICS SUCH AS MICROSOFT OFFICE, GOOGLE SUITE, AND CANVA- WE INSTITUTED SEVERAL LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION AND CONVERSATIONAL CLASSES IN FRENCH, SPANISH, AND ESL- WE RAN SIX LIBRARIAN-LED BOOK GROUPS PER MONTH AS WELL AS SUPPORTED OVER 20 PRIVATE BOOK GROUPS IN THE COMMUNITYCHILDRENOUR LEARNING PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN 0-12 ARE PROFESSIONALLY DEVELOPED AND DELIVERED AS PART OF A CURRICULUM OF LITERACY DEVELOPMENT THAT INCLUDES DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE, SCAFFOLDED LEARNING EXPERIENCES FOR CHILDREN FROM 6 MONTHS - FIVE YEARS AND THEN FURTHER AGE APPROPRIATE LITERACY DEVELOPMENT FOR OLDER CHILDREN WITH BOOK GROUPS AND A SUMMER READING PROGRAM WHICH IS BOTH WILDLY POPULAR AMONG OUR FAMILIES AND ENSURES THAT STUDENTS IN OUR LOCAL SCHOOLS DO NOT LOSE GROUND ON THEIR READING COMPREHENSION DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. IN ADDITION TO LITERACY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMING, WE ALSO OFFER A BREADTH OF OTHER LEARNING AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS ON TOPICS INCLUDING MATH, SCIENCE, CREATIVE WRITING, STEAM PROGRAMMING, AS WELL AS STRONG ARTS PROGRAMMING WITH MUSIC AND VISUAL ARTS, AND MUCH MORE.DURING FY 25 OUR CHILDREN'S TEAM DELIVERED 893 LEARNING PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH 34,618 ATTENDEES. HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR PROGRAMMING FOR FAMILIES INCLUDE: - 1,117 CHILDREN AND TEENS PARTICIPATED IN OUR SUMMER READING PROGRAM IN THE SUMMER OF 2024- WE WELCOMED BELOVED CHILDREN'S AUTHORS INCLUDING JAN BRETT, DAN GUTMAN, ALAN KATZ, LAUREN TARSHIS, AND MORE TO FULL AND ENTHUSIASTIC CROWDS.- WE CONDUCTED PROGRAMS IN COORDINATION WITH OUR MULTICULTURAL PARENTS COMMITTEE TO EDUCATE AND INFORM COMMUNITY MEMBERS ABOUT VARIOUS CULTURAL CELEBRATIONS AND TRADITIONS INCLUDING DIWALI, HANUKKAH, RAMADAN, LUNAR NEW YEAR, AND MORE - WE CONTINUED TO SUPPORT SERVICES AND PROGRAMS FOR FAMILIES OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES, INCLUDING A MONTHLY PARENTING MEET-UP AND A REGULAR ROTATION OF ADAPTIVE PROGRAMS DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR THE NEEDS OF THIS DEMOGRAPHIC- OUR PROFESSIONAL LIBRARIANS CONDUCTED 10 WEEKLY STORYTIMES FOR AGES BIRTH - FIVE, SERVING WELL OVER 500 CHILDREN AND PARENTS PER WEEK FOR STORYTIMES ALONE. TEENSOUR PROGRAMMING FOR TEENS IS PRIMARILY CONDUCTED BY OUR TEEN SERVICES LIBRARIAN AND OUR TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION COORDINATOR, WHO DEVISE PROGRAMS THAT ARE RESPONSIVE TO AND INFORMED BY THE PARTICULAR NEEDS OF THE TEEN DEMOGRAPHIC. DURING FY 25 OUR TEAM DELIVERED 186 LEARNING PROGRAMS FOR TEENS WITH 1787 ATTENDEES. HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR PROGRAMMING FOR TEENS INCLUDE: - POPULAR AND DEVOTED RECURRING PROGRAMS FOR TEENS INCLUDE D&D/ROLE-PLAYING SESSIONS, PAINTING AND VISUAL ARTS INSTRUCTION, COOKING AND BAKING CLASSES, KNITTING, SEWING AND CROCHET, AND CODING AND ENGINEERING CHALLENGES IN OUR MAKERLAB, AND MORE.- STRESSED OUT TEENS APPRECIATED OUR STUDY BUNNY BREAK DURING MIDTERMS - DOZENS OF APPRECIATIVE TEENS ENJOYED HOLDING FURRY FRIENDS TO REDUCE THEIR STRESS LEVELS DURING EXAM TIME.- TEEN VOLUNTEERS ALSO CREATE AND RUN THEIR OWN PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN. THESE HAVE BEEN DEVISED TO INCLUDE ART INSTRUCTION, MATH BUDDIES, FINANCE, DEBATE, TECHNOLOGY, CHESS, CROCHET, AND MORE, TO DRAW ON THE TEENS' EXPERTISE AND INTEREST, SO THAT TEENS CAN CONNECT WITH AND INSPIRE LOCAL CHILDREN WHILE GROWING THEMSELVES AND GAINING VALUABLE EXPERIENCE- THIS FISCAL YEAR, 151 TEENS PARTICIPATED IN OUR TEEN VOLUNTEER PROGRAM, DONATING MORE THAN 2,025 HOURS OF THEIR TIME. 529061 40167 SPACE OFFERINGSPROVIDING A VARIETY OF ACCESSIBLE SPACES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS FROM OUR COMMUNITY TO MEET AND WORK IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF OUR OFFERINGS. OUR COMMUNITY IS ENRICHED BY A VERY HIGH LEVEL OF VOLUNTEERISM AND PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY INTEREST GROUPS AND NONPROFITS. THE LIBRARY'S PROVISION OF MEETING SPACES FOR THE BOARD MEETINGS AND COMMITTEE WORK OF THESE GROUPS IS CRITICAL TO OUR ROLE AS AN ANCHOR INSTITUTION IN THE TOWN. OUR NINE MEETING ROOMS PLUS ADDITIONAL LARGE-SCALE CONFERENCE SPACES ARE SOME OF OUR MOST WELL-USED RESOURCES; IN FY25, OVER 11,000 NON-LIBRARY AFFILIATED MEETINGS OCCURRED IN ONE OF OUR MEETING ROOMS. ADDITIONALLY, INFORMAL SPACE TO WORK, READ, AND RESEARCH FOR INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS FOR ALL AGES IS AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT OF THE LIBRARY'S UNIQUE ROLE AS PROVIDER OF INCLUSIVE, ACCESSIBLE SPACES. LIBRARY SPACES ARE OF COURSE ALSO CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, HOUSING NOT ONLY OUR COLLECTIONS BUT ALSO THE VENUES FOR OUR PROGRAM AND SERVICE DELIVERY. IN ADDITION, OUR LIBRARY GREEN ADDS ADDITIONAL OUTDOOR SEATING, PROGRAM, AND MEETING SPACE FOR THE COMMUNITY.TO MAINTAIN CLEAN WELL-FUNCTIONING SPACE REQUIRES SIGNIFICANT MONETARY AND HUMAN RESOURCE. OUR NEW BUILDING HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO BE EFFICIENT AND SUSTAINABLE, HOWEVER ENERGY DELIVERY COSTS CONTINUE TO RISE EVEN AS OUR USAGE DECREASES. OUR BUILDING CONTINUES ALSO TO BE EXTREMELY POPULAR WITH THE COMMUNITY WITH A DOOR COUNT INCREASE OF OVER 70% FROM OUR PRE-CONSTRUCTION/PRE-PANDEMIC HEIGHTS, AND CONSEQUENTLY SEES MORE WEAR AND TEAR FROM USAGE AND REQUIRES MORE ATTENTION TO CLEANING AND UPKEEP. 3791060 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 98 0 53 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 25 25 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CT X ELLEN CROVATTO CEO 2035945005 151 MAIN STREET NEW CANAAN CT 06840 X ALICIA WYCKOFF TRUSTEE 8.00 X 0 0 0 ANNE TSENG TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 CRAWFORD C HAMILTON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID J RUCCI TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 FATOU NIANG TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 GARY D ENGLE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 IAN HOBBS TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARK DEWAELE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETER R ZIESING TRUSTEE 1.50 X 0 0 0 RACHEL DIEHL BAKER TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH O'HERRON CASEY TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 ALLISON REES TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELLE RILEY TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICIA SCHUBERT TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DOUGLAS STEWART TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER CRAIG TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH DAVIS TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID PRIEBE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHARON TELES TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINE SEAVER VICE CHAIRMAN 4.00 X 0 0 0 DEBORAH S GORDON VICE CHAIRMAN 7.00 X 0 0 0 DOUGLAS ORMOND TREASURER 6.50 X 0 0 0 EILEEN S THOMAS VICE CHAIRMAN 7.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT F LOWE BOARD CHAIRMAN 10.00 X 0 0 0 VICTORIA MERWIN SECRETARY 7.00 X 0 0 0 ELLEN CROVATTO CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 35.00 X 156313 0 0 REED COLLYER MANAGER FINANCE, ADMIN & HR 35.00 X 104700 0 0 CHERYL CAPITANI DIRECTOR- LIBRARY OPERATIONS 35.00 X 138704 0 0 399717 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 67065 2802272 1558842 12045 4428179 PERPETUAL TRUST INCOME 900099 134064 134064 PROGRAMS 900099 63098 63098 FINES AND CHARGES 900099 17642 17642 COPIER INCOME 900099 11522 11522 226326 51431 51431 53150 0 53150 53150 53150 394316 369339 990 24977 -990 23987 -990 24977 238089 67065 117874 120215 120215 SOLAR EQUIPMENT REBATE 900099 114468 114468 GAIN ON INSURANCE CLAI 900099 15460 15460 BOOK SALES 900099 2095 2095 132023 5035311 225336 0 381796 344308 344308 1982060 1485317 317977 178766 49760 26063 22997 700 163808 103709 50666 9433 189698 75512 96292 17894 49016 3177 21687 24152 90231 90231 6484 6484 2163 2163 1383275 1218132 165143 44249 44249 BOOKS AND ELECTRONIC CO 224910 224910 LIBRARY TECHNOLOGY 200356 193026 5465 1865 PROGRAMS 196230 192349 3881 UTILITIES AND FUEL 101128 101128 128886 26773 20084 82029 5156562 3791060 1046782 318720 469969 2599118 2738170 772665 1778397 850393 95841 43578 98164 150836 46544887 3348063 43916846 43196824 1216412 1248254 2064756 2103821 69020 49301 52447575 51014790 365850 288632 3070601 1751303 3436451 2039935 X 43660114 43897424 5351010 5077431 49011124 48974855 52447575 51014790 -121251 84982 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3229548 12044244 6647964 3146977 4361114 29429847 3229548 12044244 6647964 3146977 4361114 29429847 29429847 79074 100413 159057 237947 51431 627922 30057769 1686200 0.97910 0.97770 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1922613 1175258 106375 3204246 1667027 112220 143366 1922613 1541239 125788 1667027 1743514 -202275 1541239 1366384 377130 1743514 0.94770 0.02650 0.02580 0 0 3455573 3455573 40542000 2334200 38207800 2547314 1013863 1533451 43196824 LINE OF CREDIT - TOWN OF NEW CANAAN 1700000 LEASE LIABILITY 51303 1751303 4949595 84982 117874 202856 4746739 288572 288572 5035311 5192407 117874 117874 5074533 82029 82029 5156562 PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSES 117,874. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: CAPITAL CAMPAIGN 288,572. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT SPECIAL EVENTS 117,874. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: CAPITAL CAMPAIGN 82,029. LITERARY LUNCH 258696 64415 194281 86466 AUTHOR EVENT 34850 2650 32200 26383 11608 11608 5025 305154 67065 238089 117874 117874 120215 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ELLEN CROVATTO CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 156313 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 156313 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE LIBRARY'S MEMBERS ARE COMPRISED OF ALL INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE MADE FOR THE PRIOR FISCAL YEAR A CONTRIBUTION OF TIME, MONEY OR PROPERTY TO THE LIBRARY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE LIBRARY'S BOARD MEMBERS ARE ELECTED BY THE MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES COMPRISES THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE LIBRARY AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SUBSTANTIALLY ALL DECISION MAKING AT THE LIBRARY. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE LIBRARY'S MEMBERS HAVE AUTHORITY TO ELECT THE TRUSTEES AND PURSUANT TO STATUTE HAVE THE RIGHT TO APPROVE CERTAIN FUNDAMENTAL ACTIONS THAT MAY BE AUTHORIZED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, INCLUDING AMENDMENTS TO THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND DISSOLUTION OF THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B REVIEW OF THE FORM 990 IS A MULTI-STEP PROCESS. FOLLOWING THE AUDIT COMMITTEE'S REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE COMPLETION OF THE OF THE EXTERNAL AUDITOR'S REPORT, THE REPORTS AND PREPARED FILINGS, INCLUDING THE FORM 990, ARE DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH TRUSTEE AND EMPLOYEE IS REQUIRED TO SIGN A COPY OF THE LIBRARY'S CONFLICT OF INTERESTS ANNUALY WHICH IS INTENDED TO ELICIT DISCLOSURE OF ANY POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ANNUALLY REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE SALARY RANGES FOR THE VARIOUS LIBRARY POSITIONS AS PREPARED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THE MOST RECENT SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE FAIRFIELD LIBRARY ADMINISTRATORS GROUP FOR THOSE LIBRARIES INCLUDED IN THE SURVEY COMPARABLE TO THAT OF THE LIBRARY. TOWARD THE END OF EACH FISCAL YEAR, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ASSESSES THE PERFORMANCE OF EACH DEPARTMENT MANAGER BASED ON THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THEIR RESPECTIVE PERFORMANCE GOALS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR AND TOGETHER WITH EACH DEPARTMENT MANAGER, REVIEWS THE PERFORMANCE OF THE PERSONNEL UNDER SUCH DEPARTMENT MANAGER'S SUPERVISION. BASED ON THE RESULTS OF SUCH REVIEWS, SALARY RANGES FOR THE POSITIONS, AND THE FUNDS THAT THE LIBRARY HAS AVAILABLE FOR SUCH PURPOSES, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MAKES A DETERMINATION OF THE AMOUNT OF BASIC COMPENSATION TO BE AWARDED THE DEPARTMENT MANAGERS AND OTHER PERSONNEL FOR THE FORTHCOMING FISCAL YEAR AND WHETHER ANY ADDITIONAL BONUSES WILL BE PAID. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE LIBRARY'S BY-LAWS ARE POSTED ON THE LIBRARY'S WEBSITE. COPIES OF THE LIBRARY'S AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTERESTS POLICY MAY BE OBTAINED UPON WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE LIBRARY.