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VITA Tax Prep Assistance 2026 | Asistencia para la preparación de impuestos VITA 2026

Get your taxes done for free at the New Haven Free Public Library! ¡Haga sus impuestos gratis en la Biblioteca Pública de New Haven! VITA’s mission is to provide free tax assistance to low-income and disabled New Haveners. La misión de VITA es proporcionar asistencia fiscal gratuita a los

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Celebrate America’s 250th with NHFPL!

by the NHFPL Communications Team It’s a party in the USA! The New Haven Free Public Library

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A "Save the Date" for the library's Community Baby Shower in pastel colors features the NHFPL Kids logo and the words "Save the Date! Community Baby Shower/ A literacy and resource event for new and expecting parents" above the event details. Event will be held Weds April 1 2026 from 4-7 pm at the Stetson Library at 197 Dixwell Ave. 3/17

Literacy from Birth-Three: Join NHFPL for a Community Baby Shower!

New and expecting parents are invited to a special Community Baby Shower—an early literacy event

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Memory Mapping New Haven for America’s 250th

For America’s 250th birthday, we're celebrating New Haven’s collective history in a

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