Ives Main Library

133 Elm St
New Haven, CT 06510

133 Elm St
New Haven, CT 06510

The Ives Main Library of the New Haven Free Public Library is located at 133 Elm Street, on the corner of Temple Street overlooking the historic New Haven Green.

Find out about our: Holiday Closings

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Parking Options

Metered Street Parking:

The library has 2-hour metered street parking available on Elm, Grove, College or Temple Streets.

Parking meter hours begin as early as 7:00 am and are in effect to 9:00 pm Monday – Saturday, excluding holidays. Please be sure to check street signs for meter time durations and hours of enforcement. For more info on metered street parking, click on the link below:

On-Street Parking Meters Map of New Haven 

Smartphone Apps for Metered Parking:

GoNewHaven and Parkmobile allow you to pay for metered parking using your smartphone!

Parking Lots and Garages:

Visit Park New Haven to find parking with their interactive Parking Map.

Yale Parking:

Yale’s Lot 51, located on Temple Street at Wall Street, is available after 4:30 pm for the public. Yale’s Lot 51 has capacity for about 70 cars.

Yale University has some limited public parking options, some locations on an hourly basis and some locations as free to public from 4 pm – 7 am.

Visit Yale’s Parking Map for more information on available free parking!

 

Bus Routes

For information on how to get from where you are to the Ives Main Library, check out CT Transit’s Trip Planner and Local Service Page.

Available Services

  • Faxing
  • Makerspace
  • Wi-Fi Printing

Hours

Monday10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Tuesday10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Wednesday10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Thursday10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Friday10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
SundayClosed

Holidays

Date Holiday Hours
December 25th, 2024 Christmas Day Closed
January 01st, 2025 New Years' Day Closed
January 20th, 2025 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Closed
February 15th, 2025 President's Day Weekend Closed
February 17th, 2025 President's Day Closed
April 18th, 2025 Easter Holiday Closed
April 19th, 2025 Easter Weekend Closed
May 24th, 2025 Memorial Day Weekend Closed
May 26th, 2025 Memorial Day Closed
June 19th, 2025 Juneteenth Closed
July 04th, 2025 Independence Day Closed
July 05th, 2025 Independence Day Weekend Closed
August 30th, 2025 Labor Day Weekend Closed
September 01st, 2025 Labor Day Closed
October 11th, 2025 Indigenous People's/Italian Heritage Weekend Closed
October 13th, 2025 Indigenous People's/Italian Heritage Day Closed
November 11th, 2025 Veteran's Day Closed
November 27th, 2025 Thanksgiving Day Closed
November 29th, 2025 Thanksgiving Weekend Closed
December 25th, 2025 Christmas Day Closed