Due to staff training, Ives Main Library will have a delayed opening at 11 am on Friday, September 4. It will resume normal hours on Tuesday, September 8. | Debido a la capacitación del personal, la Biblioteca Principal Ives abrirá más tarde, a las 11:00 a. m., el viernes 4 de septiembre. Retomará su horario habitual el martes 8 de septiembre.



A large red metal sculpture sits on a platform. A green diamond is behind it. 4 large circles on the diamond show the map of new haven peaking through.

Explore New Haven’s Public Arts Scene

New Haven has a vibrant history of Public Art, from the monuments and memorials built after the Civil War to artwork funded by the Depression-Era Public Works Art Projects, the CETA Program (1970s), the Percent for Art Program (1980s), and the ongoing Straight Up Art Program.   New Haven’s story is still being told through public art, and once you start noticing it, you see art everywhere. Here’s a 30-minute Art Walk starting at City Hall and ending at the Ives Main Library, with a couple of … Continued



Free youth eye exams. Free glasses (if needed). Appointment required. Appointments are available at your favorite NHFPL location.

FREE Youth Eye Exams at NHFPL this August!

Does your child or teen squint or have trouble seeing? We’re partnering with Vision to Learn to get your student ready for school with a FREE eye exam and (if needed) a FREE pair of glasses! Vision To Learn is a nonprofit organization that provides free vision screenings, eye exams and glasses to children and teens, ages 5-18. Their mobile eye exam van is coming to an NHFPL location near you in August.




New Haven’s Amistad History

Image: Roger Sherman Baldwin painted by Rufus Wright Written by SCSU Intern, Isaac Rivera and Digital Inclusion Librarian, Alexandria Robison | July 2026 A Brief History In 1839, La Amistad was transporting 53 kidnapped Mende people, originally from Sierra Leone, to a plantation after being sold into slavery in Cuba. The ship was helmed by … Continued