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.

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 hosted by the New Haven Free Public Library’s Young Minds & Family Learning (YMFL) team—on April 1 from 4-7 pm at Stetson Branch Library, 97 Dixwell Avenue.


Graphic titled “New Haven Memory Map” over a vintage New Haven map with dotted route linking photo pins of people, buildings, food, and family images.

Memory Mapping New Haven for America’s 250th

For America’s 250th birthday, we’re celebrating New Haven’s collective history in a culmination of moments big and small, from the personal to the public, and that includes you! What individual moments, milestones, and histories make up your memory of New Haven? Share your story with us by adding your photos and the stories that accompany them onto our physical and digital maps of New Haven. If you have delicate photos, film, or documents you’d like to digitize or preserve, be sure to sign up to learn how to use the Memory Lab located right here within Ives Squared!