Dive deeper into the NEA Big Read and Arts and Ideas this summer
Explore the themes of the NEA Big Read, An American Sunrise by Joy Harjo, and this year’s International Festival of Arts and Ideas with our micro branches! The poems in An American Sunrise were written by Joy Harjo after returning to her family’s lands where in the early 1800s the Mvskoke people were forcibly removed … Continued
May Happenings / Novedades de Mayo
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Books Sandwiched In: New Haven Librarians on Programming During the Pandemic
The Yale Herald chatted with our own Rory Martorana and Isaac Shub about Books Sandwiched In, Adult Services’ virtual author talk series. Want to learn about the program’s legacy here, it’s impact, and what’s on the horizon for April? Check it out on the Yale Herald website! Image Credit: Kapp Singer and Robert Samec, Yale … Continued
NHFPL partners with Arts and Ideas Festival and NEA Big Read to celebrate the first indigenous poet laureate Joy Harjo
Don’t miss the Big Read this May 20! Join us as we celebrate US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo’s An American Sunrise, the Festival’s choice as the 2021 NEA Big Read. Harjo’s poems sing of beauty and survival, illuminating a spirituality that connects her to her ancestors and thrums with the quiet anger of living amid the … Continued
April Happenings / Novedades de Abril
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Creatives Nadine Nelson and Esther Tseng Talk About The Future Of Food
New Haven loves its food — growing it, foraging for it, cooking it, eating it. And that is exactly what NHFPL Ives Squared Creative-in-Residence Nadine Nelson and her guest, Esther Tseng, discussed on this week’s Co-Create program. From the influence of indigenous cultures on the food we eat today to the future of food and … Continued
March Happenings/Novedades de Marzo
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Need a computer or free wifi? We can help! Chromebooks and wifi hotspots are now available for checkout.
Free, computer use and mobile internet anytime, anywhere with wifi hotspots and Chromebook lending. Call your nearest location for availability. Chromebooks and hotspots are available to adult New Haven card holders for checkout up to 3 weeks. ¡Ahora puede pedir prestados Hotspot WiFi y Chromebooks en todas las sucursales de NHFPL! Llame a la biblioteca … Continued
Daily Nutmeg Features Books Sandwiched In
The Daily Nutmeg featured our Books Sandwiched In author talk series in the newest “This Week in New Haven”.
2 NHFPL Programs in Daily Nutmeg
The Daily Nutmeg showcased 2 of NHFPL’s programs this week. Check it out here.