NHFPL Launches Book Club Kits!

Part of a book club or looking to start one? NHFPL now offers Book Club Kits at the Ives Main Library. Kits contain everything you need to host a great book discussion – 8-10 copies of a title, author bio, reader’s guide, tips for hosting and discussion questions! Borrow one today and keep it for … Continued

NHFPL Locations Host Community Memorial Art Collaboration Diary Disks

The New Haven Free Public Library is proud to have our locations host Diary Disks – a project of of the Design Brigade project, initiated by Yale Center for Collaborative Arts & Media and Atelier Cho Thompson. These Diary Disks are circular blackboards placed around New Haven to gather the hopes, stories, and memories of … Continued

UniteCT Mobile Bus Coming to a Library Location Near You

The New Haven Free Public Library will host visits from the UniteCT Mobile Bus during June at the Ives Main Library, the Wilson Branch Library, Fair Haven Branch Library, and the Valley Street Community Center in collaboration with the Connecticut Department of Housing, the Urban League of Southern Connecticut, New Haven Homeownership Center, United Way, … Continued

Library Doors Swing Back Open

Our friends at the New Haven Independent wrote a great piece about our re-opening. Public Service Administrators Susan Totter and Sharon Lovett-Graff spoke to the Independent about the library’s re-opening (at limited capacity), our plans to keep patrons, and our excitement to see your faces in person again! Check it out here. Image Credit: New … Continued