
Call for Applications: Make To Sell
Are you someone who has an idea for an online business but doesn’t know where to start? Do you have a product already but don’t know how to move it online? This new program could be solution!


Call for Applications for Entrepreneur-In-Residence and Creative-In-Residence
Submission Deadline: July 30, 2021 Ives Squared and the New Haven Free Public Library (an anchor institution of the New Haven Innovation Collaborative) are seeking applications for two, ten-month, in-residence opportunities starting September 2021 in Ives Squared, the Main Ives Library’s innovation commons. Both in-residence appointments will work closely together with a focus on mentoring … Continued

July Happenings / Novedades de Julio
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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

May Happenings / Novedades de Mayo
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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

NHFPL Expands Opening to Include Short Browsing Visits and Technology Appointments
On Monday, March 29, the New Haven Free Public Library will expand the opening of its doors with limited hours for technology use and short browsing visits by appointment and on a walk-in basis as capacity allows. Need to make an appointment? Call any of our locations to pick a time that works for you! … Continued