Fair Haven Branch Library will be closed from August 7-28, 2026. Please watch our “Service Updates” page for additional updates. | La succursal de la biblioteca Fair Haven permanecerá cerrada del 7 al 28 de agosto de 2026. Por favor, consulte nuestra página de “Actualizaciones de servicios” para obtener más información.
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Category: Children

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.

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New Haven’s Historic Freddy Fixer Parade

Written by SCSU Intern Isaac Rivera | June 2026 This year the 61st annual Freddy Fixer Parade was held on June 7! Learn more about its beginnings and the people that brought it to life. History  The original Freddy Fixer parade wasn’t a parade at all—it wasn’t even named Freddy Fixer yet. It was a Dixwell and Newhallville neighborhood cleanup that … Continued