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 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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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
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
Thank you for celebrating Mardi Gras with NHFPL!
Thanks to your enthusiasm and generosity, we raised over $50,000 to support the Library’s collections, programs, and services year-round! We were thrilled to welcome beloved poets Toi Derricotte, Cornelius Eady, and Reginald Dwayne Betts for an engaging and thoughtful conversation; honor Elsie B. Chapman for her dedication to the Library; and celebrate the more than … Continued
New Haven Free Public Library celebrates Mardi Gras
The Yale Daily News wrote a recap of our annual Mardi Gras celebration. The fundraiser moved online this year but was still just as fun as years past. Read about the festivities here.
Library Reinvents Mardi Gras Tradition
Our friends at the New Haven Independent wrote a great summary of the action at our annual Mardi Gras celebration. Mardi Gras moved online this year due to the pandemic. Thasbisa performed some musical selections.
February Happenings/Novedades de Febrero 2021
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