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
View this month’s Happenings in English and Spanish.
Library Lunch Talk Channels Winchester’s Lost History
Local historian, archivist, and peace advocate Joan Cavanagh joined Ives staff members Isaac Shub and Rory Martorana on our January 28th session of Books Sandwiched In. Cavanagh is the author of the new book, Our Community at Winchester: The City and Its Workers at New Haven’s Gun Factory, which she discussed with former Winchester employee … Continued
Reform Or Revolution? Rosa Luxemburg’s Biographer Revisits Question With Library Crowd
In a special Friday edition of Books Sandwiched In titled “Remembering Rosa: Rosa Luxemburg and a Century of World-Changing Women”, biographer Dana Mills Zoom-ed in all the way from Tel Aviv to discuss the life and legacy of Rosa with Ives Reference Librarian Rory Martorana. Missed it? Our friend Allison Hadley at the New Haven … Continued