
Dive deeper into the NEA Big Read and Arts and Ideas this summer
Explore the themes of the NEA Big Read, An American Sunrise by Joy Harjo, and this year’s International Festival of Arts and Ideas with our micro branches! The poems in An American Sunrise were written by Joy Harjo after returning to her family’s lands where in the early 1800s the Mvskoke people were forcibly removed … Continued

May Happenings / Novedades de Mayo
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NHFPL Takes On Fractured Fairy Tales
We love this great New Haven Independent article about Mitchell Branch’s Animation Celebration! program. Haley Grunloh’s been facilitating this recurring event since last May and it’s grown to one of NHFPL’s most popular online events! Check out our online events calendar if you’re interested in the next Animation Celebration! (or any of our other virtual … Continued

Books Sandwiched In: New Haven Librarians on Programming During the Pandemic
The Yale Herald chatted with our own Rory Martorana and Isaac Shub about Books Sandwiched In, Adult Services’ virtual author talk series. Want to learn about the program’s legacy here, it’s impact, and what’s on the horizon for April? Check it out on the Yale Herald website! Image Credit: Kapp Singer and Robert Samec, Yale … 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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Creatives Nadine Nelson and Esther Tseng Talk About The Future Of Food
New Haven loves its food — growing it, foraging for it, cooking it, eating it. And that is exactly what NHFPL Ives Squared Creative-in-Residence Nadine Nelson and her guest, Esther Tseng, discussed on this week’s Co-Create program. From the influence of indigenous cultures on the food we eat today to the future of food and … Continued

March Happenings/Novedades de Marzo
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Daily Nutmeg Features Books Sandwiched In
The Daily Nutmeg featured our Books Sandwiched In author talk series in the newest “This Week in New Haven”.

2 NHFPL Programs in Daily Nutmeg
The Daily Nutmeg showcased 2 of NHFPL’s programs this week. Check it out here.