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
View this month’s Happenings in English and Spanish.
Season’s Readings with What to Read Next
Just not sure what to read or have you ever wondered what your friends at the library are reading? Bookworms around town checked in with Daily Nutmeg’s Kathy Leonard Czepiel in this article in which local readers were asked what they are reading right now. Naturally, she hopped into our new weekly virtual chat, What … Continued
NHFPL BIPOC Librarians Join in Charting a Legacy of Justice
The legacy of community, fighting for equity, and lifelong learning lives on in the BIPOC librarians of Connecticut. NHFPL is incredibly proud of the work of Mitchell Branch Manager, Marian Huggins, Stetson Branch Manager, Diane Brown, and Deputy Director, Luis Chavez-Brummell do for our community. Check out how BIPOC librarians across the state are charting … 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