All Library locations will be closed through the weekend for the Easter holiday beginning Friday, 4/18. We will reopen for our regular hours on Monday, 4/21. Todas las bibliotecas permanecerán cerradas durante el fin de semana por las vacaciones de Pascua, a partir del viernes 18 de abril. Reabriremos en nuestro horario habitual el lunes 21 de abril.

Category: Lifelong Learning

NHFPL Launches Book Club Kits!

Part of a book club or looking to start one? NHFPL now offers Book Club Kits at the Ives Main Library. Kits contain everything you need to host a great book discussion – 8-10 copies of a title, author bio, reader’s guide, tips for hosting and discussion questions! Borrow one today and keep it for … Continued

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

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

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