New Haven’s Historic Freddy Fixer Parade
Written by SCSU Intern Isaac Rivera | June 2026 This year the 61st annual Freddy Fixer Parade was held on June 7! Learn more about its beginnings and the people that brought it to life. History The original Freddy Fixer parade wasn’t a parade at all—it wasn’t even named Freddy Fixer yet. It was a Dixwell and Newhallville neighborhood cleanup that … Continued
Get Your Child READy for the Grade this Summer at NHFPL!
The New Haven Free Public Library is now registering students for READy for the Grade, our free summer literacy workshop designed to help young readers build confidence and improve reading skills before the new school year begins. READy for the Grade serves New Haven Public School students entering grades K–3 this fall who are currently … Continued
New Haven’s 1970 May Day Protest
Protesters in the streets. National Guard troops deployed against U.S. citizens. Sounds like scenes ripped from recent headlines, but these events date back to May Day, 1970, when New Haven became a flashpoint in a nationwide struggle. Let us peer back through the mists of history and vagaries of memory to a time that seems so different than our own yet is all too familiar in many respects. The sixties were a time … Continued
Learn more about Women from NHFPL’s History!
This March, the New Haven Free Public Library is recognizing just a few women who have made a significant impact on our organization.
Celebrate America’s 250th with NHFPL!
The New Haven Free Public Library is celebrating America’s 250th birthday and you’re invited to join us!
Literacy from Birth-Three: Join NHFPL for a Community Baby Shower!
New and expecting parents are invited to a special Community Baby Shower—an early literacy event hosted by the New Haven Free Public Library’s Young Minds & Family Learning (YMFL) team—on April 1 from 4-7 pm at Stetson Branch Library, 97 Dixwell Avenue.
Memory Mapping New Haven for America’s 250th
For America’s 250th birthday, we’re celebrating New Haven’s collective history in a culmination of moments big and small, from the personal to the public, and that includes you! What individual moments, milestones, and histories make up your memory of New Haven? Share your story with us by adding your photos and the stories that accompany them onto our physical and digital maps of New Haven. If you have delicate photos, film, or documents you’d like to digitize or preserve, be sure to sign up to learn how to use the Memory Lab located right here within Ives Squared!
VITA Tax Prep Assistance 2026 | Asistencia para la preparación de impuestos VITA 2026
Get your taxes done for free at the New Haven Free Public Library! ¡Haga sus impuestos gratis en la Biblioteca Pública de New Haven! VITA’s mission is to provide free tax assistance to low-income and disabled New Haveners. La misión de VITA es proporcionar asistencia fiscal gratuita a los residentes de New Haven de bajos … Continued
How New Haven Helped Build a Nation
New Haven turns 242 this week – during our nation’s 250th year!
We’re thrilled to partner with the City of New Haven’s America 250 Commission to offer residents a year packe
A Look Behind the Curtain: Ives Main Library Construction
You might be wondering what is happening behind the black plastic on the first floor of Ives Main Library. Here is an sneak preview into the updates that are being made to help make the library more welcoming, comfortable, and functional! Updating the Information Desk The first project to get underway was removing the old … Continued