Due to facilities work at the Ives Main Library, browsing on the first floor will be limited to new releases and the Ives Squared collection on Tuesday, April 14. Debido a mejoras en las instalaciones de la Biblioteca Principal Ives, la consulta directa en el primer piso se limitará a las novedades y a la colección Ives Squared el martes 14 de abril.
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The text reads "Rooted in Place 250 years through New Haven's Lens" with a transparent map of New Haven over an american flag in the background. The NHFPL logo is at the bottom left on a blue strip.

Celebrate America’s 250th with NHFPL!

by the NHFPL Communications Team It’s a party in the USA! The New Haven Free Public Library is celebrating America’s 250th birthday and you’re invited to join us! NHFPL is offering programs and celebrations throughout the year:

A "Save the Date" for the library's Community Baby Shower in pastel colors features the NHFPL Kids logo and the words "Save the Date! Community Baby Shower/ A literacy and resource event for new and expecting parents" above the event details. Event will be held Weds April 1 2026 from 4-7 pm at the Stetson Library at 197 Dixwell Ave.

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.

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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!  

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

Reel Horrors – Haunting Stories that were Reimagined for Film

by Amanda Breeden, J Wren Pennington, and Alexandria Robison, Adult Services Librarians | October 10, 2025 Step into the shadowy corridors of classic gothic and horror fiction as we explore chilling tales that have been transformed from the written word to the silver screen. Whether you’re a fan of creaking floorboards, unreliable narrators, or decaying … Continued