June 1 – August 18
The New Haven Free Public Library invites you to our 2024 Summer Learning Program. Visit your local branch to sign-up for a library card, get your reading log and join us for fun stories, activities, and more! All ages are welcome!
La Biblioteca Pública de New Haven los invita a una semana de eventos para el Inicio del Programa de Enseñanza de Verano 2024. Visita la sucursal local y regístrate para una tarjeta de biblioteca, recibe tu registro de lectura, y acompáñanos a disfrutar historias, actividades, y más. ¡Todas las edades son bienvenidas!
Kickoff Week
Ives Main Library
Saturday, June 1
1-3 pm
Enjoy a STEM flight activity with Cool-ology founder Claudia Esposito, local author Yvette Cole, a recycled craft with the Yale Center for British Art, face painting, and indoor mini golf.
Mitchell Branch
Monday, June 3
5-7 pm
We’ll have our annual ladybug release, lawn games, bubbles, popsicles, Ranger Harry and his animal pals, and a special craft led by the Yale Center for British Arts.
Wilson Branch
Tuesday, June 4
4-5:30 pm
Summer Reading starts at Wilson Library with an animal friendly event that the whole family can enjoy. Join Xen to pet, learn and cuddle with her farm animal friends on the Wilson entrance ramp!
Stetson Branch
Wednesday, June 5
5-7 pm
Justice for all! Join Stetson for a Summer Reading kick off with refreshments, music, and activities.
Fair Haven Branch
Thursday, June 6
4-5 pm
Our friends from Riverside Reptiles return with live animals and invertebrates-some that are friendly to the ecosystem, and some that are foes. Come meet some new faces!
Goal is 1200 minutes of reading this summer!
Children count every 20 minutes they spend reading (story time participation, reading to your child, and magazines all count!)
Earn a small prize for every 2 hours of reading completed
Get a book and certificate for completing all 1200 minutes
Grand prize: Complete the challenge to enter a raffle to win a private tour of the Yale Peabody Museum for a child and a caregiver
View our list of recommended picture, chapter, and nonfiction books and graphic novels on the themes of social and environmental justice.
Goal is 1200 minutes of reading this summer!
Teens count every 40 minutes they spend reading (books, magazines, and comics all count!)
Earn a prize for reading for 600 minutes!
Read for 1200 minutes to earn a $15 gift card to Atticus Bookstore Cafe
Grand prize: Complete the challenge to enter a raffle to win a private tour of the Yale Peabody Museum for a teen and a caregiver
View our list of recommended YA fiction, nonfiction, and graphic novels on the themes of social and environmental justice.