Due to Ives Main Library upgrades, microfilm services is temporarily unavailable, and the Information Desk, fax, printing, and newspapers are temporarily relocated to Ives Squared. Passport Offices are available on the Lower Level. / Debido a las mejoras en la Biblioteca Principal Ives, los servicios de microfilm no están disponibles temporalmente, y el mostrador de información, el fax, la impresión y los periódicos se han reubicado temporalmente en Ives Squared. Las oficinas de pasaportes están disponibles en el nivel inferior.
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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.