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Community Canvas - Comic Strip Stories In-Person

The GIANT Room is coming back to the Fair Haven Branch: Calling All Storytellers, Comic Lovers & Drawing Fanatics! Have you ever dreamed of making your very own comic? Now’s your chance! Come...  More
Date:
Thursday, May 29th, 2025 Show more dates
Time:
All Day Event
Location:
Fair Haven Main Floor, Fair Haven Library
Audience:
  Family and Children (6-12)     Ages 6-11  
Categories:
  Literature, Arts and Culture  

Stay and Play: In-person Story Time!

Stories, songs, and playtime for children with parent/caregiver. Ages 0-5
Date:
Thursday, May 29th, 2025 Show more dates
Time:
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Location:
Wilson Branch
Audience:
  Ages 0-5  
Categories:
  Literacy and Language     Literature, Arts and Culture  
Stay and Play: In-person Story Time!

Ask A Gardener In-Person

Spring is here! Whether you’re a first time or seasoned gardener- stop by for answers and advice from a Master Gardener. Learn about community garden plots near you and check out some free seeds from...  More
Date:
Thursday, May 29th, 2025 Show more dates
Time:
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Location:
Family Place, Wilson Branch
Audience:
  General Interest  
Categories:
  Health and Wellness  
Ask A Gardener

Bilingual Tech Assistance Hour / Hora de Asistencia Tecnica In-Person

Need more than a few minutes help when you’re on our PCs, or figuring out your own device? Drop by during our Tech Assistance Hour! First come, first served. Additional times may be available upon...  More
Date:
Thursday, May 29th, 2025 Show more dates
Time:
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Location:
Fair Haven Main Floor, Fair Haven Library
Audience:
  Adults (19+)  
Categories:
  Careers and Job Skills     Digital Learning and Technology     Education and Lifelong Learning  

Stetson Teen Center and Makerspace Drop-in Hours In-Person

Hey teens! Come check out Stetson's makerspace, tech toys, and gaming room. We have robots, gaming, 3D pens and printer, button makers, sewing, and more! Join us Monday through Thursday from 3-5:30...  More
Date:
Thursday, May 29th, 2025 Show more dates
Time:
3:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Location:
Innovation Studio - 2nd Floor, Stetson Branch
Audience:
  Teens (12-18)  
Categories:
  Digital Learning and Technology  
Stetson Teen Center and Makerspace Drop-in Hours

Students for Educational Justice Weekly Meeting In-Person

Interested in activism? Looking for a way to translate your anxieties about the world into action? Join the Students for Educational Justice and learn the skills and history you need to know to make...  More
Date:
Thursday, May 29th, 2025 Show more dates
Time:
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location:
Teen Center, Ives Main Library
Audience:
  Teens (12-18)  
Categories:
  Civic and Community Engagement  
Students for Educational Justice Weekly Meeting

Views of New Haven: Gallery Opening

Join fellow photographers, family, friends, community members, and NHFPL staff for an opening reception for the "Views of New Haven" Gallery Opening, hosted at the Ives Main Library. Light...  More
Date:
Thursday, May 29th, 2025
Time:
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Audience:
  General Interest  
Categories:
  Digital Learning and Technology     Education and Lifelong Learning     Ives Squared  

Introduction to Leather-Crafting and Painting for kids In-Person

Local artist Mitch Rembert will be offering a free program to kids ages 6-and-up on Tuesdays and Thursdays after school at 3:30 on the last week of the month from February through May. Mitch’s work...  More
Date:
Thursday, May 29th, 2025
Time:
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Location:
Program Room, Fair Haven Library
Audience:
  Family and Children (6-12)     Ages 6-11  
Categories:
  Literature, Arts and Culture  

Whimsical Wonders: a Story Time Adventure In-Person

Level up at the library! Join us for a weekly themed story time and craft. The Summer Reading Program (SRP) kickoff is coming up on Saturday, May 31! Celebrate by making a ball and cup game of your...  More
Date:
Thursday, May 29th, 2025
Time:
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Location:
Children's Program Room, Ives Main Library
Audience:
  Family and Children (0-5)     Family and Children (6-12)     Ages 6-11  
Categories:
  Education and Lifelong Learning     Literacy and Language     Literature, Arts and Culture  
Whimsical Wonders: a Story Time Adventure

Sister City Film Series: The Hand of God (Italy) In-Person

Join our friends from the International Festival of Arts & Ideas for a free screening of The Hand of God. Set in 1980s Naples, Italy, the film follows Fabietto Schisa, a teenager who is...  More
Date:
Thursday, May 29th, 2025
Time:
5:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Location:
Community Program Room, Ives Main Library
Audience:
  Adults (19+)     Teens (12-18)     General Interest  
Categories:
  Civic and Community Engagement     Literacy and Language     Literature, Arts and Culture  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
Register! - 77 seats left
Sister City Film Series: The Hand of God (Italy)

The Unhoused Activists Community Team (U-ACT) In-Person

The Unhoused Activists Community Team (U-ACT) is an organization made up of people fighting for the rights and dignity of unhoused people in New Haven. U-ACT combines direct action, meetings with...  More
Date:
Friday, May 30th, 2025 Show more dates
Time:
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Location:
Phillip Marrett Room, Ives Main Library
Audience:
  Adults (19+)     Teens (12-18)  
Categories:
  Civic and Community Engagement     Education and Lifelong Learning  

Teen Game Club In-Person

Hang out with your friends and get to play against other teens at Teen Game Club every Tuesday and Friday! Everything from our card games (Uno, Sushi Go!, Monikers, etc.) to our video games (Switch &...  More
Date:
Friday, May 30th, 2025 Show more dates
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Location:
Teen Center, Ives Main Library
Audience:
  Teens (12-18)  
Categories:
  Digital Learning and Technology     Literacy and Language     Literature, Arts and Culture     Summer Reading  
Teen Game Club

Community Canvas - Comic Strip Stories In-Person

The GIANT Room is coming back to the Fair Haven Branch: Calling All Storytellers, Comic Lovers & Drawing Fanatics! Have you ever dreamed of making your very own comic? Now’s your chance! Come...  More
Date:
Saturday, May 31st, 2025 Show more dates
Time:
All Day Event
Location:
Fair Haven Main Floor, Fair Haven Library
Audience:
  Family and Children (6-12)     Ages 6-11  
Categories:
  Literature, Arts and Culture  

Free Community Yoga In-Person

Mitchell: April 12, May 31, June 14, July 12, August 9 Wilson: April 5, May 3, June 7, July 19, August 2
Date:
Saturday, May 31st, 2025 Show more dates
Time:
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Location:
Mitchell Program Room, Mitchell Branch
Audience:
  Adults (19+)  
Categories:
  Health and Wellness  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
Register! - 18 seats left
Free Community Yoga

Meditation with Elm Community Insights In-Person

Join us for Saturday morning meditation led by Elm Community Insight in collaboration with the NHFPL. Elm Community Insight was founded by Gina LaRoche and Lee Barbera in 2015 in Hamden,...  More
Date:
Saturday, May 31st, 2025 Show more dates
Time:
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Location:
Phillip Marrett Room, Ives Main Library
Audience:
  Adults (19+)  
Categories:
  Civic and Community Engagement     Education and Lifelong Learning     Literature, Arts and Culture  

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