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The GIANT Room - Design A Flag for Your Own Country

Participants will design a flag for their own country and make their own trading card! The cards will feature an AI-generated rendering of their flag design, the name of their country, what their flag...  More
Date:
Thursday, March 12th, 2026 Show more dates
Time:
10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Location:
Ives Main Library
Audience:
  Family and Children (0-5)     Family and Children (6-12)     Ages 0-5     Ages 6-11     General Interest  
Categories:
  Civic and Community Engagement     Digital Learning and Technology     Education and Lifelong Learning  

Stay and Play: In-person Story Time!

Stories, songs, and playtime for children with parent/caregiver. Ages 0-5
Date:
Thursday, March 12th, 2026 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  

Mitchell Book Club - My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry In-Person

Date:
Thursday, March 12th, 2026
Time:
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Location:
Mitchell Program Room, Mitchell Branch
Audience:
  Adults (19+)  
Categories:
  Education and Lifelong Learning     Literacy and Language     Literature, Arts and Culture  

Students for Educational Justice Weekly Meeting In-Person

Turn Passion Into Action with Students for Educational Justice Fired up about injustice? Wondering how to make real change in your school, your city, or even the country? Join Students for Educational...  More
Date:
Thursday, March 12th, 2026 Show more dates
Time:
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location:
Ives Teen Center, Ives Main Library
Audience:
  Teens (12-18)  
Categories:
  Civic and Community Engagement  

T.C Ford - Artist Caricature Kickoff /T.C Ford - Lanzamiento de la Caricatura Artística In-Person

Please join us alongside artist T.C. Ford to create your very own caricature portrait of yourself to be displayed here at the Fair Haven library. Snacks & all materials will be provided. General...  More
Date:
Thursday, March 12th, 2026
Time:
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location:
Fair Haven Program Room
Audience:
  Adults (19+)     Family and Children (0-5)     Family and Children (6-12)     Ages 0-5     Ages 6-11  
Categories:
  Literature, Arts and Culture  

New Haven Hiring Initiative at Yale University with Fallon Thomas In-Person

Fallon Thomas is from the Yale New Haven Hiring Initiative. She will host six monthly classes on how to use LinkedIn, resume building, cover letter writing, and interview techniques.
Date:
Thursday, March 12th, 2026 Show more dates
Time:
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Location:
Mitchell Program Room, Mitchell Branch
Audience:
  Adults (19+)  
Categories:
  Careers and Job Skills  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
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Creation Station In-Person

Join us for a drop-in craft every week. This week, celebrate Pi Day (March 13) by making a pizza pie bookmark. Recommended for ages 4-8, with caregiver.
Date:
Thursday, March 12th, 2026
Time:
4:30 PM - 5:15 PM
Location:
Ives 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     Literature, Arts and Culture  

Queer Men's Book Club of New Haven In-Person

At this meeting the club will discuss The Spring Before Obergefell: A Novel. Author Ben Grossberg will join the discussion via Zoom. The Queer Men’s Book Club of New Haven (QMBC) provides a...  More
Date:
Thursday, March 12th, 2026
Time:
6:30 PM - 7:45 PM
Location:
Phillip Marrett Room at Ives, Ives Main Library
Audience:
  Adults (19+)  
Categories:
  Civic and Community Engagement     Education and Lifelong Learning     Literacy and Language     Literature, Arts and Culture  

The GIANT Room - Design A Flag for Your Own Country

Participants will design a flag for their own country and make their own trading card! The cards will feature an AI-generated rendering of their flag design, the name of their country, what their flag...  More
Date:
Friday, March 13th, 2026 Show more dates
Time:
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Location:
Ives Main Library
Audience:
  Family and Children (0-5)     Family and Children (6-12)     Ages 0-5     Ages 6-11     General Interest  
Categories:
  Civic and Community Engagement     Digital Learning and Technology     Education and Lifelong Learning  

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, March 13th, 2026 Show more dates
Time:
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Location:
Ives Community Program Room, Ives Main Library
Audience:
  Adults (19+)     Teens (12-18)  
Categories:
  Civic and Community Engagement     Education and Lifelong Learning  

Teen Game Club In-Person

Join us every Tuesday and Friday for Teen Game Club, your space to relax, connect with friends, and challenge other teens to some friendly competition! From fast-paced card games like Uno, Sushi...  More
Date:
Friday, March 13th, 2026 Show more dates
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Location:
Ives Teen Center, Ives Main Library
Audience:
  Teens (12-18)  
Categories:
  Digital Learning and Technology     Literacy and Language     Literature, Arts and Culture     Summer Reading  

Stay and Play at Stetson In-Person

Join us for stories, songs, and play! Ages 0-4 with caregiver.
Date:
Saturday, March 14th, 2026 Show more dates
Time:
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Location:
Stetson Young Minds Discovery Room - 1st Floor, Stetson Branch
Audience:
  Ages 0-5  
Categories:
  Education and Lifelong Learning     Literacy and Language     Literature, Arts and Culture  

Janet Brodie Origami Art Projet In-Person

Janet Brodie Origami Art Project
Date:
Saturday, March 14th, 2026
Time:
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location:
Mitchell Program Room, Mitchell Branch
Audience:
  Adults (19+)  
Categories:
  Civic and Community Engagement  

VITA Tax Preparation In-Person

NO WALK INS! Please call 211 to schedule an appointment. For more information visit: http://www.nhfpl.org/vita-2026
Date:
Saturday, March 14th, 2026 Show more dates
Time:
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location:
Stetson Tutorial Room -1st Floor, Stetson Branch
Audience:
  Adults (19+)  
Categories:
  Civic and Community Engagement  

The GIANT Room - Design A Flag for Your Own Country

Participants will design a flag for their own country and make their own trading card! The cards will feature an AI-generated rendering of their flag design, the name of their country, what their flag...  More
Date:
Saturday, March 14th, 2026 Show more dates
Time:
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Location:
Ives Main Library
Audience:
  Family and Children (0-5)     Family and Children (6-12)     Ages 0-5     Ages 6-11     General Interest  
Categories:
  Civic and Community Engagement     Digital Learning and Technology     Education and Lifelong Learning