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Young Minds & Family Learning Programming
January 2020 | Young Minds Programming
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A monthly selection of upcoming events, classes and community collaborations at NHFPL and beyond.
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Ives
133 Elm
Street
(203) 946-8130
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Fair Haven
182 Grand Avenue
(203) 946-8115
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Mitchell
37 Harrison Street
(203) 946-8117
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Stetson
200 Dixwell Avenue
(203) 946-8119
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Wilson
303 Washington Avenue
(203) 946-2228
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Congratulations to our new City Librarian and Director John Jessen!
Mayor Toni N. Harp and members of the Board of Directors of the New Haven Free Public Library (NHFPL) have selected John Jessen, MLS, to lead the city’s library system and operations as the next City Librarian.
“It’s an incredible honor to be named City Librarian. I wake up every day knowing I have this amazing staff committed to welcoming and assisting the enormously diverse people of New Haven as well as those who visit our city,” Jessen said. “I’m so excited to lead the New Haven Free Public Library as it grows into an even more central hub of culture and community, a place where people naturally gather to be part of something bigger, and where we dissolve the boundaries between and within various institutions and communities.”
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Save the Date! Mardi Gras returns to Ives Main Library on Tuesday, February 25, 2020.
Celebrate Fat Tuesday at NHFPL with food and drinks from some of New Haven’s best restaurants and bars, live music and dancing, and more surprises!
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Holiday Closings
The New Haven Free Public Library will close:
· at 5 pm on Tuesday, December 31 for New Year's Eve
· Wednesday, January 1 for New Year's Day
· Saturday, January 18 and Monday, January 20 for the Martin Luther King Day Weekend
For holiday closings, visit
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New Haven Public Schools School Choice Info Sessions
Wednesday, January 4, 10:30am & Monday, January 27, 6pm| Mitchell
Wednesdays, January 8 & 22, 6-7pm| Stetson
Thursday, January 16, 4:30pm | Wilson
Thursday, January 30, 6pm| Fair Haven
Learn about the New Haven Public Schools' School Choice application process for grades pre-k through 12 in an informal presentation. Representatives from the New Haven Public Schools will answer your questions.
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Three Kings Day Celebration
Saturday, January 4, 2pm| Wilson
Come sing and dance with a special performance by Elba Llantin!
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Pasta Party
Wednesday, January 8, 4pm | Ives Main
Meet New Haven restaurant owner Jason Soboeinski, and make some yummy pasta! Ages 5 and up.
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Pop-Up Makerspace
Tuesdays, January 14 & 28, 4pm | Stetson
Wednesdays, January 15 & 29, 6pm| Stetson
Bring the whole family for makerspace fun with Stetson staff!
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The Shubert Theater Presents: Pinkalicious
Wednesday, January 15, 6-7pm| Stetson
Join us for stories, activities and engagement! Facilitated by Kelly Wuzzardo of the Shubert Theater.
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Chinese New Year Celebration
Wednesday, January 29, 4pm | Mitchell
Join us for fun stories, Chinese calligraphy, crafts and snacks! All ages.
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Spanish Storytime
Monday, January 6, 4pm| Wilson
Join us for a special monthly storytime in Spanish!
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Builders' Club
Wednesdays, January 8 & 22, 4pm | Mitchell
Build with Keva Planks (January 8) and Legos (January 22)! Ages 5 and up.
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Caring for Caregivers
Wednesday, January 8, 6pm | Stetson
Let's support one another! Are you caring for a loved one? A child or adult? Join us the second Wednesday of the month. If you have questions, or would like to facilitate a session, contact Diane Brown at 203-946-8119.
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City Seed Food Fun
Saturday, January 25, 1:30-2:30pm| Wilson
Come and learn healthy recipes that we will make and eat together! Registration required. Call 203-946-2228 to register.
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Family Movies
Tuesday, January 14, 4pm | Wilson
Thursday, January 23, 3:30pm | Fair Haven
Join us at the movies! This month's features are Angry Birds 2 (Wilson) and Aladdin (Fair Haven). Refreshments will be served!
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Dash & Dots
Wednesday, January 15, 4pm | Mitchell
The Southern Connecticut State University's Buley Library IDEA Lab will bring Dash and Dots robotics to Mitchell Library! Ages 8 and up.
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Crafternoon
Thursday, January 16, 4pm | Wilson
Join us for an afternoon of crafts!
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History Explorers: Creative People
Tuesday, January 21, 4pm | Ives Main
Join us for a series of programs where we will explore people and things from the past. This month we'll celebrate International Creativity Month and explore artists and inventors! Ages 5 and up.
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Kids Card Games
Thursday, January 30, 4pm| Fair Haven
Join us for Uno, Apples to Apples, Go Fish, Matching and more! Ages 6 and up.
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New Haven Counts
Tuesdays & Thursdays, 3-6pm | Fair Haven
Math tutoring for grades K-12. Drop in for some homework help!
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STEAM Club
Tuesday, January 21, 4pm | Wilson
Wednesdays, January 15 & 29 | Ives Main
Thursday, January 16, 4pm | Fair Haven
Join us for monthly STEAM programs! We'll have bridge science at Wilson this month! This month at Ives Main make popsicle stick catapults (January 15) and learn about things that float, and things that sink (January 29). At Fair Haven this month play with Spiro robots! Ages 5 and up.
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Build Your Own Craft
Saturdays 10am-4 pm | Ives Main
Drop in and experiment with different materials every week!
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Drop Mix
Tuesdays, 3pm | Fair Haven
Calling all who want to be DJs! Make your own mixes and discover a new game! Ages 9 and up.
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LEGO CLUB
Mondays, 4-5pm| Stetson
Wednesday, January 22, 4pm | Ives Main
Wednesday, January 22, 4pm | Mitchell
Thursdays, 4-5 pm| Wilson
Open play during all library hours | Fair Haven
Most likely the coolest toy ever! Hang out with other kids who love to be creative and build stuff! Ages 5-12.
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Mondays, 3-5pm | Fair Haven
Mondays, 4-5 pm | Ives Main
Saturdays, 10-12| Stetson (with S.P.O.R.T Academy)
Definitely the coolest game in the history of the world! Beginners welcome! Ages 6-16
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STAY 'N' PLAY STORYTIME
Mondays, 10 am | Stetson
Tuesdays, 10:30 am | Fair Haven (Bilingual- English/Spanish)
Tues, 11 am; Wed 11:00 am; Thurs 11 am | Ives Main
Wednesdays, 10:30am| Wilson
Thursdays, 10 am, 11 am or 4 pm | Mitchell Register at (203) 946-8117 *No class January 2*
Stories, songs, and playtime for children with parent/caregiver. Ages 0-4
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Kids Craft
Wednesdays, 4pm |Fair Haven
Join us for a fun creative activity! This month we'll make mittens, peace flowers, winter hats and a snowman! All ages.
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Kids Board Games
Thursday, January 2, 4pm| Fair Haven
Get together to play a variety of games like Sorry, Connect 4, Guess Who, and more!
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Food Fun
Thursday, January 9, 4pm | Fair Haven
Pup-eroni pizza! Make mini pizzas that might be too cute to eat!
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Push to Start
Saturdays, 12:00 pm-1:30 pm | Stetson
Learn to skate with Skateboard Steve Roberts of social media's Black Kids Don't Skate. Pick up your permission slip at Stetson (required).
*DOES NOT MEET IN JANUARY*
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NHFPL Recess
Mondays, 4-5pm| Ives Main Teen Room
Work up a sweat @your library! Each week we’ll play games to get you moving. Four Square, balloon volleyball and more!
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Drop Mix
Tuesdays, 3pm| Fair Haven
Calling all who want to be DJs! Make your own mixes and discover a new game! Ages 9 and up.
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Controversy Circle
Tuesdays, 5-6pm| Ives Main Teen Room
Come chat about lots of different topics!
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On The Big Screen
Fridays, January 10 & 31, 2:30-4:30pm| Ives Main Teen Room
See a different movie every week. We'll have snacks, too! Movies TBA.
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Get Crafty
Thursday, January 9, 5:30-7pm| Ives Main Teen Room
Thursday, January 23, 2:30-4pm| Ivea Main Teen Room
Create, Design and harness your inner artist! We'll meet the 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month. This month make a Vision Board and Perler Beads.
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Anime and Manga Club
Thursday, January 30, 5:30-7pm| Ives Main Teen Room
Love anime? Love manga? Love them both? You’re in luck-because Anime Club is taking on a new dimension! Come read AND watch our favorites!
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Books & Brownies
Thursday, January 16, 6-7pm | Ives Main Teen Room
Join us for a fun open discussion of your favorite book all while eating delicious brownies and checking out top teen reads!
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Kahoot! Trivia Challenge: Civil Rights Edition
Monday, January 13, 5-6pm| Ives Main Teen Room
Use tech to compete in the ultimate trivia challenge!
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Tinker Tuesday in the Teen Center
Tuesdays, January 14 & January 28, 6-7pm| Ives Main Teen Room
This month we'll use Ozobots (January 14) and use VR Oculus Go (January 28)!
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QPOC Safe Space
Saturday, January 25, 2-3pm| Stetson
Join us in our new QPOC Youth-centered space! This space, curated by New Haven Pride Center and the Stetson Library branch is a QPOC safe space designed for people ages 13- 18 who identify as Black, Latinx, South Asian, Asian and beyond (and LGBTQ+).
This space is for conversations, connection building, and safe space to explore concerns of our Communities, Schools, and physical and emotional wellbeing. Complimentary refreshments will be served! More info : newhavenpridecenter.org/youth
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UNO Dare
Monday, January 27, 5-6pm| Ives Main Teen Room
Love playing UNO for fun? Come join us for the ultimate game of UNO. There can only be one champion!
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Game Club
Wednesdays, 2:00-5:00pm & Saturdays 12:00-3:00pm| Ives Main Teen Room
Special School's Out Game Days: Thursday, December 26; Friday, December 27; Saturday, December 28; Monday, December 30; Tuesday, December 31; Thursday, January 2; Friday, January 3, 12-4pm & Friday, January 17, 2-5pm | Ives Main Teen Room
Consoles, board games...use ours or bring yours to share! Ages 13-19.
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For more Teen programs, call 203-946-8130 x383, or your local branch.
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Only patrons in grade 7 through age 19 are permitted to be involved in teen activities or use the Teen Room for any extended period of time during regular open hours. Teens may be asked to present a library card when they enter the Teen Center. Teen programs are for grades 7 through age 19 unless otherwise noted.
Teen Center hours are:
Monday- Thursday 1-8pm
Friday 1-5pm
Saturday 12pm-5pm
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Mr. Gilbert's Railroad
Saturdays, November 30- January 18, 10am-3pm
Sundays, December 1- January 19, 12-5pm
Friday, December 27 & Tuesday, December 31, 12-5pm
Come to the Eli Whitney Museum in Hamden to see A.C. Gilbert company's toy train exhibit in this free annual tradition! For an $11 fee you can build your own wooden train set! Eli Whitney Museum is located at
915 Whitney Ave, Hamden.
Free First Sunday
Sunday, January 5, 1-4pm
New Haven Museum
Free admission to New Haven's historical museum on the first Sunday of the month.
114 Whitney Ave.
New Haven
New Haven Symphony Orchestra Family Series
Saturday, January 18, 10am & 2pm
Sunday, January 19, 2pm
Saturday, February 1, 10am & 2pm
Sunday, February 2, 2pm
Saturday, March 14, 10am & 2pm
Sunday, March 15, 2pm
Join New Haven Symphony Orchestra for free family programming. Before (2pm performances) or after the concert (10am performances) kids will have the chance to visit an instrument "petting zoo". Free kids books will be provided to all families who attend.
Saturday programs are at Davis Street School (35 Davis St, New Haven). Sunday programs are at Shelton Intermediate School (675 Constitution Blvd N., Shelton). Themes are:
*Around the World: China (January 18 & 19)
*Around the World Ghana (February 1 & 2)
*Around the World: Puerto Rico (March 14 & 15)
Car Seat Fitting Station
Tuesday, January 28, 4-6pm
Did you know that 4 out of 5 car seats are not installed properly? Is your child's one of them? Call 203-946- 8186 to make an appointment. Sessions are though the New Haven Health Department.
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*Peabody Museum in New Haven offers free admission for kids most Thursday afternoons between September and June. Peabody will be open until June 2020, before closing for renovation.
*The New Haven Free Public Library offers passes for free or discounted admission to Mystic Aquarium, Beardsley Zoo and more museums at all 5 branches!
*New Haven library cards can be registered with any town in Connecticut, to borrow books.
*You can check out cake pans from the Children's Room at the Ives (Main) branch of the library.
*Free books (to keep) are available at New Haven Reads and book boxes in Edgewood Park and other locations around the city. New Haven Reads also accepts book donations.
*At home (with a library card) or at the library, families can watch and listen to stories through the library's databases such as Tumblebooks and Bookflix.
*The Eli Whitney Museum in Hamden has free admission. For a fee, children can build projects at the museum.
*Children can play board games, card games and with puzzles at the library, upon request. Ask in the Children's Room (at Ives Main) or at the circulation desk (at Fair Haven, Mitchell, Stetson and Wilson).
*The Yale Art Gallery and Yale Center for British Art are free and open to the public Tuesday-Sunday.
*The Wilson Branch of the New Haven Free Public Library has a piano, which patrons can reserve time to play.
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