Storytimes near NEW HAVEN FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY BOOKMOBILE SERVICE

Ives Teen Center, Ives Main Library

Ready to take your creativity to the next level? Join us every Thursday this summer at the Teen Center and explore the world of crochet! Whether you want to create plushies, accessories, decorations, or other fiber arts projects, this hands-on series will help you build skills and bring your ideas to life. Whether you're a total beginner or already a yarn wizard, there's something for everyone. All materials provided. Open to teens in grades 7–12. No experience needed—just bring your imagination!

Ives Children's Program Room, Ives Main Library

***New day and time. Our weekly STEM program will now take place on Thursdays, 5:30-7 pm, instead of on Tuesdays.*** STEM for kids sprouts at the Library with our drop-in Future Innovators series of science, technology, engineering, and math programs. For this week's Ozobots program, learn how to guide these light-sensing robots by drawing routes for them to follow that contain specific color codes. Each color code leads to a special action. Recommended for children ages 7 and up.

Ives Community Program Room, Ives Main Library

Join us for a meeting of the Disability and Chronic Illness Memoir Book Club in the Community Program Room from 5:30pm-7:30pm. The book is "Pain Woman Takes Your Keys - and Other Essays from a Nervous System" by Sonya Huber. For a free copy, email thenestcollab@gmail.com. Everyone is welcome to come and enjoy the conversation, whether you have read the book or not!

Phillip Marrett Room at Ives, Ives Main Library

The Queer Men’s Book Club of New Haven (QMBC) provides a welcoming, structured space for gay men to gather monthly for thoughtful literary discussion and community building. The Club focuses on fiction and non-fiction works that reflect the experiences, history, culture, and evolving identities of gay men. QMBC fosters open dialogue, intellectual engagement, and meaningful social connection in an affirming environment. QMBC is open to male-identified individuals of all ages and backgrounds who are interested in gay male literature. While the primary focus is gay male experience, allies and other LGBTQ individuals who share a genuine interest in the material are welcome. No prior literary expertise is required. This meeting we will discuss Other Voices, Other Rooms by Truman Capote.

Ives Community Program Room, Ives Main Library

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 elected officials, research, education, and mutual support to build our organization and affect change. We do not provide any services or case management. U-ACT is made up of currently unhoused folks, people who are housed now but have lived on the streets in New Haven, and housed allies. We welcome new members and people who are interested in helping our cause, especially people who are experiencing homelessness now or have been unhoused in the past. Please join us at our weekly meetings on Friday afternoons at 1:00. Open to all ages. For more info call or text Billy Bomage at 203-804-0207

Ives Teen Center, Ives Main Library

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 Go!, and Monikers to classic board games like Monopoly and Clue, there’s something for every style of play. Prefer video games? Dive into our Nintendo Switch and Xbox One selections. You can even bring your own favorite game to share! Open to students in grades 7–12. No registration required, just drop in and play!

Ives Rotunda, Ives Main Library

Hypertension Awareness & Prevention Program at Yale (HAPPY) is a collaboration of Yale University students, health professionals, and New Haven health care organizations dedicated to providing free, regular hypertension screenings, linking hypertensive individuals with affordable and immediate medical care, and eliminating barriers to follow-up care for under-served communities in New Haven. The ultimate goal of HAPPY is to establish cost-effective, long term community based approaches that foster self-management behaviors for chronic hypertension among homeless and underrepresented populations.

Tinker Lab, Ives Main Library

Ditch the traditional business card! Make your own 8 fold zine that highlights your artistry, creativity, and offerings instead. This zine workshop will go through identifying marketing strategies for creative entrepreneurs and artists that will be transformed into a zine. Zines are easy to create, replicate, and distribute; perfect for creatives on a budget who want to highlight themselves beyond what a business card can do! Participants have the option to make a zine without digital tools for a more traditional zine, or to use Canva for a more polished design. Computers will be limited; participants are encouraged to bring their own devices if they would like to make a digital zine.

Ives Children's Program Room, Ives Main Library

Sign up your child to read and play with a bunny at the Library! Sara from Wanderland Acres Farm (Coventry, CT) will bring two bunnies for 1-on-1 sessions with children, encouraging literacy and teaching about bunny care. There will be eight sessions available for registrants, each lasting 15 minutes. Call the Children's Room at (203) 946-8129 to register for a session.

Phillip Marrett Room at Ives, Ives Main Library

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, Connecticut, with the intention of creating a community in the Theravada tradition. In June 2019, the community voted to move to the New Haven Free Public Library, which graciously offered us space and has welcomed us. Elm Community Insight seeks to create an inclusive space for all to learn about and practice meditation, as a tool to start to “see things as they are” For more info: https://www.elmcommunityinsight.org/

Ives Children's Program Room

Join us for a monthly story time and craft. This month, we're celebrating multicultural heroes and leaders by reading Malala's Magic Pencil by Malala Yousafzai. Then, make your own magic pencil! Recommended for ages 3-8, with caregiver. Presented in partnership with Yale Affinity Groups.

Computer Classroom, Ives Main Library

Drop-in with any questions about technology or job applications! No appointment necessary. They can help with building your resume, accessing your email or social media, understanding the internet, or other tech questions. Provided in partnership with Yale Undergraduate Prison Project (YUPP) For more info contact Jordan Thomas at Jordan.thomas.jt@yale.edu or 910--824-0725

Ives Main Library

Come learn and play this exciting game! The Go Club is located on the Lower Level of the Ives Main Library by the non-fiction stacks every Saturday from 1-4:30 PM. Go is an abstract strategy board game for two players in which the aim is to surround more territory than the opponent. The game was invented in China more than 2,500 years ago and is believed to be the oldest board game continuously played to the present day. A 2016 survey by the International Go Federation's 75 member nations found that there are over 46 million people worldwide who know how to play Go, and over 20 million current players, the majority of whom live in East Asia. The playing pieces are called stones. One player uses the white stones and the other black. The players take turns placing their stones on the vacant intersections (points) on the board. Once placed, stones may not be moved, but stones are removed from the board if the stone (or group of stones) is surrounded by opposing stones on all orthogonally adjacent points, in which case the stone or group is captured. The game proceeds until neither player wishes to make another move. When a game concludes, the winner is determined by counting each player's surrounded territory along with captured stones and komi (points added to the score of the player with the white stones as compensation for playing second). Games may also end by resignation. For more info: https://baduk.club/club/1679338374179x323900011381260300

Ives Rotunda, Ives Main Library

Hypertension Awareness & Prevention Program at Yale (HAPPY) is a collaboration of Yale University students, health professionals, and New Haven health care organizations dedicated to providing free, regular hypertension screenings, linking hypertensive individuals with affordable and immediate medical care, and eliminating barriers to follow-up care for under-served communities in New Haven. The ultimate goal of HAPPY is to establish cost-effective, long term community based approaches that foster self-management behaviors for chronic hypertension among homeless and underrepresented populations.

Ives Children's Program Room, Ives Main Library

Justine and Katerina from CS4ALL continue their coding workshops for kids. Learn how to code a classic game using Scratch! Recommended for ages 6-11 (no prior experience needed). Register in the Children’s Room or by calling 203-946-8129. Limited spaces available.

Ives Children's Program Room, Ives Main Library

Stories, songs, and playtime for children with parent/caregiver. Ages 0-4.

Phillip Marrett Room at Ives, Ives Main Library

We will discuss Chapter 6 of Escaping the Housing Trap: The Strong Towns Response to the Housing Crisis. Borrow the book from Ives Main Library! No registration is required.

Ives Main Library

American Job Center offers help with resume writing, job searching, and offer a great selection of workshops to help boost your skills. Come learn more today! AJC will be on the 1st floor by the elevator.

Ives Main Library

Hang out with your friends and get to play against other teens at Teen Game Club every Wednesday and Friday! Everything from our card games (Uno, Sushi Go!, Monikers, etc.) to our video games (Switch & Xbox One) will be available to play. Feel free to also bring your own games! Open to grades 7-12, no registration required.

Ives Children's Program Room, Ives Main Library

Join us for a drop-in craft each week. This week, we're celebrating the anniversary of the very first-time humans landed on the moon (July 20) by making an outer space-themed craft. Recommended for ages 4 , with caregiver.

Tinker Lab, Ives Main Library

Join us in the Tinker Lab for our monthly crafting meetup. Bring your current knitting, sewing, crochet, or other fiber arts project and meet with other crafters in a casual and friendly setting! No experience is necessary. A small amount of supplies will be available for beginners.

Ives Children's Program Room, Ives Main Library

Stories, songs, and playtime for children with parent/caregiver. Ages 0-4.

Ives Teen Center, Ives Main Library

Join NHFPL Teens for an exciting Dungeons & Dragons adventure! Bring your imagination and a pencil—we'll provide the dice. Whether you're brand new to the game or a seasoned adventurer, all are welcome to take part in this fun, collaborative storytelling experience. Our first session will focus on creating characters, and future sessions will follow an epic adventure led by GM Emelia. Open to teens in grades 7–12

Ives Rotunda, Ives Main Library

Hypertension Awareness & Prevention Program at Yale (HAPPY) is a collaboration of Yale University students, health professionals, and New Haven health care organizations dedicated to providing free, regular hypertension screenings, linking hypertensive individuals with affordable and immediate medical care, and eliminating barriers to follow-up care for under-served communities in New Haven. The ultimate goal of HAPPY is to establish cost-effective, long term community based approaches that foster self-management behaviors for chronic hypertension among homeless and underrepresented populations.

Ives Teen Center, Ives Main Library

Ready to take your creativity to the next level? Join us every Thursday this summer at the Teen Center and explore the world of crochet! Whether you want to create plushies, accessories, decorations, or other fiber arts projects, this hands-on series will help you build skills and bring your ideas to life. Whether you're a total beginner or already a yarn wizard, there's something for everyone. All materials provided. Open to teens in grades 7–12. No experience needed—just bring your imagination!

Ives Children's Program Room, Ives Main Library

***New day and time. Our weekly STEM program will now take place on Thursdays, 5:30-7 pm, instead of on Tuesdays.*** STEM for kids sprouts at the Library with our drop-in Future Innovators series of science, technology, engineering, and math programs. For this week's Marble Circuit program, place your tiles on the board and release your marbles into their different pathways toward the bottom. Complete any of the 64 challenges by collecting the right number of marbles in the correct spots. Recommended for children ages 7 and up.

The Exchange, Ives Main Library

Meet other like-minded content creators and podcasters. Discuss your experiences with podcasting, the trials and tribulations of technical difficulties, and offer each other support and resources to mutually grow.

Ives Community Program Room, Ives Main Library

Visual poet Monica Ong joins us for a unique event, in which she will share recent work, discuss traditions of visual poetry that inform her practice, and provide a deep dive into the process of making and publishing visual poetry. There will be time for an audience Q&A and Monica will be selling and signing books after the event. Come join us for a lively presentation and discussion with this remarkable poet and artist!

Ives Community Program Room, Ives Main Library

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 elected officials, research, education, and mutual support to build our organization and affect change. We do not provide any services or case management. U-ACT is made up of currently unhoused folks, people who are housed now but have lived on the streets in New Haven, and housed allies. We welcome new members and people who are interested in helping our cause, especially people who are experiencing homelessness now or have been unhoused in the past. Please join us at our weekly meetings on Friday afternoons at 1:00. Open to all ages. For more info call or text Billy Bomage at 203-804-0207

Ives Teen Center, Ives Main Library

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 Go!, and Monikers to classic board games like Monopoly and Clue, there’s something for every style of play. Prefer video games? Dive into our Nintendo Switch and Xbox One selections. You can even bring your own favorite game to share! Open to students in grades 7–12. No registration required, just drop in and play!