Stay and Play @ Stetson
Stetson BranchJoin us every Monday for stories, songs, and playtime! Ages 0-4 with parent/caregiver.
10 events found.
Locations
- Events
- Locations
Teen Game Club
Teen AreaCome play video games for free every week at the Main Library! Play our Wii, Wii U, XBox 360, and Kinect on our TVs. Or, bring your own games and gaming systems to share! Please note: there will be no gaming in the Teen Room except for these times.
Kids’ Chess Club
Fair Haven BranchFor kids ages 6 and up. (And parents who want to learn, too!) Brand-new to experienced players welcome. Exercise your brain and have fun with your friends at the same time! No registration necessary. Call (203) 946-8115 for more information.
Microsoft Excel Intro – Class
Tech CenterExcel is one of Microsoft’s most powerful tools. Learn the basics about how to create and use spreadsheets. Cells, formulas and charts are among the topics covered.
Stay ‘n’ Play
Fair Haven BranchStories, songs, and playtime for children ages eighteen months to four years with a caregiver. This program promotes social skills and early language development. A half hour of librarian-led stories, finger plays, puppets, singing, and movement activities followed by play time! No registration necessary. *Space is limited. First come, first served. Please arrive on time*
Windham Campbell Prizes>> Cathedrals of the Imagination: On Writers and Libraries
Community Program RoomYale Press Director and NHFPL Board Member John Donatich talks to novelists C. E. Morgan, Jerry Pinto, and Tessa Hadley about the role that libraries have played in the development of their imaginative work. Co-sponsored by the New Haven Free Public Library and Yale University Press. 133 Elm Street (enter lower level on Temple St.) Free & open to the Continue Reading
ESL Conversation Group
Fair Haven BranchPractice speaking English with our wonderful tutors! No registration necessary. Call (203) 946-8115 for more information.
Tuesday Evening Meditation
Philip Marrett RoomMeditation includes many different techniques to promote self-awareness, relaxation, mindfulness, build internal energy or life force and to develop compassion, love, patience, generosity and forgiveness.
Microsoft Word II – Class
Tech CenterUse Word to create documents that are key in today’s world for job searching and so much else. Learn how to create a cover letter using Word.
Windham Campbell Prizes >>> Good Girls, Bad Girls, Whtie Girls, and Clever Girls
Community Program RoomProfessor Amy Hungerford talks to Hilton Als, Helen Garner, and Tessa Hadley about how this resistance comes to shape the work of the writer. Amy Hungerford is Professor of English and Dean of the Humanities Division at Yale. Co-sponsored by the New Haven Free Public Library and the Department of English. Share Free and open to the public.