NHFPL Board Meeting

Main Library

Meetings are open to the public. If you would like to add an agenda item for the Board's consideration, please request 30 days in advance of meeting that you would like to attend. Send your request to the Board Chair:claudia.merson@yale.edu or call 203.432.8613 (office).

Tuesday Evening Meditation

Philip Marrett Room

Meditation 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 PowerPoint Intro – Class

Tech Center

Learn how to use Microsoft’s Power Point to support your presentations with educational and persuasive organizing text and images.

Stay and Play at Ives Main

Children's Program Room

Stories, songs and playtime for children ages 0 to 4 with a caregiver. A half hour of librarian led stories, puppets and singing followed by play time!

Teen Game Club

Teen Area

Come 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. Grade 7–19 years old.

Stories in the Stars

Children's Program Room

Explore distant universes! Make up your own tasty constellations and take home a galaxy in a ball. Ages 5 and up.

Monday Yoga

Teen Area

Yoga can help relax the body and clear the mind. Join Ms. Daria Ricchi as she leads an hour of yoga just for teens each Monday afternoon this month! Grade 7–19 years old.

Kids’ Chess at Ives Main

Fair Haven Branch

Join us for the game of kings! If you know how to play we will match up you up an opponent, or if you're new to chess we'll teach you. Tutors are also on hand for those who want to up their game. Ages 6 & up only.

Microsoft Word Intro – Class

Tech Center

Use 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.