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).

Stay ‘n’ Play

Fair Haven Branch

Stories, 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*

ESL Conversation Group

Fair Haven Branch

Practice speaking English with our wonderful tutors! No registration necessary. Call (203) 946-8115 for more information.

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.

Veteran’s Workshop – Hamden

Connecticut Department of Labor's Office for Veteran's Workforce Development will conduct this workshop to provide former military personnel with peer-driven support and to increase their networking opportunities. Discussion topics include job fairs, federal job information and online applications. Registration is required before all workshops. Please show up on time for workshops or you may be required to reschedule.

SNAP Screening Site

If you are planning to visit PLEASE BRING the following:- For head of household - a Photo ID (License, resident alien ID), your Social Security number and proof of home address, - Proof of: All household income (month's worth of pay stubs, SSI, SSD), child support payments, day care expenses, medical expense receipts, etc.

Veteran Representative

4 Liberty Street , Danbury

Kelvin Johnson from DOL will be available by appointment only. Please contact him at 203/455-2711 or kelvin.johnson@ct.gov  

LEGO Club

Children's Program Room

Come play with everyone's favorite building bricks. We have the LEGOs, you have the ideas!