Happenings
December 2016
Adult Programming
A monthly selection of upcoming NHFPL events, classes and community collaborations at our five locations and beyond.
Ives
133 Elm
Street
203.946.8130
Fair Haven
182 Grand Avenue
203.946.8115
Mitchell
37 Harrison Street
203.946.8117
Stetson
200 Dixwell Avenue
203.946.8119
Wilson
303 Washington Avenue
203.946.2228
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This month in Happenings…
From NHFPL
November Countdown
Featured December Events
Film Screenings & Discussions
Collection Connection
NHFPL Galleries
Inside NHFPL
Ongoing Classes
Events from Our Community
Coming Attractions
From NHFPL
Holiday Hours
For our 2016 and 2017 holiday hours, please see our Holiday Closings.
Save the Date for Mardi Gras 2017: the evening of February 28th!
Mark your calendars for one of the best events of the year. Join our Fat Tuesday celebration-full of live music, delicious food and drinks and a silent auction-all to benefit the New Haven Free Public Library. Support your community (and have fun doing it, too!)
Tickets and more information available soon.
We need your New Haven photos!
The New Haven Free Public Library and local artist Rashmi are teaming up for
Celebrate New Haven: A Collaborative City-Wide Photo Collage, a community art project open to the public that will be on display at all 5 library locations.
This is your opportunity to submit a photo into this larger mosaic of images from across New Haven’s neighborhoods. New and old photographs of New Haven are welcome! Rashmi will print all photographs for inclusion in the community collage.
Visit www.NHFPL.org/CelebrateNewHaven for more information and to learn about the upcoming collage workshops from January-April 2017 at all NHFPL locations!
Click your New Haven Free Public Library or neighborhood of choice to email your photos to Rashmi!
November Countdown
Monday, November 28, 5-6 pm | Stetson
City Librarian Martha Brogan tours each of the New Haven Free Public Libraries to hear directly from neighborhood residents about library programs and services. Join us and share your thoughts! Light refreshments will fuel the conversation.
Music and Medicine:
George Gershwin’s Glioma Redux
Tuesday November 29, 3 pm | Mitchell
Co-sponsored by Home Haven
Dr. Gus Davis will review George Gershwin’s life, music and events leading up to his final fatal illness in 1937. He will present an analysis of the diagnosis and treatment of his brain tumor then and now.
Service Panel: Opportunities at Home and Abroad
Tuesday, November 29, 6:30-8 pm | Ives
Serve at home or abroad. Join us for a panel discussion featuring representatives from the Peace Corps and AmeriCorps to learn about Volunteer experiences, ask questions about service, and gain knowledge about the application processes. Register
How to Apply for Jobs at Yale
Wednesday, November 30, 12-1 pm | Ives
Yale is committed to strengthening economic growth in New Haven – by helping to build a solid, well-trained workforce. Currently, over 5,000 Yale staff members live and work in New Haven; last year the University made a commitment to hire 1,000 New Haven residents by April 2019. Representatives from Yale University visit New libraries to discuss the hiring process, share helpful tips and answer questions about working at Yale.
Pitch & Solve Night –
A Neighborhood Health Equity Workshop
Wednesday, November 30, 5:30-7 pm | Ives
InnovateHealth Yale and the New Haven Free Public Library invite you to Pitch & Solve Night – A Neighborhood Health Equity Workshop. Clinicians and public health professionals will discuss challenges they and their patients face in their daily practice working in the New Haven community. Students and community members are invited to attend to listen and engage with medical and public health professionals as we collectively generate innovative solutions that directly address these issues. We will also learn about funding sources to support the best ideas and help make them a reality. Free event. Register.
The Bill of Rights: A Discussion
Wednesday, November 30, 6 pm | Ives
How does the Bill of Rights influence our lives today? Professor and attorney Howard Blau presents on the Bill of Rights and their importance.
Featured December Events
Keep Calm & Use Coupons!
Saturday, December 3, 10 am | Mitchell
Just in time for the holidays! Daisha Howard will lead a coupon workshop and meet & greet. Prizes, giveaways and training. Please RSVP to Daisha via text or voicemail at (475) 689-7413.
Historic Homes Rehabilitation Tax Credit Workshop
Saturday, December 3, 10:30 am-12:30 pm | Ives
Sponsored by the New Haven Preservation Trust
Learn the ins and outs of one of the nation’s most generous rehabilitation incentive programs for individual home owners with architectural historian Julie Carmelich, State Historic Preservation Office. Made possible through the generous support of the State Department of Economic and Community Development and Petra Construction Corp. Please register by Thursday, December 1at info@nhpt.org or (203) 562-5919.
Urban Life Experience Book Discussion Series
Underground Airlines by Ben H. Winters
Saturday, December 3, 12 pm | Wilson
Join the Urban Life Experience Book Discussion Series at Wilson Library for their next read. Underground Airlines is an alternate history, set in a present-day United States where the Civil War never happened. In this reality, there are still “Slave” and “Free” states, and of course, there are still runaways – and fugitive slave catchers. Unsurprisingly, there are also still abolitionists, and secret networks devoted to helping escapees make it to freedom.
Workforce Alliance
Monday, December 5, 4 pm | Wilson
Join Shirley Washington of the Workforce Alliance as she shared the services offered at the American Job Center Workforce Alliance. The Workface Alliance is dedicated to job-readiness training and creating a population of people with skills in keeping with the new advanced tech demand employers are seeking as well as a livable wage.
Reflections on Shakespeare’s Othello | Othello and Desdemona’s Marriage: Consummated or Not Consummated and Why it Matters
Tuesday, December 6, 3 pm | Mitchell
Co-sponsored by HomeHaven
Susan Feinberg will be speaking on Othello, in anticipation of the new production opening in NYC, staring Daniel Craig and David Oylewo.
Learn about SeeClickFix!
Wednesday, December 7, 5 pm | Fair Haven
Saturday, December 17, 6 pm| Mitchell
Wednesday, January 4, 6 pm | Stetson
Thursday, January 12, 5 pm | Wilson
Just in time for winter storms, snow removal, and power outages. Join Nadine Herring, Engagement Advocate at SeeClickFix and learn to use this mobile app and website tool to report non-emergency issues in your neighborhood directly to city government departments. Bring your mobile phone or electronic device.
Social Security Strategies Workshop
Wednesday, December 7, 6-8 pm | Ives
Geoffrey I. Kanner of Kanner Financial Services will conduct this free workshop on topics including collecting early vs. collecting late, individual benefits, spousal benefits and government pension offset. To register, please contact Maria Tonelli at (203) 946-8696 or mtonelli@nhfpl.org.
An Illustrated Presentation:
New Haven Apizza by Colin Caplan
Thursday, December 8, 6-8 pm | Ives
Author/architect/historian/tour operator Colin Caplan will look into New Haven pizzeria history, which is sure to feed the mind and make stomachs rumble. Book signing of the newly published New Haven Apizza will follow. Learn more.
Diva’s Digest Book Club
Wednesdays, December 14 & 28, 6-7:30 pm | Stetson
Diva’s Digest is Stetson’s all-women book club. Please come in to sign up.
Film Screenings & Discussions
Friday Movie Matinees
Fridays in December, 2-4 pm | Ives
December 2 | Iron Man 3
December 9 | When Harry Met Sally
December 16 | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
December 23 | Love Actually
December 30 | Trading Places
Five fun movies that take place around Christmas!
Glance at the World Through Film
Poetry
Saturday, December 3, 2 pm | Mitchell
Running time: 139 minutes | Korean with English subtitles
In this 2010 South Korean drama tells the story of a Suburban woman struggling with Alzheimer’s disease who develops an interest in poetry. All the while, a heinous family crime takes place in her life.
Can’t make it to one of our films? You have options!
Hoopla is up and running with a huge collection of films, TV shows, educational videos, documentaries, music, audiobooks, e-books and comic books to enjoy straight from your browser, tablet, or smartphone! Easy to use with your library card – and no waiting!
You can always browse and borrow from our audiovisual (AV) collection of DVDs and CDs! Information about our AV collection is available via our online catalog.
Collection Connection
Our Most Popular November Books…
What is the New Haven community reading? Check out our list of the most popular books borrowed in November! Visit our catalog and add one of these to your reading list!
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne, John Tiffany
Two by Two by Nicholas Sparks
Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth
Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Home by Harlan Coben
Underground Airlines by Ben Winters
Announcing New Haven Free Public Library Academy (For All Your Database Questions)!
The NHFPL Academy has a set of ready-to-use tutorials for common electronic services like OverDrive, Zinio, and Mango Languages. NHFPL Academy is available on all pages of the NHFPL website by clicking the green “Tutorials” tab on the right hand side of the screen. Watch the video instruction or view the printable text with images as you learn how to use Lynda.com, Twitter and more!
NHFPL Galleries
Create New Haven:
Works by New Haven Public School Students
December 1, 2016 – January 6, 2017
Ives Gallery
Reception: Monday, December 5, 5-7 pm
New Haven Public School Students display their current work at the New Haven Free Public Library Ives Gallery.
Untitled, work in mixed media
Paola Gutierrez, 10th grade
Riverside Educational Academy
Rachel Mathieu, Art teacher
Artist Exhibition: Alison Walsh
November 2016-February 2017
Fair Haven
Artist Reception: Saturday, November 26, 2 pm
Alison K. Walsh is the Exhibitions Coordinator and Registrar for the Yale University School of Architecture Gallery. She has been the recipient of the Olaf Zeidenberg award for Outstanding Achievement in Sculpture, among other recognitions. Her works play with the repetition of lines and forms in nature, and mankind’s need to control and manipulate these patterns.
Inside NHFPL
Retirement Celebration: Deputy Director, Cathy DeNigris
On November 21, the New Haven Free Public Library honored long-time staff member Cathy DeNigris, Deputy Director (in the front row center), with an afternoon tea and toast. After 33 years of dedicated service to the library and the New Haven community, Cathy will retire on Friday, November 25.
In her long tenure, Cathy has served in virtually every department from the children’s room to the branch libraries to her current role as the Deputy Director of our institution. She has seen this library grow and evolve, face challenges and celebrate triumphs. Through it all she has been a devoted champion of the library’s core mission – to ensure that all New Haven’s citizens have full and unlimited access to information and knowledge so that they may meet the needs of daily living, have opportunities for self-education, and improve their lives. She advocates for every library user in our community, and has made her steadfast loyalty and commitment infectious among her colleagues.
Cathy will be missed as a colleague, mentor, avid reader, New Haven advocate, and friend. We wish her much happiness and look forward to learning about her next chapter.
Ongoing Classes
50+ and Seniors:
One-on-One Computer Help
Tuesdays, 4-5 pm & 5:10-6:10 pm | Ives
50+ years of age and just starting or have a computer dilemma? Sign up for one-on-one free computer help at your own pace. To register call 203.946.7001.
Ask a Lawyer
Wednesday, December 7, 5:30-7 pm | Ives
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Benefits Screening
Wednesday, December 14, 12-2 pm | Ives
Individuals age 60 and older can find out what they are eligible for at the 50+ Transition Center, First Flooron the second Wednesday of every month. For more information, call 203.946.7001.
Lifelong Learning:
Adult Reading Classes | Stetson
To register and schedule call (203) 776-5899.
Literacy Volunteers of Greater New Haven presents free classes to help adults learn to read, write and understand more words in a small class setting.
ESOL Classes & Conversation
(English for Speakers of Other Languages)
Mondays, 4-6 pm | Fair Haven
Mondays, 6 pm | Mitchell
Tuesdays, 6-8 pm | Ives
Thursdays, 6-8 pm | Ives
Weekly conversational English Class for new Americans, co-sponsored by Literacy Volunteers of Greater New Haven. Learn to improve your pronunciation, listening and speaking skills in an informal English conversation group. Please call (203) 776-5899 or email MeghenFitzgibbons@lvagnh.org to register for classes.
Writers’ Group
Mondays, 5-6 pm | Wilson
Have you always wanted to write but felt like you didn’t know where to start? Is writing what you do best? Have a story you’ve been trying to finish but need a little moral support? Just need an idea to get started? Join us!
Knitting Club
Mondays, 6 pm | Mitchell
Come armed with your own needles and yarn – join anytime, newcomers and beginners welcome!
Naturalization Legal Clinic with New Haven Legal Assistance Association
Thursdays, 4-5 pm | Ives
Receive assistance with the U.S. citizenship application and test and other related immigration questions regarding becoming a U.S. citizen.
Immigrant Job Club
Thursdays, 4-5 pm | Ives
For those who are new to the United States and would like to learn to search for jobs, build a resume, prepare for a job interview and understand the workplace.
Technology:
Weekly Computer Classes
Mondays, 5-6:30 pm | Ives
Tuesdays, 5-6 pm | Wilson (Classes in Spanish!)
Wednesdays, 10-11:30 am | Ives
Wednesdays, 6:30-7:30 pm | Stetson
Thursdays, 10-11:30 am | Ives
Thursdays, 10-11 am | Wilson
Classes all require some familiarity with using a keyboard and mouse. Classes include different levels for Word, Excel, Internet Explorer, PowerPoint and Keyboard/Mouse/Email. For detailed class schedule please see our calendar.
One-on-One Technology Assistance and Job Search Coaching On Demand!
Mondays-Fridays, 12-5 pm | Ives
Stop by the lower level Information Desk for on demand one-on-one sessions on technology and employment assistance. Our knowledgeable staff is ready to help you find the answers to many of your questions!
One-on-One Technology Assistance
Wednesdays by Appointment| Mitchell
Need help downloading e-books and audiobooks on your device? Want to learn to attach a document to an e-mail? Need to make a PowerPoint for a presentation? Need help formatting your resume? We can schedule a time to provide you with personalized instruction to assist you with your goal. Please call for an appointment 203.946.8117.
One-on-One Computer Assistance
By Appointment | Fair Haven
Mondays and Tuesdays by Appointment | Stetson
By Appointment | Wilson
Meet one-on-one to discuss your individual technology needs. To schedule an appointment at Fair Haven call 203.946.8115; for Stetson contact Rory at 203.946.8119 or rmartorana@nhfpl.org; and at Wilson call 203.946.2228.
Build Your Creative and Technical Skills on Your Own Time with Lynda.com!
All level of training in software, creative and business skills are available through Lynda.com, free with your NHFPL library card. Learn software, creative techniques and business strategies for all levels with thousands of video tutorials. Go at your own pace, follow a curriculum and absorb new skills!
Health and Wellness:
Meditation
Tuesdays, 6-7 pm | Ives
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