Author Talk: Up from Ashes
The story of two young prisoners who joined the 1943 Sobibor uprising, escaped, and later made their home in Connecticut.
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New Haven Free Public Library – Ives Main Library 133 Elm Street, New Haven, CT, United States
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Author Talk with Justin Garson: The Madness Pill
New Haven Free Public Library – Ives Main Library 133 Elm Street, New Haven, CT, United StatesPhilosopher Justin Garson discusses his book about 1960s doctors who searched for a drug that could induce temporary madness, and what it taught us about schizophrenia.
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Movie Screening: In the Time of the Butterflies (Fair Haven Library)
Fair Haven Branch Library 182 Grand Ave, New Haven, CT, United StatesA free screening of the 2001 film starring Salma Hayek, based on Julia Álvarez’s novel about the Mirabal sisters’ resistance to Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo. Free and open to the […]
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National Chemistry Week Demonstration (Wilson Library)
Wilson Branch Library 303 Washington Ave, New Haven, CT, United StatesThe American Chemical Society’s New Haven Section hosts science demonstrations for grades K–5 and 6–12, followed by a complimentary dinner and awards for the Illustrated Poem Contest and New Haven […]
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Kidz Kook: Spooky Snacks (Mitchell Library)
Mitchell Branch Library 37 Harrison St, New Haven, CT, United StatesHear a read-aloud book and make spooky and nutritious food art with Tennille Murphy from Kidz Kook at the Mitchell Branch Library in Westville.
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New Haven Memory Lab: Describing Archives
New Haven Free Public Library – Ives Main Library 133 Elm Street, New Haven, CT, United StatesArchivist Jennifer Coggins of Yale’s Beinecke Library explains how archivists describe the collections they preserve, and why that work shapes how history is found and understood. Registration is limited.
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Teen Center Presents: Halloween D&D
New Haven Free Public Library – Ives Main Library 133 Elm Street, New Haven, CT, United StatesA spooky Dungeons & Dragons adventure for teens in grades 7–12, newcomers and veterans alike. Registration required.
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Author Talk with P. Paramita: Appetite
New Haven Free Public Library – Ives Main Library 133 Elm Street, New Haven, CT, United StatesA reading and conversation about Appetite, a funny new novel about a Bangladeshi prep cook in New Haven obsessed with women’s wrestling.
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Film & Conversation: Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner
New Haven Free Public Library – Ives Main Library 133 Elm Street, New Haven, CT, United StatesCelebrate Native American Heritage Month with a screening of the acclaimed Inuit-language film and a community conversation.
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New Haven Memory Lab: Family Archives Forum
New Haven Free Public Library – Ives Main Library 133 Elm Street, New Haven, CT, United StatesA facilitated discussion on documenting family history before holiday get-togethers, for beginners and seasoned family archivists.