New City Librarian Leads With Equity Focus

Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Elicker Administration  |  New Haven Free Public Library Lucy Gellman | May 26th, 2023

Maria Bernhey, who begins her tenure as City Librarian on July 1. Lucy Gellman Photo.

"Alma Semilla" Plants Seeds Of Justice At The Fair Haven Library

Arts & Culture  |  Books  |  Culture & Community  |  Earth Day  |  Education  |  Education & Youth  |  New Haven Free Public Library Lucy Gellman | April 25th, 2023

Rubén Rodríguez Ferreira. Lucy Gellman Photos.

As Budget Season Begins, Library Braces For Big Changes

Arts & Anti-racism  |  Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  New Haven Free Public Library Lucy Gellman | March 15th, 2023

Lucy Gellman Photo.

ConnCORP, Stetson Close Out Black History Month In Style

Arts & Anti-racism  |  Arts & Culture  |  ConnCORP  |  Culture & Community  |  Hamden  |  New Haven Free Public Library Lucy Gellman | February 28th, 2023

Library Lets The Good Times Roll

Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Downtown  |  Mardi Gras  |  Music  |  New Haven Free Public Library Lucy Gellman | February 22nd, 2023

Filmmaker and photographer Lydia Douglas tears up the dance floor during the Cupid Shuffle. Lucy Gellman Photos.

Co-Op Students Master The Art Of Pet Adoption

Arts & Culture  |  Co-Op High School  |  Culture & Community  |  Downtown  |  New Haven Animal Shelter  |  New Haven Free Public Library  |  Westville Lucy Gellman | February 21st, 2023

Stetson Faithfuls Bid Farewell To 200 Dixwell Ave.

Arts & Anti-racism  |  Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Dixwell  |  Dixwell Community Q House  |  New Haven Free Public Library Lucy Gellman | February 15th, 2023

Lucy Gellman Photos.

"Stetson Stories" Weave Memory Into Magic

Arts & Anti-racism  |  Arts & Culture  |  Black Haven  |  Culture & Community  |  New Haven Free Public Library Lucy Gellman | January 31st, 2023

Hanan Hameen. Lucy Gellman Photos.

Black Haven Takes A BITE Out Of History

Arts & Anti-racism  |  Arts & Culture  |  Black Haven  |  ConnCAT  |  ConnCORP  |  Culture & Community  |  Dixwell  |  New Haven Free Public Library Lucy Gellman | January 26th, 2023

Cutting the ribbon on the celebration. From left to right: BLOOM Owner Alisha Crutchfield, City Economic Development Administrator Mike Piscitelli, Stetson Branch Manager Diane Brown, Black Haven Founder and Director Salwa Abdussabur, State Senior Development Specialist Lindy Lee Gold, Filmmaker and Musician Kolton Harris, and City Cultural Affairs Director Adriane Jefferson. Lucy Gellman Photos.