Arts Council of Greater New Haven Blog

Hamden Library Kicks Off Summer Reading Challenge

Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Hamden  |  Hamden Public Library  |  Literacy  |  Youth Arts Journalism Initiative Samir Iydroose | July 7th, 2026

Danielle Sekas, teen librarian at the Hamden Public Library, at her desk. Samir Iydroose Photos.

A Literacy Locomotive Turns 25

Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Literacy  |  New Haven Reads Lucy Gellman | April 27th, 2026

Library Lovers Unite To Champion A 1% Bump

Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Literacy  |  New Haven Free Public Library  |  Possible Futures Lucy Gellman | April 10th, 2026

Library Puts On A Mardi Gras For The Books

Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Literacy  |  Mardi Gras  |  New Haven Free Public Library Lucy Gellman | February 18th, 2026

Citywide Read Delivers A Lesson In American History

Arts & Culture  |  Books  |  Culture & Community  |  Education & Youth  |  Literacy  |  MLK Day  |  New Haven Free Public Library  |  Yale University Lucy Gellman | January 29th, 2026

Power, Prose, Poets & Pages, As LIT Fest Celebrates A "Year Of X"

Arts & Culture  |  BAMN Books  |  ConnCAT  |  Culture & Community  |  Literacy  |  Science Park Lucy Gellman & Abiba Biao | October 7th, 2025

Drag Queen Story Hour Brings Magic To Mitchell Library

Arts & Culture  |  Books  |  Culture & Community  |  LGBTQ  |  Literacy  |  New Haven Free Public Library  |  Westville Lucy Gellman | September 4th, 2025

Two Authors Bring Joy To The Guilford Green(Stage)

Arts & Culture  |  Books  |  Culture & Community  |  GreenStage Guilford  |  Guilford  |  Literacy  |  Youth Arts Journalism Initiative Ruby Szekeres | August 19th, 2025

A Guilford Librarian Is Celebrated In Style

Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Guilford  |  Libraries  |  Literacy  |  Youth Arts Journalism Initiative Ruby Szekeres | July 28th, 2025