Arts Council of Greater New Haven Blog

Mauro-Sheridan Read Alouds Become A Lesson In Community

Arts & Culture  |  Black History Month  |  Culture & Community  |  Education & Youth  |  Literacy  |  Mauro Sheridan Interdistrict Magnet School  |  Westville Lucy Gellman | February 5th, 2025

New Haven Reads Paints A Love Letter To Literacy

Arts & Anti-racism  |  Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Dixwell  |  Education & Youth  |  Literacy  |  New Haven Reads  |  Public art Lucy Gellman | December 9th, 2024

Amanda Brown Photo.

Pride Month Brings Drag And Delight To The Library

Arts & Culture  |  Books  |  Culture & Community  |  LGBTQ  |  Literacy  |  New Haven Free Public Library  |  New Haven Pride Center  |  Pride Month  |  Westville Lucy Gellman | June 17th, 2024

Ladybugs, Literacy Take Flight At Mitchell Library

Arts & Culture  |  Books  |  Culture & Community  |  Literacy  |  New Haven Free Public Library  |  Westville Abiba Biao | June 7th, 2024

Top: The caged ladybugs waiting to be released Bottom: Sun Holland receiving a ladybug. Abiba Biao Photos.

Library Launches Into Summer Learning

Arts & Culture  |  Books  |  Downtown  |  Literacy  |  New Haven Free Public Library Abiba Biao | June 4th, 2024

Students Rally For The Right To Read

Arts & Culture  |  Books  |  Culture & Community  |  Downtown  |  Education & Youth  |  Literacy Lucy Gellman | November 3rd, 2023

Destiny White, Erin Michaud and Jeremy Thanes. Lucy Gellman Photos.

In Fair Haven, Delight & Connection At Bilingual Story Hour

Arts & Culture  |  Books  |  Culture & Community  |  Literacy  |  New Haven Free Public Library Elena Unger | October 26th, 2023

Nohra Bernal, a children's author, reads from "Que Viene El Lobo.” Elena Unger Photos.

New Haven Reads Bee Buzzes Back Into Action

Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Literacy  |  New Haven Reads Lucy Gellman | October 24th, 2023

Grant Liam Harris. Lucy Gellman Photos.

Bibliophiles Boost Banned Books Week

Arts & Culture  |  Books  |  Culture & Community  |  Education  |  Literacy  |  New Haven Free Public Library Lucy Gellman | October 3rd, 2023

State Rep. Dominique Johnson. Maia Kobabe's Gender Queer: A Memoir, which is next to her, is the most banned and challenged book of 2022. Lucy Gellman Photos.