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Starting Early in the Vegetable Garden with Rachel Ziesk

Great Alone - Book Discussion

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Art History’s Best Dressed

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Hamden Library Seed Library Update – Jan. 2025

Updates from the Hamden Library Seed Library for January 2025.

Announcing the 2025 Thornton Wilder Writing Competition

The Hamden Public Library’s Thornton Wilder Writing Competition (TWWC) is now accepting submissions for 2025.

Long Wharf Theatre – Pay What You Can

Pay what you can Jan. 30 – Feb. 2 for El Coquí Espectacular and the Bottle of Doom.

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Join the Friends of Hamden Library

The Friends of the Hamden Library organization provides essential support and advocacy for the library. Your $10 annual membership helps fund

Free Radon Test Kits from QVHD

Quinnipiack Valley Health District currently has a small supply of FREE radon home test kits available to residents of Bethany, Hamden, North Haven & Woodbridge.

Employment Opportunities

Current Job Openings with the State of Connecticut.

January is National Hot Tea Month

According to the Tea Association of the United States, in 2021, Americans consumed almost 85 billion servings of tea, or

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Kids Winter Reading Challenge! Presented by the Page Turners

Stop by the library anytime from December 16th-23rd to pick up a very special winter break reading challenge tracker! The

VITA Tax Preparation

VITA will be offering tax assistance at Hamden High School, Keefe Community Center, and online.

Open Skate

Open Skate at Louis Astorino Ice Rink runs December 1, 2024 to March 30, 2025.

Warming Center at Keefe Community Center

The Town of Hamden, in partnership with Columbus House, Inc., will open an overnight winter warming center for those experiencing homelessness in our community.

Textile Recycling

The Town of Hamden announces a new way to recycle wearable and non-wearable clothing and fabrics.

Breakfast with the Legislators – Jan. 25th

Join the League of Women Voters for a special breakfast gathering with your elected legislators in an informal and informative setting.

Love is in the Air 2025

Celebrate your love this Valentine’s Day with a complimentary wedding ceremony hosted by the Hamden Town Clerk’s Office on Friday, February 14th.

Senior Center News

There’s so much happening at the Senior center this month! Take a look at their latest newsletter!

Hamden Christmas Tree Disposal

Curbside pick-up of Christmas trees on begins January 6th.

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Hamden Public Library

All library buildings will be closed on Monday, January 20th in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

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