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Check out one of our Yard Games!
Spend part of your Labor Day playing an outdoor game that everyone enjoys! […]
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2025 Thornton Wilder Writing Competition Winners!
Hats off to this year’s winners of the Thornton Wilder Writing Competition! […]
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OVERDUE! Hamden Reading Challenge 2025
Tired of reading the same old, same old? Join the OVERDUE Reading Challenge! […]
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January is National Hot Tea Month
According to the Tea Association of the United States, in 2021, Americans consumed almost 85 billion […]
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NYT Notable Books 2024
Take a look at some of the best fiction and nonfiction for 2024, selected by the staff of The New York Times Book Review. […]
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Can You Spot Fake News?
Fake news is the deliberate falsification and fabrication of news-based information. […]
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Banned Books Week 2024
According to PEN America, the number of Book Bans in the 2023-24 school more than doubled […]
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New CT Laws That Go Into Effect Oct. 1
Here are some of the new Connecticut laws that take effect on October 1, 2024: Juvenile […]
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Listen To Hamden’s Favorite Songs!
To celebrate World Music Day, we put together an interactive display for patrons, allowing them to choose their favorite songs, which we then added to a Library Favorites playlist! […]
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Hamden Library Podcast: I Know What You Read This Summer!
“What have you been reading this summer and how did you feel about it?” […]
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POPSUGAR Reading Challenge 2024
The 2024 POPSUGAR Reading Challenge is here! New Year, New Prompts! […]
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2024 Thornton Wilder Writing Competition Winners
Congratulations to the 2024 Thornton Wilder Writing Competition Winners! […]
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Library of Things
The Library of Things is a collection of non-traditional materials including gadgets, tools, games, kits, electronics, and more […]
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Library Podcast: Autism Awareness and Acceptance
Awareness month or acceptance month? Either way, April is all about autism. […]
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Hamden Library Seed Library Spring Update
Find out what’s new this spring at our Seed Library! […]