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A History of Ukraine
Ukraine is the largest country in Europe by land area of 603,628km2. It has a population of over 40 million people, an official language of Ukrainian, and is a major world exporter of wheat and grains. Ukraine has extensive fertile…
February is Love Your Library Month!
It’s Love Your Library month and we are CELEBRATING! Come into any branch to get a library card (or renew your expired one) and receive a raffle ticket. We’re raffling off library bags brimming with swag from the library and…
Crime Time Corner #7 Winter Chills
A trip to the Alps- with friends, or family, or even the people you work with – sounds like fun, doesn’t it? Crisp mountain air and gorgeous views of snow-capped mountains. But…throw in a few murders, some disappearances, a blizzard,…
NYT Notable Books 2021
Every year, the New York Times publishes its list of “100 Notable Books of the Year.” Take a look at some of the great books you may have missed this past year!
Connecticut Judicial Branch E-Services
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The Ruby and Calvin Fletcher African American History Museum
Retired New Haven police officer Jeffrey Fletcher recently opened the Ruby and Calvin Fletcher African American History Museum in Stratford, CT. The museum displays artifacts and relics Fletcher’s parents, Ruby and Calvin, collected over decades that reflect the African American…
Hamden Historical Society: The State Street Cemetery
This month’s podcast episode shone a light on Hamden’s own State Street Cemetery. We interviewed one of our local historians, Mr. Anthony Griego, who gave the following story: “State Street Cemetery has been part of my life starting back as…
New Haven Lawyer & Poet Named MacArthur Fellow
When Reginal Dwayne Betts, a New Haven poet, lawyer, and advocate answered a call from an unknown number he wasn’t expecting the news he got. The caller informed him he was chosen, along with 24 others, as a 2021 MacArthur…
Creepy Reads
Take a look at our new book display of Creepy Reads – Kinda Creepy and Seriously Creepy books for this Spooky Season! You can find the display on the Main level of the Miller Library.
Crime Time Corner #6: Academic Mysteries
When you think of the Ivy League, what comes to mind? Tradition, prestige, scholarship, old money? How about murder? Pamela Thomas-Graham wrote a three-book series in which the protagonist of all three books is Nikki Chase- a young, black Assistant…
Brundage Community Branch Had a Makeover!
Brundage Community Branch got a makeover and is now reopen to the public!
Crime Time Corner #5
Helene Tursten brings the Swedish landscape and culture to life in her Inspector Embla Nyström series. Embla Nystrom is a champion boxer and hunter of moose and boar in the Swedish countryside. She is the youngest of four children and…
African American Cookbook Authors And Chefs
Our cookbook collection is brimming with cookbooks that highlight and celebrate the contributions of African American cooking as well as international chefs and restaurateurs.
Crime Time Corner #4: Holiday Edition
Almost everyone knows the birds of Christmas – the partridge, the turtle doves, the calling birds, the French hens… Author Donna Andrews, all of whose twenty-eight books contain a bird in the title, has seven Christmas mysteries: Six Geese A-Slaying…