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Homemade Bread Day: November 17th
Happy to share these *NEW* Bread Making cookbooks in our collection! Find more bread making titles […]
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New Haven Lawyer & Poet Named MacArthur Fellow
When Reginal Dwayne Betts, a New Haven poet, lawyer, and advocate answered a call from an […]
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Creepy Reads
Take a look at our new book display of Creepy Reads – Kinda Creepy and Seriously Creepy books […]
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Crime Time Corner #6: Academic Mysteries
When you think of the Ivy League, what comes to mind? Tradition, prestige, scholarship, old money? […]
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Spring Ahead: Home Project Ideas
Need some remodeling project ideas? Storage and organizing tips? Decorating do-overs? We have plenty of materials […]
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Crime Time Corner #5
Helene Tursten brings the Swedish landscape and culture to life in her Inspector Embla Nyström series. […]
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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. […]
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New Holiday Cookbooks
It’s hard to believe that time of the year is here for holiday feasts and cookie […]
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Crime Time Corner #4: Holiday Edition
Almost everyone knows the birds of Christmas – the partridge, the turtle doves, the calling birds, […]
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NYT Notable Books 2020
Every year, the New York Times publishes its list of “100 Notable Books of the Year.” […]
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Crime Time Corner #3
Downton Abbey sparked interest in early 20th century England in the lives and experiences of both […]
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Things That Go Bump in the North
Good news for fans of Steig Larsson’s (now David Lagercrantz’) Millennium/Lisbeth Salander series, Henning Mankell’s Wallander […]
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Crime Time Corner #2
Mystery-Crime-Thriller novels often take us to other places, but they can also transport us to other […]
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Talking Books with Bob Dylan
In interviews over the years the Nobel Prize-winning singer-songwriter has spoken about the books he enjoys reading. We list some of them for you. […]
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Audiobooks that Highlight the African-American Experience
These audiobook titles, some classics, some newer to the genre highlighting the African-American experience from the pens of Black writers, are available to Hamden Public Library patrons through Hoopla […]