Author: Cindy Gwiazda

Hagaman Library Welcomes Patrick Scalisi and Valerie Ruby-Omen, Author & Illustrator of Connecticut Cryptids: A Field Guide to the Weird and Wonderful Creatures of the Nutmeg State on Thursday, June 5 at 6:00 p.m. at East Haven Public Television, 230 Main Street in East Haven. Connecticut, while not as famous for cryptids as some other states, does have its own collection […]

Paint your own Kindness Rocks! Open to the LGBTQIA+ community and their allies! Join us for a celebration of Pride month! What are kindness rocks? They’re beautiful little treasures that you leave behind to make someone’s day! Join Kristina Nigro of Kindness Rocks of East Haven to paint your own! Free and open to all ages! This project is made […]

Members of the LGBTQIA+ community, their allies and the general public are invited to join retired teacher and author Carla Stockton for a two-hour workshop on the basics of poetry writing. Carla will discuss how to use different styles and forms of poetry and how to play with rhyme, rhythm, and structure. Registration required. Limit of 15. To sign up, […]

Create East Haven town history! Preserve Your photos, memories and stories online through “My Town, My Story: East Haven.” My Town, My Story (MTMS) is a joint program of the CTDA (Connecticut Digital Archive) and Connecticut Humanities that gives Connecticut’s people the power to create and document the history of their lived experiences on their own terms, where it can be shared with […]

Join us on Tuesday evenings at 6:00 p.m. for our knitting club for everyone-facilitated by Lorie Pellegrino! The knitting club will meet every Tuesday from 6:00 p.m. – 7:45 p.m. from September 9 through December 16, 2025. The knitting club meets in the Teen Room on the library’s main level, but occasionally meets in the library’s Children’s room on our […]

Enjoy the library’s Crochet Club for everyone! Whether you are a beginner or a more experienced crocheter, this is the class for you! The class will be taught by experienced crochet artist Claire Carrano. The class will meet weekly on Tuesday evenings at 6:00 p.m. in the library’s Large Print room beginning on Tuesday, September 16 and ending for the […]

Barbara Naclerio, Health Educator at the East Shore District Health Department will discuss the increased number of ticks and mosquitos in our state and the increase in the percentage of those that carry diseases. She will discuss how you can best protect yourself from these pests. For more information and to sign-up and receive the Zoom link, please contact Cynthia, […]

We’re celebrating 100 Years of Frank Pepe’s Pizza Napoletana on Friday, June 13 at 2pm! Come on down for a small, party-size slice of a New Haven classic while learning the rich history of our local landmark on Wooster Street – and feel free to contribute your own local history anecdotes too for inclusion in our “Pizza Files” local history archive! For more information, […]