Sew Sew Social: A Sewing Bee @ The Institute Library
2022-09-22 13:30 - 15:30, 2022-09-08 13:30 - 15:30, 2022-08-25 13:30 - 15:30, 2022-08-11 13:30 - 15:30, 2022-07-28 13:30 - 15:30, 2022-07-14 13:30 - 15:30, 2022-06-30 13:30 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | The Institute LIbrary, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510
Welcome to the Institute Library’s Sewing Bee! Bring your knitting, crocheting, sewing, embroidery, needlepoint, cross-stitch, quilting, lace-making (!) or mending project. There are no organized classes, demos, or presentations — simply an opportunity to enjoy a casual evening with fellow creatives. We will meet every other Thursday evening, from 5:30 – 7:30 PM. Just ring the doorbell, and we will let you in. No registration necessary. So what, come sew!

Decoys & Mimics Closing Reception
2022-09-21 13:00 - 16:00 | The Gallery Upstairs at The Institute Library, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510, United States
Decoys & Mimics Closing Reception
September 21 from 5-8 pm
Join us for a final hurrah of our summer show (please note the date change from the original poster announcement) which will feature many of the artists and an informal exhibition tour!
Want to participate more fully?

Dress the part in faux prints, mock leathers/furs/feathers, camouflage and costume jewels!
Bring a favorite mock or faux food or drink to add to our reception potluck goodies…
OR just show up and enjoy the festivities, it will be good to see you
This event is free and open to all.

Institute Library Story-Sharing Group
2022-09-08 15:00 - 17:00 | The Institute LIbrary, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510
September 8 – 7:00 – 9:00 P.M.
The Story Sharing Group welcomes everyone to tell stories or to listen. We give feedback to those who choose. We are informal, friendly, and fun. Come to the Institute Library in person if you are vaccinated, and please bring a mask.
Or you can join on Zoom, https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82984857044.

In the Gallery Upstairs: Decoys & Mimics
2022-07-15 - 2022-09-22 | The Gallery Upstairs at The Institute Library, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510, United States
July 16-September 22, 2022
Decoys & Mimics is a group exhibition designed to fake you out this summer with books, objects, and images. This open-call exhibition mixes books in our collection with decoys, mimics, faux, imitations, ersatz, parodies, fakes, forgeries, deceptions, and—more positively—works addressing transformation, morphing, passing, changing, and becoming. It’s a beguiling blend of fantasy, humor, and mordant wit addressing the now, the was, and the never-was…..
Summer reading has never been so tricky.

Sew Sew Social: A Sewing Bee @ The Institute Library
2022-06-16 13:30 - 15:30 | The Institute LIbrary, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510
Welcome to the Institute Library’s Sewing Bee! Bring your knitting, crocheting, sewing, embroidery, needlepoint, cross-stitch, quilting, lace-making (!) or mending project. There are no organized classes, demos, or presentations — simply an opportunity to enjoy a casual evening with fellow creatives. We will meet every other Thursday evening, from 5:30 – 7:30 PM. Just ring the doorbell, and we will let you in. No registration necessary. First night – May 19th, 2022. So what, come sew!

SJR Readers Research Topic Presentations
2022-06-14 13:00 - 15:00 | The Institute LIbrary, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510
The Institute Library invites you to witness and celebrate the brilliant scholarship of the Social Justice Reader inaugural cohort of 2022! This year, we had the opportunity to host seven New Haven high schoolers in a paid mentorship and research based fellowship program. Each Reader was encouraged to pursue an area of study related to race or social justice.
We are pleased and immensely proud to announce that the following SJR Readers will be presenting their individual research projects on Tuesday, June 14th from 5-7pm at the Institute Library.
Amirah Harris
Sayniel Sawmadal
Akida Ouro-Adei
Tristan Ward
Elsa Houlahan
Jonas Ward
Myla Geberette
We hope you will join us in honoring the hard work of our local mentors and the Readers who have spent the last six months in collaboration, building community and wealth of knowledge. Light fare and refreshments will be provided.

Sew Sew Social: A Sewing Bee @ The Institute Library
2022-06-02 13:00 - 14:30 | The Institute LIbrary, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510
Welcome to the Institute Library’s Sewing Bee! Bring your knitting, crocheting, sewing, embroidery, needlepoint, cross-stitch, quilting, lace-making (!) or mending project. There are no organized classes, demos, or presentations — simply an opportunity to enjoy a casual evening with fellow creatives. We will meet every other Thursday evening, from 5:00 – 6:30 PM. Just ring the doorbell, and we will let you in. No registration necessary. First night – May 19th, 2022. So what, come sew!

Friday Happy Hour Jazz: Memorial Day Weekend: No Jazz. (Take Five.)
2022-05-27 13:30 - 15:00 | The Institute LIbrary, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510
FRIDAY HAPPY HOUR JAZZ — 5:30-7:00 Every Friday
Listening to Memorial Day Weekend: No Jazz.(Take Five.)

Friday Happy Hour Jazz: George Russell compositions; Bill Evans, soloist
2022-05-20 13:30 - 15:00 | The Institute LIbrary, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510
FRIDAY HAPPY HOUR JAZZ — 5:30-7:00 Every Friday
Listening to George Russell compositions; Bill Evans, soloist
BYOB beverage and treat; join a congenial little group up on the third floor of the Institute Library to listen to recordings you forgot about or never knew about — and stick around a bit to discuss the music!
Friday Happy Hour Jazz is presented in concert with and support from Jazz Haven.
Please consider making a $5 donation when you come to Friday Happy Hour Jazz.

Sew Sew Social: A Sewing Bee @ The Institute Library Inaugural Evening to be held Thursday, May 19, 2022, 5:00-6:30 p.m.
2022-05-19 13:00 - 14:30 | The Institute LIbrary, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510

Friday Happy Hour Jazz: Modern European Bands
2022-05-13 13:30 - 15:00 | The Institute LIbrary, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510
FRIDAY HAPPY HOUR JAZZ — 5:30-7:00 Every Friday
Listening to Modern European Bands
BYOB beverage and treat; join a congenial little group up on the third floor of the Institute Library to listen to recordings you forgot about or never knew about — and stick around a bit to discuss the music!
Friday Happy Hour Jazz is presented in concert with and support from Jazz Haven.
Please consider making a $5 donation when you come to Friday Happy Hour Jazz.

Institute Library Story-Sharing Group
2022-05-12 15:00 - 17:00 | Institute Library via Zoom
Join the Institute Library Story-Sharing group on Thursday, May 12, at 7:00 p.m. via Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82984857044
Story-Sharing meets the SECOND THURSDAY of the month. If you have any questions please reach out to Arnie Pritchard (apritchard01@snet.net) — see you there!

Spend an Evening with Author Debby Applegate
2022-05-10 14:00 - 16:00 | The Institute LIbrary, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510
Join us at The Institute Library for an evening with the brilliant and engaging DEBBY APPLEGATE while she discusses her latest book Madam: The Biography of Polly Adler, Icon of the Jazz Age.
TUESDAY, MAY 10, 2022 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Debby Applegate is a historian whose first book, The Most Famous Man in America: The Biography of Henry Ward Beecher, won the Pulitzer Prize for biography in 2007. The book was also a finalist for the Los Angeles Book Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award for biography, and was named one of the best books of the year by the New York Times Book Review, NPR’s Fresh Air, the Washington Post, Seattle Times, Chicago Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle and American Heritage Magazine.
With her second book, Madam: The Biography of Polly Adler, Icon of the Jazz Age, she plunged from ministers to madams, from the world of virtue to the underbelly of vice. Madam was published in November, 2021, to widespread acclaim and was awarded a New York Society Library Book Award for literature that best evoke the spirit of New York City.
Born and raised in Oregon, Debby moved back east to attend Amherst College, where she met her husband, the management writer Bruce Tulgan. She was a Sterling Fellow at Yale University, where she earned her Ph.D. in American Studies, and now lives in New Haven, Connecticut.
RVSP not required for this event, but if you’d like to read more and participate in online dialogue about this upcoming event, please visit our Facebook event page Questions? Email us: Home@InstituteLibrary.org or telephone: 203-562-4045

Friday Happy Hour Jazz: Kenny Dorham and Lee Morgan
2022-05-06 13:30 - 15:00 | The Institute LIbrary, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510
FRIDAY HAPPY HOUR JAZZ — 5:30-7:00 Every Friday
Listening to Kenny Dorham and Lee Morgan
BYOB beverage and treat; join a congenial little group up on the third floor of the Institute Library to listen to recordings you forgot about or never knew about — and stick around a bit to discuss the music!
Friday Happy Hour Jazz is presented in concert with and support from Jazz Haven.
Please consider making a $5 donation when you come to Friday Happy Hour Jazz.

The Great Give® Fundraising Cocktail Event
2022-05-04 13:00 - 15:00 | The Gallery Upstairs at The Institute Library, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510, United States
Great Give® Fundraising Cocktail Event featuring our current exhibition Cover Story II: Return To The Stacks
An Exhibition Celebrating Glorious Book Covers From Our Historic Collection
Open to All
May 4, 5-7 pm
Institute Library
847 Chapel Street
New Haven
The evening will feature:
· A delightful tour of the exhibit with the curator and board members
· Charming refreshments
· Cheerful and easy to navigate donation stations to benefit the gallery or the library in general
And, to round out the evening, an ingenious party game related to the exhibit!
Concocted last year for Cover Story I, this was a smash hit, with repeat requests to play “the Game” again. We will not disappoint.

What is The Great Give® and why are we throwing the live in-the-actual event?
The Great Give® is a 36 hour online giving event to support local non-profits. It takes place on May 4-5 with various prizes to add incentives and matching funds.
Our event is a part of The Great Give® May the Fourth Be With You Happy Hour Double Draw:
Two organizations will be randomly drawn to receive the May the Fourth Be With You Happy Hour Double Draw Prizes of $1,500 each. All organizations receiving at least one gift between 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. on May 4 are eligible. The more gifts an organization receives, the greater chance it has to be drawn!
We would be delighted to win this and with your support we CAN. Our volunteers will help make donating easier for the on-line giving novice, and we promise a warm library and gallery welcome. We love a good party.

Can’t attend or just Interesting in donating to The Great Give® for the Gallery Upstairs at the Institute Library now? Click here to begin.
And, as always: THANK YOU.

The Great Give®
2022-05-03 - 2022-05-05 | CT
Opens on May 4 at 8AM and closes on May 5 at 8PM
The Great Give is an online, community-wide 36-hour fundraising marathon. Non-profits from the Greater New Haven community rely on The Great Give to provide much-needed funding. We will be sending you email about the Great Give, and hope you will participate in this donation program to help us revitalize in 2022. Last year, you helped us to keep the lights on and offer book delivery services when we had to close. This year’s funding raising will allow us to pursue new programs for our library fans!

Friday Happy Hour Jazz: Tentative plan -- Mal Waldron
2022-04-29 13:30 - 15:00 | The Institute LIbrary, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510
FRIDAY HAPPY HOUR JAZZ — 5:30-7:00 Every Friday
Listening to Tentative plan — Mal Waldron
BYOB beverage and treat; join a congenial little group up on the third floor of the Institute Library to listen to recordings you forgot about or never knew about — and stick around a bit to discuss the music!
Friday Happy Hour Jazz is presented in concert with and support from Jazz Haven.
Please consider making a $5 donation when you come to Friday Happy Hour Jazz.

Friday Happy Hour Jazz: Modern Jazz Quartet
2022-04-22 13:30 - 15:00 | The Institute LIbrary, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510
FRIDAY HAPPY HOUR JAZZ — 5:30-7:00 Every Friday
Listening to Modern Jazz Quartet
BYOB beverage and treat; join a congenial little group up on the third floor of the Institute Library to listen to recordings you forgot about or never knew about — and stick around a bit to discuss the music!
Friday Happy Hour Jazz is presented in concert with and support from Jazz Haven.
Please consider making a $5 donation when you come to Friday Happy Hour Jazz.

Friday Happy Hour Jazz: Helen Hines & Ethel Ennius
2022-04-15 13:30 - 15:00 | The Institute LIbrary, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510
FRIDAY HAPPY HOUR JAZZ — 5:30-7:00 Every Friday
Listening to Helen Hines & Ethel Ennius
BYOB beverage and treat; join a congenial little group up on the third floor of the Institute Library to listen to recordings you forgot about or never knew about — and stick around a bit to discuss the music!
Friday Happy Hour Jazz is presented in concert with and support from Jazz Haven.
Please consider making a $5 donation when you come to Friday Happy Hour Jazz.

Institute Library Story-Sharing Group
2022-04-14 15:00 - 17:00 | Institute Library via Zoom
Join the Institute Library Story-Sharing group on Thursday, April 14, at 7:00 p.m. via Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82984857044
Story-Sharing meets the SECOND THURSDAY of the month. If you have any questions please reach out to Arnie Pritchard (apritchard01@snet.net) — see you there!

In the Gallery Upstairs :: Cover Story II: Return to the Stacks
2022-03-31 - 2022-06-30 | The Gallery Upstairs at The Institute Library, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510, United States
Cover Story II: Return to the Stacks
March 29-June 30, 2022
We return with a second iteration of COVER STORY, this time with input from staff, volunteers, and the Board of Directors of the Institute Library adding choices to curator Martha Lewis’ selection. As with the exhibit of 2021, these books were chosen purely on the basis of their covers, which are by turns odd, funny, beautiful, menacing, topical, and intriguing. Read more.
Join us for a closing reception here at 847 Chapel Street …. details to come!
Organized By Martha Willette Lewis

The Gallery Upstairs at the Institute Library features a challenging roster of contemporary art exhibitions throughout the year. We offer visual art with strong connections to words, language, literature, libraries, and collections, with the active interest of sparking dialogue, providing a locus and salon for visual culture within our community.

Are you interested in proposing a show? Download our form for more information and instructions on how to submit your ideas. Or, rent the space! More details on private event rentals, here.

Friday Happy Hour Jazz
2022-03-25 13:30 - 15:00, 2022-03-18 13:30 - 15:00 | The Institute LIbrary, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510
FRIDAY HAPPY HOUR JAZZ — 5:30-7:00 Every Friday
BYOB beverage and treat; join a congenial little group up on the third floor of the Institute Library to listen to recordings you forgot about or never knew about — and stick around a bit to discuss the music! In March, Frank Cochran will not be available for the 18th or 25th’s programs, so regulars are encouraged to be brave and do some programming in his stead.
Friday Happy Hour Jazz is presented in concert with and support from Jazz Haven.
Please consider making a $5 donation when you come to Friday Happy Hour Jazz.

Friday Happy Hour Jazz -Mary Lou Williams and other spiritually-oriented musicians
2022-03-11 12:30 - 14:00 | The Institute LIbrary, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510
FRIDAY HAPPY HOUR JAZZ — 5:30-7:00 Every Friday
Mary Lou Williams and other spiritually-oriented musicians
BYOB beverage and treat; join a congenial little group up on the third floor of the Institute Library to listen to recordings you forgot about or never knew about — and stick around a bit to discuss the music! In March, Frank Cochran will not be available for the 18th or 25th’s programs, so regulars are encouraged to be brave and do some programming in his stead.
Friday Happy Hour Jazz is presented in concert with and support from Jazz Haven.
Please consider making a $5 donation when you come to Friday Happy Hour Jazz.
