The Institute Library

"OASIS" in the Gallery Upstairs
2023-06-02 - 2023-09-16 | The Gallery Upstairs at The Institute Library, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510, United States
Welcome! You are cordially invited to enjoy a summer art exhibit that invites us all to gather & take a breath of fresh air. Come: refresh, restore, regale, rest, bask, bathe, relax, commune, inhale, meditate, and discover. Join the caravan, as we travel to a creative refuge and a summer escape right here in downtown New Haven.
Oases, or watering holes, are sacred places where every animal can drink in peace, and where weary travelers gather to tell stories and relax after their journey. It is the blooming in the desert, a garden of delights in a cement city. Scarce and special, they offer tranquility and refreshment.
And of course, libraries themselves are oases….
This exhibit features original artwork alongside items from the Library’s collection. There will be free events scheduled for making, gathering, sharing, and basking in the peaceful glow of this Oasis.

Happy Hour Jazz
2023-06-02 13:15 - 2024-06-01 15:00, 2023-05-26 13:15 - 2024-05-25 15:00, 2023-05-19 13:15 - 2024-05-18 15:00, 2023-05-12 13:15 - 2024-05-11 15:00, 2023-05-05 13:15 - 2024-05-04 15:00, 2023-04-28 13:15 - 2024-04-27 15:00, 2023-04-21 13:15 - 2024-04-20 15:00, 2023-04-14 13:15 - 2024-04-13 15:00 (America/New_York) and 5 more dates | The Institute LIbrary, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510

Institute Library "ZOOM ONLY" Story-Sharing Group
2023-05-18 15:00 - 17:00 | Institute Library via Zoom
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.
This meeting is being offered as a ZOOM ONLY meeting.
Join the Institute Library Story-Sharing group via Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82984857044
For questions, contact the group coordinator, Arnie Pritchard, at apritchard01@snet.net.

Institute Library "In-Person" Story-Sharing Group
2023-05-11 15:00 - 17:00, 2023-04-13 15:00 - 17:00 | The Institute LIbrary, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510
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 only if you are vaccinated.
For questions, contact the group coordinator, Arnie Pritchard, at apritchard01@snet.net.

Book Launch & Reading: My Search for Meaning, The Myron Stories by Hank Paper
2023-05-06 12:00 - 14:00 | The Institute LIbrary, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510
Local Luminary Hank Paper visits the Institute Library
Saturday, May 6, 2023 from 4:00-6:00pm
Paper‘s new book, My Search for Meaning, The Myron Stories is a collection of comic short stories.
Whether fighting an interloping bear in his basement, leading his irascible grandmother on a hair-raising tour of Old Jerusalem, or dreaming of alien body snatchers who may or may not be real, Hank Paper’s new book, My Search for Meaning, The Myron Stories, confronts the unexpected contingencies of life with humor, pathos, and, yes, even some speculative meanings for the reader.
Come hear more about Myron’s adventures at a Book Launch & Reading event on Saturday, May 6th. Paper will be reading some of his favorite stories, signing books, and charming the audience with his wit and good humor.
This event is free and open to all. Light refreshments will be served.

Sound & Vision II: For the Record | Closing Event
2023-05-02 - 2023-05-03 | The Gallery Upstairs at The Institute Library, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510, United States
Wednesday, May 3, 2023 | Closing event in the gallery with an afterparty at Cafe 9 in honor of Women’s History Month.

Shapeshifting & Dodging Haunts: The Poetics of Haunted Bodies & Haunted Land | A Reading and Conversation between Joan Kwon Glass and Shanta Lee
2023-04-29 12:00 - 14:00 | The Institute LIbrary, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510
Shanta Lee and Joan Kwon Glass: Two Poets
Lee and Glass will discuss their recent projects (Black Metamorphosis and Night Swim, respectively) in dialogue with one another, and with YOU!
Black Metamorphosis Shanta Lee
https://joankwonglass.com

CT Poet Chris Schlegel reads at the Library
2023-04-15 12:00 - 14:00 | The Institute LIbrary, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510
“Christian Schlegel‘s RYMAN consists of three talk poems, in the tradition of the artist David Antin. The first talk was conducted at the author’s desk in the Hudson Valley, the second over Zoom, and the third, in two parts, while he paced a cemetery in Ithaca and a businessperson’s hotel room in Albany. Topics include the painter Robert Ryman and his contemporaries, Romantic poetry, avant-garde film, obsessive-compulsive rumination, and friendship.
These pieces were composed ex tempore, recorded, and mostly faithfully transcribed, for an effect very close to speech, or thought in action. Something like poetry.”

Local Legend Barbara Lamb talks about Local Legend Donald G. Mitchell
2023-03-29 13:30 - 15:30 | The Institute LIbrary, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510
Even if you think you don’t know anything about Donald Grant Mitchell, if you live in New Haven you do: he was an author, editor, practical farmer, statesman, lecturer, and most significantly to locals, he designed both East Rock and Edgewood Parks.
Learn more about Mitchell’s long life and his numerous contributions to our city, as well as the year-long celebration and future plans to memorialize him as New Haven’s own. This bestselling author and Yale grad, for whom the Westville Library branch is named, was a true Renaissance man and scholar, living on his 200 acre farm, “Edgewood,” from 1855 until his death in 1906. One of the people who made New Haven what it is today, literally, you’ll want to come to this event to understand New Haven.
Join Barbara Lamb, coordinator for the year-long Donald Grant Mitchell Bicentennial Celebration, on Wednesday, March 29, as Mitchell’s 101st birthday approaches and his Bicentennial year comes to a close.

Americaring | Caravan Theatre Company's Winter 2023 Play Reading Series
2023-03-21 15:00 | The Institute LIbrary, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510
Americaring
Kids Must Find A Way Through Whatever Life Deals Them
By Kate Gill
Directed by Peter Hodges | Caravan Theatre Company

* Member AEA

Sew Sew Social: A Sewing Bee @ The Institute Library
2023-03-15 13:30 - 15:00 | 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 Wednesday evening, from 5:30 – 7:30 PM. Just ring the doorbell, and we will let you in. No registration necessary. So what, come sew!

Three Mothers | Caravan Theatre Company's Winter 2023 Play Reading Series
2023-03-14 15:00 - 17:00 | The Institute LIbrary, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510
Three Mothers
Three Mothers grapple with the most difficult question of all
By Lynn Hoffman
Directed by Peter Hodges | Caravan Theatre Company

* Member AEA

Sound & Vision II: For the Record
2023-03-10 - 2023-05-06 | The Gallery Upstairs at The Institute Library, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510, United States
Sound & Vision II: For the Record
Celebrating Feminism, Music and Visual Art with a Group Exhibition of Imaginary Album Covers!
• Opening Reception: Saturday, March 11, 2023 | 4-6 pm
• Wednesday, May 3, 2023 | Closing event in the gallery with an afterparty at Cafe 9 in honor of Women’s History Month.
The art exhibition For the Record is a feminist celebration of music and visual art. It will take place at the historic Institute Library in New Haven from March 11 through May 6 in honor of Women’s History Month. The exhibit features dozens of artists who submitted through open call to make imaginary record album covers. The title—For the Record—comes from setting the “record” straight. Being allowed to speak- or sing- for ourselves, in our own true voices. This is a diverse and inclusive exploration of the roles of women in music.
For the Record will not only feature memorabilia from notable musicians but also album covers designed by local artists, and some treasures unearthed from WPKN’s extensive vinyl archive.
For the Record was curated by Martha Willette Lewis as a collaboration between The Institute Library, WPKN Community Radio and Café 9. The exhibit will feature an opening reception on March 11 with a May 6 closing reception and dance party to wind the whole thing down in style. The Gallery Upstairs at The Institute Library is located at the Institute Library, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven CT.
Don’t miss this fun, festive and imaginative exploration of feminism and creativity!

Institute Library "In-Person" Story-Sharing Group
2023-03-09 14:00 - 16:00 | The Institute LIbrary, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510
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 only if you are vaccinated, and please bring a mask.

Inalienable Wrights | Caravan Theatre Company's Winter 2023 Play Reading Series
2023-03-07 14:00 - 16:00 | The Institute LIbrary, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510
Inalienable Wrights
A Family Drama of Choices Made and Secrets Revealed
By Bill Emerson
Directed by Peter Hodges | Caravan Theatre Company

* Member AEA

BRIDGE
2023-03-06 13:00 - 15:30 | The Institute LIbrary, 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, 06510
A low key evening of bridge, for people who know how and people who don’t know anything at all.
