The Great Give 2024 | A message from the City Librarian
Channel: NHFPL Foundation
Date: 2024-04-09

Exciting News! 📚 Maria Bernhey, our City Librarian, has a special message for all our patrons:
🌟 We're thrilled to announce our participation in The Great Give on May 1-2! It's a 36-hour online event supporting crucial causes in Greater New Haven.
📅 Early giving starts April 26 at 8 am, giving us a head start in making a difference!
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As The Great Give 2024 approaches, let's pause for a moment to hear from Maria Bernhey, our beloved City Librarian and Director.
At the New Haven Free Public Library, we're more than just a repository of books - we're the heart of civic life, dedicated to unlocking our city's full potential.
Here's a glimpse of our impact last year:
      ✔️1, 745 free programs across our five branches, with 27, 500+ people in attendance
      ✔️20,000+ youth and caregivers attended Young Minds programs systemwide.
      ✔️ Early Literacy Backpacks filled with high-quality materials, books, and activities, tailored for young learners are available
     ✔️A full-time Children’s Librarian position added to the Wilson Branch
     ✔️Increasing lendable technology to 55 Chromebooks, 40 laptops and 95 mobile internet hotspots for cardholders to borrow - advancing digital equity in New Haven
     ✔️Providing library card applications in Arabic, Mandarin, Pashto, and Spanish to welcome our new neighbors.

Your support fuels the heart of our community! 💙 This Great Give, please consider making a tax-deductible gift to the New Haven Free Public Library Foundation. Together, let's build a stronger, more connected community where everyone has the chance to thrive!

New Haven Free Public Library Foundation Great Give 2024 Page: https://www.thegreatgive.org/organizations/new-haven-free-public-library-foundation

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