New Haven Library Lists November Youth Workshops, Tutoring And Teen Programs

New Haven families can attend workshops, story times and tutoring sessions in November, according to the New Haven Free Public Library. Programs take place at Ives and the Mitchell, Stetson and Fair Haven branches.

Reparative Minds' Teen Mental Wealth Club meets Wednesday, Nov. 4, from 3-5 p.m. at Ives, with activities and free food. Mitchell, 37 Harrison St., hosts a free Shubert workshop for families with children ages 3-10 from 4-5 p.m. that day, including a goody bag and free book for each child.

Stetson, 197 Dixwell Ave., hosts Glow Up Girls Academy for ages 8-18 Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4-6 p.m., and all-levels SPORT Academy chess for ages 7 and older Saturdays, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Ives offers youth chess Wednesdays, 5-6 p.m., recommended for ages 7 and older.

On Saturday, Nov. 7, Stetson hosts Little Bayt New Haven's Arabic story time, 10-11:30 a.m., and an all-ages dabke workshop with Yale Dabke at 11:15 a.m. Ives celebrates Native American Heritage Month with Steph Littlebird's “You Are the Land” and a turtle craft, 11-11:30 a.m.

Ives' Spanish-English story time with Miss Melissa follows Saturday, Nov. 7, noon-12:30 p.m., recommended for ages 2-7. Free, 30-minute math tutoring for grades K-12 runs Saturdays, Nov. 7 and Nov. 21, 2-4 p.m., in Ives' Children's Room. Registration is required at 203-946-8130, ext. 230.

The Yale Astronomical & Space Student Society brings its inflatable StarLab planetarium to Ives Thursday, Nov. 12, 6-7 p.m. Fair Haven, 182 Grand Ave., hosts Muslim American Heritage Story Time Saturday, Nov. 14, 11 a.m.-noon, with an Urdu-English story, craft and henna, in partnership with the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community's Baitul Aman Mosque, Connecticut Chapter.

Q Plus Teen Space meets Monday, Nov. 30, from 2-4 p.m. at Ives. The LGBTQ+-inclusive program welcomes students in grades seven through 12, regardless of identity.

Source: “November 2026 YMFL Happenings” (nhfpl.org)