Fair Haven Branch

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Location

The Fair Haven Branch Library is located on 182 Grand Avenue.

The parking lot has moved from Exchange Street to a lot next to the library at 182 Grand Avenue. The lot is just east of the library and is between the library and the middle school. Exchange Street parking is no longer available.

Directions from the North:

Take I-91 South to New Haven to Exit 7 (Ferry St.), then turn left off the ramp and straight onto Ferry St. (Ferry St. curves left). Once on Ferry go straight to the fifth traffic light and turn left onto Grand Avenue. The parking lot entrance is one-half block down on the right, between the Library and the Fair Haven Middle School.

Please note: there will no longer be access to the Library from Exchange Street.

Directions from the South or East:

Take I-95 to I-91 North to Exit 5 (State St.). Continue straight off the exit to the third traffic light. Turn right onto Ferry St. Once on Ferry go straight to the fifth traffic light and turn left onto Grand Avenue. The parking lot entrance is one-half block down on the right, between the Library and the Fair Haven Middle School.

Please note: there will no longer be access to the Library from Exchange Street.

Contact Information

Address:

182 Grand Avenue
New Haven, CT 06513

Phone:

(203) 946-8115

Services and Programs

Technology Access Center

In addition to the Stetson Branch, the Fair Haven Branch now has a technology access center that provides free computer assistance to those with library cards. Classes in computer fundamentals, the Internet and word processing are also offered from time to time; call 946-8115 for more information.

Family Play Group

Family Place is a free bilingual Spanish/English program for any mom, dad, grandparent or caregiver and their children ages 1-3. Each workshop is a family learning connection involving:

• Parenting information
• A playful early childhood area
• Great books for appropriate age level
• Community resources that can help your family
• Professionals to talk about child development
• An opportunity to make friends

For more information and to register, call Betsy at 946-8115.

Photographs of Family Place Sessions from October, 2001:

Related Sites

• The Community and You: Learning Your Way Around Fair Haven (Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute Curriculum Unit)
• Fair Haven: An Historical and Ecological Field Study (Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute Curriculum Unit)
• Fair Haven Walking Tour (Fair Haven Neighborhood Schools)
• The Fair Haven and Westville Railroad in the 1890's (Kelsey's Guide to Connecticut)

Revised November 17, 2008