REMINDER-- TODAY-- NEW HAVEN FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY CELEBRATES 125TH ANNIVERSARY WITH NEW PUBLIC IMAGE
Elizabeth Benton
April 10, 2012
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Elizabeth Benton
Director of Communications
203-946-7660, 203-675-8291 (cell)
NEW HAVEN FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY CELEBRATES 125TH ANNIVERSARY WITH NEW PUBLIC IMAGE
WHO: Christopher Korenowsky, City Librarian; Elsie B. Chapman President, Board of Directors, New Haven Free Public Library; David Ring, New England Regional President and Head of Enterprise Banking, First Niagara; Will Ginsberg, President and CEO, Community Foundation for Greater New Haven; Donald Margulies, Pulitzer Prize Winning Playwright, Theater Studies, Yale University
WHAT: The New Haven Free Public Library is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year with a new public image, including new library cards, signs, banners, and program flyers. The NHFPL will recognize the tremendous support of First Niagara as the 125 Presenting Anniversary Sponsor.
When the New Haven Free Public Library first opened its doors on February 21, 1887, it offered 26 newspapers and 80 periodicals. Later that year, the library acquired 3,500 books. By the end of that first year, the library boasted the third largest circulation in New England and the fifth largest in the nation.
Over the past 125 years, the NHFPL has grown and adapted to new technology and community needs. In 2011, almost 600,000 users came through the doors of the NHFPL, more than 100,000 used electronic reference databases, nearly 25,000 children and teens attended library programs, and 12,000 people attending a meeting of a community organization held at a library location.
WHERE: New Haven Free Public Library, 133 Elm Street
WHEN: 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 11
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Elizabeth Benton
Director of Communications
City of New Haven
165 Church Street
New Haven, CT 06510
(203) 946-7660 (office)
(203) 675-8291 (cell)
ebe...@newhavenct.net