Welcome back to Behind the Stacks! As a reminder, both West Haven Library locations will be closed on July 3 and 4 in honor of Independence Day. We hope everyone has a safe and fun holiday; and maybe you’ll see some familiar library faces down at the … [Read more...] about Behind the stacks
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Historian’s Corner
By Dan Shine Voice Columnist The Rise of Campbell Avenue Part I See Part 2 Salt Grass: As the name implies, this knee-high grass grows in areas of high salinity. It is useful for reclaiming and stabilizing the … [Read more...] about Historian’s Corner
Dear Felicia
Well honeybunch, jest like that it’s summer. Jest a couple o’ weeks ago, yew read my displeasure at the fack that it seemed like March decided to overstay it’s welcome by a month and a half. Heck in the week leading up to Memorial Day, the heat was … [Read more...] about Dear Felicia
Behind the stacks
Welcome back to Behind the Stacks! Summer is right around the corner and staff here at the library are gearing up for an eventful season! We are very excited to be hosting Cathy Alfandre for an author talk on the evening of June 23rd at the Main … [Read more...] about Behind the stacks
Historian’s Corner
By Dan Shine Voice Columnist Savin Rock’s Transition Part II See part 1 Note: Steve Hildrich is gifting the City of West Haven with several copies of a very large and detailed compendium of articles, letters and other documents … [Read more...] about Historian’s Corner
Dear Felicia
Greetings, sweets! Here we are in the month of June – by the time yew git to see this missive – and as I gold yew last time, the year jest flies after May. What with summer sun and fun, and holidays and vacations, things jest seem to speed up. People … [Read more...] about Dear Felicia
Behind the stacks
Welcome back to Behind the Stacks! It was amazing to see so many friendly faces of our community members cheering us on as we joined in the Memorial Day Parade this year! We are grateful to the city for welcoming us on board to take part in this … [Read more...] about Behind the stacks
Forget the drugs, keep fit playing tennis
By Angus Mugford, PhD Sports Training Specialist Nearly 1 in 8 Americans have turned to GLP-1s to shed pounds. For many, these drugs offer a powerful starting point to trimming their waistlines -- but not a complete path to long-term … [Read more...] about Forget the drugs, keep fit playing tennis
Historian’s Corner
By Dan Shine Voice Columnist Savin Rock’s Transition Part I See part 2 Note: Later this month, Steve Hildrich will be gifting the City of West Haven with a very large and detailed compendium of articles, letters and other … [Read more...] about Historian’s Corner
Dear Felicia
Hard as it is to believe, honeybunch, we are heading to the Memorial Day weekend – the modern edition. Yew and I kin remember when Memorial Day was always on May 30 before the Loooong Weekend became sacred, and even when people still called it … [Read more...] about Dear Felicia