All Ages

Yale University President Peter Salovey presents the 2022 awards in drama, fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, and former United States Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey delivers the annual Windham-Campbell Lecture “Why I Write.”
Trethewey will be introduced by Meghan O’Rourke, editor of The Yale Review.
The lecture will also be livestreamed on the Windham-Campbell YouTube channel

Start your festival day with free coffee and treats, book and tote bag giveaways, and a short reading by playwright Aleshea Harris.

Do you know what information you should share with your kids or grandkids to keep them cyber safe?

School’s out, kids are home, and free time is plentiful. Whatever their age, protecting our kids’ online safety is crucial. Find out what you can do to help boost their know-how and keep them safe!

Join us for a fun and interactive Kahoot game about cyber safety for children of all ages. You can win exclusive prizes and learn practical tips to help your kids stay safe this summer and beyond.

Do you know what information you should share with your kids or grandkids to keep them cyber safe?

School’s out, kids are home, and free time is plentiful. Whatever their age, protecting our kids’ online safety is crucial. Find out what you can do to help boost their know-how and keep them safe!

Join us for a fun and interactive Kahoot game about cyber safety for children of all ages. You can win exclusive prizes and learn practical tips to help your kids stay safe this summer and beyond.

West African dance and creative movement instructor Masem Enyong has been teaching for more than a decade and has performed in A Little Bit Of Death by Puerto Rican artist Zulynette, a show that focuses on BIPOC and queer voices. Fusing traditional and modern sounds, Enyong’s dance classes are fun, functional, and unforgettable. Capacity limited.

Please join Yale Library’s Preservation and Conservation Services for Dr. Jontyle Robinson’s talk entitled “Tuskegee University Preservation: Active Pride, People, Places, Possibilities.”

A roundtable discussion with Robin D.G. Kelley, Derecka Purnell, and Garrett Felber
Moderated by Elizabeth Hinton

Professor Daphne Brooks will discuss her new book “Liner Notes for the Revolution: The Intellectual Life of Black Feminist Sound” (Harvard UP, 2021) which explores more than a century of music archives to examine the critics, collectors, and listeners who have determined perceptions of Black women on stage and in the recording studio. Online, free and open to all with pre-registration. Online, free, and open to all with registration.

Join us for the launch of the Yale IPCH Public Talks: a series dedicated to exploring global perspectives and critical developments that impact cultural heritage preservation. In this inaugural event, this distinguished expert panel will contextualize the highly anticipated John Randle Centre for Yoruba History and Culture within the economic, social, and cultural landscape of Lagos, the most populous city on the African continent.

The New Haven Free Public Library, in partnership with the Yale Affinity Groups, is excited to continue this new book club for families focusing on topics of social importance! This month we focus on people with disabilities with a reading of What Happened to YOU?, by James Catch-pole. Come for the reading, and stay for the discussion! Questions? Call (203) 946-8129. No registration is required. Join us via the Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/97875618425?pwd=VU13MDM3OGJmV3VEVUdXdjRuN1FFUT09#success