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The Third Congregational Church at 129-133 Church Street, the New Haven Free Public Library's second location.

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A view of the Fair Haven building from the front.

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The exterior of the Fair Haven branch, opened in 1917.

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A group of children on the porch of a house. The Dixwell Branch operated here until it moved to 555 Dixwell Avenue in the early 1920's.

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The desk at the New Haven Free Public Library's first location on Chapel Street. The library operated here from 1887 to 1890.

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Several adults and children pose in a reading room.

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An elevated view of the library stacks in the Third Congregational Church.

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The Third Congregational Church before it was converted for library use, showing pews on balconies to the left and right. A tall window in an alcove is in the center.

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A group of children in a corner of the children's section of the Congress Branch Library.

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The Curtis Memorial Library building, far right, opened in 1903 and was used as the library for 70 years. It was designed by W. H. Allen.
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