NHFPL Hosts Holiday Bazaar
by Gina Bingham, NHFPL
The New Haven Free Public Library invites all residents to support small businesses and entrepreneurs this holiday season and is excited to host a holiday bazaar featuring participants in the library’s Ives Squared Make to Sell program. The Make to Sell Holiday Bazaar will be Saturday, Dec. 4, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the Main Ives Library, 133 Elm Street. Products featured include bath and body luxuries, candles, baked goods, leather accessories, face masks, and more. Please note that some vendors may only accept cash.
Vendors who will be present at the bazaar include:
- Dimitri Cotman of Z.Nith Point LLC
- Shelara Pullen of Glam-TShields
- Zara Salmon of CRAVEinfused
- Jordan Taylor of LegallyBlack
- Donna Berlanda of Sustainable Accessories and Fiber Art
- Michael Ziff Leather Goods
- April Snell of Cake Confessions
The Make to Sell program is a new endeavor by NHFPL’s Ives Squared team in conjunction with CT Next and the New Haven Innovation Collaborative to help provide underserved, early-stage entrepreneurs with concrete tools to build and launch online sales businesses. Fifteen individuals were selected for the first Make to Sell cohort and have worked diligently to launch their small businesses by taking classes taught by local small business experts, meeting with library staff mentors, and consulting with an onsite Entrepreneur-in-Residence and Creative-in-Residence.
Ives Squared inspires and augments the vibrant civic and entrepreneurial culture of New Haven by offering open access to a free business coworking co-op and makerspace.
For more information, please contact Gina Bingham: (203) 946-8835; [email protected].