Allan Appel photo
Library revelers Holly Nardini, Scott McClean, and Lisa Brandes.
Glittering bead necklaces, feather boas, whimsical hats sprouting purple tulips, and — finally! — masks that cover the eyes and the top of your face instead of the nose and mouth were spotted in profusion Tuesday night at the Mardi Gras love-fest for the New Haven Free Public Library.
The Laissez les bon temps rouler party was sponsored by the New Haven Free Public Library Foundation (NHFPLF) and drew about 150 library lovers to the elegantly decorated atrium of the Ives Main Branch on Elm Street.
And the calendar was cooperating, said NHFPLF President Michael Morand, who noted the city’s public library was established 136 years ago on Feb. 21, 1887.
While the library had convened two Zoom versions of the annual Fat Tuesday friend-raiser and fundraiser, this was the…
