Photo gallery: Celebrating summer at library’s annual ice cream social

  • The ice cream vendor, with white brimmed hat, hands an ice cream sandwich to the university librarian, who wears a pink and blue leaf-patterned dress and black heeled sandals. A man in blue shirt and Boston Red Sox cap bends to read the menu board.
  • Man in dark blue t-shirt stands in front of ice cream truck considering the menu.
  • Ten or more people stand in line along the sidewalk waiting to place their ice cream order.
  • Four friends pose for the camera, holding up their ice cream sandwiches. The three men are wearing shorts. The blonde woman wearing sunglasses is a security officer in uniform.
  • The service dog's handler stands above Heidi the dog holding a cup of ice cream. The dog points his nose up toward the cup. Rich, the handler, wears a blue short-sleeve Yale police shirt and khaki pants. The ice cream truck and the serving table are visible at right.
  • People gather around the ice cream table, the line of people waiting is visible in background. A man with dark t-shirt, dark shorts, white socks, and crocs is next in line. A woman points to the menu sign she discusses with a friend.
  • Man in blue cap bends to read the menu board, two women in print dresses stand nearby, laughing. The ice cream truck with it's blue-and-white Blue Chip Creamery logo is seen at right.
  • Three men pose for the camera, holding cups of ice cream. The man at left wears glasses and a van dyke and a blue and purple plaid short-sleeve shirt. The younger men with him both wear dark blue shirts and light-colored pants.
  • A women with chin-length blonde hair and glasses, wearing a light blue dress holds a cup of chocolate ice cream. The woman next to her wears a dark blue v-neck and holds a cup of strawberry ice cream. The man at right has a beard and mustache and wears a lilac-colored shirt with a Ralph Lauren logo.
  • The Yale mascot Handsome Dan, a brindle bulldog, meets Heidi, Yale's service dog, a yellow labrador. Heidi has lilac and purple flowers around her collar. People stand around them but only their feet are visible.
  • Two men stand at left in conversation. The shorter man has a blue shirt and blue pants; the other man wears a blue and white plaid shirt, glasses, and dark pants. Two people pose for the camera at right. The man has a blue long-sleeve shirt and reflective sunglasses. The woman, Barbara Rockenbach, the university librarian, wears a blue and pink patterned dress and sunglasses and holds an ice cream sandwich.
  • In the background, people gather around the ice cream table. In the foreground, a woman with her hair in a top bun, black dress, and glasses is laughing, while petting the service dog. To the right, the dog's handler in Yale police uniform smiles.
  • A long line of people waiting for ice cream is shown at left. The vendor hands ice cream to John Gallagher, director of the Medical Library, who wears a light blue shirt, sunglasses, and dark pants. Next to him, wearing a red long-sleeved shirt and khakis, with glasses and a van dyke beard, is Jeremy Garritano, librarian at Marx Library
  • Heidi, Yale's service dog for public safety, a yellow labrador, eats vanilla ice cream from a cup on the pavement.
  • Two security guards pose with Heidi the labrador service dog. Both are crouching down and smiling. The man has black hair and the woman is blonde with sunglasses. To the right, a woman with white hair, a pastel-patterned shirt and jeans, and a man in a plaid shirt and long khaki pants look on smiling.
  • Man strokes his chin trying to decide what ice cream to order. The owner of the truck stands ready to hear his choice. A man in blue shirt and white jeans waits patiently in the background for his turn,
  • Four Winchester staff members with their ice cream: the man at left wears a straw hat, light blue shirt, and khakis. The two women next to him both wear black dresses, one wears a white lacy shawl. The woman at far right has reddish hair and wears glasses, a green top, and a long gold sweater jacket. All are smiling.
  • Five Winchester staff members sit on the grass with Heidi the labrador service ground between them. The man at far left wears a blue, white, and tan short-sleeve shirt and white Nike sneakers. The man next to him has a dark beard and mustache, a black tee shirt, and light brown pants. The woman next to him has a brown and black striped shirt and black pants. The woman next to her has short brown hair, glasses, and a red sleeveless scoop-neck top. The next woman has a white blouse, dark pants, and black hair
  • Two women stand in line waiting to place their ice cream order. One has short grey hair and wears a pink patterned jacket; the other has long black hair and glasses and a light pink jacket. A man in a green plaid shirt and jeans waits behind them.
  • Four of the picnic tables on the terrace at Winchester, with royal blue umbrellas and each with three or four people seated talking and eating ice cream.
  • Man in dark tee shirt with black hair, beard and mustache pets Heidi the service dog, while talking with the dog's handler, wearing a Yale blue police force shirt and khaki pants. Heidi is wearing a black harness.
  • The photo shows the brick side of the Yale building at 344 Winchester. There are several picnic tables with royal blue umbrellas filled with people eating their ice cream. There is a tree with feathery greenery at right.
August 19, 2022

Summer wouldn’t be summer without the annual Yale Library Ice Cream Social. On a perfect August day, lines formed in front of Blue Chip Creamery’s “rolling scoop shop,” parked on York Street and later at 344 Winchester. Vendor Matt Zajac and his dad handed out Chillwiches (the Creamery’s handmade ice-cream sandwiches) and cups-to-go of hard ice cream in various flavors—from Summer Strawberry to What the Fudge. Handsome Dan and Heidi, the university’s public safety service dog, also got to sample the cool treats (with the help of their handlers Kassie Haro ’18 and Yale Police Officer Rich Simons).

Photos by Deborah Cannarella