The following “cooling center” locations are for senior use only:

The cooling center locations will be open until 4 p.m.: Atwater Senior Center at 26 Atwater St.; Dixwell/Newhallville Senior Center at 255 Goffe St.; (People with wheelchairs will need assistance to help travel up ramp); and East Shore Senior Center at 411 Townsend Ave. (Seniors are reminded that senior centers require 24 hour notice for senior meals.)

Locations that be open to the public are (during normal business hours): New Haven Free Public Library Main Building, is located at 133 Elm St.; Fair Haven Branch Library, 182 Grand Ave.; Mitchell Branch Library, 37 Harrison St.; Stetson Branch Library, 200 Dixwell Ave.; Courtland Seymour Wilson Branch Library, 303 Washington Ave. (closed on July 19, reopening July 20).