Tax Forms and Instructions Now Available

 

The Library now has 1040 and 1040-SR forms and instruction booklets as well as Massachusetts resident tax forms and instruction booklets for 2020 tax returns. Forms will be available in our vestibule during our contactless pickup hours Monday through Saturday noon to 5 pm, and Thursday noon to 6 pm. You can also call the Library 508-696-4211 and we can put a packet out for you to pick up. If there are other forms that you need, we can print them out for you for free (up to ten pages per patron) to also pick up. Need more tax help? You can borrow a copy of our J.K. Lasser's Your Income Tax 2021 for your 2020 returns for three days at a time. Please call reference librarian Ruth Konigsberg at 508-696-4211 x115 or email her at rkonigsberg@clamsnet.org. 

A Summer of Drawing with Elizabeth Whelan

Following up on last year's Summer of Art, Vineyard Haven Public Library and Elizabeth Whelan are teaming up once again to fill your summer with art via Zoom. Join us every Wednesday at 11 am EST from April 21 - September 1, 2021, for our FREE series of drawing classes. Contact Anne McDonough at the library (amcdonough@clamsnet.org) to register for your Zoom access code, good all summer. You can attend any, or all, of the classes.

This year we're focusing on drawing, with an emphasis on techniques and demonstrations. There will be opportunities to draw during the class as well as projects you can do on your own. As always, there is no need to show your work! So no matter your skill level, feel comfortable taking part and trying new approaches. Topics will be addressed for 2 weeks in a row, allowing Elizabeth to go in-depth and follow-up on your questions. And there's no need to buy supplies; most techniques can be applied to all drawing media so you can draw along for the whole summer with just pencils and paper, or whatever you have on hand.

Look forward to seeing you in April!

April 21, 28 - Basic Principles of Drawing and Composition: a refresher
May 5, 12 - Graphite: pencil techniques for landscapes & plein air sketching
May 19, 26 - Charcoal: still life and figures
June 2, 9 - Pen & Ink: drawing places and people
June 16, 23 - Conté Crayon: the Trois Couleurs method for skin tones
June 30, July 7 - Silverpoint: learning an Old Masters technique
July 14, 21 - Mixed Media: abstraction in drawing
July 28, Aug 4 - Colored pencil: drawing beautiful plants and fruit
Aug 11, 18 - All drawing media: drawing folds, drawing animals
Aug 25, Sept 1 - All drawing media: working from memory and imagination

How to Schedule Your Vaccine Appointment

Eligible individuals can now schedule a COVID-19 Vaccination appointment on the MV Hospital Website at https://mvhospital.org/patients_and_visitor/covid-19-updates/#schedule

Appointments are only scheduled for the coming week. New appointments will open twice a week- Mondays at 5 pm and Saturdays at 8 am.

 

Troubleshooting Tips:

If you use Patient Gateway, please have your login credentials ready.
If you need assistance, please call the MVH Call Center at 508-684-4500.

For answers to frequently asked questions- including questions about allergies, pregnancy and breastfeeding, and immunocompromised individuals- please visit the Mass General Brigham Vaccine Information page.

 

 

Library Service Changes Due to Weather

Due to ongoing weather event, some library services will be suspended

Friday February 19th: If you have scheduled pickup today, please contact the library to reschedule. Pickup hours are available on Saturday from noon to 5pm.

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Thursday February 18th: Vineyard Haven Library is closing early at 4pm on Thursday, February 18th. All pickups will be automatically rescheduled for Friday between noon and 5pm, please call to arrange an alternate pickup time. Our "Great Decisions" program will be held online as scheduled this evening. Thank you!

Virtual Event: Voices of Vineyard Women with Linsey Lee

 

Virtual Event: VOICES OF VINEYARD WOMEN with oral history curator Linsey Lee
Saturday March 6th at 4 pm

For Women’s History Month, The Chilmark and Vineyard Haven libraries present the extraordinary Linsey Lee as she shares videos presenting the voices, images and stories of some of the remarkable Vineyard women from many eras, ages, diverse ethnic backgrounds and perspectives. 

Relying on their community and on their own ingenuity, Vineyard women have traditionally thrived and taken roles of leadership on what was an often and can still seem so today, an isolated island. During the era of whaling and of coastal schooner trade when husbands and sons were off sailing the seas for years at a time; women on the Vineyard managed businesses and finances, as well as the traditional responsibilities of caring for family and children. World Wars, the Depression and conflicts overseas continued the need for women to be resilient and resourceful. Since then, Vineyard women have made their mark as doctors, nurses, racial justice activists, business leaders, homemakers, writers, soldiers, teachers, sailors, politicians, actresses. With all its challenges, living on this Island inculcates strength of character as well as a creativity of spirit. 

Linsey Lee is the oral history Curator at the Martha’s Vineyard Museum. She has been conducting oral history interviews with people of the Vineyard for over thirty years. She is the author of Vineyard Voices – Words, Faces and Voices of Island People (1998), More Vineyard Voices (2005), Those Who Serve – Martha’s Vineyard and WWII (2010), Vineyard Voices Three (2019) and Edible Wild Plants of Martha’s Vineyard (1976/1998). 

Email tthorpe@clamsnet.org  or amcdonough@clamsnet.org to sign up and get the Zoom invite.

Local Documentary "On Island" Now Streaming

 

This week the Martha’s Vineyard Substance Use Disorder Coalition premieres "On Island," a documentary about our community coming together to face the growing challenges of substance use. Daily life on Martha’s Vineyard offers unique social, economic, and emotional challenges that linger throughout the summer and the off-season, and may exacerbate a susceptibility to substance misuse that can entrap anyone. For those already struggling with the stigma of addiction, coupled with the more recent brutal pressures of the COVID-19 pandemic, that snare can become deadly.

On Island is a documentary film designed to shed light on these year-round challenges and mobilize this unique community to proactively embrace positive change. The filmmaker's goal is to encourage a community-led response to build a culture that seeks to reduce substance misuse and de-stigmatize addiction, as well as prevent or delay first use among island youth, and also recognize the imperative to give a voice to those directly affected, providing access to available support resources, and inspiring others to collaborate in constructively addressing this growing peril. The film is now streaming for free on www.onislandmv.org.

"On Island" was created by PGP (The Public Good Projects), a public health nonprofit, with support from Martha’s Vineyard Substance Use Disorder Coalition. Funding for On Island comes from PGP and the Peter and Elizabeth Tower Foundation.

The Martha’s Vineyard Substance Use Disorder Coalition's mission is to raise awareness, bridge services gaps, and decrease stigma of substance use disorder through education, prevention, treatment, and recovery efforts. Visit their website for a list of resources for people with substance use disorder and in recovery, to help you or someone you know get needed support:
https://onislandmv.org/resources

Eyewear Donation Drive in February

 

During the month of February, MV libraries will be participating in a community donation drive for gently used prescription eyeglasses in usable condition, including reading glasses and hard cases. Eyewear may be dropped off in the collection box in the library entryway during contactless pickup hours. Items will be donated to respectacle.org to be distributed to those in need.