Memorial Day: Schedule & Special Events

The Vineyard Haven Public Library will be closed for Memorial Day on Monday, May 30th.

On Friday May 27th, students from the Tisbury School will participate in their annual Memorial Day March to the Sea. Students will carry flowers from the School to the harbor, commemorating those who gave their lives for their country. The ceremony will begin at the School at 12:15 pm, marching via Spring Street and Main Street, and ending at Owen Park at approximately 1:00 pm.

On Monday May 30th, the town of Tisbury will hold a Memorial Day Picnic from noon to 4 pm on the grounds of the restored Tashmoo Spring Building on West Spring Street off State Road. Entertainment will include live music, boating, games, and more. Grills and free ice cream will be provided by the Town of Tisbury. Bring your own picnic food and supplies, and please leave your dogs at home. VTA Bus stops at Tashmoo Overlook from 12-4pm.

Another Summer of Drawing with Elizabeth Whelan!

 

Beginning Wednesday May 25th, join artist Elizabeth R. Whelan for a series of 19 free intermediate-level drawing classes. She will be focusing on technique, good 'starts' for drawings, and how to move beyond simple representation to bring personal concepts into your work. To demonstrate, throughout the summer Elizabeth will follow a single theme and show you 19 different conceptual interpretations.

Anyone can join, from anywhere. The classes are free and aimed at adults who are brushing up on their drawing skills (or just starting out), however, all are welcome.

Classes will meet via Zoom every Wednesday at 11 am from May 25th - September 28th, 2022, and will be recorded. See you there!   Register for the series

Virtual Event: Birdscaping with Joan Butler

 

7 pm Monday May 16
Virtual: Birdscaping: Home Sweet Habitat

This beautifully illustrated program sponsored by Martha's Vineyard Libraries explores the importance of creating welcoming habitats for birds through thoughtful landscape choices, including native plants vital for food and nesting sites. Learn about the benefits and joys of creating beautiful layered gardens designed for avian – and human! – habitat.

Presented by Master Gardener Joan Butler, an enthusiastic gardener and birder for over 30 years. Her gardens have been included on several garden tours and feature exciting plant combinations and dramatic horticultural specimens. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Geology from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and a Certificate in Landscape Management from UMass Extension Green School.  Register

Video Available for Phil Weinstein: Soul-Error Event

 

The May 4th event celebrating the publication of Philip Weinstein's new book "Soul-Error" was recorded, and can be viewed on the Vineyard Haven Library’s Vimeo platform, where you can also find recordings of many of Phil’s past seminar offerings: https://vimeo.com/706337438

This event was sponsored by the Vineyard Haven Public Library Building Fund, Inc. It’s been a great pleasure for our library to have hosted many events with Phil Weinstein over the past 10 years, and his classes helped the library build an audience for programs that has outgrown our small basement meeting room.

We’re grateful that we were able to bring people together on Zoom to continue these events during the past two years, but as we start to return to in-person events, we’re also returning to a meeting room that does not meet the needs of our community.

The Library Building Fund is a 501c3 nonprofit formed to raise the funds needed to build a new community meeting room that will adjoin the library garden. So far the capital campaign has raised more than 1 million dollars, bringing us more than halfway to meeting our goal.

If you are interested in finding out more you can visit the Capital Campaign website at www.vhlibrarybuildingfund.org, or call or visit the library to see our plans and learn how you can support this project and programming for all ages at the library.

We’d like to thank Phil Weinstein and Rose Styron for being our honorary co-chairs for the capital campaign, as well as our many volunteers who continue to help with this project.

Study Room Available by Reservation for 45 Minute Sessions

The Vineyard History Room is now available for 45 minute reservations, beginning at the top of the hour, during regular library hours. Patrons may reserve one time slot per day. Appointments may be made up to one week in advance, in person or by calling the library at (508) 696-4210. Please check-in at the main desk when you arrive at the library for your appointment. 

The room may be used for individual study, for use of the library's microfilm reader, or for small group meetings (up to10 people). Food and beverages are prohibited in the meeting room. Library staff will not be able to provide audiovisual equipment or tech support. The program room on the basement level is not available at this time.

Please note that library staff and visitors may need to access the room when it is in use, in order to retrieve books and other materials.