Notary Services Now Available at Vineyard Haven Public Library

 

The Vineyard Haven Public Library is excited to announce that we are now able to offer notary services. Reference librarian Ruth Konigsberg is a notary public and can notarize documents during regular library hours, Tuesday through Saturday, although we recommend that you call in advance to make sure that she is available at the particular time you wish to come in. Notary services are unavailable on Sunday and Monday. You can reach Ruth at rkonigsberg@clamsnet.org or call her at 508-696-4211 x 115. Please be advised that we are unable to notarize real estate closing documents as only attorneys who are notaries are able to do that. We also encourage you to visit our Gale LegalForms database, where you can find templates for contracts, leases, wills and other estate planning documents for free, which can then be notarized at the Library. 

Pollination Ecology: A Virtual Discussion on How Can We Help Bees

 

[Online] 5:30 pm Thursday November 10th
Pollination Ecology: A Virtual Discussion on How Can We Help Bees

Honeybees, both locally and nationally have been suffering catastrophic losses. During this Zoom program Larry Dapsis will review honey bee biology and the factors responsible for these losses. In addition, he will review the state of wild pollinators like bumble bees and the things residents can do to help them. Many of the fruits and vegetables we eat require pollination. The current situation with murder hornets in the US will also be discussed. 

Larry Dapsis has been an entomologist since age 5. He has a B.S. in Environmental Science & Biology from Fitchburg State University and an M.S. in Entomology from the University of Massachusetts – Amherst. He also has forty years of professional pest management experience including vegetables, cranberries and household insects. He joined the Cape Cod Cooperative Extension in 2011 as a Deer Tick Project Coordinator and Entomologist and is a member of the Barnstable County Task Force on Lyme and other tick-borne diseases.

To register for online events or for more information, contact our Program Coordinator Anne McDonough at vhpl_programs@clamsnet.org. 

Tisbury Master Plan Visioning Workshops & Walking Tour

Commercial Districts Visioning Workshop & Walking Tour

Join the Tisbury Master Plan Committee on October 21st and 22nd to envision the future of Tisbury’s Commercial Districts. These areas—the downtown, the waterfront, and the B2 Commercial District (State Road area)—hold great promise and real challenges for making Tisbury a better place to live, work, and play. Crafting a vision for them, in words and drawings, is part of the ongoing Master Plan project.

Four events are planned for Friday October 21 and Saturday October 22: two Walking Tours on Friday afternoon, a Listening Workshop on Friday evening, and a Visioning Workshop on Saturday morning. All are welcome but due to limited capacity please register in advance.

For more information and to register visit
https://www.tisburymasterplan.com/

October Events for Children and Families including Haunted Gingerbread Houses!

 

Haunted Gingerbread Houses!
Thursday, October 20th
This family favorite program returns in person this year. There will be two sessions, at 3:30pm and 5:30pm. Please register by visiting our online calendar

WEEKLY PROGRAM SCHEDULE:

Storytime Mondays and Saturdays at 10:30 am!
Join us at the library for weekly story times on Mondays and Saturdays at 10:30am! Held outdoors in the courtyard weather permitting, or in the basement program space. No registration is necessary, contact Emily our Children's Librarian for more information! 

Storytime Scavenger Hunt at the Family Center, Fridays at 9:30 am!
Join Emily our Children's Librarian at the MV Family Center for an outdoor storytime scavenger hunt, weather permitting. The Family Center is across the street from the library at 35 Greenwood Avenue. No registration required. No program 10/21.

Kids Crafts Thursdays at 3:30 pm!
Join Jennifer for some spook crafts on Thursdays at 3:30pm. Materials are provided and registration is not required, but attendance will be limited to first arrivals, while supplies last.
October 13th: Mummy action figure
October 27th: Decorate a canvas tote

The Tisbury Master Plan : Presentation of Themes

Please join the Master Plan Steering Committee and Barrett Planning Group (BPG) at 5pm on Tuesday, October 11th for a virtual presentation of key issues facing the town of Tisbury and an understanding of baseline conditions across town.  It is critical this assessment is vetted by town stakeholders - residents, town staff, workers, and business owners - to ensure specific elements have not been overlooked, while others are flagged for further exploration.   These issues will inform the next phase of Master Plan work for BPG as they craft strategic recommendations that chart The Town’s future for the next 10-15 years.  An extended public comment session will follow the presentation.

Note: this presentation will be recorded and made available on the Tisbury Master Plan website for those unable to join on the 11th.

Registration Link: 
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEtd-6grToqHdK3jw_niY35yvChv_5HJNuO

Virtual Event: The Galileo Project with Professor Avi Loeb

 

[Online] 6 pm Wednesday, October 19
The Galileo Project: In Search for Technological Interstellar Objects
with Avi Loeb, Professor of Science, Harvard University

The search for extraterrestrial life is one of the most exciting frontiers in science. First tentative clues were identified close to Earth in the form of the extraordinary interstellar meteor CNEOS 2014-01-08, the unusual interstellar object `Oumuamua and Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) near Earth. The recently announced "Galileo Project" ushers the new frontier of "space archeology" in search of extraterrestrial technological relics. The lecture will feature content from the book "Extraterrestrial" and textbook "Life in the Cosmos", both published in 2021.

Abraham (Avi) Loeb is the Frank B. Baird, Jr., Professor of Science at Harvard. He received a PhD in Physics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel at age 24, led the first international project supported by the Strategic Defense Initiative, and was subsequently a long-term member of the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton.He had been the longest serving Chair of Harvard Department of Astronomy and the Founding Director of Harvard’s Black Hole Initiative. He is an elected fellow of the American Academy of Arts &Sciences, the American Physical Society, and the International Academy of Astronautics. Loeb is a former member of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) at the White House, a former chair of the Board on Physics and Astronomy of the National Academies,  opics, including black holes, the first stars, the search for extraterrestrial life and the future of the Universe. Loeb is the Director of the Institute for Theory and Computation  within the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, and also serves as the Head of the Galileo Project. In 2012, TIME magazine selected Loeb as one of the 25 most influential people in space and in 2020 Loeb was selected among the14 most inspiring Israelis of the last decade. Personal website: https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/~loeb/

Email vhpl_programs@clamsnet.org to sign up and get the Zoom invite.

Sponsored by the Martha's Vineyard Library Association and Friends of Libraries.