School Vacation Week Special Programming!

There is NO storytime on Saturday, February 25th -- Tumble Time will return in March!

Here's what's happening next week:

Monday, February 26th

-Storytime with Weezie at 10:30 am

-Movie & Craft in the Program Room from 3-5 pm : Pokemon Detective Pikachu

Tuesday, February 27th

-Storytime with Emily at 10:30 am

-Movie & Craft in the Program Room from 3-5 pm : Minions, The Rise of Gru

Wednesday, March 1st

-Movie & Legos in the Program Room from 3-5 pm : The Lego Movie

Thursday, March 2nd

-Movie & Craft in the Program Room from 3-5 pm : Interactive Encanto

*This is an interactive film showing of Encanto. We will have bags that will have props and a movie script that will instruct participants what to do throughout the film! (No registration needed but supplies are limited)

Friday, March 3rd

-Movie & Craft in the Program Room from 3-5 pm : Paddington

Saturday, March 4th

-Toddler Tumble Time with Emily at 10:30 am

Changes Coming to your CLAMS Account February 24th - 27th

 

Vineyard Haven Library and the CLAMS Library Network will be switching to a new software system on Monday February 27th. This will include a new online catalog that library patrons will use to search for books and other items, place holds and requests, and renew items online. 

The CLAMS Libraries have selected a new user-friendly catalog designed to make it easier than ever to find and borrow materials from the library! This powerful new search engine includes features like predictive search text, curated lists, personalized recommendations, and greater control over your user account.

Data migration will take place Friday February 24th through Sunday February 26th

During migration, library users will be temporarily unable to:

• Renew or request items through the CLAMS Catalog or Commonwealth Catalog
• Checkout items in Overdrive/Libby App (on Sunday)
• Access some other digital library resources

Vineyard Haven Library will be open regular hours on Friday and Saturday, but since our system will be down during migration, please bring your library card if you wish to checkout materials. The Library will be closed for the day on Sunday February 26th.

The library will not be checking in materials during the migration, but no late fees will accrue on items returned during migration– all Martha’s Vineyard libraries are always fine free!

The new “Aspen Discovery” catalog goes live on Monday February 27th:

• The web address will stay the same, library.clamsnet.org. 
• The PIN/password you use to access your CLAMS account online will change to the last four digits of the phone number on your CLAMS account. On February 27th and after you can reset your PIN to the number or password you prefer to use.
• If you checkout eBooks using Overdrive or Libby apps, you will need to re-enter your new password the first time you checkout.
• If you have opted in to save your reading history in the current CLAMs catalog, your reading history will be transferred to the new system, however you will need to “opt in” again, and your history may not be transferred immediately.

If you have any issues with accessing your new account or have questions about migration, please give us a call at (508) 696-4210, or email vhpl_mail@clamsnet.org

For more information including frequently asked questions, visit info.clamsnet.org

We appreciate your patience during this transition!

Dirtbag, Mass: An Evening with Isaac Fitzgerald [Online]

 

Join us for a very special author event!  Isaac Fitzgerald has lived many lives. He's been an altar boy, a bartender, a fat kid, a smuggler, a biker, a prince of New England. But before all that, he was a bomb that exploded his parents' lives-or so he was told. In his new book Dirtbag, Massachusetts, Fitzgerald, with warmth and humor, recounts his ongoing search for forgiveness, a more far-reaching vision of masculinity, and a more expansive definition of family and self. 

Fitzgerald appears frequently on The Today Show and is also the author of the bestselling children’s book How to Be a Pirate as well as the co-author of Pen & Ink: Tattoos and the Stories Behind Them and Knives & Ink: Chefs and the Stories Behind Their Tattoos. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Esquire, The Guardian, The Best American Nonrequired Reading, and numerous other publications. He is Boston born, raised in Athol, and currently lives in Brooklyn, N.Y.

This program is brought to you in collaboration of  libraries across the Commonwealth.

The discussion will be moderated by Daniel Ford, host of The Writer's Bone Podcast.

This live online event will be held on the platform Crowdcast. To register, first create a Crowdcast account or sign in with Twitter, Facebook, or Google. After you have signed in, click the "Save My Spot" button and use the password below.

The registration link is: https://www.crowdcast.io/c/an-evening-with-isaac and the password is: ​dirtbagmass

Schedule Updates for February: Late Opening 2/16, Closed 2/20 & 2/26

Program Cancellations: Storytime is cancelled this Monday February 13th. Join us instead for Storytime with Emily on Tuesday at 10:30am. Yoga is also cancelled this Monday.

Vineyard Haven Library will OPENING LATE @1PM on Thursday, February 16th, due to staff training. Hours that day will be 1-6pm.

The Library will be CLOSED for the holiday on Monday, February 20th, and CLOSED due to software migration on Sunday February 26th. 

On Monday, February 27th, the CLAMS library network will launch a new enhanced online public library catalog called Aspen Discovery. Library patrons may need to update their CLAMS password on Monday in order to access their online account and checkout eBooks in the Libby app.

For more information on the new ASPEN CLAMS Catalog, visit our FAQ page:

https://info.clamsnet.org/new-catalog-coming-soon/

Virtual Tour of the National Constitution Center

 

Civil War and Reconstruction: A Virtual Tour with the National Constitution Center
[Online] 2 pm Tuesday February 21st  

Join us for a live virtual tour of the Slavery and Reconstruction exhibit at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. We'll explore their exhibit, Civil War and Reconstruction: The Battle for Freedom and Equality, as a museum educator leads us through the exhibit. Learn how constitutional clashes over slavery set the stage for the Civil War, and how the nation transformed the Constitution after the war during the Reconstruction period, taking a particularly close look at the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments. 

Along the way, our guide will highlight the stories of people like Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, Harriet Tubman, and other figures central to the conflict over slavery. We will also get an up-close look at special artifacts on display, including original copies of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments, Dred Scott's signed petition for freedom, a fragment of the flag that Abraham Lincoln raised at Independence Hall, a commemorative copy of the Emancipation Proclamation, and more! 

This virtual tour is provided in conjunction with the National Constitution Center.

Please register online through co-sponsor Brewster Library