Family-Friendly "First Night" Celebration in Vineyard Haven!

 

For the first time in 25 years, Visit Vineyard Haven and the Youth Task Force (MV) are bringing back First Night! On December 31st, join us at Martha's Vineyard Playhouse in the Cultural District from 6 to 8 pm for a FREE, family-focused, and alcohol-free event! Event will feature crafting tables by non-profits across Martha's Vineyard, a DJ dance party upstairs in the theater, food & snacks, and a brand-new NEW Ball to drop at 8pm sharp!

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Beach Befrienders Tisbury Beach Cleanup December 28th

 Beach Befrienders Tisbury Beach Cleanup

11 am - 1 pm Sunday December 28th at Tisbury Beaches

Tisbury beaches need our help! These winter winds have brought in a lot of debris so join us for our last 2025 cleanup to start the new year fresh and clean. Join Beach Befrienders at the Tashmoo Cut, Owen Park Beach, or Beach Road Landing from 11 am to 1 pm on Sunday December 28th, or help tally the trash at 1pm at the Tisbury EMS on Spring Street. Participants can get a free coffee/hot chocolate OR doughnut/muffin at The Black Dog - BYO mug!

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Christmas Holiday Hours at Martha's Vineyard Libraries

Vineyard Haven Library will be CLOSED on Christmas Eve & Christmas Day, December 24th and 25th. We will be open from 1pm to 5pm on Friday December 26th. Other libraries will also have holiday closures this week.

New! Free Access to the Boston Globe Online

The Martha's Vineyard Library Association, with support from Friends of Island Libraries, now provides free access to the Boston Globe Online for library patrons. To access the Boston Globe online click HERE and enter the required fields to create a Boston Globe account for unlimited 3-day access. 

• Enjoy up-to-the-moment access to Globe.com with no limit on the number of articles viewed.
• Access will be available for the next 3 days (72 hours). A limited number of passes may be issued each day.
• After 3 days, simply come back and click the above link again and register again to regain access.
• This resource requires you to create a free temporary account.  You may use this login and password for every future visit to the Boston Globe online.

Martha's Vineyard Library patrons also have free access to the New York Times and the Washington Post online. For details on accessing these resources please visit https://www.vhlibrary.org/econtent.shtml

Prefer to read the news in print? Visit the Church Street Library where we receive daily delivery of the Boston, Globe, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and more than 50 magazines. Newspapers are for library use only, but most magazines can be checked out.

Tick Ecology and Tickborne Disease Series Videos

Vineyard Haven Library has presented a series of informational programs on Tick Ecology and Tickborne Diseases, in collaboration with the Martha's Vineyard Tick Program. All programs have been recorded, and recordings are now available on the library's Vimeo channel in both English and Portuguese.

Topics include "Tick Ecology, Behavior, and Protection Measures," "Tickborne Diseases." "Navigating Medications and Alpha-gal Syndrome," and "How to Talk to Your Doctor About Alpha-gal Syndrome."

Visit our showcase here: https://vimeo.com/showcase/11413322

com áudio em português: https://vimeo.com/showcase/12018124

Handouts from some programs are also available by emailing the libary at vhpl_programs@clamsnet.org.

The Jeremy Berlin - Eric Johnson Duo

The Vineyard Haven Public Library is pleased to present an evening of music and community with local piano-guitar duo Jeremy Berlin and Eric Johnson. This event will be held at 6:00 PM on Tuesday, January 20th at the Katharine Cornell Theatre, located at 51 Spring Street in Vineyard Haven (above Tisbury Town Hall). Free and open to the public. No registration required.

The Jeremy Berlin - Eric Johnson Duo will play a mix of original songs, music from the Great American Songbook, and jazz treatments of some more modern fare. In the 25 years that Berlin and Johnson have been playing jazz together, the two have figured out the advantages and challenges of a piano/guitar duo, learning how to both accompany and complement one another, to create a full sound with dynamic interplay. 

For more information, please contact the library at vhpl_programs@clamsnet.org or (508) 696-4211.

Climate Change, Sea Level Rise, and Martha's Vineyard with Tim Hall

The Vineyard Haven Public Library is pleased to welcome climate scientist Tim Hall for a discussion of climate change, sea level rise, and the impact on Martha’s Vineyard. This event will be held at 6:00 PM on Tuesday, January 13th at the Katharine Cornell Theatre, located at 51 Spring Street in Vineyard Haven (above Tisbury Town Hall). Free and open to the public. No registration required.

Sea level is rising as the climate warms, and the risk of coastal flooding is increasing on Martha's Vineyard. Tim will address the basic factors driving climate change, the impacts on sea level, and the tools we use to predict future climate. As a coastal community, Martha's Vineyard is particularly vulnerable. Tim will show examples of current flood risk on Martha's Vineyard and forecasts of its evolution over the next several decades.

Tim Hall is a Senior Scientist in S&P Global’s Sustainable1 division. His work focuses on developing hazard and risk models of extreme weather and climate. Prior to S&P Global, he was a staff scientist at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies for nearly 20 years, working in climate modeling. Hall has written more than 60 academic research publications and was a lead author on the 2017 National Climate Assessment Report. He has also served as consultant to the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund and several risk modeling companies, reinsurers, and ILS investors. Hall holds a Ph.D. in Physics from Cornell University. Since 2021, he and his wife have lived full time on Martha’s Vineyard.

For more information, please contact the library at vhpl_programs@clamsnet.org or (508) 696-4211.