New Magazines for 2010!

The Vineyard Haven Library subscribes to approximately 100 magazines and newspapers. Current issues can be enjoyed in the library, and older issues (from the past year) may also be checked out by patrons.

This year, the library has added several new titles by patron request, including New Scientist, Lucky, Foreign Affairs, and Fit Pregnancy. For children, the library has added Discovery Girls. The new titles Twist, Teen Vogue, and GamePro are now available in the Young Adult room.

2009 Tax Forms Now Available

Many Federal and State tax forms and instruction books, including the 1040, 1040EZ, 1040A, and associated schedules, are available at the library. If there’s a form we don’t have, the library can make a copy of the form at no charge (instruction books excluded).

This year, anyone, regardless of income, can e-file their extensions at no cost from a home computer using IRS traditional FreeFile or FreeFile Fillable Forms. For more information, visit IRS.gov.

Greg Mortenson on PBS

On Friday, January 15th, Bill Moyers' Journal featured an interview with Greg Mortenson. If you missed the television broadcast, you can watch the video or read the transcript on the PBS website.

Greg Mortenson is the subject of the adult lecture series with Jim Norton at the library this month. His books, "Three Cups of Tea" and "Stones Into Schools" are available at the library. For details on the library programs, view our event calendar.

"The Procrastinator’s Guide to Getting Things Done"

Hey it’s finally here! Only backordered twice. Now is your chance to do things differently. Put a hold on it right away, and then come pick it up before a weeks time.
--C. Greenaway, Reference

Winter Holiday Hours at the Library

The Library will be closed on Sunday, January 17th and Monday, January 18th, for the Martin Luther King Day holiday, and on Sunday, February 14th and Monday, February 15th for the Presidents Day holiday. The library will be open regular hours on Saturday during both holiday weekends.

Community Development Block Grant Information Session

On Wednesday, January 13th, at 6pm, the library will be hosting an information session on the Community Development Block Grant programs. Tisbury and other towns on Martha's Vineyard are applying for Community Development Block Grant funds to provide assistance to income qualified homeowners in need of home repairs. Some funding may also be allocated for childcare subsidies to qualified low- and moderate-income families. To learn more about these programs, please attend this informational session presented by The Resource, Inc. (TRI).

An article about the program appears this week in the Martha's Vineyard Times.

For more information, contact: Melissa Vincent (TRI), (508) 696-3285

Save with Museum Passes!

Thanks to the Friends of the Vineyard Haven Public Library, we offer a variety of museum passes, available from the library circulation desk! This year, library passes have been made possible by generous donations from the community to the Friends Annual Appeal for the Library.

Passes to the Museum Of Fine Arts, Boston, are available through November 2010. Each pass admits 2 visitors at a reduced admission of $5.00 per person, payable at the museum. (Special exhibitions are $8.00 additional, no reservations). The MFA is always free for children under 7, and free to children ages 7-17 on weekdays after 3pm, weekends, and public school holidays.

Passes to the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston are available through September 2010. Each pass admits 2 visitors at a reduced admission of $5.00 per person, payable at the Museum.
Passes must be used during month specified. The ICA is always free to children 17 and under.