Get Discounts at Museums and Trustees Properties with our Library Pass Program

 

Get Discounts at Museums and Trustees Properties with our Library Pass Program

You can explore and learn more about the Island while enjoying membership benefits and discounts with our library pass program. Patrons with a CLAMS library card can borrow a membership card for free entry to the Martha’s Vineyard Museum for 3 days by coming to the Library’s circulation desk. 

You may also get reduced rates for entry at properties that are part of the Trustees of the Reservation by getting a “Go Pass” ticket, also from our circulation desk. You can then book a reservation for Long Point online (time slots are released every Wednesday for the week beginning Friday) using the promotion code on your ticket for a discount. Mytoi, Wasque and Cape Pogue do not require advance reservation and entry to one allows entry to all. Please show your Go Pass ticket at the entrance for free admission.

The Library is also pleased to be able to offer museum passes to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and the Museum of Fine Arts, both in Boston. For the MFA, please contact our circulation desk to get a promo code for discounted admission at $10 per person for two adults. 

To get discounted admission to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, visit the Library to pick up a coupon that admits up to 4 adults for $5 each (normally $20). While the pass can be used any time, online advance reservations are recommended.

This program is generously funded by the Friends of the Vineyard Haven Public Library. To learn more about the Friends, please click here.

Summer Stargazing with Mark Alan Lovewell

The Summer Night Sky: Travel Among the Cosmos with Mark Alan Lovewell

Wednesday July 20th, 8:30 pm- 10:00 pm
Meet outside the Chilmark Library, 522 South Road, Chilmark MA

Wednesday August 3rd, 8:30 pm- 10:00 pm
Meet at the Riverhead Field Disc Golf on Barnes Road

Join veteran stargazer Mark Alan Lovewell in two sessions and discover the wonders of the cosmos in our summer night sky. Writer, photographer, and folk singer Mark Alan Lovewell, a Renaissance man of many talents, enjoys sharing his passions for folk singing, journalism, photography, sailing, and stargazing with those interested in a unique, local perspective of all the island has to offer. He has been writing Vineyard Skies, a weekly astronomy column for the Vineyard Gazette for almost 42 years.

This free program is sponsored by the Libraries of Martha’s Vineyard. Email tthorpe@clamsnet.org or call 508-645-3360 for more information.

Friends of the Library Totes & Mugs!

Literary Themed Items Support Friends Programs

For a limited time, canvas tote bags and coffee mugs featuring classic book cover art and other literary themes are available for purchase at the library. There are many designs to choose from, including new styles just added! Mugs are $16 and canvas totes are $22, and all proceeds benefit services and programs supported by the Friends.  

• The Alchemist
• Clifford the Big Red Dog
• Edward Gorey
• Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
• Goodnight Moon
• The Handmaid's Tale 
• The Hunger Games
• Jaws
• The Little Prince
• Make Way for Ducklings
• Murder on the Orient Express
• Pride and Prejudice
• Richard Scarry
• Sesame Street
• The Underground Railroad
• The Very Hungry Caterpillar
• To the Lighthouse
• Elephant and Piggie
• and more!

About the Friends

Free History Class from the Martha's Vineyard Museum!

 Introduction to Martha’s Vineyard History

Tuesdays from 3 PM - 4:30 PM July 19th - Aug 23rd
In-person at the Museum

A fast-paced overview that covers 400 years of Island history, this course takes participants from Bartholomew Gosnold to the present in just six weeks. It explores seldom-told Island stories — why is there a ship buried under Five Corners? why is the deadliest hurricane in Vineyard history nearly forgotten? and what, exactly, happened to Captain Orrock’s clothes? — and examines familiar ones like Grey’s Raid, the whaling era, and Nancy Luce from new angles. MVM research librarian Bow Van Riper uses his storytelling skills and thirty-five years’ experience as a historian, as well as seldom-seen documents and objects from the Museum’s collections, to bring Vineyard history to life.

Thanks to a generous donor, this class is offered free of charge. Space for the class is limited. To register, click here. 

Adult Summer Reading Program 2022!

Read and listen to what you want all summer long!  To enter drawings for prizes, write a short review and email it to: amcdonough@clamsnet.org. The review doesn’t need to be long. Please include the book title and author.

A review will be randomly selected every other week for a prize. All entries will be automatically entered in a drawing for a grander prize at the end of the summer.

If you need ideas for fun and interesting titles contact us at vhpl_mail@gmail.com, visit our New Books page, sign up for our weekly newsletter with new book announcements, or use your library card to login to "Novelist" for suggestions.  Any media are allowed for reviews, including print books, spoken CDs, eBooks, and downloadable audiobooks.

Drawings will be held July 18th, August 8th and August 22nd, and winners will be notified by email.

Summer Reading for Children and Teens!

Visit the library beginning on Monday 6/27 to sign up for our annual Summer Reading program for children and teens! Pre-Reader Summer Reading Pre-Readers, best suited for ages 0-5, can participate in Summer Reading by doing a Family Bingo card! Each time one row is completed, pre-readers can come to the library to select a prize.  School Age Summer Reading School Age Readers, best suited for ages 6-12, can participate in Summer Reading by doing a Summer Reading Log. When signing up, readers will set their reading goal for the Summer. When the reading goal is complete, you can select a prize at the Vineyard Haven Library.  Teen Summer Reading Teens can earn prizes by completing squares on our summer challenge sheet! Contact Young Adult Librarian Jennifer for more info! Summer Programs Check out our summer calendar for all the fun events at the library this summer including weekly storytimes, crafts, and special events! Please note that most in-person progams this year will be held outside, weather permitting, and some events will be held at partner locations. Visit the library website or the library's Youth Services Facebook page for the most complete and up-to-date information.

For more information contact the Children's Room at (508) 696-4211 x114

Tisbury Community Free Summer Tennis Clinics

The Tisbury Open Space and Recreation Committee, in conjunction with the West Chop Club’s Director of Tennis, David McNamara, is excited to offer a tennis outreach program this summer with free tennis lessons for Tisbury residents.

The Details:

What: Free clinics for Tisbury residents of all ages.
Where: The Lake Street Tennis Courts
When: Tuesdays and Thursdays from June 28th through August 25th.

Adult clinics

• Session 1 9:00 - 10:30AM.
• Session 2 10:30 - 12:00PM.

Kids clinics

• 3-4PM for Peewees and Future Stars (ages 4-8)
• 4-5PM for Stars and Team (ages 9-12)
• 5-6PM for Academy (ages 13+)

Registration

Registration is required. Please use the link below to register.

https://app.courtreserve.com/Portal/TisburyTennis

If well received, the tennis outreach program will continue into future summers. This is a great opportunity to build a long-term program for the Tisbury community.

Questions:

Contact James Burrows (james@vaalbara.com)

See you on the courts!