Holiday Concert and Celebration at the Library on Wednesday December 15th

On Wednesday, December 15th, please join us in the main room of the library for our annual holiday concert and celebration. The fun begins at 5:30 with an activity for children and refreshments provided by the Friends of the Vineyard Haven Public Library. The Vineyard Sinfonietta will perform beginning at 6:15pm, and will be joined by a special guest star. Save the date!

Free Books for your Nook, or Sony Reader

Have you tried using Overdrive to download FREE eBooks? If you haven’t tried Overdrive yet, feel free to drop by or call us to setup an appointment to get you started using the service, or for a demonstration of the library's eBook readers.

There are over 1,000 eBooks in the CLAMS Overdrive collection, and an additional 15,000 public domain titles available through the CLAMS site.

CLAMS free library eBooks are compatible with the Sony Reader, Barnes & Noble Nook, and many other portable devices.

Registration Closed for Indian Cooking Class

On Tuesday, November 30th at 7pm, Uma Datta will present an Indian Cooking class using some of her family recipes. The size of this class is limited so register today using the online form on the library event calendar.

Take the CLAMS Library Network Survey to Improve CLAMS Services

As part of our long-range planning process, the CLAMS Library Network, which includes the Vineyard Haven, Oak Bluffs, and Edgartown libraries on Martha's Vineyard, is conducting a survey of library users. We would appreciate your feedback to help improve our services.

To participate, click on the green CLAMS logo. It is not required that you respond to all the questions, and the entire survey can be completed in under 10 minutes.

"Sunday with Friends" Series Returns, with Grace Church Lobster Rolls

For over 25 years, Grace Church in Vineyard Haven has been serving award-winning lobster rolls on Friday evenings from May through October to fund their outreach on the Island and around the globe.

Join us at the library on Sunday, November 14th at 2pm, as lobster roll experts Lorraine Clark and Beatrice Green share their behind-the-scenes stories and the history of this popular Vineyard Haven institution.

This event is presented by the Friends of the Vineyard Haven Public Library. Cookies and cider will be served following the talk.

Participate in Upcoming Community Focus Groups on Cable Communications Needs

The Vineyard Haven Library will be hosting one of a series of focus groups this November. MVTV (Martha's Vineyard Community Television), in cooperation with the towns on Martha’s Vineyard are seeking your input on the future of cable service, community media, and technology that will be available for the next 10 years.

As a part of the process of exploring the future cable communications needs of Martha’s Vineyard, the Towns in conjunction with MVTV are hosting a series of focus groups on November 16, 17 and 18. The focus groups will provide a chance for interested community members to learn about franchise renewal and provide their opinions regarding future services that could be available through the cable system serving Martha’s Vineyard.

These focus groups will be conducted by Sue Buske of The Buske Group, a nationally recognized public policy consulting group hired specifically to assist during the cable franchise renewal process. The focus groups will provide information on: (1) the cable franchise process that the Towns are currently conducting; (2) how the cable system works and what it could be like in the future; (3) public, educational, and government access; and (4) the ways that community groups and organizations, schools, businesses, citizens, and government agencies could use a cable communication system. The focus groups are designed to get input from participants through brainstorming and completing a brief questionnaire.

In addition, the public is also invited to participate in an on-line survey by going to the MVTV website at http://www.mvtv.org/ and clicking a link for the survey.

The focus groups are free of charge. Persons interested in attending should select the one that is most appropriate or convenient and RSVP on line using the MVTV Website at http/www.mvtv.org or by contacting Julie Turner at 508-696-9760 or focusgroup@mvtv.org The schedule of the focus groups is as follows:

Tuesday, November 16
Health & Human Services: 2:00—4:00 pm, Vineyard Haven Public Library
Arts & Cultural Organizations: 7:00 – 9:00 pm, Featherstone Center for the Arts

Wednesday, November 17
Religious & Spiritual Groups: 10:00 am – Noon, Edgartown Public Library
Educators and Teachers: 4:00 – 6:00 pm, MVRHS Library Conf. Room

Thursday, November 18
Municipal Groups, Town Depts.: 10 am-12pm, VTA Conference Rm., Airport Business Park
Nonprofit Organizations: 6:00—8:00 pm, West Tisbury Public Library

Sunday Hours Resume October 31st, with Halloween Celebration

The Vineyard Haven Public Library will be open on Sundays beginning October 31st. To Celebrate, the Library will hold a special Halloween Open House on October 31st from noon to 4pm.

Cider, cookies and other Halloween treats will be provided by the Friends of the Library. There will be a special drop-in crafts program from for children age 5 and up from 2pm-3:30pm. Come in costume, and you may enter a drawing for a variety of prizes for all ages.

The library will be open from noon until 4pm every Sunday throughout the winter, except for some holiday weekends.