November Programs For Children and Teens

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In Person Event with Author/Photographer Candace Cochrane

 

[In-person]  6 pm Tuesday, November 7th

Author Talk: TautukKonik/Looking Back with photographer Candace Cochrane

Candace Cochrane first went to Newfoundland in 1967 to work in a children’s summer recreation program run by the Quebec-Labrador Foundation (QLF) on the Northern Peninsula. The landscape and its people inspired her to develop her photography skills in order to document her experiences. 

Cochran will talk about the making of a collaborative portrait of Inuit life in photographs and stories from northern Labrador. This presentation will include discussion of the collaborative process between Indigenous and non-Indigenous authors, repatriating photographs to their source communities, and the shape-shifting character of photography itself.

Free Tickets Now Available for Interactive Polar Express at the Film Center!

 

11 am Sunday December 3rd
Martha's Vineyard Film Center at Tisbury Market Place, 79 Beach Rd

In Collaboration with the MV Film Center, Vineyard Haven Library presents a fun, free, interactive holiday event great for all ages! All interactive supplies provided, with funding from the Friends of the Library.  

This event is FREE, but please reserve your free tickets now to ensure you have admission! Doors Open for admissions 30 min. prior to screening.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Vineyard Haven Public Library & MV Film Center

Virtual Author Talk: When the World Didn’t End by Guinevere Turner

[Online] Author Talk: When the World Didn’t End by Guinevere Turner

Wednesday, October 18 at 6pm

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https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88093099792

Guinevere Turner’s memoir vividly recalls her unconventional upbringing in the Lyman Family cult. The isolated, hierarchical cult (made up of a network nation-wide of communes, including one on Martha's Vineyard) was led by the charismatic “Lord” Mel Lyman, who preached about the dangers of everyone outside their community, and an impending apocalypse. Slowly, Turner comes to understand the depth of the Family’s deception, and eventually embarks on a journey away from the cult and toward a successful screenwriting career (American Psycho, The Notorious Bettie Page, and most recently, Charlie Says). Request the book through CLAMS here Registration required, please email vhpl_programs@clamsnet.org for the Zoom invite. This program is sponsored by the Martha’s Vineyard Library Association.

October Programs for Children & Teens

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Free Online Tutoring & Homework Help

 

The Martha’s Vineyard Library Association has partnered with Brainfuse, a national online education company, to provide free online tutoring and homework help to all Martha's Vineyard library cardholders. The program is available seven days a week to anyone with a library card issued by any of the six Martha's Vineyard libraries.

Brainfuse HelpNow is an online learning platform that provides real-time tutoring and homework assistance in core subjects (math, reading, writing, science and social studies), test preparation, and other learning tools. Brainfuse HelpNow provides support for learners of all ages, with an emphasis on assisting students in K-12 subjects. All tutors have at least three years of teaching experience and a bachelor’s degree, and over 80% of tutors have a Master’s degree or a Ph.D.in their field. Online homework help, writing assistance, and collaboration tools are available 24 hours a day, with live tutoring available from 2 pm to 11 pm. All live tutoring sessions are saved and can be replayed as well as shared with teachers.

In addition to school-age resources, Brainfuse's Adult Learning Center provides adult learners with access to GED preparation, U.S citizenship test preparation, resume assistance, Microsoft Office support, and career resources. Microsoft Office support allows patrons to ask questions about Excel, Word and PowerPoint. A writing lab, question center and the skills building resources are also included in the Adult Learning Center.

For more information, visit our webpage, www.vhlibrary.org/Homework.shtml

In-Person 5k Results -- Entries for Virtual 5k Accepted Through September 30th

Congratulations to Silas Campbell and Carly Souther Fotta, the top male and female finishers in the Friends of the Vineyard Haven Public Library 26th annual in-person 5k on a rainy Sunday, September 24th!

This year's 5k is a hybrid event, and "Virtual" 5k runners and walkers have until September 30th to register at https://runsignup.com/Race/Register/?raceId=65915&eventId=653190

Registration for the virtual event is $25. All registered participants will be entered into a raffle drawing for a gift certificate from The Green Room, on October 1st. Virtual Runners who register can also come to the library to pick up a t-shirt, while supplies last.

Race proceeds help the Friends of the library to sponsor children's programs, museum passes, and other library programs and services.

Thank you to our Race Sponsors: Cape Cod 5, Cronig's Market & Healthy Additions, Donnelly + Co., The Green Room, Island Source, Martha's Vineyard Bank, Miller Sederholm Law Office, Broadway Screen Printing, and Vineyard Grocer!

Full results for the in-person event below:

                      VH Library 5K Run/ Walk the Chop - 9/24/2023                       
                                   Vineyard Haven, MA                                    
                                  Last Completed Event                                   
 
Mixed 5000 Meter Run
      Comp#  Name                            School                           Time Points
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    1   459  Campbell, Silas            M14  Vineyard Haven, MA           18:52.00       
    2   409  Campbell, Seth             M52  Vineyard Haven, MA           19:07.00       
    3   403  Park, John                 M24  San Francisco, CA            20:04.00       
    4   411  Alves, Jose                M47  Oak Bluffs, MA               20:22.00       
    5   420  Souther Fotta, Carly       W35  Monroe, GA                   21:29.00       
    6   454  Wong, Andrew               M31  New York, NY                 22:49.00       
    7   453  Omara, Jim                 M58  Vineyard Haven, MA           25:57.00       
    8   455  EL Sherif, Jennifer        W53  Salem, MA                    26:13.00       
    9   427  Smith, Anita               W60  Vineyard Haven, MA           27:54.00       
   10   439  Omara, Heidi               W49  N Andover, MA                28:32.00       
   11   432  Russell, Jess              W40  West Tisbury, MA             28:50.00       
   12   431  Schule, Lizzy              W42  Chilmark, MA                 28:52.00       
   13   441  Goldfarb, Steven           M63  New York, NY                 28:58.00       
   14   426  Griffin, Benita            W40  West Tisbury, MA             29:12.00       
   15   443  Wild, Kristin              W54  Potomac Falls, VA            29:15.00       
   16   406  Engley, Stephen            M41  Vineyard Haven, MA           29:20.00       
   17   415  Nolan, Diane               W58  West Tisbury, MA             29:27.00       
   18   408  Campbell, Victoria         W48  Vineyard Haven, MA           29:30.00       
   19   456  Rosen, Amy                 W59  Swampscott, MA               30:13.00       
   20   424  Houston, Everett           M30  West Tisbury, MA             30:40.00       
   21   442  Van Riper, Katie           W27  Vineyard Haven, MA           30:41.00       
   22   410  Coggins, Carly             W16  Vineyard Haven, MA           32:41.00       
   23   452  Lobdell, Karen             W70  Vineyard Haven, MA           33:44.00       
   24   422  Ambrozaitis, Ruth          W63  Edgartown, MA                34:03.00       
   25   423  Kane, Elizabeth            W63  Vineyard Haven, MA           34:04.00       
   26   451  Lozano, Natalie            W47  Portland, OR                 34:45.00       
   27   425  Cummings, Jennifer         W43  Edgartown, MA                34:57.00       
   28   407  Carr, Diane                W66  Edgartown, MA                36:22.00       
   29   421  Souther, Patti             W64  Monroe, GA                   37:10.00       
   30   444  Gerosa Beal, Brenda        W72  Hingham, MA                  37:37.00       
   31   450  Lozano, Eric               M52  Portland, OR                 41:53.00       
   32   447  Buechner, Katherine        W41  Providence, RI               42:59.00       
   33   440  Goldfarb, Stacy            W62  Vineyard Haven, MA           43:03.00       
   34   438  Mazer, H Mark              M76  Edgartown, MA                44:18.00       
   35   433  Burnside, Kate             W53  Edgartown, MA                45:48.00       
   36   414  Berkov, Ken                M81  Vineyard Haven, MA           49:01.00       
   37   458  Holladay, Janet            W71  Edgartown, MA                49:02.00       
   38   416  Smith, Susan               W66  Vineyard Haven, MA           50:19.00       
   39   457  Honey, Laura               W73  Vineyard Haven, MA           50:22.00       
   40   419  Hood, Carol                W80  Oak Bluffs, MA               54:07.00       
   41   404  Schnneider, Audie          M81  Vineyard Haven, MA           55:14.00       
   42   405  Hudock, Nina               W61  Fairfax Station, VA          55:15.00       
   43   434  Hokanson, Jacqueline       W71  Vineyard Haven, MA           55:37.00       
   44   461  Zlotkowski, Edward         M78  West Tisbury, MA           1:05:58.00       
   45   462  Wolfe, Ellen               W78  West Tisbury, MA           1:06:00.00