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Faulkner's Masterpieces with Phil Weinstein




Beginning in April, Philip Weinstein will present a nine week seminar on the master works of William Faulkner. The seminar will be hosted on Zoom by Swarthmore College's Lifelong Learning program, weekly on Wednesdays from 7:00 to 8:30 pm, April 7th through June 2.

Professor Weinstein and Lifelong Learning Swarthmore have generously arranged for Martha's Vineyard Library patrons to participate in this program at no charge. In order to sign up for complimentary access, please register through the library's event calendar. Zoom login will be sent to registered library participants prior to the first session on April 7th. A limited number of books are available for pickup at Vineyard Haven Library, or may be requested through the CLAMS catalog.

William Faulkner—arguably America’s greatest 20th-century novelist and Nobel Laureate in 1949—launched his career as a Joyce-inspired modernist. But, a lifelong Southerner, Faulkner found his supreme subject in his country’s ordeal of race. Following the poetic stream of consciousness of The Sound and the Fury (1929), the fallout of racial brutality in the South lodges at the center of Light in August (1932). The human cost of racism attains its furthest historical and emotional resonance in Absalom, Absalom! (1936), evincing, as Phil writes, “Faulkner’s widest grasp of the racial nightmare coiled at the heart of American history.”
 
Each novel will be explored in three sessions. The first session, on April 7, is on chapter one (the Benjy chapter) of The Sound and the Fury; and session two, on April 14, is on chapter two (the Quentin chapter). The novel as a whole will be discussed in session three (April 21). The longer text of Light in August will be roughly divided into three sessions (April 28, May 5, 12). Discussion of the uniquely challenging—and rewarding—Absalom, Absalom! will take up the last three classes (May 19, 26, June 2).

Philip M. Weinstein is Alexander Griswold Cummins Professor of English Emeritus at Swarthmore College. His numerous publications include Faulkner’s Subject: A Cosmos No One Owns (1992), What Else But Love? The Ordeal of Race in Faulkner and Morrison (1996), and Becoming Faulkner (2009), and is currently working on a book of essays entitled Soul-Error. Professor Weinstein has been offering literary seminars in cooperation with the Vineyard Haven Public Library since 2012, and is the Honorary Co-Chair of the Capital Campaign for Vineyard Haven Library's expansion and renovation project.

Please register through the library's event calendar: https://bit.ly/30vaey9
Zoom login will be sent to all registered participants prior to the first session on April 7th

Upcoming Virtual Library Events


While the library building is closed we'll be offering online workshops using the video meeting platform Zoom. To register or for more information, contact our Program Coordinator Anne McDonough at amcdonough@clamsnet.org. Attendance for all programs may be limited and you will need internet access to participate.

Today! 3 pm Saturday March 13th 
Online: The Life & Times of St. Patrick with Historian Sean Murphy 
Saint Patrick is the most famous person associated with Ireland. He is the Patron saint, and is recognized as having played a major role in the Christianization of Ireland. There are many myths and legends associated with Patrick. This talk will look at the historical record based on available facts and accepted understandings, and examine the historical context of his mission in Ireland. This includes a review of the development of Irish society prior to his arrival; an overview of the history of Christianity in England and Ireland; an examination of the crises in Europe as the Roman Empire collapsed and how this impacted the situation in Ireland in the fourth and fifth centuries. The talk will also reference the written works of Saint Patrick.

9 am Tuesday March 16th
Online: Conversation en Francais

Join our weekly French conversation group. All levels are welcome. For more language learning support try Mango Languages, an online language-learning system available to library cardholders. 

6 pm Tuesday March 16th
Online: Booby-trapped -- The Bra in America

Ehris Urban and Velya Jancz-Urban of Grounded Goodwife present an uplifting look at the history of the bra in America.  Before the bra was invented, corsets lifted breasts to artificial heights—but they pushed from below instead of lifting from above. In 1913, using two pocket handkerchiefs and some pink ribbon, socialite Mary Phelps Jacob created the “backless brassiere,” and became the first patent recipient for the modern bra. From Jacob’s invention, to the bullet bra of the 40s, to modern-day pillow cup push-up plunge bras, our boobs have been cinched, flattened down, and lifted up. One thing’s for certain: the American Woman is still waiting for her ideal brassiere! Co-hosted with the Chilmark Public Library.

1:30 pm Thursday March 18th
Online: Vineyard Haven Library Book Group

Come enjoy a lively discussion online! Monthly book selections are available as Overdrive eBooks as well as in print format via request. Everyone is invited to join us. March selection: 'Dear Fahrenheit 451: love and heartbreak in the stacks : a librarian's love letters and breakup notes to the books in her life'  by Annie Spence.

3 pm Friday March 19th
Online: Friday Knitting 

Sit and knit a bit during this dedicated weekly afternoon Zoom session. Spend some time connecting with others while working on your knitting, crocheting, or quilting. 

6 pm Tuesday March 23rd
Online: Vineyard Haven Library Spice Club

A new take on a cookbook group, Spice Club meets virtually one Tuesday each month. Registration comes with a sample pack of the spice of the month and a little history about it. Prepare a recipe, and then come and discuss your opinions, experiences, and love (or hate!) of the spice on Zoom. Spice for the month of March is turmeric. To sign up contact Anne McDonough at the library (amcdonough@clamsnet.org) or register online.

6 pm Tuesday March 30th
Online: Martha's Vineyard Haiku Club 

The MV Haiku Club meet monthly, led by Caroline Joy Adams, author of five published books, including The Power to Write: Seven Keys to Discover Your Writer Within. Her newest title, Have Fun with Haiku, was published in December. The theme for this month's session: "Springtime Musings".

Learn how to use Zoom on the Zoom Channel on Youtube! (If you need more help, contact the library to set up a Zoom practice session with one of our librarians.)

Save the Dates for April Events


2 pm Saturday April 3rd 
Online: Poetry Writing Workshop with Michael West

This April, poet and fiction author Michael West will lead a 4 part poetry writing workshop on Saturday afternoons at 2pm. Participants will bring something they’ve written, and get a respectful listen with an aim to facilitate your growth as a poet. For more information and to register visit:  https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMuceihqTsuGtwhwOXZibOqb-gvmaiJs1CC

10:30 am Tuesday April 6th
Online: MV Poetry Reading Group 

The Martha's Vineyard Poetry Reading Group is now meeting via Zoom! This is an interactive group, where the meeting's leader selects a poem(s), from the earliest Greeks to contemporary. The poetry is read and discussed as a community, which always adds new dimensions to understanding. The MV Poetry Reading Group has been meeting for over 10 years and wants to stress how much more we get out of the poems when shared and discussed. 

6 pm Saturday April 10th
Online: Beyond the Mask Documentary

Martha's Vineyard libraries will screen  'Beyond the Mask', a documentary on Paul Laurence Dunbar, to be followed by a discussion with the director. Dunbar’s story strongly reflects the African American experience around the turn of the century. The man abolitionist Frederick Douglass called “the most promising young colored man in America” wrote widely published essays critical of Jim Crow laws, lynching and what was commonly called “The Negro Problem.” To earn a living, however, he also wrote poems and short stories in “Plantation dialect” and contributed lyrics for Broadway musicals that bordered on blackface minstrelsy. View trailer: https://vimeo.com/253063876  

10 am Wednesday April 14th
Online: Advance Care Planning with Healthy Aging MV

Sharing your wishes for end-of-life care can bring you closer to the people you love. It’s critically important. While no guide and no single conversation can cover all the decisions that you and your family may face, what a conversation can do is provide a shared understanding of what matters most to you and your loved ones, that can make it easier to make decisions when the time comes. Join the conversation to gather the toolkit! Please register at: https://bit.ly/3qDArp4

Free Library Events, Statewide


A group of "book women" on horseback in Hindman, Kentucky, 1940.

The Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners maintains a calendar of virtual programs offered by libraries across the state! Most of these programs are free to attend, from the comfort of home via Zoom or other online platforms.

A highlight of this week, on Wednesday, March 17th at 7 pm, enjoy "Books, Boots & Bridles: The Story Of The Horse Back Librarians". Jeffrey Urbin, Education Specialist at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, will share the story of the Pack Horse Library initiative, a little known program of FDR’s Work Progress Administration (WPA). Its mission, carried out almost entirely by women, was to deliver and distribute reading materials to the far off corners of Appalachia during the darkest hours of the Great Depression. 

Co-sponsored by the Friends of the Tewksbury Public Library. Presented in collaboration with the Merrimac Public Library. Register herehttps://bit.ly/2OE7tYJ

For information on other virtual library programs being offered statewide, visit the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners calendar

Register Now: A Summer of Drawing


Following up on last year's Summer of ArtVineyard Haven Public Library and Elizabeth Whelan are teaming up once again to fill your summer with art via Zoom. Join us every Wednesday at 11 am EST from April 21 - September 1, 2021, for our FREE series of drawing classes. Sign up by contacting Anne McDonough at the library (amcdonough@clamsnet.org) or register online to receive a Zoom access code, good all summer. You can attend any, or all, of the classes.

New Books Available This Week


Here's a sample of the new fiction and nonfiction titles recently added to the library's collection! Visit the new books page on our website, updated weekly, to keep up with what's new.
 
Klara and the Sun Klara and the Sun
By Ishiguro, Kazuo
2021-03 - Knopf Publishing Group
9780593318171 Check Our Catalog

Klara and the Sun is a magnificent new novel from the Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro--author of Never Let Me Go and the Booker Prize-winning The Remains of the Day.

Klara and the Sun, the first novel by Kazuo Ishiguro since he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, tells the story of Klara, an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities, …More

Transient Desires Transient Desires
By Leon, Donna
2021-03 - Atlantic Monthly Press
9780802158178 Check Our Catalog

In his many years as a commissario, Guido Brunetti has seen all manner of crime and known intuitively how to navigate the various pathways in his native city, Venice, to discover the person responsible. Now, in Transient Desires, the thirtieth novel in Donna Leon's masterful series, he faces a heinous crime committed outside his jurisdiction. He is drawn in innocently enough: two young …More

The Rose Code The Rose Code
By Quinn, Kate
2021-03 - William Morrow & Company
9780063059412 Check Our Catalog

"Quinn's meticulous research and impeccable characterization shine through this gripping and beautifully executed novel."--Beatriz Williams, New York Times bestselling author of Her Last Flight

The New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Huntress and The Alice Network returns with another heart-stopping …More

Twist Twist
By Grass, Tom
2021-02 - Pegasus Crime
9781643136615 Check Our Catalog

Brimming with danger, love, and betrayal, Tom Grass's electrifying heist thriller is a gripping reimagining of Charles Dickens's classic Oliver Twist.

Eighteen-year-old Twist doesn't have much. No money, no home and no family. All he has is his reputation as one of the most daring street artists in London--whose unique skills are matched only by his infamous talent as an urban climber. …More

Smoke Smoke
By Ide, Joe
2021-02 - Mulholland Books
9780316531061 Check Our Catalog

Isaiah Quintabe--an unlicensed detective for all seasons--and his best friend and masterful sidekick, Juanell Dodson, are at a crossroads in this latest installment of the "aggressively entertaining" IQ series (New York Times). This time, their lives may never be the same.

Isaiah Quintabe is no longer IQ, the genius of East Long Beach; instead, he's a man on the road and on the …More

The Best of R. A. Lafferty The Best of R. A. Lafferty
By Lafferty, R. a.
2021-02 - Tor Books
9781250794819 Check Our Catalog

Tor Essentials presents science fiction and fantasy titles of proven merit and lasting value, each volume introduced by an appropriate literary figure.

Acclaimed as one of the most original voices in modern literature, a winner of the World Fantasy Award for lifetime achievement, Raphael Aloysius Lafferty (1914-2002) was an American original, a teller of acute, 
…More

Surviving Savannah Surviving Savannah
By Callahan, Patti
2021-03 - Berkley Books
9781984803757 Check Our Catalog

It was called The Titanic of the South. The luxury steamship sank in 1838 with Savannah's elite on board; through time, their fates were forgotten--until the wreck was found, and now their story is finally being told in this breathtaking novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Becoming Mrs. Lewis.

When Savannah history professor Everly Winthrop is asked …More

Foregone Foregone
By Banks, Russell
2021-03 - Ecco Press
9780063036758 Check Our Catalog

A searing novel about memory, abandonment, and betrayal from the acclaimed and bestselling Russell Banks

At the center of Foregone is famed Canadian American leftist documentary filmmaker Leonard Fife, one of sixty thousand draft evaders and deserters who fled to Canada to avoid serving in Vietnam. Fife, now in his late seventies, is dying of cancer in 
…More

Ten Rules for Faking It Ten Rules for Faking It
By Sullivan, Sophie
2020-12 - St. Martin's Griffin
9781250624161 Check Our Catalog

A wholesome, slow-burn romance that will warm your heart...This is a Hallmark movie in book form. - USA Today bestselling author Helen Hoang

What happens when your love life becomes the talk of the town?

As birthdays go, this year's for radio producer Everly Dean hit rock-bottom.

Worse than the "tonsillectomy birthday." Worse than the birthday her parents …More

The Windsor Knot The Windsor Knot
By Bennett, Sj
2021-03 - William Morrow & Company
9780063050006 Check Our Catalog

" A] pitch-perfect murder mystery... If The Crown were crossed with Miss Marple..., the result would probably be something like this charming whodunnit." - Ruth Ware, author of One by One

The first book in a highly original and delightfully clever crime series in which Queen Elizabeth II secretly …More

Victory's Price (Star Wars): An Alphabet Squadron Novel Victory's Price (Star Wars): An Alphabet Squadron Novel
By Freed, Alexander
2021-03 - Del Rey Books
9781984820075 Check Our Catalog

The aces of the New Republic have one final chance to defeat the darkness of Shadow Wing in this thrilling conclusion to the Star Wars: Alphabet Squadron trilogy

In the wake of Yrica Quell's shocking decision--and one of the fiercest battles of their lives--the remnants of Alphabet Squadron seek answers and closure across a galaxy whose old war scars are threatening to reopen. …More

Fast Ice: The NUMA Files Book 18 Fast Ice: The NUMA Files Book 18
By Cussler, Clive
Author Brown, Graham
2021-03 - G.P. Putnam's Sons
9780593327869 Check Our Catalog

Kurt Austin races to Antarctica to stop a chilling plot that imperils the entire planet in the latest novel from the #1 New York Times-bestselling Grand Master of Adventure.

In the early days of World War II, the infamous German Luftwaffe embark upon an expedition to Antarctica, hoping to set up a military base to support their goal of world domination. Though the military …More

The Lost Apothecary The Lost Apothecary
By Penner, Sarah
2021-03 - Park Row
9780778311010 Check Our Catalog

Named Most Anticipated of 2021 by NewsweekGood HousekeepingHello magazine, Oprah.com, Bustle, Popsugar, Betches, Sweet July, and GoodReads

"A bold, edgy, accomplished debut " --Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Alice Network

…More

Good Eggs Good Eggs
By Hardiman, Rebecca
2021-03 - Atria Books
9781982164294 Check Our Catalog

"A joyous, exuberantly fun-filled novel of second chances. An absolute delight from start to finish " --Sarah Haywood, New York Times bestselling author

"Bracing, hilarious, warm, this novel is as wayward and mad as the human heart." --Judy Blundell, New York Times bestselling author

A hilarious and heartfelt debut novel following three generations …More

Life After Death: A Novel Life After Death: A Novel
By Sister Souljah
2021-03 - Atria Books
9781982139131 Check Our Catalog

The long-anticipated sequel to Sister Souljah's million copy bestseller The Coldest Winter Ever.

Winter Santiaga hit time served. Still stunning, still pretty, still bold, still loves her father more than any man in the world, still got her hustle and high fashion flow. She's eager to pay back her enemies, rebuild her father's empire, reset his crown, and ultimately to snatch …More

A Matter of Life and Death: A Robin Lockwood Novel A Matter of Life and Death: A Robin Lockwood Novel
By Margolin, Phillip
2021-03 - Minotaur Books
9781250258427 Check Our Catalog

A genuine whodunnit (Kirkus Reviews)--Phillip Margolin, the master of the courtroom thriller, returns with A Matter of Life and Death, a classic mind-bending puzzle, as Attorney Robin Lockwood must face her most challenging case yet, with everything stacked against her client and death on the line.

Joe Lattimore, homeless and trying desperately to provide for his young …More

The Recent East The Recent East
By Grattan, Thomas
2021-03 - MCD
9780374247935 Check Our Catalog

One of O, the Oprah MagazineRefinery29, and The Millions' Most Anticipated Books of 2021, one of Goodreads's 75 Debut Novels to Discover in 2021, and one of The Advocate's 22 LGBTQ+ Books You Absolutely Need to Read This Year

A sprawling, captivating story of identity, displacement, family, and belonging, Thomas Grattan's debut novel is at …More

The Stills The Stills
By Montgomery, Jess
2021-03 - Minotaur Books
9781250623409 Check Our Catalog

With compassion and insight, Jess Montgomery weaves a gripping mystery and portrait of community in The Stills, the powerful third novel in the Kinship series.

Ohio, 1927: Moonshining is a way of life in rural Bronwyn County, and even the otherwise upstanding Sheriff Lily Ross has been known to turn a blind eye when it comes to stills in the area. But when …More

The Ardent Swarm The Ardent Swarm
By Manai, Yamen
Translator Vergnaud, Lara
2021-02 - Amazon Crossing
9781542020473 Check Our Catalog

From an award-winning Tunisian author comes a stirring allegory about a country in the aftermath of revolution and the power of a single quest.

Sidi lives a hermetic life as a bee whisperer, tending to his beloved "girls" on the outskirts of the desolate North African village of Nawa. He wakes one morning to find that something has attacked one of his beehives, brutally killing …More

We Begin at the End We Begin at the End
By Whitaker, Christopher
2021-03 - Henry Holt & Company
9781250759665 Check Our Catalog

With We Begin at the End, Chris Whitaker has written an extraordinary novel about people who deserve so much more than life serves them. At times devastating, with flashes of humor and hope throughout, it is ultimately an inspiring tale of how the human spirit prevails and how, in the end, love--in all its different guises--wins.

There are two kinds of families: the ones we are …More

Like Lovers Do Like Lovers Do
By Livesay, Tracey
2020-08 - HarperTrophy
9780062979568 Check Our Catalog

Tracey Livesay continues her fun-filled Girls Trip series with this romance that will tug at your heartstrings.

Sometimes faking it can lead to the real thing...

Driven and focused, Dr. Nicole Allen is an accomplished surgeon. With a tough past, Nic's gone above and beyond everyone's expectations. But when she disciplines an intern--a powerful donor's …More

The Keepsake Sisters The Keepsake Sisters
By Wilde, Lori
2021-02 - William Morrow & Company
9780062953186 Check Our Catalog

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Lori Wilde's heartwarming follow-up to her "page-turning and passionate" (Jill Shalvis) trade paperback debut, The Moonglow Sisters, takes readers back to Moonglow Cove, Texas, with a story of twin sisters separated at birth who are reunited under unforgettable circumstances
…More

Destined for You Destined for You
By Peterson, Tracie
2021-03 - Bethany House Publishers
9780764232350 Check Our Catalog

In 1869, Gloriana Womack's family is much smaller since smallpox killed her mother and two of her siblings. She lives in a modest cottage in Duluth, Minnesota, with her father and young brother, and she has dedicated her life to holding her tiny, fractured family together--especially as her father is frequently gone on long fishing trips. Their livelihood may come from the waters of Lake Superior, …More

Everything After Everything After
By Santopolo, Jill
2021-03 - G.P. Putnam's Sons
9780593086964 Check Our Catalog

The Light We Lost mixes with a touch of Daisy Jones and the Six in this novel of first love, passion, and the power of choice--and how we cannot escape the people we are meant to be.

Two loves. Two choices. One chance to follow her dreams.

Emily has come a long way since she lost her two passions fifteen years ago: music, and Rob. She's a psychologist at NYU who …More

The Beirut Protocol The Beirut Protocol
By Rosenberg, Joel C.
2021-03 - Tyndale House Publishers
9781496437891 Check Our Catalog

From the New York TimesUSA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestselling author

A game-changing peace treaty between Israel and the Saudis is nearly done.

The secretary of state is headed to the region to seal the deal.

And Special Agent Marcus Ryker is leading an advance trip along the Israeli-Lebanon border, ahead of the secretary's 
…More

New England Nature: Centuries of Writing on the Wonder and Beauty of the Land New England Nature: Centuries of Writing on the Wonder and Beauty of the Land
By Lehman, Eric D.
2020-12 - Globe Pequot Press
9781493052189 Check Our Catalog

Since its founding four hundred years ago, New England has been a vital source of nature writing. Maybe it's the diversity of landscapes huddled so close together or the marriage of nature and culture in a relatively small, six-state region. Maybe it's the regenerative powers of the ecosystem in a place of repeated exploitations. Or maybe we have simply been thinking about our relationship with …More

Thaddeus Stevens: Civil War Revolutionary Thaddeus Stevens: Civil War Revolutionary
By Levine, Bruce
2021-03 - Simon & Schuster
9781476793375 Check Our Catalog

The definitive biography of one of the 19th century's greatest statesmen, encompassing his decades-long fight against slavery, his key role in the Union war effort, and his postwar struggle to bring racial justice to America.

Thaddeus Stevens was among the first to see the Civil War as an opportunity for a second American revolution--a chance to remake the country as a true multiracial …More

The Grande Odalisque The Grande Odalisque
By Mulot, Jerome
Author Ruppert, Florent
Author Vives, Bastien
2021-02 - Fantagraphics Books
9781683964025 Check Our Catalog

Carole & Alex, best friends for years, are now literal partners in crime and planning their biggest heist yet: to steal the classic Ingres painting Le Grande Odalisque from the Louvre. With the help of Sam, their new getaway driver, the trio feels like they could take on the French Special Forces--and they just might need to. …More

The Chicken Bible: Say Goodbye to Boring Chicken with 500 Recipes for Easy Dinners, Braises, Wings, Stir-Fries, and So Much More The Chicken Bible
By America's Test Kitchen
2021-02 - America's Test Kitchen
9781948703543 Check Our Catalog

Poultry enthusiasts unite - ATK has you covered from the basic to the spectacular with 500 recipes that deliver low-key dinners, game-day favorites, simple sandwiches, special-occasion showstoppers, and beyond.

You can call chicken a lot of things. Blank canvas, weeknight go-to, lean protein, we've heard it all. But boring? That's where we draw the line. Sure, it might have started …More

Boston's Apollo: John Singer Sargent and Thomas McKeller Boston's Apollo: John Singer Sargent and Thomas McKeller
By Silver, Nathaniel
Contribution by Fairbrother, Trevor
Contribution by Fisher, Paul
2020-02 - Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
9780300249866 Check Our Catalog

The story of the extraordinary collaboration behind one of John Singer Sargent's renowned late masterpieces

In 1916, John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) met Thomas Eugene McKeller (1890-1962), a young African American elevator attendant, at Boston's Hotel Vendome. McKeller became the principal model for Sargent's murals in the new wing of the city's Museum of Fine Arts, among the painter's …More

Berlin Reckoning: A German-American Story of Books, War, Flight, Exile, and Emigration Berlin Reckoning: A German-American Story of Books, War, Flight, Exile, and Emigration
By Wolff, Alexander
2021-03 - Atlantic Monthly Press
9780802158253 Check Our Catalog

A sweeping portrait of the turmoil of the twentieth century and the legacy of immigration, as seen through the German-American family of the celebrated book publisher Kurt Wolff

A literary gem researched over a year the author spent living in Berlin, Endpapers excavates the extraordinary histories of the author's grandfather and father: the renowned publisher Kurt Wolff, dubbed …More
Sybille Bedford: A Life Sybille Bedford: A Life
By Hastings, Selina
2021-02 - Knopf Publishing Group
9781101947913 Check Our Catalog

The first biography of the universally acclaimed British writer, Sybille Bedford, by the celebrated author of books about Nancy Mitford and Evelyn Waugh.

Passionate, liberated, fiercely independent, Sybille Bedford was a writer and a journalist, the author of ten books, including a biography of Aldous Huxley, and four novels, all of which fictionalized her extraordinary life. Born in …More

Fourteen (Talks) by (Age) Fourteen: The Essential Conversations You Need to Have with Your Kids Before They Start High School Fourteen (Talks) by (Age) Fourteen: The Essential Conversations You Need to Have with Your Kids Before They Start High School
By Icard, Michelle
2021-02 - Harmony
9780593137512 Check Our Catalog

The fourteen essential conversations to have with your tween and early teenager to prepare them for the emotional, physical, and social challenges ahead, including scripts and advice to keep the communication going and stay connected during this critical developmental window.

"This book is a gift to parents and teenagers alike."--Lisa Damour, PhD, author of Untangled and …More

The Unreasonable Virtue of Fly Fishing The Unreasonable Virtue of Fly Fishing
By Kurlansky, Mark
2021-03 - Bloomsbury Publishing
9781635573077 Check Our Catalog

From the award-winning, bestselling author of Cod--the irresistible story of the science, history, art, and culture of the least efficient way to catch a fish.

Fly fishing, historian Mark Kurlansky has found, is a battle of wits, fly fisher vs. fish--and the fly fisher does not always (or often) win. The targets--salmon, trout, and char; and for some, bass, tarpon, tuna, …More

The Nine Lives of Pakistan: Dispatches from a Precarious State The Nine Lives of Pakistan: Dispatches from a Precarious State
By Walsh, Declan
2020-11 - W. W. Norton & Company
9780393249910 Check Our Catalog

Declan Walsh is one of the New York Times's most distinguished international correspondents. His electrifying portrait of Pakistan over a tumultuous decade captures the sweep of this strange, wondrous, and benighted country through the dramatic lives of nine fascinating individuals.

On assignment as the country careened between crises, Walsh traveled from the raucous port of …More

The Soul of a Woman The Soul of a Woman
By Allende, Isabel
2021-03 - Ballantine Books
9780593355626 Check Our Catalog

From the New York Times bestselling author of A Long Petal of the Sea comes a passionate and inspiring meditation on what it means to be a woman.

"When I say that I was a feminist in kindergarten, I am not exaggerating," begins Isabel Allende. As a child, she watched her mother, abandoned by her husband, provide for her three small children without "resources or 
…More

Dusk Night Dawn Dusk Night Dawn
By Lamott, Anne
2021-03 - Riverhead Books
9780593189696 Check Our Catalog

"Anne Lamott is my Oprah.-Chicago Tribune

From the bestselling author of Help, Thanks, Wow comes an inspiring guide to restoring hope and joy in our lives.

In Dusk, Night, Dawn, Anne Lamott explores the tough questions that many of us grapple with. How can we recapture the confidence we once had as we stumble through the dark times …More

Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future
By Kolbert, Elizabeth
2021-02 - Crown Publishing Group (NY)
9780593136270 Check Our Catalog

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sixth Extinction returns to humanity's transformative impact on the environment, now asking: After doing so much damage, can we change nature, this time to save it?

That man should have dominion "over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth" is a prophecy that has hardened into fact. So pervasive are human …More

Neither Wolf Nor Dog 25th Anniversary Edition: On Forgotten Roads with an Indian Elder Neither Wolf Nor Dog 25th Anniversary Edition: On Forgotten Roads with an Indian Elder
By Nerburn, Kent
Foreword by Plant, Robert
2019-09 - New World Library
9781608686384 Check Our Catalog

A story of two men--one white and one Native American--searching for common ground as they journey through the western Dakotas.n Dakotas. …More

Come Fly the World: The Jet-Age Story of the Women of Pan Am Come Fly the World: The Jet-Age Story of the Women of Pan Am
By Cooke, Julia
2021-03 - Houghton Mifflin
9780358251408 Check Our Catalog

Glamour, danger, liberation: in a Mad Men-era of commercial flight, Pan Am World Airways attracted the kind of young woman who wanted out, and wanted up

Required to have a college education, speak two languages, and possess the political savvy of a Foreign Service officer, a jet-age stewardess serving on iconic Pan Am between 1966 and 1975 also had to be between …More

The Digital Library is Always Open


While printed books, movies, audiobooks, and magazines are now available for pickup from Vineyard Haven Library, cardholders can continue to access our digital library for streaming video, eBooks, eAudiobooks, eMagazines, genealogy, and eLearning resources.

Access to most resources requires a Vineyard Haven Library Card and PIN number. Contact the library if you need assistance getting started with digital resources.

      

            




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Weekly Children's Room Newsletter




Our Children's Librarian Emily is sending out a new weekly email newsletter for families. To sign up, email Emily at elapierre@clamsnet.org, or just reply to this email and ask to be added to the children's email list. You can follow this link to view this week's issue: Rainbow Scratch Art, Veggie Dip, Prisms!

Weekly Children's Programs
Each week our Youth Services librarians create "Take & Make" bags filled with themed educational activities. Virtual Storytime and video tutorials on our Facebook and YouTube pages enhance the Take & Make bag activities. Bags are available for pickup weekly on Sundays from 3pm - 5pm (on a first come basis while supplies last). For more information, contact Emily our Children's Librarian! Teen "Take & Make" craft bags are also available weekly, Young Adult Librarian Jennifer can provide the details!

For program announcements follow our Kids & Young Adults Facebook Page, and check out our new YouTube channel. Books are now available from the library through contactless pickup, and eBooks are available through our digital library resources for kids.

Hours & Contact Information


Call: (508) 696-4210 
Email:  vhpl_mail@clamsnet.org 
Staff Hours:  Monday-Saturday, 10 AM - 5 PM


Contactless Pickup Hours:  
Monday-Saturday, 12 PM - 5 PM, & until 6 PM  Thursday

The Library Building is temporarily closed to the public. Contactless pickup of books, movies, CDs, magazines, and other library material is available 6 days a week. Items must be requested in advance. We cannot fill walk-up requests at this time, but we will do our best to fill same day holds placed by 2pm. Learn more: http://www.vhlibrary.org/contactless.shtml

For the latest information on library services and programs, visit our website http://vhlibrary.org/ or follow our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/vhlibrary/.

Programming at Vineyard Haven Public Library is supported by the Friends of the Library, the Bergman Foundation, and by bequests from Ruth Redding and Stephen C. Luce.
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