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Documentary & Discussion with Director




For National Poetry Month, the Chilmark, Vineyard Haven, West Tisbury and Edgartown libraries present an opportunity to view the film “Beyond the Mask,” a documentary about Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906), the first African American to achieve national fame as a writer. Library patrons are invited to self-screen the film from April 8-12, and join us on Zoom on Saturday, April 10 at 6 pm to  meet the director, Dr. Frederick Lewis, as he speaks about his film and the legacy of Paul Laurence Dunbar.

Dunbar’s story strongly reflects the African American experience around the turn of the century. Born to former slaves in Dayton, Ohio, where he was boyhood friends with the Wright Brothers, Dunbar is best remembered for his poem “We Wear The Mask” and for lines from “Sympathy” that became the title of Maya Angelou’s famous autobiography “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.” Dunbar, whom 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.” However, to earn a living, he also wrote poems and short stories in “Plantation dialect” and contributed lyrics for Broadway musicals that bordered on blackface minstrelsy. Link to the trailer: https://vimeo.com/253063876

Participants will be able to stream the film 'Beyond the Mask' on their own time from April 8th - April 12th (a link to access the film will be sent out to registered participants on April 8th). 

Contact Library Program Coordinator Anne McDonough at amcdonough@clamsnet.org to register.

Upcoming Library Events 


To register for online events or for more information, contact our Program Coordinator Anne McDonough at amcdonough@clamsnet.org

10 am to Noon, Tuesday & Saturday (Weather permitting)
Backyard Book Browsing

Each week while the library is closed, patrons are invited to browse and checkout a selection of new and popular books outdoors in the courtyard behind the library. Entry is by the path behind the building from Greenwood Avenue. Participants are required to wear a mask, sanitize hands prior to browsing, practice social distancing, and limit handling books they do not intend to check out. Browsing may be limited to 15 minutes per person. 

Starts Today! 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

3 pm Sunday April 4th
Adult Take & Make Bag Pick-up: Mini Embroidery

Join us every month, at your leisure, for a featured project from our online crafts platform “Creativebug." Craft bags will be available for pickup at the library entrance from 3-5 pm on Sunday, while supplies last. Use your Martha's Vineyard library card to create a Creativebug account. Our project this month is Mini Embroidery, and there are many relevant classes on Creativebug, including Embroidery Sampler and Botanical Leaf Embroidery.

9 am Tuesday April 6th
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. 

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. 

7 pm Wednesdays, April 7th - June 2nd
Online: Faulkner’s Masterpieces with Phil Weinstein

Philip Weinstein, the Alexander Griswold Cummins Professor of English Emeritus at Swarthmore College, will present  a nine-part seminar on the three masterworks of William Faulkner, The Sound and the Fury , Light in August, and Absalom, Absalom! Professor Weinstein and Lifelong Learning Swarthmore have generously arranged for Martha's Vineyard Library patrons to participate in this program at no charge. To sign up for complimentary access, please register through the library's event calendar. Hosted on Zoom by Lifelong Learning Swarthmore. Zoom login will be sent to registered library participants prior to the first session on April 7th.

4 pm Thursday April 8th
Online: Food Waste Initiative with Eunice Youmans

Join Eunice Youmans from Island Grown Initiative as she explains the benefits of composting your household waste. Every year, 6,500 tons of watermelon rinds from hundreds of summer picnics, skeletons from bunches of grapes, citrus peels from fancy cocktails and countless eggshells, skins, husks, soggy napkins, lobster appendages, heads of romaine lettuce and moldy bread are shipped off the Vineyard at a premium. Vineyarders send the equivalent of 261 trucks of food waste back to the mainland annually according to estimates from an Island-wide organics feasibility study completed in 2017. At the same time, thousands of cubic yards of compost are shipped to the Island to enrich the soil.

3 pm Friday April 9th
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. 

3 pm Wednesday April 14th
Online: Container Companion Planting
Maximize your small space to grow a variety of fruits and vegetables. Get the best use from your container garden pots with planting happy companions! Emily Armstrong from Island Grown Initiative will give us tips on which plants grow great together.



11 am Wednesday April 21st
Online: A Summer of Drawing with Elizabeth Whelan

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.

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.)

Book Groups & Other Monthly Events


6 pm Tuesday April 13th
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 April is Za'atar. To sign up contact Anne McDonough at the library (amcdonough@clamsnet.org) or register online.

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

1:30 pm Thursday April 15th
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. April book selection: 'Squeeze Me' by Carl Hiaasen.

6 pm Tuesday April 27th
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: "New Possibilities  ."

Free Library Events, Statewide




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 the coming week, 6 pm Tuesday, April 13, the State Library of Massachusetts will host an online conversation with Tobey Pearl, author of the new book, Terror to the Wicked: America's First Trial by Jury That Ended a War and Helped to Form a Nation. This talk is presented in partnership with the Boston Public Library and American Ancestors/New England Historic Genealogical Society.

The year: 1638. The setting: Providence, near Plymouth Colony. A young Nipmuc tribesman returning home from trading beaver pelts is fatally stabbed in a robbery in the woods near Plymouth Colony by a vicious white runaway indentured servant. The tribesman, fighting for his life, is able with his final breaths to reveal the details of the attack to Providence’s governor, Roger Williams. A frantic manhunt by the fledgling government ensues to capture the killer and his gang. Their success and the trial that followed changed the course of America’s future, ending the two-year Pequot War and bringing about a peace that allowed the colonies to become a full-blown nation. 

Piecing together a fascinating narrative through original research and first-rate detective work, Tobey Pearl recreates in detail this startling, pivotal moment in pre-revolutionary America as she examines the evolution of our nascent civil liberties and the role of the jury as a safeguard against injustice.

Author Tobey Pearl earned degrees in law and international relations from Boston University and studied international law at the University of Hong Kong. She practiced law and taught at Emerson College, and she lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

To register for this free online event, visit: 
https://bpl.bibliocommons.com/events/60415721e85a2b2f009a948d

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

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.
 
The Tide Between Us The Tide Between Us
By Collins, Olive
2018-12 - Independent Publishing Network
9781838530563 Check Our Catalog

1821: After the landlord of Lugdale Estate in Kerry is assassinated, young Art O'Neill's innocent father is hanged and Art is deported to the cane fields of Jamaica as an indentured servant. On Mangrove Plantation he gradually acclimatises to the exotic country and unfamiliar customs of the African slaves, and achieves a kind of contentment. When the new heirs to the plantation arrive from Ireland …More

The Lamplighters The Lamplighters
By Stonex, Emma
2021-03 - Viking
9781984882158 Check Our Catalog

"Inspired by a haunting true story, a gorgeous and atmospheric novel about the mysterious disappearance of three lighthouse keepers from a remote tower miles from the Cornish coast--and about the wives who were left behind. What strange fate befell these doomed men? …More

Brother, Sister, Mother, Explorer Brother, Sister, Mother, Explorer
By Figueroa, Jamie
2021-03 - Catapult
9781948226882 Check Our Catalog

A fableistic, beautifully crafted, poetic debut novel of enormous power and grace about a sister trying to hold back her brother from the edge of the abyss for readers of Jesmyn Ward and Tommy Orange (The New York Times Book Review).

In the tourist town of Ciudad de Tres Hermanas, in the aftermath of their mother's passing, two siblings spend a final weekend …More

The Palm Beach Murders The Palm Beach Murders
By Patterson, James
2021-03 - Grand Central Publishing
9781538749982 Check Our Catalog

The wealthiest zip code in Florida doesn't just have billionaires, yachts, and private planes--it also has the best murder plots money can buy. The Palm Beach Murders (previously published as Let's Play Make-Believe)Both survivors of the divorce wars, Christy and Martin don't believe in love at first sight and certainly not on a first date. But from the instant …More

The Cook of the Halcyon The Cook of the Halcyon
By Camilleri, Andrea
Translator Sartarelli, Stephen
2021-03 - Penguin Books
9780143136187 Check Our Catalog

The new novel in the transporting New York Times bestselling Inspector Montalbano mystery series

Giovanni Trincanato has brought ruin to the shipyard he inherited from his father and when a worker he fires hangs himself on the construction site, Inspector Montalbano is called to the scene. In short order, the inspector loses his temper with the crass Giovanni, delivers a slap to …More

The Red Book
The Red Book
By Patterson, James
Author Ellis, David
2021-03 - Little Brown and Company
9780316499408 Check Our Catalog

2nd book in Black book thriller series

James Patterson believes The Black Book is his best thriller ever. The Red Book is even better.

For Detective Billy Harney, getting shot in the head, stalked by a state's attorney, and accused of murder by his fellow cops is a normal week on the job. So when a drive-by shooting on the Chicago's west side turns political, he leads the way to a quick solve. But …More

Zorrie Zorrie
By Hunt, Laird
2021-02 - Bloomsbury Publishing
9781635575361 Check Our Catalog

"It was Indiana, it was the dirt she had bloomed up out of, it was who she was, what she felt, how she thought, what she knew."

As a girl, Zorrie Underwood's modest and hardscrabble home county was the only constant in her young life. After losing both her parents, Zorrie moved in with her aunt, whose own death orphaned Zorrie all over again, casting her off into the perilous …More

Of Women and Salt Of Women and Salt
By Garcia, Gabriela
2021-03 - Flatiron Books
9781250776686 Check Our Catalog

A sweeping, masterful debut about a daughter's fateful choice, a mother motivated by her own past, and a family legacy that begins in Cuba before either of them were born

In present-day Miami, Jeanette is battling addiction. Daughter of Carmen, a Cuban immigrant, she is determined to learn more about her family history from her reticent mother and makes the snap decision to take in …More

Red Island House Red Island House
By Lee, Andrea
2021-03 - Scribner Book Company
9781982137809 Check Our Catalog

From National Book Award-nominated writer Andrea Lee comes a gorgeously evocative epic about love, clashing cultures, and identity, set in the tropical African island nation of Madagascar.

"People do mysterious things when they think they've found paradise," reflects Shay, the heroine of Red Island House. When Shay, a Black American professor who's always had an adventurous …More

A Legacy A Legacy
By Bedford, Sybille
Introduction by Wineapple, Brenda
2015-03 - New York Review of Books
9781590178263 Check Our Catalog

A Legacy is the tale of two very different families, the Merzes and the Feldens. The Jewish Merzes are longstanding members of Berlin's haute bourgeoisie who count a friend of Goethe among their distinguished ancestors. Not that this proud legacy means much of anything to them anymore. Secure in their huge town house, they devote themselves to little more than enjoying their comforts and …More

Things That Grow Things That Grow
By Goldstein, Meredith
2021-03 - Houghton Mifflin
9781328770103 Check Our Catalog

After her grandmother dies, a girl travels to different gardens to scatter her ashes, learning about life and love along the way. From Love Letters advice columnist and podcast host Meredith Goldstein, this emotionally resonant novel with a touch of humor is perfect for fans of Robin Benway and Jenna Evans Welch.

When Lori's Dorothy Parker-loving grandmother dies, Lori's world is …More

Gathering Dark Gathering Dark
By Fox, Candice
2021-03 - Forge
9781250317636 Check Our Catalog

Gathering Dark is a new standalone thriller set in Los Angeles from #1 New York Times and Globe and Mail bestselling author Candice Fox.

A convicted killer. A gifted thief. A vicious ganglord. A disillusioned cop. Together they're a missing girl's only hope. Dr. Blair Harbour, once a wealthy, respected pediatric surgeon, is now an ex-con 
…More

The Women of Chateau Lafayette The Women of Chateau Lafayette
By Dray, Stephanie
2021-03 - Berkley Books
9781984802125 Check Our Catalog

Named one of 2021's Most Anticipated Historical Novels by Oprah Magazine ∙ PopSugar ∙ SheReads  and more

An epic saga from New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Dray based on the true story of an extraordinary castle in the heart of France and the remarkable women bound by its legacy. Most castles are …More

Tell No Lies Tell No Lies
By Brennan, Allison
2021-03 - Mira Books
9780778331469 Check Our Catalog

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR ALLISON BRENNAN'S NEW QUINN & COSTA NOVEL

The unsolved murder of a young activist leads to the discovery of much darker crimes in New York Times bestselling author Allison Brennan's latest compelling thriller to feaure the young, edgy detective Kara Quinn and 
…More

The Path to Sunshine Cove The Path to Sunshine Cove
By Thayne, Raeanne
2021-03 - Hqn
9781335665430 Check Our Catalog

With the emotional pull of Debbie Macomber, Barbara Delinsky and Susan Wiggs, RaeAnne Thayne brings readers an uplifting, brand new story told with her trademark charm and heart.

She knows what's best for everyone but herself...

With a past like hers, Jessica Clayton feels safer in a life spent on the road. She's made a career out of 
…More

The Bounty
The Bounty
By Evanovich, Janet
Author Hamilton, Steve
2021-03 - Atria Books
9781982157135 Check Our Catalog

7th book in Fox & O'Hare series

FBI agent Kate O'Hare and charming criminal Nick Fox race against time to uncover a buried train filled with Nazi gold in this thrilling adventure in the "romantic and gripping" (Good Housekeeping) Fox and O'Hare series from the #1 New York Times bestselling author Janet Evanovich.

Straight as an arrow special agent Kate …More

Act Your Age, Eve Brown Act Your Age, Eve Brown
By Hibbert, Talia
2021-03 - Avon Books
9780062941275 Check Our Catalog

In USA Today bestselling author Talia Hibbert's newest rom-com, the flightiest Brown sister crashes into the life of an uptight B&B owner and has him falling hard--literally.

One of POPSUGAR's 42 Books Everyone Will Be Talking About in 2021, Marie Claire's 10 Best New Romances of 2021, and Oprah Mag's Most Anticipated Romances of 2021

Eve Brown is a certified hot mess. No matter how hard she strives to do right, her life always goes horribly wrong--so she's given up trying. But when her personal brand of chaos ruins an expensive wedding (someone had to liberate those poor doves), her parents draw the line. It's time for Eve to grow up and prove herself even though she's not entirely sure how. …More

Karolina and the Torn Curtain Karolina and the Torn Curtain
By Szymiczkowa, Maryla
Translator Lloyd-Jones, Antonia
2021-03 - Mariner Books
9780358157571 Check Our Catalog

"An ingenious marriage of comedy and crime" (Olga Tokarczuk, Nobel laureate): when amateur sleuth and cunning socialite Zofia Turbotyńska's beloved maid goes missing, she dives deep into Cracow's web of crime, with only her trusted cook for company.

Cracow, 1895. Zofia and her maid Franciszka have their hands full organizing Easter festivities, especially with the household short …More

Maxwell's Demon Maxwell's Demon
By Hall, Steven
2021-04 - Grove Press
9780802149206 Check Our Catalog

Thomas Quinn is having a hard time. A failed novelist, he's stuck writing short stories and audio scripts for other people's characters. His wife, Imogen, is working on a remote island halfway around the world, and talking to her over the webcam isn't the same. The bills are piling up, the dirty dishes are stacking in the sink, and the whole world seems to be hurtling towards entropic collapse. …More

There's No Such Thing as an Easy Job There's No Such Thing as an Easy Job
By Tsumura, Kikuko
2021-03 - Bloomsbury Publishing
9781635576917 Check Our Catalog

"A revelation that plays out through Tsumura's sharp prose and biting observations on late capitalism."--Time Magazine

A young woman walks into an employment agency and requests a job that has the following traits: it is close to her home, and it requires no reading, no writing, and ideally, very little thinking. Her first gig--watching the hidden-camera feed of an author …More

Sorrow and Bliss Sorrow and Bliss
By Mason, Meg
2021-02 - Harper
9780063049581 Check Our Catalog

While I was reading it, I was making a list of all the people I wanted to send it to, until I realized that I wanted to send it to everyone I know. -Ann Patchett

Brutal, tender, funny. . . . I saw myself here. I saw the people I love. I am changed by this book. -Mary Beth Keane, New York Times bestselling author of Ask Again, …More

The Night Gate
By May, Peter
2021-03 - Quercus Books
9781784295042 Check Our Catalog

**THE BRAND-NEW THRILLER FROM THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER**
**PETER MAY: OVER 5.5 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE**
**"AN AUTHOR I'D FOLLOW TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH"- THE NEW YORK TIMES**

In a sleepy French village, the body of a man shot through the head is disinterred by the roots of a fallen tree. A week later a famous art …More

The Artificial Forest The Artificial Forest
By Rich, Nathaniel
2021-03 - MCD
9780374106034 Check Our Catalog

From the author of Losing Earth, a beautifully told exploration of our post-natural world that points the way to a new mode of ecological writing.

We live at a time in which scientists race to reanimate extinct beasts, our most essential ecosystems require monumental engineering projects to survive, chicken breasts grow in test tubes, and multinational corporations conspire to …More

A World Without Email: Reimagining Work in an Age of Communication Overload A World Without Email: Reimagining Work in an Age of Communication Overload
By Newport, Cal
2021-03 - Portfolio
9780525536550 Check Our Catalog

From New York Times bestselling author Cal Newport comes a bold vision for liberating workers from the tyranny of the inbox--and unleashing a new era of productivity.

Modern knowledge workers communicate constantly. Their days are defined by a relentless barrage of incoming messages and back-and-forth digital conversations--a state of constant, anxious chatter in which nobody can …More

Cosmic Queries: Startalk's Guide to Who We Are, How We Got Here, and Where We're Going Cosmic Queries: Startalk's Guide to Who We Are, How We Got Here, and Where We're Going
By Tyson, Neil DeGrasse
Author Trefil, James
2021-03 - National Geographic Society
9781426221774 Check Our Catalog

In this thought-provoking follow-up to his acclaimed StarTalk book, uber astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson tackles the world's most important philosophical questions about the universe with wit, wisdom, and cutting-edge science.

For science geeks, space and physics nerds, and all who want to understand their place in the universe, this enlightening new book from Neil 
…More

The Visual Encyclopedia The Visual Encyclopedia
By DK
2020-10 - DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
9781465499943 Check Our Catalog

An elegant new take on the classic family encyclopedia, filled with beautiful images and clear, accessible text.

Packed with facts and illustrations, this landmark book offers a reliable, visually stunning, and family-friendly alternative to online information sources.

This fully illustrated encyclopedia is the antidote to the internet. It's expertly written and beautifully …More

Help Yourself: A Practical Guide to Finding the Information and Assistance You Need Help Yourself: A Practical Guide to Finding the Information and Assistance You Need
By Yager, Jan
2021-03 - Allworth
9781621536307 Check Our Catalog

How to Find Help for Any Situation

Although we live in the age of information and everyone is bombarded with potential sources of help, sifting through those possibilities can be a chore. This is where Help Yourself comes in With this useful reference, author Jan Yager provides an overview of the various situations that most people have to navigate, from calling customer …More

Think and Grow Rich: The Complete Original Edition (with Bonus Material) Think and Grow Rich: The Complete Original Edition (with Bonus Material)
By Hill, Napoleon
2021-03 - St. Martin's Essentials
9781250780027 Check Our Catalog

Napoleon Hill's transformational classic on creating wealth
Also includes the bonus essay Adversity--A Blessing in Disguise

Originally published in 1937, Napoleon Hill's life-changing philosophy of success has sold millions of copies and changed countless lives. Since its publication, Think and Grow Rich has become one of the most …More

Terror to the Wicked: America's First Murder Trial by Jury, Ending a War and Helping to Form a Nation Terror to the Wicked: America's First Murder Trial by Jury, Ending a War and Helping to Form a Nation
By Pearl, Tobey
2021-03 - Pantheon Books
9781101871713 Check Our Catalog

A little-known moment in colonial history that changed the course of America's future.A riveting account of a brutal killing, an all-out manhunt, and the first murder trial in America, set against the backdrop of the Pequot War(between the Pequot tribe and the colonists of Massachusetts Bay) that ended this two-year war and brought about a peace that allowed the colonies to become a nation. …More

In Search of Mycotopia: Citizen Science, Fungi Fanatics, and the Untapped Potential of Mushrooms In Search of Mycotopia: Citizen Science, Fungi Fanatics, and the Untapped Potential of Mushrooms
By Bierend, Doug
2021-03 - Chelsea Green Publishing Company
9781603589796 Check Our Catalog

"The author's sharp ear for dialogue imbues his word portraits with vivid detail. . . . Mushrooms are having a moment. A] natural sequel for the many readers who enjoyed Merlin Sheldrake's Entangled Life."--Library Journal

"Comprehensive and enthusiastic . . . This fascinating, informative look into a unique subculture and the fungi at its …More

A Most Remarkable Creature: The Hidden Life and Epic Journey of the World's Smartest Birds of Prey A Most Remarkable Creature: The Hidden Life and Epic Journey of the World's Smartest Birds of Prey
By Meiburg, Jonathan
2021-03 - Knopf Publishing Group
9781101875704 Check Our Catalog

"A fascinating, entertaining, and totally engrossing story."--David Sibley, author of What It's Like to Be a Bird

"Utterly captivating and beautifully written, this book is a hugely entertaining and enlightening exploration of a bird so wickedly smart, curious, and social, it boggles the mind."--Jennifer Ackerman, author of The Bird Way

"As curious, …More

Dostoevsky in Love: An Intimate Life Dostoevsky in Love: An Intimate Life
By Christofi, Alex
2021-03 - Bloomsbury Continuum
9781472964694 Check Our Catalog

'A daring and mesmerizing twist on the art of biography' Douglas Smith, author of Rasputin: The Biography

'Anyone who loves Dostoevsky's] novels will be fascinated by this book- Sue Prideaux, author of I Am Dynamite A Life of Friedrich Nietzsche

Dostoevsky's life was marked by brilliance and brutality. Sentenced to death as a young …More

In Search of a Kingdom: Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the Invention of the British Empire In Search of a Kingdom: Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the Invention of the British Empire
By Bergreen, Laurence
2021-03 - Custom House
9780062875358 Check Our Catalog

In this grand and thrilling narrative, the acclaimed biographer of Magellan, Columbus, and Marco Polo brings alive the singular life and adventures of Sir Francis Drake, the pirate/explorer/admiral whose mastery of the seas during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I changed the course of history. "Bergreen masterly …More

The New Heirloom Garden: 12 Theme Designs with Recipes for Cooks Who Love to Garden The New Heirloom Garden: 12 Theme Designs with Recipes for Cooks Who Love to Garden
By Ecker Ogden, Ellen
2021-02 - Rodale Books
9781635650839 Check Our Catalog

Design a beautiful and self-sufficient garden; learn the secrets of heirloom vegetables, herbs, and flowers; and enjoy 55 seasonal recipes featuring the fruits of your labor--all with one book

Heirlooms are more than just delicious ingredients or beautiful flowers--their seeds offer us a connection with the earth, and each one tells a story. Author and garden lecturer Ellen Ecker Ogden …More

Floret Farm's Discovering Dahlias: A Guide to Growing and Arranging Magnificent Blooms Floret Farm's Discovering Dahlias: A Guide to Growing and Arranging Magnificent Blooms
By Benzakein, Erin
With Chai, Julie
Photographer Benzakein, Chris
2021-03 - Chronicle Books
9781452181752 Check Our Catalog

A stunning guide to growing, harvesting, and arranging gorgeous dahlia blooms from celebrated farmer-florist and New York Times bestselling author Erin Benzakein, founder of Floret Flower Farm.

World-renowned flower farmer and floral designer Erin Benzakein reveals all the secrets to growing, cultivating, and arranging gorgeous dahlias. These coveted floral treasures come in a …More

The Cambridge Companion to William Faulkner The Cambridge Companion to William Faulkner
By Weinstein, Phillip
1995-01 - Cambridge University Press
9780521421676 Check Our Catalog

This collection brings together ten major Faulkner scholars to examine the whole of Faulkner's oeuvre, and to bring into focus the broader cultural contexts that lent their resonance to his work. Both affordable and comprehensive, it will be particularly useful for the student seeking a critical introduction to Faulkner but will also serve the dedicated scholar interested in recent trends in …More

New York, New York, New York: Four Decades of Success, Excess, and Transformation New York, New York, New York: Four Decades of Success, Excess, and Transformation
By Dyja, Thomas
2021-03 - Simon & Schuster
9781982149789 Check Our Catalog

A lively, immersive history by an award-winning urbanist of New York City's transformation, and the lessons it offers for the city's future.

Dangerous, filthy, and falling apart, garbage piled on its streets and entire neighborhoods reduced to rubble; New York's terrifying, if liberating, state of nature in 1978 also made it the capital of American culture. Over the next thirty-plus …More

A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance
By Abdurraqib, Hanif
2021-03 - Random House
9781984801197 Check Our Catalog

A stirring meditation on Black performance in America from the New York Times bestselling author of Go Ahead in the Rain

"Whether heralding unsung entertainers or reexamining legends, Hanif Abdurraqib weaves together gorgeous essays that reveal the resilience, heartbreak, and joy within Black performance. I read this book breathlessly."--Brit Bennett, author of 
…More

Every Airbnb Host's Tax Guide
By Fishman, Stephen
2021-01 - NOLO
9781413328202 Check Our Catalog

The complete tax guide for Airbnb and other short-term rental hosts

As a short-term rental host, you're entitled to many valuable deductions and other tax benefits. This book--the first of its kind--shows you how to make the most of your hosting business without risking problems with the IRS

Learn everything you need to know about taxes, including:

Stock Investing for Dummies, 6th Edition Stock Investing for Dummies, 6th Edition
By Mladjenovic, Paul
2020-05 - For Dummies
9781119660767 Check Our Catalog

The bestselling guide to holding steady through the stock market's highs, lows, and stable stretches

When you decide to jump into the stock market, there's a lot to know. Stock Investing For Dummies covers the factual and emotional aspects of putting your money into stocks. In clear, easy-to-understand language, this book explains the numbers behind the stocks, …More

Credit Repair: Make a Plan, Improve Your Credit, Avoid Scams Credit Repair: Make a Plan, Improve Your Credit, Avoid Scams
By Loftsgordon, Amy
Author O'Neill, Cara
2020-10 - NOLO
9781413326772 Check Our Catalog

Bad credit can get better

A bad credit report can prevent you from getting a mortgage, car loan, credit card, apartment, or even a job. The sensible strategies in Credit Repair help you take control of your finances, clean up your credit report and rebuild your credit. Learn how to:

  • prioritize debts and create a budget
  • reduce debts and cut expenses
  • negotiate …More
Long-Term Care: How to Plan & Pay for It Long-Term Care: How to Plan & Pay for It
By Matthews, Joseph
2020-10 - NOLO
9781413327878 Check Our Catalog

Get the best care, in the right place, at the right price

To find the right kind of long-term care, you may need to make difficult personal, medical, and financial decisions during emotionally tough times. Long-Term Care helps you and your family understand the range of available choices. Even more important, it guides you toward the best care you can afford. You'll learn how to: …More

GarageBand for Dummies GarageBand for Dummies
By LeVitus, Bob
2020-08 - For Dummies
9781119645412 Check Our Catalog

Lay down some tracks--no garage required

GarageBand has become the default musical sketchpad for both well-known artists and hobbyists musicians who want a simple way to record, edit, and share their own tunes. GarageBand For Dummies is your go-to guide to navigating the interface and making the tweaks to create your own songs.

Look inside to discover how to lay …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.

      

            

Martha's Vineyard library patrons now have free access the New York Times online. Simply click HERE and enter the code c59d2806040934a2. Create a username and password that you may use for your first login and for every future visit to the New York Times online.

Your code will give you unlimited access to articles for 72 hours. When your 72 hour access expires, simply return to the library website to activate a redemption code for additional 72 hours of access with your existing New York Times account.

Complimentary access to NYTimes.com is sponsored by the Martha's Vineyard Library Association.



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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: DIY Unicorn Horn, Unicorn Popcorn, Virtual Unicorn Party!

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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