Holiday Closing

The library will be closed for the holiday today. [Schedule Changes]

Online: Music as Meditation with Eric Mulhern

Music As Meditation: Ukulele/guitar class for beginners In this 5-week course we will cover the basics of playing the ukulele or guitar and explore how music can serve as a mindfulness practice. We will learn how playing an instrument can aid us in time management,...More

Music As Meditation: Ukulele/guitar class for beginners In this 5-week course we will cover the basics of playing the ukulele or guitar and explore how music can serve as a mindfulness practice. We will learn how playing an instrument can aid us in time management, stress relief, or simply as a fun way to occupy our time. Focus will be placed on the practical aspects of learning the instrument. By the end of the class you will be confident in your ability to play several great songs, and have the tools to learn many more.Requirements:Ukulele or guitarZoom-capable deviceHeadphonesRecommended for ages 13-113In signing up, please commit to attending each class for the duration of the course. Contact: Anne McDonough : 508 696 4211 x116 : amcdonough@clamsnet.org [Adult]

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Online: Conversation en francais

French conversation. All levels welcome. Please email amcdonough@clamsnet.org for meeting access information.Contact: Anne McDonough : 508 696 4211 x116 : amcdonough@clamsnet.org [Adult]

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Virtual: 'The Berth' by Fan Ogilvie

 THIS EVENT WILL BE RE-SCHEDULED FOR FEBJoin us and former poet laureate of West Tisbury Fan Ogilvie as she presents her new book of poems, “The Berth: American Themes in Poems and Images,” that was published this passed September (2020).In the opening poem of the...More

 THIS EVENT WILL BE RE-SCHEDULED FOR FEBJoin us and former poet laureate of West Tisbury Fan Ogilvie as she presents her new book of poems, “The Berth: American Themes in Poems and Images,” that was published this passed September (2020).In the opening poem of the book, “The Last Berth on the Mayflower,” Ogilvie takes on the identity of her fictional female poet and traveler, and writes, “I dreamed of a life of a farmer and a place to raise my children. It could be possible as so many dreams could be possible here. It was a place for dreams, and work. It wouldn’t be easy. But in time we be told.”Ogilvie’s book was inspired by a poem she wrote based on the life of a fictional female passenger aboard the Mayflower as the ship traveled to America. In 2008, Ogilvie published “YOU Selected Poems and Knot: A Life,” then in 2016 published “Easiness Found: Poems and Paintings.”Please contact amcdonough@clamsnet.org for meeting access.  Contact: Anne McDonough : 5086964211116 : amcdonough@clamsnet.org [Adult]

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Online: Book Club 'Hillbilly Elegy'

Come enjoy a lively discussion in a casual atmosphere. Monthly book selections are available on line with your kindle as well as in paper form via request. Everyone is invited to join us. This month's selection, in keeping with the Christmas spirit,  :'The Hillbilly...More

Come enjoy a lively discussion in a casual atmosphere. Monthly book selections are available on line with your kindle as well as in paper form via request. Everyone is invited to join us. This month's selection, in keeping with the Christmas spirit,  :'The Hillbilly Elegy' by J D Vance.  Zoom platform, please email amcdonough@clamsnet.org for book club access.Contact: Anne McDonough : 508 696 4211 : amcdonough@clamsnet.org [Adult]

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Virtual : Sit and Knit a Bit

Please join us Fridays at 3PM, via Zoom, as we knit (or crochet, or quilt) withdedicated time to get those projects done. This is a fun,casual group and we'd love to have you join in! Please contact vhpl_programs@clamsnet.orgor amcdonough@clamsnet.org for meeting...More

Please join us Fridays at 3PM, via Zoom, as we knit (or crochet, or quilt) withdedicated time to get those projects done. This is a fun,casual group and we'd love to have you join in! Please contact vhpl_programs@clamsnet.orgor amcdonough@clamsnet.org for meeting access. Contact: Anne McDonough : 508 696 4211 x116 : amcdonough@clamsnet.org [Adult]

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Online: Music as Meditation with Eric Mulhern

Music As Meditation: Ukulele/guitar class for beginners In this 5-week course we will cover the basics of playing the ukulele or guitar and explore how music can serve as a mindfulness practice. We will learn how playing an instrument can aid us in time management,...More

Music As Meditation: Ukulele/guitar class for beginners In this 5-week course we will cover the basics of playing the ukulele or guitar and explore how music can serve as a mindfulness practice. We will learn how playing an instrument can aid us in time management, stress relief, or simply as a fun way to occupy our time. Focus will be placed on the practical aspects of learning the instrument. By the end of the class you will be confident in your ability to play several great songs, and have the tools to learn many more.Requirements:Ukulele or guitarZoom-capable deviceHeadphonesRecommended for ages 13-113 Contact: Anne McDonough : 508 696 4211 x116 : amcdonough@clamsnet.org [Adult]

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Online: Conversation en francais

French conversation. All levels welcome. Please email amcdonough@clamsnet.org for meeting access information.Contact: Anne McDonough : 508 696 4211 x116 : amcdonough@clamsnet.org [Adult]

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Virtual : MV Haiku Club

Welcome to the MV Haiku Club, which will start September 29th, with four zoom-based sessions 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,...More

Welcome to the MV Haiku Club, which will start September 29th, with four zoom-based sessions 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, will celebrate its official publication date on December 11, 2020 (which happens to be International Mountain Day – a perfect tie-in, as Haiku is about taking a moment to shift into a new, higher perspective, which mountains so perfectly symbolize).Caroline Joy Adams has been a college professor of Writing and Humanities for many years, in both the Southwest and in New England, and has also taught hundreds of creative writing workshops, most recently in Maui, Hawaii, this winter.  She loves to foster creative community in every way that she can, and in the fall of 2019, led a successful series of workshops in Newport, RI, as well as for the Woods Hole Public Library, and also taught an inspiring, well-attended Memoir Workshop at the Vineyard Haven Library. She loves writing in all its many forms, and her approach to Haiku is as a short form of poetic writing that has many variations and flexible guidelines, rather than strict rules or adherence to one rigid traditional form.  As part of the MV Haiku Club, then, you will be encouraged to write Haiku that ranges from the serious to the sublime, to the most imaginative and whimsical – and everything in between.  And no matter what you come up with, you are sure to be surprised and delighted by the direction your words will take you, whether you are new to writing, or have been a serious writer for years. The MV Haiku Club will also be a great way to connect with others who wish to ignite their creative energies easily and freely, too, in a fun, intriguing, and expressive way.These zoom-based sessions, sponsored by the Vineyard Haven Public Library, will be held on Tuesday evenings, including September 29, October 27, November 24, and December 22, from 6:00 -7:30 p.m. Each session will have a specific theme, and participants will receive a helpful, explanatory PDF file ahead of time with suggested reading and writing assignments for the week’s meeting.November 24      Haiku as Tribute: Theme – Appreciation.December 22       Haiku for the Holidays: Theme -- Celebration.Contact: Anne McDonough : 508 696 4211 x116 : amcdonough@clamsnet.org [Adult]

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Virtual : Sit and Knit a Bit

Please join us Fridays at 3PM, via Zoom, as we knit (or crochet, or quilt) withdedicated time to get those projects done. This is a fun,casual group and we'd love to have you join in! Please contact vhpl_programs@clamsnet.orgor amcdonough@clamsnet.org for meeting...More

Please join us Fridays at 3PM, via Zoom, as we knit (or crochet, or quilt) withdedicated time to get those projects done. This is a fun,casual group and we'd love to have you join in! Please contact vhpl_programs@clamsnet.orgor amcdonough@clamsnet.org for meeting access. Contact: Anne McDonough : 508 696 4211 x116 : amcdonough@clamsnet.org [Adult]

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Online: Music as Meditation with Eric Mulhern

Music As Meditation: Ukulele/guitar class for beginners In this 5-week course we will cover the basics of playing the ukulele or guitar and explore how music can serve as a mindfulness practice. We will learn how playing an instrument can aid us in time management,...More

Music As Meditation: Ukulele/guitar class for beginners In this 5-week course we will cover the basics of playing the ukulele or guitar and explore how music can serve as a mindfulness practice. We will learn how playing an instrument can aid us in time management, stress relief, or simply as a fun way to occupy our time. Focus will be placed on the practical aspects of learning the instrument. By the end of the class you will be confident in your ability to play several great songs, and have the tools to learn many more.Requirements:Ukulele or guitarZoom-capable deviceHeadphonesRecommended for ages 13-113 Contact: Anne McDonough : 508 696 4211 x116 : amcdonough@clamsnet.org [Adult]

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Online: Conversation en francais

French conversation. All levels welcome. Please email amcdonough@clamsnet.org for meeting access information.Contact: Anne McDonough : 508 696 4211 x116 : amcdonough@clamsnet.org [Adult]

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Online: MV Poetry Reading Group

The Martha's Vineyard Poetry Reading Group meets the first Tuesday of eachmonth  at 10:30 AM via Zoom! This is an interactive group, where the meeting's leader selects a poem(s) of,from the earliest Greeks to contemporary. The poem(s) is read and discussed as a...More

The Martha's Vineyard Poetry Reading Group meets the first Tuesday of eachmonth  at 10:30 AM via Zoom! This is an interactive group, where the meeting's leader selects a poem(s) of,from the earliest Greeks to contemporary. The poem(s) is read and discussed as a community, which always adds newdimensions to understanding. The MV Poetry Reading Group has been meeting for over 10 years and wants to stress how much morewe get out of the poems when shared and discussed. No qualifications, except a love of poetry. Please register at:https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMrf-ysrjMtGNychQHPAUOQITx71a2fZHXHContact: Anne McDonough : 5086964211116 : amcdonough@clamsnet.org [Adult]

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