June Library Hours

Monday: 10 am - 5 pm
Tuesday: 10 am - 6 pm
Wednesday: 10 am - 6 pm
Thursday: 10 am - 6 pm
Friday: 1 pm - 5 pm 
Saturday: 10 am - 5 pm 
Sunday: CLOSED

CLOSED for the holiday on Tuesday, July 4th

Vineyard Haven Library is now CLOSED on Sundays until after Labor Day. Our summer schedule with extended hours on Tuesday evening & Friday morning begins July 1st.

Popular Fiction in CLAMS

Popular Non-Fiction in CLAMS

Summer Reading for Children & Teens!

Visit the library to sign up for our annual Summer Reading program for children and teens!

Children’s Summer Learning
Children can participate in Summer Reading by doing a Summer Reading Challenge Sheet. Complete a level and win a prize! Contact the Children’s room for more info!

Teen Summer Learning
Teens can earn prizes by completing circles on a Summer Reading Challenge Sheet.! Contact Young Adult Librarian Jennifer for more info!

Summer Programs
Check out our summer calendar for all the fun events at the library this summer including weekly storytimes, crafts, and special events!

Summer Reading is Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.  

Family Shellfish Day Rescheduled for July 8th!

The Tisbury Shellfish Department Welcomes you to join us for the 7th Annual Family Shellfish Day!

Saturday July 8th, 2023
9am-Noon Lagoon Pond, Beach Road

No experience necessary - learn how to quahog - the importance of shellfish - ponds ecology - join local shellfishermen - learn how you can become good stewards of the pond - Free event!

Please RSVP 
eMail to Danielle Ewart [email protected] for any questions and to pre-register

An Extraordinary Life: Gaston D Vadasz

[In-person] 6 pm Tuesday July 11th
An Extraordinary Life : Gaston D Vadasz 

By any stretch of the imagination, Gaston Delacroix Vadasz, born in 1944, has lived an extraordinary life. Born into World War II as the Nazis marched into Hungary, he grew up in the bosom of his loving family in Budapest who clandestinely cultivated old-world ways against the backdrop of the oppressive Russian-backed Communist puppet regime where the walls had ears.

Early memories abound of idyllic country life. Little did he know that the family he regularly visited in the small village outside the capital had also hidden him during his first two years of life during the war because of his Jewish heritage, which he wouldn’t learn of until well into adulthood.

Gaston, age 12, was on the street, running from one political hotspot to another, on the day of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. Soon after, he and his mother secretly escaped, crossing the border at night over farmland into Austria by foot on a circuitous adventure that eventually landed them in America.

Gaston filled his life with friends, school, sports, the arts...and anything that was fun. His work life eventually brought him to advertising, media, and broadcast management while also marrying his beloved wife Linda of 55 years and starting a family.

In 1994, Gaston was hired by Metromedia International and returned to Budapest to start an American-style music radio station along with Linda, living an exciting fairytale ex-pat life that grew to include building an advertising agency, wine business, vineyard, internet wine portal website, as well as a peregrine falcon-based business. With a love for the spotlight, Gaston also landed acting jobs in major films being produced in Hungary until coming to Martha’s Vineyard in 2013, where he and Linda relish living under the same roof with their daughter and her family—and enthusiastically participating in 

Save the Date!
History of the William Street Historic District with Bow Van Riper
In-person at the library, 6:30 pm Wednesday July 19th

The Vineyard Haven Library Building Fund presents a talk by A.Bowdoin Van Riper, research librarian at the Martha's Vineyard Museum. Bow will share stories from the history of the William Street Historic District, neighboring the library in Tisbury.

This event will be in-person on the main floor of the library, and is free and open to all. Please join us after the talk for light refreshments, hosted by the Vineyard Haven Library Building Fund, and learn about plans for the library addition & renovation.

Upcoming Programs for Adults

To register for online events or for more information, contact our Program Coordinator Anne McDonough at [email protected]. 

Summer Reading for Adults!

Read and listen to what you want all summer long! To enter drawings for prizes, write a short review and email it to: [email protected]. The review doesn’t need to be long. Please include the book title and author. A review will be randomly selected every other week for a prize. All entries will be automatically entered in a drawing for a grander prize at the end of the summer. Drawings will be held July 10th, 24th,  August 7th and  Grander Prize August 21st. Winners will be notified via email.

If you need ideas for fun and interesting titles contact us at [email protected] or visit NoveList for suggestions. Both physical and electronic media are allowed for reviews.

[Online] 6 pm June 27th
Vineyard Haven Library Spice Club
A new take on a cookbook group, Spice Club meets virtually one Tuesday a month. Registration comes with a sample pack of the spice of the month and a little history about it. You prepare a recipe and then come and discuss your opinions, experiences, and love (or like less!). This month: Dukkah Spice. 

[In-person, Outdoors] 3 pm Wednesday June 28th
Wednesday Walk the Chop
Walk and Talk Book Club has become ''Walk the Chop'. We will meet every Wednesday at the Library and walk/run or any combination the West Chop loop. Course is not hilly and is just over 3 miles. No sign up necessary. Contact [email protected] or [email protected] with any questions. Sponsored by Vineyard Haven Library and BeWell-MV.

[Online] 9 am Thursday June 29th
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.

[In-person] 11:15 am Monday July 3rd
Yoga with Kat : Chair Yoga for Arthritis
Chair Yoga is one of the most gentle forms of yoga. This class is perfect for students recovering from injury or illness, and anyone who wants to experience the many benefits of yoga without having to get up and down from the floor. These sessions will focus on yoga for people who are seeking relief from arthritis. In-person in the basement meeting room.  

[Online] 7 pm Wedneday July 12th
An Evening with Bestselling Author Lisa See
Join New York Times bestselling author Lisa See as she talks about her new book Lady Tan’s Circle of Women, a captivating story of women helping other women. See’s latest historical novel was inspired by the true story of a woman physician from 15th-century China and is a triumphant reimagining of the life of a woman who was remarkable in the Ming dynasty and would be considered remarkable today. Libraries across the Commonwealth have collaborated to bring this evening to you free of charge. REGISTER HERE

[Online] 6 pm Tuesday July 18th
Great Travels Summer Writing Workshop
If you love to travel and explore -- either locally or far and wide -- and would like a chance to discuss and write about some of you own most  memorable, beautiful, and inspiring or interesting travel experiences, then come join us for these fun, relaxing  Zoom based workshops, led by Caroline Joy Adams, M.Ed.   An artist, writer, photographer, travel-lover, and  author of seven books. REGISTER HERE

[In-person or online] 2 pm Thursday July 20th
Library Book Group
Come enjoy a lively discussion in a casual "hybrid" format--both in person at the Library and on Zoom. Book club selections include contemporary fiction and the occasional memoir or non-fiction. Everyone is invited to join us. This month's selection is Strangers to ourselves by Rachel Aviv. Copies of the book are available at the library main desk. Contact [email protected] for Zoom access, or attend in-person.  

[In-person] 10:15 am Saturday July 22nd
Friends of the Library Monthly Meeting
The Friends of the Vineyard Haven Public Library always welcome new members! Volunteers and those who are interested in knowing more about the Friends meet at 10:15 am one Saturday each month. Join the Friends 

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