Spring Library Hours

Sunday: 1 pm - 5 pm 
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 

Catalog Update: The password/PIN you use to access your CLAMS account and Libby app has changed to the last four digits of the phone number on your CLAMS account More info

Update for Libby eBook Users: Due to an OverDrive security update, all CLAMS Libby users will need to verify their library cards in Libby again on or after Monday, March 27th.  To learn how to verify your library cards in Libby, click on this link.

"Standing Orders" for Popular Authors

Join Vineyard Haven Library's "Standing Order" program to automatically order forthcoming books from your favorite popular authors. Just fill out our online form, and library staff will add you to the advance hold list for any future books by the authors you select, then contact you as items become available. This program helps the library know how many books to order, and places our patrons higher on the waiting list since holds are placed prior to publication.

If you've been enrolled in the program in the past, you can use the form to update your selection -- we now have more than 200 authors to choose from. Sign up for Standing Orders here: https://forms.gle/RCqwheVUm8ndimJ46

For other ways to choose titles, see what's new and popular, and learn what's coming soon:

-Visit the "New Books" page on our website to see books added to the collection this week. This page is updated weekly, and includes a description for each title and a direct link to the CLAMS catalog to place a request online. Visit:  http://www.vhlibrary.org/newbooks.shtml
 

-Our "Books on the Air" page makes it easy to find books you've heard discussed on NPR and on news and talk shows. This weekly update is published every Friday. Visit:http://www.vhlibrary.org/booksizzle.shtml

-Try Novelist! Created especially for people who love books, NoveList Plus is the premier online database for reading recommendations, for readers of all ages. You will need your CLAMS library card number to login to Novelist.

Virtual Event: Not Your Mother's Garden

[Online] 6 pm Wednesday April 5th
Not Your Mother's Garden with Deborah Chud

In “Not Your Mother’s Garden”, Deborah Chud takes the audience on a photo tour of her highly unusual Piet-Oudolf-style New Perennial garden and describes the design principles underlying it. Many of the plants are unfamiliar—even to experienced and knowledgeable gardeners. These “New Perennials” were all taken from a distinctive, non-traditional canon of plants, and they exhibit the naturalistic qualities valued by the New Perennialists. What’s new about New Perennials, and what can they do for you? Walk through her garden with her to find out.

Deborah Chud is a retired Massachusetts physician turned garden maker, consultant and
educator. Her 6 years of research on New Perennial gardens, including NY’s High Line,
Chicago’s Lurie Garden, the Oudolf Meadow at Deleware Botanic Gardens, and Oudolf Garden Detroit, generated the most comprehensive existing database of New Perennial plant
combinations and led to the creation of her own highly unusual New Perennial garden. In the
fall of 2020, she presented her work as part of “Piet Oudolf: How Does He Do It?”--an
international event organized by Piet Oudolf’s co-author, Noel Kingsbury, under the aegis of
gardenmasterclass.org.

She has also presented to members of the following institutions and organizations: Massachusetts Horticultural Society, Harvard’s Arnold Arboretum, the United States Botanical Garden in Washington, D.C., the Ecological Landscape Alliance, the Northwest Perennial Alliance, Toronto Botanical Garden, and Delaware Botanic Gardens. The latter 2 public gardens contain Piet Oudolf-designed sections. She lives in Chestnut Hill, MA and spends most of her time consulting and coaching home gardeners—both in person and virtually.

This exciting workshop is brought to you by the West Tisbury and Vineyard Haven libraries.

Please contact [email protected] for the Zoom link.

Click Here To View The Vineyard Haven Public Library This Week - March 28, 2023