Winter Libary 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 

Closed for the Holidays on Sunday January 1st & Monday January 16th
Closed for Staff Training on Tuesday, January 24th

Face masks are encouraged when visiting the library. Masks may be required when attending indoor programs and at any time when COVID-19 community level is high.

If you or a family member are experiencing symptoms of illness including fever, cough, or shortness or breath, please postpone your visit.

In-person Programs for Children

WEEKLY PROGRAM SCHEDULE:

Storytime Mondays and Saturdays at 10:30 am!
Join us at the library for weekly story times on Mondays and Saturdays at 10:30am! Storytime is now indoors in the downstairs meeting room, or may be held outdoors in the courtyard weather permitting. No registration is necessary, contact Emily our Children's Librarian for more information!  

Drop in Lego Club Wednesdays at 3:30 pm!
New weekly program starting in December. Thank you to everyone who donated Legos to make this program possible. No registration required.

Kids Crafts Thursdays at 3:30 pm!
Join Jennifer for crafts on Thursdays at 3:30pm. Materials are provided and registration is not required, but attendance will be limited to first arrivals, while supplies last. No program Thursday December 29th. Take & make projects will be available for pickup during school vacation week.

Stories & Snacks at the MV Family Center Fridays 9:30 am
Join VHPL Children's Librarian Emily for Stories & Snacks at the MV Family Center on Fridays from 9:30-10:30 am! The Family Center is across the street from the library on Greenwood Ave.

Four Fabulous Women Artists with Janet Mandel

Four Fabulous Women Artists You Probably Never Heard Of
Virtual Art Talk Series with Janet Mandel 

Janet Mandel taught in New Jersey’s public schools for 32 years, where she taught English, art history, World Languages and Cultures. Now retired, Janet presents illustrated talks on a variety of art history topics at adult schools, libraries, museums, senior centers, community centers, and similar venues.

6 pm Wednesday January 18th: Suzanne Valadon
Suzanne Valadon was the illegitimate daughter of a sewing maid whose formal education ended at age eleven. She worked as a circus acrobat and artists’ model and gleaned what she could about painting by watching and listening to the men who put her image on canvas. Toulouse-Lautrec and Degas were her most important artistic influences. Under their tutelage she began to paint and created powerful, unconventional images, principally of women. Although mostly unknown today, she is regarded by scholars as an important chronicler of women’s experiences. Her paintings remain fresh and modern, cementing her legacy as a significant figure in the history of art.

6 pm Tuesday February 7th: Florine Stettheimer
One of New York’s most unconventional painters, Florine Stettheimer was a keen and opinionated observer of the people and rapidly changing world around her. Her famous salon, attended by New York’s avant-garde during the 1920s through the early ’40s, was legendary. She prophetically chose to portray subjects considered controversial even today, such as race, sexual orientation, gender, and religion. Come and hear about the unique life of this German-Jewish artist and see some of her most celebrated works. It is time to recognize Florine Stettheimer as one of the most significant artists of the 20th century, whose work remains as modern and relevant today as it was a century ago.

6 pm Wednesday March 22nd: Augusta Savage
Augusta Savage overcame poverty, racism, and gender discrimination to become a luminary of the Harlem Renaissance. Her sculptures celebrated African American culture, and her work as an arts educator and political activist catalyzed social change. This talk will explore Savage’s lasting legacy by examining her remarkable life and affecting works, as well as those of the younger artists she inspired.

6 pm Wednesday April 19th: Ruth Asawa
American sculptor, educator, and arts activist Ruth Asawa is known for her extensive body of work including paintings, printmaking, public commissions, and especially her wire sculptures that challenge conventional notions of material and form. A firm believer in the radical potential of arts education, she also devoted herself to expanding access to art-focused educational programs by co-founding the Alvarado Arts Workshop in 1968 and the first public arts high school in San Francisco in 1982. Come and hear about this pioneering and inspirational artist.

This series is brought to you by the Chilmark and Vineyard Haven libraries. Please contact [email protected] for the Zoom link.

Click Here to view the Vineyard Haven Public Library Weekly Newsletter - December 28, 2022.