Library Events

TISBURY ANNUAL TOWN ELECTIONSDate: May 12, 2026Time: 12:00 PM - 8:00 PMLocation: EMERGENCY SERVICES FACILITY - DOWNSTAIRS MEETING ROOMAddress: 215 SPRING ST Tisbury, MA 02568View Sample Ballot

Learn the latest about some of the surgical procedures and diagnostic services available on the island: Dr. Sophia Solomon, a board-certified podiatrist who specializes in advanced foot and ankle care, will share insights into the latest techniques she uses with patients of all ages. Dr. Peter ...read more

Join us for our weekly story circle with Children's Librarian Aria on Tuesdays (moving to Wednesdays in April) and Fridays -- stories, music, songs, and more! Both 10:45 storytimes will be at the MV Family Center on Greenwood Ave following their 9:30 playgroup.  

Make a fun miniature mosaic.

Join Jason Griffin of Insect Shield to share information about the use of permethrin-treated clothing for the prevention of tick bites and tickborne diseases. This program is hosted in collaboration with the Martha’s Vineyard Tick Program. The virtual program will be held via Zoom at 5:00 pm o...read more

Tick science can be complicated—but getting answers shouldn’t be. Join the Martha’s Vineyard Tick Program for weekly open office hours, where members of the community can ask questions, share experiences, and learn more about ticks, tick-borne diseases, and Alpha-gal syndrome. Thes...read more

We may take for granted the use of color in art, but historically, much thought, effort and expense has gone into that choice. Drawing on the work of many authors, we will explore the world of colors and learn how certain colors were discovered, created and exploited. We will spin the color wheel an...read more

The MV Ballroom Dancers invite you to an afternoon of off-season music and dancing, with live music by Darby & Sam of Rose-coloured Glasses! Organized and sponsored by the MV Ballroom Dancers and the Friends of the Vineyard Haven Library, in collaboration with Pathways Arts and the Unitarian Uni...read more

The Church Street library will be closed on Mondays beginning April 6th. Monday hours will resume when the 200 Main Street library opens following renovation.

Join author and professor, Samuel Cohen, for a discussion of his new book, Banning Books in America: Not a How-to. Click here to register.Banning Books in America features novelists on banning and being banned, arguments about the histories and politics of book banning, readings of banned books in n...read more

With the closure of Island Music, Open Mic Nights are now co-hosted by Vineyard Haven Public Library and the Vineyard Haven Harbor Cultural District at the Katharine Cornell Theatre. Come to play, or just to listen. Sign-up on arrival, free and open to all!

Make a miniature working catapult 

Philip Weinstein, the Alexander Griswold Cummins Professor of English Emeritus at Swarthmore College, will present a four-part seminar exploring two of William Shakespeare's greatest tragedies, from 6pm - 7:30pm on Wednesday evenings. Join us for a discussion of Ham...read more

MARCH 2026 MEETING WILL BE HELD AT 3PMThe Board of Trustees meets at 6pm on the third Wednesday of each month and welcomes your input. Meeting will include a Joint Meeting with the Library Building Design and Construction Committee.Meeting will be held virtually on Zoom: https://zoom....read more

Tick science can be complicated—but getting answers shouldn’t be. Join the Martha’s Vineyard Tick Program for weekly open office hours, where members of the community can ask questions, share experiences, and learn more about ticks, tick-borne diseases, and Alpha-gal syndrome. Thes...read more

Enjoy a lively discussion in a casual "hybrid" format--both in person at the Tisbury EMS Facility and via Zoom. Book club selections include contemporary fiction and the occasional memoir or nonfiction. This month, we're reading A Marriage at Sea : A True Story of Love, Obsession, and ...read more

The Friends of the Vineyard Haven Public Library always welcome new members! All volunteers and those who are interested in knowing more about the Friends meet at 10:15 am quarterly on the fourth Saturday of the month. Due to the library renovat...read more

The library will be closed for the holiday today.

The Church Street library will be closed on Mondays beginning April 6th. Monday hours will resume when the 200 Main Street library opens following renovation.

Join local historian Tom Dresser for a presentation on his latest book, Historic Storms of Martha's Vineyard, a chronicle of the most memorable storms of the past four centuries on Martha’s Vineyard, including the Great Colonial Hurricane of 1635, Hurricane Bob, and the No Name Storm ...read more

Join us for our weekly story circle with Children's Librarian Aria on Tuesdays (moving to Wednesdays in April) and Fridays -- stories, music, songs, and more! Both 10:45 storytimes will be at the MV Family Center on Greenwood Ave following their 9:30 playgroup.  

Make small squishies with magic gel

Tick science can be complicated—but getting answers shouldn’t be. Join the Martha’s Vineyard Tick Program for weekly open office hours, where members of the community can ask questions, share experiences, and learn more about ticks, tick-borne diseases, and Alpha-gal syndrome. Thes...read more

As a portrait painter in Boston during the 1760s, John Singleton Copley took a bipartisan approach to politics, painting both patriots such as Paul Revere and loyalist such as British General Thomas Gage. However, Copley was forced to take sides when the tea was thrown from his father-in-law’s...read more