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MAY 18, 2012

WELCOME!

 
 
 

   
 

At Town Meeting, and at the polls, West Tisbury overwhelmingly supported the West Tisbury Free Public Library's renovation and expansion — as have private donors every step of the way. WE DID IT!  Thanks to you, we'll get our much-needed program room, young adults area, many "green" features, and space for readers of all ages!

The library will move to temporary quarters when construction begins in November of 2012, and will re-open in late 2013.

   
 
TOWN MEETING 2012: RAISE OUR HAND IF YOU SUPPORT YOUR LIBRARY!
   
 

   
 
(Photo by Ivy Ashe. Copyright Vineyard Gazette 2012. Used with permission.)
   
 

From the Vineyard Gazette:

“I literally feel like we just reached the top of Mount Everest, it is really that kind of thrilling,” said library trustee Dan Waters. “West Tisbury might be a little farm town, but once in a while we rise to some big, defining labor of love as a community. We did this a few years ago with the new ag hall and this time with building a library, and if you think about it those are both gathering places. These are our defining moments as a town.”

Selectman Cynthia Mitchell agreed. “The clear winner tonight and the reason voters came to the polls was due to the great work at the library. The library should take great pride in what they’ve done,” she said.

Read all about it:
http://www.mvtimes.com/marthas-vineyard/article.php?id=10216
http://www.mvtimes.com/marthas-vineyard/article.php?id=10296
http://www.mvgazette.com/article.php?34749
http://www.mvgazette.com/article.php?34748
   
 
See the latest plans
HERE
   
 

“West Tisbury has an extraordinary characteristic, that I don’t believe could be claimed for any other town, that I know of anyway,” he said. “Eighty-nine per cent of the population of West Tisbury has a library card. You can double check that with the librarian.”
From the Gazette: "Gracefully Tapping the Keys of History", an interview with David McCullough.

   
 

The Speakeasy Series
a series of intimate evenings to
benefit the West Tisbury Library

Alexandra Styron
author of a new memoir
Reading My Father

5:30 pm on Wednesday, May 16th
State Road Restaurant
,
688 State Rd., West Tisbury

Series: $200, Tickets: $75
MORE

 
 
Help pave
our future by
donating a brick
MORE...
   
 

For Third Year in a Row
Library Journal Rates
West Tisbury Library 5 Stars

Highest Circulation in Nation
for Libraries of Similar Size
More information HERE & HERE .
HAPLR Lists Library Among Top in Nation
More information here & here.

   
 

Join us on FACEBOOK here.

   
 
 

Flamenco
player
Alberto de Almar

plays and lectures

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Poetry Reading
with
Patrick Phillips &
Emma N. Young

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Artist of the Month
Lyn
Hinds

Ms. Hinds's work will be
on exhibit throughout the month.

MORE HERE
   

Monday Night Movies
Special Series:
Westerns


 
Hud
, Appaloosa, True Grit

 
 

Breast Cancer
Support Group

Join us for casual conversation and informal exchange of information with other breast cancer survivors.
For more infro call
Hannah Beecher at 508-696-6412

MORE

 
 

The Library will be
CLOSED
Friday, May 18, for staff training.

   
 

Beginning Sunday, May 20th,
The Library will be
CLOSED

on Sundays

   
 

The Library will be closed
in honor of
Memorial Day
Monday, May 28th

   
 



with the J.C. Trio

More..

   
 
For kid's reading suggestions,
check out
Nelia's great list
of new books.
As Seen on MVTV
HERE
   
 


It was a happy Halloween.
This year's photos HERE
Even Totoro was there! WATCH
Past Photos HERE

 
 
 
Fairy & Troll Houses
Photos HERE

   
 
Clifford
Comes
to Storytime

Photos HERE...

   
 

Interested in helping our wonderful library?
West Tisbury Library Foundation
Honorary Chairman David McCullough

More...

   
 

Town Declares

Proclamation here.

   
 

What better way to show your love for the Library than to wear one of our pins or pendants, or carry a Library tote?
Order Here...
   
 

Looking for something to read?
Try our new search tools?

More...

   
 

The Limericks are in!
And we have the WINNERS!

Vineyard Limerick Challenge
More...

   
 

Discover the world
from your own backyard.

Explore our fascinating new collection of

Reference Books.
HERE...
   
 

Blu-ray
If you have a Blu-ray player,
come check out our new selection of discs.
(Tip: "District 9")

   
 

Join us on Twitter.

   
 

Beth, our master baker, shares her
Best Bread & Baking Books

More...

   
 

The World of the
Troubadours and Trobairitz

in poem, song, and music
Programme I HERE
Programme II HERE

 
 

For pictures of this year's events
Click Here

   
 

Make sure to visit our Calendar of
new & upcoming
programs & events

   
 

The West Tisbury Free Public Library is a community and information center that engages a diverse community and connects them to timely, accessible resources through responsive public service in order to: promote the value of reading and self-expression in its young people; promote lifelong learning, independence and individual personal achievement for citizens of all ages; and to provide opportunities for community members to challenge and examine their world and to explore the diversity of other worlds and heritages.





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West Tisbury Free Public Library
1042A State Road
West Tisbury, MA

Mailing Address:
1042 State Road
Vineyard Haven, MA 02568

Phone: (508) 693-3366
Fax: (508) 696-0130