Community Dance on Tuesday Evenings:
Led by Instructors from The Yard,
New Program Begins Sept. 27

Everyone is invited, from teens to seniors, to join teachers from The Yard, Chilmark’s celebrated arts center, for free community dance classes. These classes will meet on Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m. from Sept. 27 through October.

This program is for people at all levels of experience, but space is limited. Call the library to sign up — then come in and move!

Gotta Dance! -- Film Series Continues
At 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 28

This month and next, the library is presenting a Wednesday night series of films celebrating dance in the cinema. At 7 p.m. on Sept. 28, we'll feature Top Hat, arguably the most enduring of the Fred Astaire-Ginger Rogers films. The plot may be a bit silly, but the dancing is sublime.

Admission is free; these programs are for adults.

Special Screening: Filmmaker Craig Dudnick Presents
His Documentary, Alice's Ordinary People,
At 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7

Alice's Ordinary People is filmmaker Craig Dudnick's documentary about Alice Tregay, an unsung heroine of the Civil Rights Movement. Her remarkable story spans the historic period from the marches of Martin Luther King to the election of Barack Obama. Tregay's great contribution in the field of politics is the thread which connects the two.

Mr. Dudnick will be on hand to introduce the film at 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 7, and to answer questions following the screening.

Around the Year with Vineyard Colors:
Photo Exhibit Continues Through September

Vineyard Colors was born when the team of Moira Fitzgerald and Yann Meersseman took a job in 2009 distributing newspapers in the early morning hours to retail outlets across the Island -- and discovered a world of beauty in these quiet hours of the Island day.

Through September, Vineyard Colors is presenting a selection of pictures spanning the Vineyard year in an exhibit that covers the south wall of our library's new program room. Exhibit viewing hours are Mondays through Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Fridays from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Library Book Group: Here's Our Fall-Winter Schedule

The Edgartown Library book group, moderated by Jean Stone, is into its season of good reading and lively discussions this fall and winter, meeting at 4 p.m. on the third Wednesday of every month. Here's the lineup of titles for the months ahead -- remember that this group is open to all, and that our library staff can always help you get a copy to read:

Wednesday, Oct: 19, 4 p.m.:
Leaving Time, by Jodi Picoult

Wednesday, Nov. 16, 4 p.m.:
The Glass Castle, by Jeannette Walls

Wednesday, Dec. 21, 4 p.m.:
Skipping Christmas, by John Grisham

Wednesday, Jan. 18, 4 p.m.:
Everyone Brave Is Forgiven, by Chris Cleave

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The Mango language learning service is available to you, as a library patron, from any internet connection — at the library, a coffee shop, or at home. All you need to log in is your 13-digit library card number. The Edgartown Library also subscribes, on behalf of all our patrons, to Mango's Little Pim service, a language learning program designed specifically for children from birth to age six.

Planning a Visit to Boston?
Stop Here First for Museum Passes

On your next trip to Boston, perhaps you'd enjoy an hour or three at the Museum of Fine Arts. If this is on your itinerary, do stop at our circulation desk before heading north -- and pick up a free pass. One pass entitles two visitors admission to the museum for $10 each. That's one more great reason to visit the library. The passes are generously purchased for us by the Friends of the Edgartown Library.

As you plan your fall travels around New England, you should definitely visit this page of the CLAMS network catalogue. It lists discount tickets to all sorts of destinations, from Battleship Cove to Mystic Aquarium, from the New Bedford Whaling Museum to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Enjoy!

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