Summer Library Hours
Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesday & Wednesday: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
(Closed Sunday)
Welcome to the home page of the Edgartown Public Library.
Here, you can keep in touch with the latest about your library's programs and collections.
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Search the Library Catalog (CLAMS) now:
If we can help you with the online CLAMS catalog, please call us
at 508-627-4221, visit us at the library, or send us a note.
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Free Music on the Lawn:
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Help us raise $5,000 for the new library!Muralist Margot Datz has created art in many of the Vineyard’s public spaces. After months of heartfelt preparation by Ms. Datz, a moveable mural project is being fitted into the entrance hall of our 1904 Carnegie library, providing a transformative experience as you enter the library.
You may notice that most of the book spines have no lettering. Already, these books are beginnng to come alive with favorite book titles, commissioned by the community by making a gift of $100 or more to the library’s Above and Beyond Fund, which is administered by the library trustees. The Above and Beyond Fund was established to fund exciting “wow” items for the new Edgartown Library.
To learn more, contact library director, Jill Dugas Hughes; director@edgartownlibrary.org or 508-627-4221.
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36 Languages. Learn a language FREE.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. |
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Raffle Supports Summer Music SeriesFine art photographer Robert Avakian, a member of our library board of trustees, has generously donated a hauntingly atmospheric image of Edgartown at night as the prize in a raffle being held this summer by the Friends of the Edgartown Library. The Friends, who underwrite the Sounds Like Summer music series on the library lawn, will use the funds they raise in this raffle to help with the cost of the popular music program. Raffle tickets are $10, available at the desk (or from the Friends on the nights of our free concerts, every Tuesday evening through August). |
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Book Discussion Group MeetsNew members are always welcome. Our monthly book-club is led by library director, Jill. Pick up a book at the front desk. Wednesday, June 25 @ 2:00- Defending Jacob, by William Landay |
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Create a User Name in CLAMSThe CLAMS library network has introduced a new online feature that makes it much more like the experience you're used to on other Internet sites. Instead of having to log in with your 13-digit library card number, you now have the option of creating a simple user name that will take you into your account. |
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Download Music FREEUse Freegal to download 3 free songs per week.
You can sign in here with your Edgartown library card number and PIN. Once signed in, you can select and download 3 free songs each week in the MP3 format.
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Click to See Your Town Government at WorkAll year 'round, Edgartown Town Hall is a bustling center of civic activity, with important decisions being made at public meetings almost every day. Now, we're happy to report, there's an easy way to check in and find out what's on the agendas of every Edgartown board and committee. Just visit this handy link and you'll be whisked to the page of Edgartown's excellent municipal website where all meeting agendas are posted. You might be surprised at all the work that's going on -- and you might find a reason to become more involved in the decisions that shape the future of our town. |
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BUILDING OUR NEW LIBRARY
Click here to learn about the campaign to build the new Edgartown Public Library.
NEW STUFF
YOU CAN REQUEST
Just click the random image above to begin exploring our recent library acquisitions. Each one has a link where you can reserve the item.
THE WAY INTO SUMMER
Oil on canvas, 18 by 26 inches, by American artist Charles Harold Davis (1856-1933). The stretcher bears an alternate title, "Summer Day in Connecticut."