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Library Hours
Monday: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesday & Wednesday: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Thursday through Saturday: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday: Closed
Holiday Closings:
Wednesday, Nov. 11, for Veterans Day
Closing at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 25 and
All day Thursday, Nov. 26, for Thanksgiving
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Interior Finish Work
Advances at New Library
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Here's a view of the south entrance to the new Edgartown Library, now nearing completion on the West Tisbury Road, next to the Edgartown Elementary School. At left is the library's program room, and at right is the children's wing. In the center, two stories tall, is the main library building.
As you can see in the photo below, which was taken recently on the second floor of the main building, the clerestory windows atop the roofs allow natural light to pour into the building.
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Hot Docs Film Series
Continues in November
Weekly movies at 7 p.m. on Tuesday nights are back at the Edgartown Library, and our first series of this new season is entitled Hot Docs, featuring powerful and engaging examples of the documentary film genre. Please remember, this is an adult program.
Here's the November lineup:
11/3 Muscle Shoals (2013)
As a history of a legendary recording studio, Greg Camalier's 2013 movie is more a collection of cool people telling great stories than it is a structured documentary, but that turns out to be just dandy.
11/10 The Salt of the Earth (2015)
Director Wim Wenders teams with Juliano Ribeiro Salgado to tell the story of photographer Sebastião Salgado, whose life and art seem inseparable as he witnesses and documents major events in human history.
11/17 The Wolf Pack (2015)
This undeniably fascinating urban fable, directed by Crystal Moselle, unfolds a story of the human spirit's ability to survive (and thrive) despite aberrant circumstances.
11/24 Maidentrip (2013)
We get a topside seat for an audacious adventure as filmmaker Jillian Schlesinger follows a defiant young teen in pursuit of her dream to sail solo around the world.
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Library Book Club Is Back,
Meeting Thursday, Nov. 19
The Edgartown Library Book Club is resuming its monthly schedule after a short break -- now led by published author (and brand-new Edgartown resident) Jean Stone.
This month's book, scheduled for discussion at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 19, is Alice Hoffman's novel,
The Marriage of Opposites. From the bestselling
author of The Dovekeepers and The Museum of Extraordinary Things, it's a forbidden love story set on the tropical island of St. Thomas about the extraordinary woman who gave birth to painter Camille Pissarro -- the Father of Impressionism.
For a copy of the book to read, visit us at the library front desk. All are welcome to join the conversation.
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Opera Club Presents
Musical Matinee
On
Sunday, Nov. 8
The library's Opera Club meets at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 8, to enjoy a filmed performance of Gaetano Donizetti's opera, Maria Stuarda.
The great mezzo-soprano, Joyce DiDonato, sings the title role in the Metropolitan Opera's first ever production of this opera. The powerful cast includes Elza van den Heever as Queen Elizabeth I and tenor Matthew Polenzani as the Earl of Leicester. Maurizio Benini conducts.
Filmed live at the Met in 2013 and performed in Italian with English subtitles, the opera runs 3 hours including a 15-minute intermission. All adults are welcome (please enter by the library's side door).
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It's All Happening This November
In the Children's Room
The Children's Room of our library is the place to be on Saturday afternoons in November. Here's the schedule of programs for this month:
Saturday Nov. 7, 3 pm:
Celebrate Native Americans Month
With stories and a craft project.
Saturday, Nov. 14, 2-4 pm:
Make a Calendar
(we'll supply materials; you
can bring pictures if you like)
Saturday, Nov. 21, 2-4 pm:
Lego Racing Derby --
make your car and compete
Saturday, Nov. 28, 3 pm:
Mars Adventure Day --
Preview a trip to Mars
and life on the Red Planet
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Please Help the Friends, Who Help Us
All our programs at the Edgartown Library are supported by the Friends of the Edgartown Library, who have
their own page on our website. We hope you'll consider supporting or joining the Friends today.
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