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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
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Hail & Farewell: A Celebration
Of Transition at the Library
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| Lisa Sherman and Jill Hughes cut the ceremonial cake. |
Even as staff scurried through the crowd, helping patrons print important documents and find the books they needed, we held a party at the library on the afternoon of Monday, August 31.
Hail and Farewell was the theme, and the occasion was a change in command. Patrons, staff, trustees and the Friends of the Library organization (which hosted the event) said goodbye and good luck to Jill Dugas Hughes, the library's director for the past three years. We also welcomed a library veteran -- most recently director of the little library at Aquinnah -- Lisa Horton Sherman, as the new director of the Edgartown Library.
Please greet Lisa the next time you're at the library, and wish her well in the overwhelming months ahead, as the new library building project enters its final stage.
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Walk or Run Our 5K Event
And Support the Library
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The Friends of the Edgartown Library is sponsoring the third annual Pennywise Path 5K Run/Walk on Labor Day, Monday, Sept 7. Proceeds from this event help support the public programs of the Edgartown Library.
The route winds through the woods along Pennywise Path, connecting to the bike path for the final mile back to the Edgartown School. Participants will be carried to the starting area by bus.
To register online before 6 p.m. on Sept. 6, please use
this link.
Registration forms are also available at the Edgartown Library during open hours, and at the Edgartown School on race day.
Here's the schedule:
9 a.m. Day-of-event registration and number pick-up at the Edgartown School.
9:30 a.m. Bus to starting area.
10 a.m. Start
Entry fee: $20 adults, $10 children (12 and under) if you pre-register. $25 adults, $15 children (12 and under) on race day.
This is a USATF sanctioned event.
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Stories, Pirates and Skyscrapers:
September in the Children's Room
We had a busy summer in the children's department, with events that ranged from Jedi swordplay to visiting robots. In the summer reading program, 70 children took part -- 35 of them winning T-shirts for reading at least 10 books. Our top reader devoured 50 books this summer, and in all, our young readers consumed 412 titles.
Now it's time for young students to return to school. Here at the library, most of our children's programs will be held Saturdays now that school buses are abroad on Island roads. Here's the September rundown:
Wednesdays all through the month: Story Hour is held at the library at 10:30 a.m. with story readings, songs and Mother Goose rhymes. (Please enter by the side entrance.)
 Saturday, Sept. 5 at 3 p.m.: Celebrate National Skyscraper Day with us by building your own towering lego-block creation. We'll decorate the library with children's skyscrapers in the days that follow.
Saturday, Sept. 12 at 3 p.m.: Join us for the library's traditional Teddy Bears Picnic -- bring your bear or other favorite stuffed friend and enjoy stories and jam sandwiches.
 Saturday, Sept. 19 at 3 p.m.: Celebrate National Talk Like a Pirate Day (we're not making this up!) by making a pirate mask, hearing pirate stories and enlarging your vocabulary.
Saturday, Sept. 26: Join us for drop-in crafts from 2 to 4 p.m.
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Getting Crafty
with Donna:
Decorate a Cake,
Mind Your Knitting
Or Simply Drop In
Our Drop-in Art program with resident artist and crafter Donna Blackburn continues Mondays at
11 a.m. Join Donna for an hour of work in a social setting. Bring your supplies and materials in your favorite media, and continue on a work-in-progress or start something new.
 After a summer hiatus, Cake-of-the-Month is back at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 22. Donna will show you the basic techniques you'll need to decorate an autumn-themed cake. You'll need to bring one nine-inch layer of cake -- all other materials are provided.
And whether you're an experienced knitter with a project you need help with, or a complete beginner yearning to learn, Donna's knitting group on Saturdays at 10:30 a.m. is the place for you. Bring knitting needles size 7 or 8; practice yarn is provided. (Please come to the side entrance). Call with any questions:
508-627-4221.
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Opera Club Series
Offers
Insights
Into
Singer's Art
The listening class led by Susan Grunthal of the Taconic Opera, The Art of the Voice, continues into early September.
Susan will spend three more sessions with us presenting the different types of voices and the roles they are most suited to sing, playing wonderful examples of mezzos, contraltos, tenors, baritones and basses.
Come join us, even if you only can make it to one or two,
Tuesday, Sept. 1 at 6:30,
Sunday, Sept. 6 at 1 pm, and
Tuesday, Sept. 8 at 6:30 pm.
All adults are welcome.
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Opera Club Screening
Set for Sunday, Sept. 27
At 1 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 27, Opera Club will screen Mozart's Don Giovanni, recorded live at the Salzburger Festspeile, featuring Samuel Ramey as the infamous seducer, and Anna Tomowa-Sintow and Kathleen Battle as two of his conquests.
Filled with gorgeous tunes and memorable performances, the opera brilliantly combines comedy, melodrama and the supernatural. Conducted by Herbert von Karajan, it runs 3 1/2 hours, including intermission.
Free and open to all adults.
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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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