PLEASE NOTE: All of our regular children's and young adult events are suspended due to our closure. Check here often for updates.
Parents and caregivers: please click here to learn more about your child at the library.
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Summer Reading 2020: June 29th - August 24thThis year, our summer reading program has gone virtual! After signing up, participants will be able to call the library to schedule a time to pick up their Summer Reading kit at the library. All readers will keep track of their own books, but we'd love to hear from you! We encourage you to keep in touch and let us know how your summer reading is going by emailing us at edgsummerreading@gmail.com. To sign up, click here! For any questions, please email us at the above address or call 508-627-4221. |
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MVLA Youth Summer NewsletterThe Children's and Young Adult Librarians across the island are bringing you some great virtual programs this summer! Check them all out here. |
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Kids: Read the Classics with Misty MeadowsJoin us on the Edgartown Library Children's Place Facebook page for a chapter of Alice in Wonderland read to you by the staff and horses at the Misty Meadows Equine Learning Center. |
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Kids: Live Storytimes with ChrisJoin Chris every Friday morning on the Edgartown Library Children's Place Facebook page for a different fairytale each week! All storytimes are recorded and can be viewed anytime, watch them here |
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Kids: Edgartown Library's Children's PlaceLooking for some fun activities to do at home with the kiddos? Check out the Edgartown Library's Children's Place on Facebook! Virtual storytimes, DIY tutorials, craft ideas, updates about our gecko Seamora, and more! |
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Teens: Fae Re-TalesJoin us each week as we dive into the pages of classic faerie tale stories. Transform yourself into a Faerie and take part in the plot with all of the familiar characters you know and love. Each week we will explore a different book, but be aware, everything is not always how it seems. Our paperbound friends will need YOUR help to fulfill their destinies. |
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Teens: Dungeons and DragonsJump into adventure with the Edgartown Public Library's new young adult D&D program. Explore mysterious parts of the Island, never before seen by tourist or local eyes. Become a hero, and protect your peace using all of your considerable skills and weaponry. Find out more on the library's Discord server here , and by emailing Chris at clook@clamsnet.org |
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Little Pim: Language Learning for KidsThe library now offers free access to Little Pim, the award-winning foreign language learning program for children, all you need is a library card number and PIN. Sign up here. |
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Edgartown SchoolIf you're looking for more children's programs, the Edgartown School has an excellent website (and quite a good children's library, too). You can visit the school site here. |
FAIRHAVEN SCENE
Oil on Canvas, 13 by 18 inches, by American artist Charles Henry Gifford (1839-1904). Painted in 1893; signed and dated on lower right.