WELCOME!
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We Are Open!
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We are proud to announce that we are now back open and wish to thank everyone and especially the Town of West Tisbury for your support. |
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Venture Forth Tender Souls…. Read an original poem or a poem by someone else or just listen. Community  Reading |
The West Tisbury Library Community Poetry Reading |
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Cookbook Sale |
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Julia Mitchell |
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Julia Mitchell Tapestry |
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Julia's studio is in a well lit second story barn, full of yarn in cubbies against the wall, organized by color. Baskets of yarn are tucked away in all corners, her finished pieces decorate the walls and are draped carefully on an unused loom. She welcomed us on a late afternoon into her studio to view the current piece she is working on, a piece for the Library's tokonoma, fashioned after the Japanese memorial alcove, to be installed when the Library's construction is finished. The piece is reminiscent of another work that she especially loves, blue irises, green leaves and a layered affect with grasses in the background. As we look at the surface of the unfinished tapestry we see a few groups of yarn, color blended to create the effect of depth, light and color which are simultaneously woven into the piece. Within each group she uses wool and Japanese silk, linen forms the warp. The sketch of what the finished tapestry will look like hangs above the loom, as well as a "cartoon", a pencil sketch that lays underneath the weaving as a guide to help with the design. The layering of color and texture as well as a strong sense of the basic structure of the weaving jumps out at us as we look at the piece that is perhaps a quarter finished. Julia has been working in this medium since she was in high school, refining her technique and her eye for 40 years. We are so grateful to have one of her pieces grace our new Library. |
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Our annual book sale this year will be from Friday, August 1, to Monday, August 4 (a few days later than usual). If you would like to donate books, please drop them off in the shed in front of the West Tisbury School on Old County Road. Facing opposite the main entrance, the book shed is just across the road to your right. |
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5 for 5 |
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"If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them." - Henry David Thoreau |
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Knitters on the Move While the new Library is under construction, the Monday evening knitters' group will temporarily meet at Howes House on State Road across from Alley's General Store. |
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An excellent series of helpful videos will walk you, step by step, through how to download digital books using a wide range of mobile devices. |
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From the Vineyard Gazette: “I literally feel like we just reached the top of Mount Everest, it is really that kind of thrilling,” said library trustee Dan Waters. “West Tisbury might be a little farm town, but once in a while we rise to some big, defining labor of love as a community. We did this a few years ago with the new ag hall and this time with building a library, and if you think about it those are both gathering places. These are our defining moments as a town.” Selectman Cynthia Mitchell agreed. “The clear winner tonight and the reason voters came to the polls was due to the great work at the library. The library should take great pride in what they’ve done,” she said. http://www.mvtimes.com/marthas-vineyard/article.php?id=10216 http://www.mvtimes.com/marthas-vineyard/article.php?id=10296 http://www.mvgazette.com/article.php?34749 http://www.mvgazette.com/article.php?34748 |
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“West Tisbury has an extraordinary characteristic, that I don’t believe could be claimed for any other town, that I know of anyway,” he said. “Eighty-nine per cent of the population of West Tisbury has a library card. You can double check that with the librarian.” |
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Sundays The Library is now OPEN on Sundays. |
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West Tisbury Library Foundation |
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The World of the |
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Interested in helping our wonderful library? |
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Town Declares |
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What better way to show your love for the Library than to wear one of our pins or pendants, or carry a Library tote? Order Here... |
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Looking for something to read? |
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Blu-ray |
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The West Tisbury Free Public Library is a community and information center that engages a diverse community and connects them to timely, accessible resources through responsive public service in order to: promote the value of reading and self-expression in its young people; promote lifelong learning, independence and individual personal achievement for citizens of all ages; and to provide opportunities for community members to challenge and examine their world and to explore the diversity of other worlds and heritages. |
