Storytime
Join us for energetic, song-filled storytimes! Suggested for Ages 0-6First come first serve!
Storytime
Join us for a fun filled storytime with stories and songs. Stories are geared toward kids ages one and a half to five years old but all ages are welcome.
Touch-a-Boat!
Perfect for families with young kids! Check out a US Coast Guard boat at the Oak Bluffs Public Library!
Transitioning into the Fall Season with Ayurveda
Diet, lifestyle and self-care for the fall Ayurveda has its roots in ancient India. It is among the world’s oldest holistic healing systems, dating back over 3,000 years. Ayurveda is an elemental science, offering a framework of holistic healing which connects the individual to the qualities and rhythms of nature. Ayurveda teaches us that the five … Read More
All Ages Chess Club
Come join Chess Club at its new home at the Oak Bluffs Library! Chess is more popular now than ever. Are you looking for a partner, a challenge, a new move? Come and play at the library with a dedicated group of chess lovers in this fun and welcoming environment.Email amcdonough@clamsnet.org, or tthorpe@clamsnet.org for more information.
Aquarium Making at the Beach
Lagoon Pond at 57 Shirley Ave, Oak BluffsFor kids of all ages. Collect sea life in a wading pool and explore the variety of life along the shore. Water shoes recommended. Martha's Vineyard Shellfish Group in partnership with Oak Bluffs Public Library.
Maritime Reads – Virtual
Have your cup of coffee while you listen to our Reference Librarian, Nina Ferry Montanile, read harrowing sea tales from our Maritime Collection. The collection is housed on the second floor of the library and does circulate. See more about our special collections on our website - https://oakbluffslibrary.org/services/special-collections/Readings will be pre-recorded and posted to our facebook … Read More
Farm Pond Trail Clean-up
Grades 6th-8th Meet at Oak Bluffs School Soccer Field
Author talk with Frank Doble on ‘The Art of Inquiry’ and Capt. Elisha Dexter and the Twin Disasters of October 21, 1841
Frank Doble, local author, mariner and librarian, will illustrate what he means by “the ART of inquiry”, in his new book by that title, and why we might want to know more about this art. Doble will talk about the “white squall” that sank Capt. Dexter’s ship and another catastrophe that happened on the very same day. … Read More