Anime Club
For tweens/teens entering grades 6-9. Come by to watch and draw anime. We'll have our manga collection available and plenty of Japanese snacks!
Anime Club
For tweens/teens entering grades 6-9. Come by to watch and draw anime. We'll have our manga collection available and plenty of Japanese snacks!
Sankofa Festival: Bob Hayden celebration of life on our South Lawn
The Oak Bluffs Library, African American Heritage Trail of Martha’s Vineyard, and Massachusetts Association of Science Teachers invites you to join us at the summer reception honoring the life of Robert C. Hayden, Science Teacher, Historian, and Social Activist, in celebration of his new plaque on the AAHTMV. The outdoor reception will take place on … Read More
Sankofa Festival: Giving Her Her Flowers Art Reception
Giving Her Her Flowers, an art exhibition featuring Black women artists celebrating Black women writers and culture creators with ties to Martha's Vineyard. Curated by Dana Todd Pope of the Women's LIVE Artist Studio. Presented by Women's LIVE Artist Studio, in partnership with the Oak Bluffs Public Library Sankofa Festival and HBCU Legacy Week On The Vineyard.
Concert: Shawan Rice brings New Orleans and Neo-Soul to The Vineyard
New Orleans based soul singer Shawan Rice joins the library from our gazebo to bring her beautiful music. Bring a blanket or chair and pull up to our South Lawn to enjoy a few hours of soul music.
Lego and Magna-tile
When playing with toys for building things, children learn while having fun. Creativity, problem solving, spatial reasoning and teamwork are skills your child can learn while playing. Duplos, original size Legos and Magna-tiles will be provided. We also have instructions for Lego designs for those who prefer this kind of play. Drop in anytime between 3 … Read More
Board Game Night
Come to the Oak Bluffs Library for a game night for adult board game enthusiasts! We'll be playing games like Evolution, Settlers of Catan, coup, racehorse dominos, and dominion.Sessions will be held 8/1, 8/8, 8/15, and 8/23 in the conference room of Oak Bluffs Library (with the exception of 8/8, which will be in the meeting room). Our first session will be … Read More
Sankofa Festival
In 2016, the Oak Bluffs Public Library celebrated the first week of August with an African American Literature and Culture Festival in honor of the Oak Bluffs Power of Place permanent exhibit in the The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. The next year, the library received a sizable donation of African American … Read More