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.
The Oscars at the Library
Join us every Saturday for a film showing of the best picture nominees as we lead up to the Oscar's in March. Saturdays at 4pm2/04 - Elvis2/11 - Tár2/18 - Top Gun Maverick2/25 - The Banshees of Inisherin3/04 - The Fabelmans3/11 - Everything, Everywhere, All At Once
StoryWalk Celebrating Black History Month
Come join us for an indoor StoryWalk of the book When the Schools Shut Down by Yolanda Gladden and Dr. Tamara Pizzoli. This book is a “true and empowering story of how Yolanda, her family, and her community banded together to continue learning, knowing, and growing while fighting for their right to an equal education … Read More
AARP Tax Aide Program
Volunteers, certified and trained under the AARP Tax Aide Program, will again offer FREE income tax preparation assistance for taxpayers, with a special emphasis on taxpayers sixty and older. Interested taxpayers should call the Council on Aging to sign up for the service, and to pick up their information and questionnaire packages. Taxpayers must complete … Read More
Fat Tuesday Jazz Music (free collectable CDs available)
Inspired by the Mardi Gras festival, we will be playing a collection of old jazz music provided by a loyal patron of the library. All the music being played is eligible for a good home!
Chair Yoga
The Oak Bluffs Library welcomes Lorrane Menezes for Chair Yoga. This class aims to improve patron's flexibility, concentration and strength while remaining accessible to all. Lorrane is a certified yoga teacher on the island who has taught classes at Yoga on the Vine, the Y, and private sessions.
Open ASL Practice Group
Want to learn ASL? Come drop in on our conversational practice group! No experience necessary, but before joining the practice group please check out the linked videos. Learn this First! 10 Things You Need to Know About ASL (7:23 minutes)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6w1ZDaE-whc Signing the Alphabet (8:27 minutes)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFv_mLwBvHc Here are a few other helpful videos, if interested:"The first 150 … Read More
Civil War and Reconstruction: A Virtual Tour with the National Constitution Center
Join us for a live virtual tour of the Slavery and Reconstruction exhibit at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. We'll explore their exhibit, Civil War and Reconstruction: The Battle for Freedom and Equality, as a museum educator leads us through the exhibit. Learn how constitutional clashes over slavery set the stage for the Civil … Read More
Cooking with Brent
Learn, cook, and laugh alongside one of the island's premiere chefs, Brent Turner. Before coming to the island, Brent cooked in restaurants and worked on farms all over the North East before starting his own catering company on the South Shore. He now lives and works here on-island, as the head chef for Rosewater Market in … Read More
Curbside Crafts
Pick up the ingredients to make a playful craft.