Vinyasa (a practice designed to help you heal while keeping you in peak physical shape) incorporates elements of strength building, making it a dynamic experience. If you have a yoga mat, please bring it with you. The library will have a limited number of mats available for use. All levels are welcome; each pose is guided from the foundation to the full expression.

No registration required.

Classes will be on June 3, 10, 17, and 24. 

This program has been generously funded by the Friends of the Edgartown Free Public Library.

If you are seeking a new career direction, unemployed, re-entering the job market after a long employment gap, or recently retired and looking for your "encore career", this networking group is perfect for you!

Join us the first and third Wednesday of the month for a professional networking forum conducted in a safe and comfortable environment that's conducive to developing new relationships and developing skills and strategies to help in your career transition. Meetings include a presentation and hands-on workshop on topics relevant to career transition, guest speakers, access to hiring managers, small group breakout rooms to network, and one-on-one coaching guidance. This monthly program concludes in June, and there will be a new topic covered in each session.

Registration is required.

This program has been generously funded by the Friends of the Edgartown Free Public Library, in participation with over 60 other Massachusetts public libraries.

For more info and to register, click here.

This class will explore Restorative Yin postures done close to the ground to promote deep rest and encourage physical, mental, and emotional relaxation. Appropriate for all levels, restorative yoga is practiced at a slow pace and focuses on long holds, stillness, and deep breathing. A limited number of yoga mats and props are available; if you have your own, please bring them with you.

No registration required. 

Classes will be held on June 7, 14, 21, and 28.

Join us for the opening of our June art exhibit and meet Peter Dreyer, a professional photographer for over 40 years. Peter works in large-format film photography and produces gelatin silver fiber-based prints in a traditional darkroom. His photography will be on display in our Program Room through the month of June.

No registration required.

This program has been sponsored by the Friends of the Edgartown Free Public Library.

One of the great things about starting seeds is you often end up with many more seedlings than you know what to do with. So why not share or trade them with other gardeners? Bring starters of vegetables, fruits, herbs, and a box for taking home any plants you adopt.

Pick up and drop off will be outside at the back entrance of the library. Please label your starters, and do not bring any invasive species.

No registration required.

This program has been sponsored by the Friends of the Edgartown Free Public Library.

Have you always wanted to try oil painting, but didn’t know where to begin? Well, here’s a fun, no-fear introductory painting workshop that will give you the confidence to face down that intimidating blank canvas. Artist Jeanne Staples will demystify the oil painting process and help participants learn some of the basic techniques that artists have been using for more than 500 years.

All materials will be provided, but please bring a clean empty tuna or cat food can for the mineral spirits that will be used.

Registration is required.

This program has been generously funded by the Friends of the Edgartown Free Public Library.

For more info and to register, click here.

You have an iPad and you’re excited to use it - but where to begin? Or perhaps you’d just like to refresh your skills and learn a few new tricks? Kathy Lavieri, a technology trainer with over twenty years of experience working with adult learners, will hold an in-person iPad workshop.

Registration is required.

This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Edgartown Free Public Library.

For more info and to register, click here.

In poet Donald Nitchie’s writing workshop, participants will have an opportunity to build a poem prompted and inspired by poetry that Donald will choose for the exercise. Poets will also have a chance to submit a poem or two of their own for the group to read and discuss during the second half of the workshop. Positive peer assessment can help you through a writing problem and give you a new perspective on your work. Once registered, you will be emailed the workshop materials.

Registration is required.

This program has been generously funded by the Friends of the Edgartown Free Public Library.

For more info and to register, click here.

Join the Edgartown Public Library for a festive picnic on the front lawn in celebration of Juneteenth. Chef Look will be serving up a family-style lunch, and there will be live music provided by Andrew Sue Wing, a Boston-based singer/songwriter and guitarist specializing in R&B.

This family-friendly event is free and open to the public, no registration required.

The event has been generously funded by the Friends of the Edgartown Free Public Library.

This book club explores literature that may shift your perspective or encourage you consider an alternate viewpoint.

This month’s selection is A Place for Us, by Fatima Farheen Mirza. The novel follows the members of an Indian-American Muslim family: the parents who strove to pass on their cultures and traditions, and the children who in turn struggle to balance authenticity in themselves with loyalty to the home they came from.

No registration required. To download the eBook or eAudio book, click on the book cover at right. There are also copies available for checkout at the library.

Robert Culbert, Island birding expert and “Bird News” columnist for the Vineyard Gazette, will guide a birding excursion at one of his favorite avian “hot spots” in Edgartown.

Registration required.



This program has been generously funded by the Friends of the Edgartown Free Public Library.

For more info and to register, click here.

Chef Look is back this month to make a special dinner for a special occasion: his birthday! Join him as he deconstructs the iconic Reuben sandwich and pieces it back together, one crazy element at a time. He'll start by making two grilled cheese and sauerkraut sandwiches (with homemade rye waffles as the bread), which will act as the "buns" for a juicy, flavorful corned beef meatloaf patty. As if that wasn’t enough, Chef Look will show you how to make a classic Reuben sauce to fill all the nooks and crannies of the waffle “buns.” Be prepared for this flavor explosion as we burst into summer.

Registration required. 

This program has been generously funded by the Friends of the Edgartown Free Public Library.

Click here to see all the past Chef Look Cooks programs.

For more info and to register, click here.

Beach BeFrienders is a collaboration between the Vineyard Conservation Society, Island Libraries, Island DWPs and the MV Refuse District, and is dedicated to tending our beloved Island beaches.

Join us every fourth Saturday to clean up an Island beach. Dairy Queen ice cream coins are offered to participating children under 12. Beach BeFriender official cleanup kits are available at the library, and disposal is free at any Island transfer station. Click here for more details.

Celebrate the all-male dance company Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, whose male ballerinas have for 45 years taken great risks to practice their dazzling version of ballet parody. While the film celebrates Trock’s joyful artistry, it also asks viewers to face issues of gender, inclusion, and social justice.

No registration required.



This program has been sponsored by the Friends of the Edgartown Free Public Library.

Enjoy moving with full expression and purpose in a class that integrates the thinking body with the emotional body. Emphasis will be on correct alignment, articulation, and connected movement. The class also includes a floor work section informed by Pilates mat strengthening. Limited yoga mats and props are available; if you have your own, please bring it with you. Modern Dance for Life is geared toward mature movement enthusiasts, but all are welcome.

No registration required.

This program has been generously funded by the Friends of the Edgartown Free Public Library and Friends of the Edgartown Council on Aging, and presented in partnership with The Yard.

In her book Renegade Teacher: Inside School Walls with Standards and the Test, former urban school teacher Dr. Katherine Scheidler shows how schools can better serve all students. In the mid-1990s, Dr. Scheidler moved from the classroom to the epicenter of school change as Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment, and Professional Development in several Massachusetts school districts. In her book, Scheidler illustrates the challenges and victories of standards and testing for all students, and she discusses how schools must still change to better support those classroom heroes who work every day with children.

No registration required.

This program has been sponsored by the Friends of the Edgartown Free Public Library.

Watercolors have the reputation for being difficult to work with, but the key is knowing when and how to control the paint, and when to let it be. Join us to experiment with lifting, splatter, layering, watercolor washes, and dry brush techniques. We will be using artist-grade Winsor & Newton pan paints and Arches watercolor paper to create two or three small landscape vignettes of a lighthouse, a field of flowers, and a sunset scene. No experience is necessary, come and explore this versatile and vibrant medium!

Registration required.

This program has been generously funded by the Friends of the Edgartown Free Public Library.

For more info and to register, click here.