On Thursday August 5th at 5pm, join us for a special fundraising event with author Martha Hall Kelly at the West Chop Club Casino. Martha will discuss Sunflower Sisters, her second prequel novel following her bestselling historical fiction debut, Lilac Girls. This limited-capacity event is sponsored by the Vineyard Haven Library Building Fund, Inc. Reserve your place early to meet Martha and learn about the Library's exciting new program room project. A reception and book signing will follow the talk. Copies of Sunflower Sisters will be available for purchase.
Tickets are $10 and may be purchased online: www.eventbrite.com/e/an-evening-with-martha-hall-kelly-to-benefit-vineyard-haven-library-tickets-161676710393
Vineyard Haven Library Building Fund appreciates the generosity of the West Chop Community for providing the event space.
Tickets are $10 and may be purchased online: www.eventbrite.com/e/an-evening-with-martha-hall-kelly-to-benefit-vineyard-haven-library-tickets-161676710393
Vineyard Haven Library Building Fund appreciates the generosity of the West Chop Community for providing the event space.
On Thursday, July 9th at 5pm, The Vineyard Haven Public Library Building Fund presented a free virtual event with New York Times Book Review Editor Pamela Paul. Pamela Paul is the editor of the New York Times Book Review and oversees books coverage at the New York Times, which she joined in 2011 as the children’s books editor. She is also the host of the weekly Book Review podcast for the Times. She is the author and editor of five books, including My Life with Bob: Flawed Heroine Keeps Book of Books, Plot Ensues, and How to Raise a Reader, co-authored with Maria Russo. Her work has appeared in the Atlantic, the Washington Post, the New York Times Magazine, Time, the New York Times Education Life, the Economist, Vogue, Psychology Today, and other national publications. This event was presented as a conversation facilitated by Vineyard Haven seasonal resident Maureen Sullivan, a widely-recognized leader and educator in the library profession and past president of the American Library Association.
View a recording of the event: Pamela Paul: How to Raise a Reader
View a recording of the event: Pamela Paul: How to Raise a Reader