Tisbury residents resoundingly approved a debt exclusion to fund an overhaul of the Vineyard Haven library at a special election Tuesday.

Tisbury will hold an election Tuesday to decide if the town wishes to borrow up to $4.8 million to renovate the aging public library.

Tisbury residents voted in favor of borrowing $4.8 million to overhaul and expand the Vineyard Haven Public Library at a special town meeting that lasted more than three hours Tuesday. 

Tisbury will hold a special town meeting Tuesday, Dec. 17 at the Martha’s Vineyard Performing Arts Center in Oak Bluffs. The meeting begins at 7 p.m.

The library’s elected board of trustees is asking Tisbury voters to approve a Proposition 2 1/2 override for up to $8.8 million in borrowing for the project, which includes building an addition for which the trustees are raising private donations.

Just how much borrowing will be needed is still being determined, library director Amy Ryan told the select board at its Sept. 24 meeting.

Years after it became the Island’s first state-designated cultural district, the Vineyard Haven Harbor Cultural District is relaunching as a newly-minted nonprofit led by artists working in the town.

Sign-ups are underway for the Chappy-based artist's weekly art classes, taking place on Zoom from April through August.

All six Martha's Vineyard libraries are now offering free, real-time online tutoring to assist parents and students during this unusual school year.

The Martha’s Vineyard Bank Charitable Foundation has awarded $80,500 in grants and donations to 10 nonprofits on Martha's Vineyard and in Falmouth.