Vineyard Haven Public Library: Halloween Events This Weekend, 10/30 & 10/31

Press release from the Vineyard Haven Public Library:

October 25, 2021

5 pm Saturday October 30thOnline:  Halloween and the History of Witches with Grounded GoodwifeHow did the benevolent image of a wise woman transform into the malevolent figure of the witch we know today?  When you think of a witch, it’s easy to conjure up an image of an old, ugly, hook-nosed woman, stirring up a steaming potion that is brewing away inside a cauldron. Of course her usual sidekick, the proverbial black cat, is probably not far away. Have you ever wondered, especially on Halloween, why witches are depicted as riding on brooms through the nighttime sky? You’re never going to look at sweeping the same way again...Sponsored by the Vineyard Haven and Chilmark libraries. 

Halloween Take & MakesGlow Ghost bags for Kids and Teen Glow Ghost Bracelet bags will be available for pickup from 10 am to noon on Sunday October 31st, while supplies last.Trick-or-Treat on Main StreetTrick-or-Treat on Main Street, Vineyard Haven on Sunday, October 31st from 2 pm to 5 pm! The Friends of the Library will also be giving out treats Curbside at the Library from 2 pm to 5 pm.

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