Books & Ideas
State Road Restaurant’s Speakeasy Series returns next week with more unrivaled chances to mingle and speak with respected authors. This Tuesday, April 18, author John Hough Jr. will discuss Seen the Glory, a novel about the Battle of Gettysburg and two young brothers who volunteer to serve their country. Future participating authors include Alexandra Styron, who will speak about her book, Reading My Father, on May 16. On June 20 novelist Richard North Patterson will discuss his 20th novel, Fall from Grace, a family drama set on Martha’s Vineyard.
The Bunch of Grapes, the landmark Vineyard Haven bookstore that has been the go-to place for Islanders and summer visitors alike — including sitting U.S. presidents — to buy their books for more than 40 years, will relocate, owner Dawn Braasch said.
Ms. Braasch has signed a lease with the Hall family to take over the Bowl and Board building across the street from the bookstore. The move will be complete by Memorial Day or at the latest mid-June, she said.
Google Workshop
The MV Women’s Network will hold a three-hour interactive Google workshop from 1 to 4:30 p.m. on April 10 on how to use Google tools to reach and serve more customers. The workshop will be held in the Baylies Room at the Whaling Church on Main street in Edgartown,
MVC Workshop
The Martha’s Vineyard Commission will cosponsor a stormwater management workshop by the Massachusetts department of environmental protection at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional Transit Authority Building at the airport business park in Edgartown, Thursday, April 12, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Light refreshments will be provided, with sign-in and coffee at 8:45 a.m. The workshop is free and open to the public. Space is limited and preregistration required.
Poetry Discussion
During the month of April, the Vineyard Haven Library will be hosting the second annual Common Threads poetry discussions.
Common Threads is a program of MassPoetry.org that seeks to have as many people as possible read and discuss the same nine poems during the month of April, which is national poetry month. Here on the Vineyard, Michael West leads the poetry discussion on three afternoons in April at the Vineyard Haven Library. Discussions are scheduled for 2 p.m. on Saturdays, April 7, April 14, and April 28.
Library Snapshot Day
National Library Snapshot Day is Thursday, April 12.
And what, you ask, is snapshot day?
It is a day when libraries all over the country take a literal snapshot of what happens at the library. Photos of books being checked out, people receiving help finding a job, doing their taxes or homework; the day helps demonstrate the value of libraries and raises public awareness that libraries are busier than ever.