Last Wednesday, more than 250 people attended an event at the Town Hall Theater to see design ideas for a renovated and expanded Ilsley Public Library from three Vermont architecture firms. The excitement at the event was palpable as community members reviewed the creative conceptual designs and imagined how our beloved and well-used public library could be improved to meet 21st-century needs. Unfortunately, toward the end of the event Brian Carpenter, Chair of the Middlebury selectboard, made some misleadi … (read more)