New path to be set for Ilsley upgrades

MIDDLEBURY — The Ilsley Library Board of Trustees on Monday voted to drop a $9.6-million renovation-and-expansion plan for the historic library building at 75 Main St. and instead explore other designs to address the institution’s space, configuration and condition problems. “In a spirited discussion, the board debated the wisdom of proceeding with the existing plan which in 2018 had a putative price tag of $9.6 million, or to look at alternate design possibilities,” Ilsley Library Director Dana Hart told t … (read more)

MIDDLEBURY — Whitney Kimball Coe, coordinator of the National Rural Assembly, will discuss rural America’s opportunities for helping the country confront growing problems in a talk at Ilsley Public Library in Middlebury on Wednesday, March 4, at 7 p.m. He … (read more)

MIDDLEBURY — Ilsley Public Library will host an information session about being a hospice volunteer on Saturday, Feb. 29, between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Personnel from Bayada Hospice will be on hand for a meet-and-greet to learn about the rewards of vol … (read more)

MIDDLEBURY — UVM professor Luis Vivanco will share the story of the bicycle’s introduction to Vermont in a talk at Ilsley Public Library in Middlebury next Wednesday, Feb. 5, at 7 p.m. His talk, “When the Bicycle Came to Vermont,” is part of the Vermont H … (read more)

What are the bright colors in the Ilsley Library garden? The leaves are fallen and the flowers gone, but there are bright shiny colors all around. Walking in I see them — shining bright painted rocks in every color everywhere; on the benches, paths, stepp … (read more)

MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury Community Classic Film Club will screen it’s final film, “Roman Holiday,” in the fall season’s screenings on Dec. 5, from 6-8:30 p.m., at the Ilsley Library’s Community Meeting Room. “Roman Holiday” (1953), is the story of a pr … (read more)

MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury Community Classic Film Club is excited to be starting its new set of films. This season the theme is “The Pursuit of Happiness.” All films will be shown from 6-8:30 p.m., at the Ilsley Library’s Community Meeting Room.  “We hol … (read more)