The Chilmark Free Public Library board of trustees earlier this year unanimously voted to invite Chilmark summer resident, defense attorney, and retired Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz to speak at the library about his new book. Last year, the library’s trustees denied his request, and Dershowitz claimed they violated his First Amendment right of free […]
The Chilmark board of library trustees has agreed to allow attorney Alan Dershowitz back to the town’s library to promote his latest book, “Dershowitz on Killing: How the Law Decides Who Shall Live and Who Shall Die.” The decision comes nearly a year after the high-profile defense attorney was denied his request to be included […]
Have you ever wondered what salt looks like up close, but alas, you don’t own a microscope? Perhaps your daughter heard Prince on the radio, and suddenly wants guitar lessons, but this is the fifth thing she’s tried this year, and it’s getting pricey. Well, as if there isn’t enough to love for public libraries […]
Potluck-goers were feeling jovial during the retirement party for former Chilmark select board member, Warren Doty, who served over two decades on the board. The party took place on Friday afternoon at the Chilmark Free Public Library and festivities featured live music from Doty himself and a short video titled “Minutes from Last Night’s Meeting: […]
It’s about to happen again February on the Vineyard. While Vineyard winters aren’t what they used to be, the long nights of the shortest month are still, arguably, the best time of the year for a literary hibernation. Maybe you’re inclined to dust off an old favorite, tackle the classics, or catch up with […]