Chilmark Library News Today

Isn’t it somehow comforting to know that we’ll never be able to read every book in existence? There will always be a new story to read. And the Friends of the Chilmark Library are holding a book sale every Tuesday to Saturday during regular hours. Everything that is left is available for free. Get your […]

  Chilmark Holiday Book Sale Tuesday to Saturday until January Chilmark Library Discover great finds at the Friends of the Chilmark Library holiday sale. There are thousands of books and DVDs available at bargain prices during regular library hours. Until Dec. 16: $1.00 for hardcovers and DVDs; $0.25 for paperbacks. Dec. 19 – 23: Half […]

I’m writing in response to Jack Fructman’s interesting assessment of a library’s legal obligation to book a speaker. He raises more questions than he answers. He seems to suggest that Alan Dershowitz has a constitutional right to be allowed to speak at a library-sponsored program. Does that mean any author or speaker with credentials has […]

To the Editor The Martha’s Vineyard Times has published an antisemitic cartoon titled, “The Shunning.” It features an Alan Dershowitz cartoon character and is drawn by Charles Pinck, who, for all I know, may be Jewish himself. The cartoonist’s religious or cultural background is irrelevant. For those unfamiliar with the 500 year historical context of […]

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: […]

The two candidates running for the Chilmark Select Board, Russell Maloney and Marie Larsen, had an opportunity to meet with voters and hear constituents’ concerns this week. Maloney and Larsen are competing to win the seat of longtime Chilmark Select Board member Warren Doty, who announced in January he would not seek re-election.  In a […]

The Up-Island School Committee unanimously voted to withdraw an article requesting $120,000 from the up-Island towns to fund a space needs study for the West Tisbury School.  The request has effectively been tabled. School committee members wanted to wait until funding could be available from the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA), which could not only […]

The forecast predicts a calm, cool, cold, and windy Christmas Eve, with a slight chance of snow. I would like snow, but can do without the wind. I have a tradition of lighting candles of remembrance and hope on the beach Christmas Eve, and wish for a window of calm. The weather influences the shape […]

Aquinnah Thursday, Dec. 8, to Monday, Dec. 12 Northeast Indigenous Artists Holiday Market All day, virtual. Discover original artwork created by indigenous artists. Everything for sale will be available online, so you can shop in a socially distant manner at any time. Visit the market page from the Aquinnah Cultural Center and the Northeast Indigenous […]

The big news from the Yard this week was learning that Chloe Jones will be moving to Salt Lake City, Utah, to become assistant dean at the University of Utah in their College of Fine Arts, and will also serve as the executive director of University of Utah’s performing arts center, UtahPresents. We wish her […]