Two Martha’s Vineyard librarians with an enthusiasm for Dungeons & Dragons have taken their expertise in role-playing games to the New England Library Association.
Neutral in Nothing, Independent and Just in Everything. That was the slogan that defined the Cottage City Star, a four-page local newspaper that ran from 1879 to 1885 and pushed for Oak Bluffs’ secession from Edgartown.
The Edgartown Library doubles as an art gallery thanks to a collection bequeathed to the town of Edgartown in the 1930s by Charles Simpson.
More than 30 listeners turned out to hear Jeremy Berlin, percussionist Taurus Biskis and string player Eric Johnson play originals and jazz classics at the Edgartown Library Saturday.
The library is naming its boardroom for the late educator, author and library trustee, with a public dedication planned for Jan. 31.
Library Journal awarded star ratings to just 14 Massachusetts libraries in 2021, and three of them are on Martha's Vineyard.