Ilsley in the Press: Editorial: Ilsley drawings must be seen to understand project’s potential
Angelo Lynn
Addison Independent
July 27, 2023
Next year, in 2024, the stately Ilsley Library building — adjacent to Middlebury’s newly built town hall — will celebrate its 100th year. And it shows. Take a tour through the three and a half-story facility — counting the overcrowded basement that hosts the children’s section, bathrooms and a community meeting space, and the attic, which hosts MCTV — and you quickly understand it’s an old, somewhat dank and moldy building that’s in serious need of an overhaul.
The question is how much needs to be done? And that leads to other questions: what’s the right approach, how expensive will it be, and is it worth it?