Rachel Silber Devlin Speaks at the Needham Public Library
Eager readers and listeners were on hand at the Needham Public Library's Community Room this week to hear Rachel Silber Devlin speak about her book "Snapshots of my Father John Silber" and to find out from Silber's oldest daughter what the former President of Boston University was really like. The event was hosted by Matt Robinson of The Robinson Reporter , who that night wore the class ring of his late grandfather, who attended Boston University. Rachel Silber Devlin at the Needham Public Library The evening opened with a six-minute slide show that featured pictures of Silber at various times in his public and private lives. Devlin said in her opening remarks following the slideshow that the abundance of pictures is, "one of the nice things in her book. Narrowing it down was difficult." Work Ethic and Expectations There were times John Silber would come home for dinner, and then return to his office to finish the day's work. Devlin spoke for a little