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Archive for October 2009

Congratulations Studio Two

It has just been announced that Studio Two of Lenox, Massachusetts received a total of 9 American Graphic Design Awards for 2009! One of these awards was for the awesome Lenox Library Tree logo that you see on our Newsletter and on the T-Shirts in our gift shop! It was developed as an integral part [...]



Come enjoy a family weekend with us at the Lenox Library

We have two great events this weekend that we are sure your family will love! Friday NOVEMBER 6th 6:00-7:00PM Birds of Prey Family Night at the Lenox Library Come meet and learn about many North American birds of prey such as eagles, hawks, falcons and owls on Friday, November 6, 2009 in the Lenox Library [...]



The Library will close early at 4PM Friday October 30th

The Lenox Library will close at 4 PM on Friday October 30th to allow our staff to attend the Lenox Library Association Annual Meeting We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your understanding! For information on our regular hours, click here.



Genghis: Birth of an Empire by Conn Iggulden

The first of a trilogy, Genghis: Birth of an Empire is a wonderful piece of historical fiction.  When I learn about history, I personally prefer to have some sort of human element or story to wrap the facts and occurrences around, and this book is a perfect example.  Authored by the same man who wrote [...]



H1N1 Flu information from the Center for Disease Control

This month we are featuring the 2009 H1N1 Flu page on the Center for Disease Control’s website. Click on the link below to get information about the Flu, Vaccines and “What You Can Do To Stay Healthy”. http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/



The Catskill Puppet Theatre is back this Saturday, October 17th!

One of the nation’s finest puppet troupes, The Catskill Puppet Theater, will perform Hiawatha at the Lenox Library Association on Saturday, October 17 at 1:30 p.m. Seating is on a first come first served basis and is limited to the room’s capacity. Exquisitely crafted puppets, full sets and Native American music combine to create this [...]



Can Poetry Save the Earth? A Distinguished Lecture Series Event Sunday October 18th

On Sunday October 18th at 4:00 pm the second program in the Lenox Library’s Distinguished Lecture Series will focus on the question: Can Poetry Save the Earth? Professor John Felstiner author of Can Poetry Save the Earth?: A Field Guide to Nature Poems will argue that as we hover on the environmental point of no return, poetry may have [...]



Housatonic Valley Art League in the Welles Gallery

The Housatonic Valley Art league is sponsoring a small works , juried, art show for the month of October. The league is a fifty year old organization that has an artist membership that extends from the Berkshires into Connecticut and New York State. The show will include work in all painting media, collage, assemblage and [...]



200 Plastic Bottles!

“The average American discards 200 plastic water bottles each year.” Green for a Change has brought another thought provoking display to the Lenox Library. This year the display is on plastic bottle waste. Green for a Change filled one of our display cabinets with 200 plastic water bottles and left some interesting statistics and facts [...]



October Display at the Lenox Library

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and here at Lenox Library we have on display several books that deal with this subject.  If you or someone you know is going through this challenge now, one of the books may be of interest to you.  Stop in and take a look.  The display is in our [...]