The Distinguished Lecture Series is back, with a wonderful roster of speakers, thanks to the efforts of Jeremy Yudkin. Did you ever want to speak to the mayor of Pittsfield, the head of The Clark, or the manager of the Berkshire Eagle? Please come join these and other conversations, one Sunday a month at 4:00 [...]
For years, The Lenox Library has offered notable programs, far more than any other public library in the Berkshires, and we have received national recognition for the thousands who attend every year. We think that access to information and ideas includes face to face meetings with knowledgeable people, and have been privileged to have many outstanding speakers visit with us. [...]
On behalf of the Board of Trustees of The Lenox Library, thank you to the Lenox Board of Selectmen and the Lenox voters at town meeting, for the library’s first increase to its operating budget in ten years. The proposed appropriation represents an increase of $5,000, a 2.17 % increase over the current fiscal year. [...]
We have all been watching as the tragedy in northern Japan unfolds. Earthquake, tsunami, fires, and now radioactive emissions. Death tolls are rising, loved ones are missing. If you would like to respond, our reference librarian Amy Lafave has uncovered several weblinks to charitable organizations that could put your donation to good use: American Red Cross Doctors Without Borders [...]
The Lenox Library Association’s request for $245,000 from the Town of Lenox to support its library will be formally made on Wednesday, February 16, 7:00 p.m. at Town Hall. The request would represent a 6.5% increase over its current appropriation of $230,000, and would be the first increase of any kind since at least 2001. (I [...]
A couple of weekends ago, we had 3 employees from Best Buy come in to talk to interested patrons about e-readers, and to demonstrate several models. When I mentioned this upcoming program to a couple of people, they were wondering if I had “gone over to the dark side.” After all, shouldn’t I be promoting [...]
All I want for Christmas is peace on earth and my two front teeth. Barring those, I have plenty of little projects that could use some help. If you have other ideas, please let me know. 12 seat cushions for the oak chairs in Reference, so the seats are raised a little higher to the [...]
In an open letter to the public, the Massachusetts Library Association asks that we vote NO on Question 3 at the polls this Tuesday. Question 3 concerns lowering the income tax by more than half, to 3%, down from 6.25 percent. Slashing the income tax would impact all towns services, including library services, including Lenox [...]
The Lenox Library Book Sale Committee is seeking a new base of operations. Work on the next year’s book sale normally begins soon after the previous year ends, but the loss of our storage and sorting space has put all work on hold. The Book Sale has been a vital fundraiser for the Library, as [...]
Every nonprofit corporation, including Lenox Library Association, is governed by a committee that sets policy, oversees funding, and makes major decisions that affect the organization. There is no one person in charge. At Lenox Library, that committee is called the Board of Managers. The Board of Managers is made up of people who have long-term interests in the town [...]