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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’s Annual Appeal has raised $57,000 to date. That’s 45% of our goal.  Thank you to everyone who has donated.  Our goal is $125,000.  We still have to raise $68,000!  Sounds like a lot but  if  680 friends donated $100 each, we would reach our goal! For our part, we are working smarter and harder [...]

An Exhibit by National Archives, Northeast Region Pittsfield and The Lenox Library The Lenox Library, in collaboration with the National Archives and Records Administration-Northeast Region in Pittsfield will be opening an exhibit of records from the Massachusetts 54th on Wednesday, January 19 in the Welles Gallery at The Lenox Library.  The exhibit runs through February [...]

We have added 34 new Wii games to our collection!!!! Here is a list of the games and they will be availabe for check out soon! (Loan period: 1 week) Disney Epic Mickey Disney Guilty Party Disney Princess Enchanted Journey Donkey Kong Country Harry Potter and the Half Blood prince Just Dance 2 Kirby’s Epic [...]

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 [...]

Booklist magazine, the review journal of the American Library Association, has announced its Top of the List winners for 2010. The eight winning titles were chosen from the annual Editors’ Choice selections as the best books and media of 2010. The 2010 Booklist Top of the List winners are:  Adult Fiction – “A Visit from [...]

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 [...]

On Sunday, October 17 at 4:00 pm, Joan Edwards will give a lecture as part of the Distinguished Lecture Series on fast plants entitled “Botanical Explosions: Ultra-fast Movements in the World of Plants.” Professor Joan Edwards has been Washington Gladden 1859 Professor of Biology at Williams since 1979.  Most of her work is on the evolution of [...]

Photos and article by Claire Cox. A record of $29,000 was raised at the Lenox Library’s fifteenth annual book sale during the last weekend in August, thanks to the efforts of volunteers and the support of the reading public. The sale, chaired by Ilse Browner and Maureen Hammel, attracted hundreds of buyers who made their [...]

The Lenox Library Association’s first-annual ScrabbleRouser tournament was a success, with 20 players representing Kripalu, The Berkshire Eagle, and several local families. This fun event was packed with 3 rounds of Scrabble, a game of Word Mine, prizes and refreshments. The Winners’ Circle: Team Kripalu won the 3 rounds of Scrabble with a cumulative score [...]