Lenox Library Association » Reference Dept. http://lenoxlib.org Your town library Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:47:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://lenoxlib.org/2011/11/17/3993/ http://lenoxlib.org/2011/11/17/3993/#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:18:50 +0000 Amy http://lenoxlib.org/?p=3993 For those interested in the terms of the Scenic Mountain Act:

This link to the Town of Lenox website will bring you to a list of the town’s bylaws.

http://www.townoflenox.com/public_documents/LenoxMA_WebDocs/bylaws

For a print version of the Scenic Mountain Act, please visit our Reference Desk.

 

]]> http://lenoxlib.org/2011/11/17/3993/feed/ 0 Town Hall has a new phone system http://lenoxlib.org/2011/09/29/town-hall-has-a-new-phone-system/ http://lenoxlib.org/2011/09/29/town-hall-has-a-new-phone-system/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:55:29 +0000 Amy http://lenoxlib.org/?p=3937 A Public Services Announcement from our neighbors at the Town Hall…

The Town Hall will be installing a new telephone system today with a main telephone number of 637-5500. Here are the extensions that you will need to dial in order to be connected to the various town offices:

Press 2 for the Assessors Office
Press 3 for the Building Inspector’s Office
Press 4 for the Town Clerk or Treasurer’s Office
Press 5 for the Collectors Office
Press 6 for the Land Use/Planning Office
Press 7 for the Selectmen or Town Manager

The main telephone numbers for the Police Department will be:

637-5545 – business line
637-2346 – non-emergency line
911 – emergency line

The new main telephone number for the School Superintendent’s office is 637-5550. Here are the extensions that you will need to dial in order to be connected to the following individuals:

Press 2 for the Superintendent of Schools
Press 3 for the Executive Assistant
Press 4 for the Accounting Assistant
Press 5 for the Business Administrator
Press 6 to hear the status/cancellations of schools

]]> http://lenoxlib.org/2011/09/29/town-hall-has-a-new-phone-system/feed/ 0 Now at the Library: access to the Historic Boston Globe http://lenoxlib.org/2011/05/12/now-at-the-library-access-to-the-historic-boston-globe/ http://lenoxlib.org/2011/05/12/now-at-the-library-access-to-the-historic-boston-globe/#comments Thu, 12 May 2011 16:57:13 +0000 Amy http://lenoxlib.org/?p=3757 In addition to the reestablishment of Ancestry.com at the Library, we have also purchased an online subscription to the Historic Boston Globe 1872-1979. Even better, our licensing agreement for this database allows us to provide remote access for those who possess a Lenox Library card.

Examples of local interest to be found include news of the Berkshire Symphonic Festival and Music Inn, Gilded Age happenings, and the occasional controversy such as the attempt to build a state prison at the current Kripalu site.

Did you know that in 1945, Lenox put in a bid for the building of the United Nations Headquarters? The application, penned by the Lenox Board of Selectmen, invited the new organization “to the lovely little New England community so aptly called the “Gem of the Hills.”

To connect to this resource, please see our Reference Tools on our website.

]]> http://lenoxlib.org/2011/05/12/now-at-the-library-access-to-the-historic-boston-globe/feed/ 0 It’s baaack… http://lenoxlib.org/2011/05/05/its-baaack/ http://lenoxlib.org/2011/05/05/its-baaack/#comments Thu, 05 May 2011 17:12:07 +0000 Amy http://lenoxlib.org/?p=3737 …Ancestry.com [Library Edition], that is. Shortly after cancelling last year’s Lenox Library subscription (due to lack of use), I learned that the Conte Archives was closing. In one week, five library patrons came in to express their relief that we had Ancestry, since they were losing their connection at the Conte.

I have reinstated the library’s subscription. Due to the licensing agreement with ProQuest, we can not offer home access, but I would love to see this resource get some use. So come on in and find your ancestors. It’s great fun!

]]> http://lenoxlib.org/2011/05/05/its-baaack/feed/ 0 Dance Interactive http://lenoxlib.org/2011/03/29/dance-interactive/ http://lenoxlib.org/2011/03/29/dance-interactive/#comments Tue, 29 Mar 2011 20:28:22 +0000 Amy http://lenoxlib.org/?p=3655 The Berkshire Eagle published an article today on a new online exhibit, Dance Interactive, hosted by Jacob’s Pillow. It’s a nice way to see dance history in motion.

Jacob’s Pillow is listed as one of our area cultural and recreation sites on the Lenox Library’s Recommended Websites page.

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From the IRS:
Form 1040
Instructions for Form 1040

Form 1040-EZ
Instructions for Form 1040-EZ

2010 Tax Table

From the Massachusetts Department of Revenue:
Instructions  for Form 1

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Also worth checking out is a new multimedia website http://www.JFK50.org created to “invite young visitors to explore the legacy of JFK through the core themes of public service, science and innovation, civil rights, domestic affairs, the arts, foreign policy and diplomacy and the environment,” according to the news release provided by the JFK Library Foundation.

[Full disclosure here: I chose "ask not what your country can do for you–ask what you can do for your country" as my quote in the 1983 LMHS yearbook.]

]]> http://lenoxlib.org/2011/01/22/3382/feed/ 0 Vintage postcards on display http://lenoxlib.org/2010/12/04/vintage-postcards-on-display/ http://lenoxlib.org/2010/12/04/vintage-postcards-on-display/#comments Sat, 04 Dec 2010 18:01:09 +0000 Amy http://lenoxlib.org/?p=3239 In my quest for hidden treasures amongst the special collections at the Library, I discovered a cache of vintage post cards. By narrowing the subjects depicted to Lenox areas of interest, I gathered 84(!) for display in the the glass case just outside the Special Collections Room.

[There were even more, but I ran out of room in the case.]

Also on display in the Dome Room is a collection of vintage Christmas postcards, most with postmarks dating to just before World War I. I was struck by the use of robin’s egg blue and pink tints, as well as the depiction of roses and forget-me-nots. Funny how fashions can change, even in the greeting card industry!

]]> http://lenoxlib.org/2010/12/04/vintage-postcards-on-display/feed/ 0 “Do make me a Consulting Art something or other…” http://lenoxlib.org/2010/12/04/%e2%80%9cdo-make-me-a-consulting-art-something-or-other%e2%80%a6%e2%80%9d/ http://lenoxlib.org/2010/12/04/%e2%80%9cdo-make-me-a-consulting-art-something-or-other%e2%80%a6%e2%80%9d/#comments Sat, 04 Dec 2010 17:35:01 +0000 Amy http://lenoxlib.org/?p=3246 In the 1949 Librarian’s Report for the Lenox Library Association, Irene Poirier announced the acquisition of an ‘Illustrator’s Library,’ the gift of noted children’s illustrator Elizabeth MacKinstry (1879–1956), who spent her last years in Lenox. MacKinstry’s “tiny collection” of rare illustrated books, an array spanning two centuries, became one of the most significant collections in the library. Selections of these exquisite examples are on display in the bibliotheque located in the Dome Room.

]]> http://lenoxlib.org/2010/12/04/%e2%80%9cdo-make-me-a-consulting-art-something-or-other%e2%80%a6%e2%80%9d/feed/ 0 The Distinguished Lecture Series 2010-2011 http://lenoxlib.org/2010/10/22/the-distinguished-lecture-series-2010-2011/ http://lenoxlib.org/2010/10/22/the-distinguished-lecture-series-2010-2011/#comments Sat, 23 Oct 2010 01:14:29 +0000 Library Staff http://lenoxlib.org/?p=3046 For our fourth season of the Distinguished Lecture Series, Lenox Library brings you interesting talks from movers-and-shakers in the arts, sciences, politics, and the humanities to satisfy your curiosity, encourage discussion, and sometimes just tickle your funnybone! Jeremy Yudkin of Lenox is host and organizer of the Distinguished Lecture Series and is passionate about continuing intellectual stimulation all year round. To read more about the Distinguished Lecture Series and to find our current schedule, click  here. All lectures take place on Sunday afternoons from 4:00 – 5:00 pm in the Sedgwick Reading Room and are free thanks to underwriting from generous donors.

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