Honoring World Mental Health Day
Dear Friends of Lenox Library, As we are all aware, the COVID-19 pandemic took a toll on our collective mental health. The isolation, stress, and indeed trauma of this time period will have lasting impacts. [...]
16th Season of Distinguished Lecture Series
The Lenox Library is pleased to announce the 16th season of its Distinguished Lecture Series, organized and hosted by Dr. Jeremy Yudkin. The first lecture of the 2022-2023 season will take place on Sunday, September [...]
E-readers, not the end of books
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 [...]
Have a Say
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 [...]
Question: When is a Town Library Not a Town-Owned Library?
When is a Town Library not a Town-owned library? Answer: when it’s a nonprofit corporation library. The history of libraries in Lenox is an interesting one. The very first library in Lenox that we know [...]
Book-side Chat
HI everyone, I am looking forward to using this blog to talk about what's on my mind. I have been working at the Lenox Library for 3 months now, and have met many of you. [...]