Join us for these upcoming LLA fundraising events!
Saturday and Sunday, September 14 & 15, 2024 – Annual Book Sale
Thursday, September 19, 2024 – Free presentation and ticketed dinner with Best Selling Author, Candice Millard
Saturday, September 21, 2023 – Lenox Wine Fete Visit Dare Bottleshop for more details
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The Lenox Library Association will host best-selling author Candice Millard on Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. in the Lenox Library's Reading Room, located at 18 Main Street. Entry is free to the presentation. Immediately following, we invite you to meet and mingle with Candice Millard at an intimate ticketed dinner for 24 people at The Lenox Club. Contact mlynch@lenoxlib.org for more information regarding the dinner.
About the Author: Candice Millard is the author of four New York Times bestselling books. Her first book, The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey, was a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers selection and a Book Sense Pick, won the William Rockhill Nelson Award, was a finalist for the Quill Awards, and has been published in multiple foreign editions. Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine & the Murder of a President, won the Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime, the PEN Center USA award for Research Nonfiction, the One Book-One Lincoln Award, the Ohioana Award, and the Kansas Notable Book Award.
Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape and the Making of Winston Churchill, was an Indie Next pick, a top ten critics pick by the New York Times and named Amazon’s number one history book of 2016. Millard's most recent book, released in May of 2022, is River of the Gods: Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile. She is the recipient of the 2017 BIO Award, and her work has appeared in the New York Times Book Review, Washington Post Book World, the Guardian, National Geographic and Time magazine. She lives in Kansas City with her husband and three children.
Netflix recently announced a new series Death by Lightning, a drama retelling the rise of US President James Garfield and his subsequent assassination by Charles Guiteau. This series is based on the novel Destiny Of The Republic by Candice Millard.
From Creator Mike Makowsky and Executive Producers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, under their deal with Netflix, and Matt Ross, who will direct all episodes. Death by Lightning is a drama series that brings to life the epic and stranger-than-fiction true story of James Garfield, reluctant 20th president of the United States, and his greatest admirer Charles Guiteau — the man who would come to kill him. Featuring Matthew Macfadyen as ‘Charles Guiteau' and Michael Shannon ‘James Garfield.’
Millard is currently working on her fifth book, which will be set in occupied Belgium and northern France in the early days of WWI.
SILENT AUCTION TO BENEFIT THE LENOX LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
Come bid on a variety of creatively themed baskets!
Good Books, Special Wines, a NYC Getaway, and more!
September 21, 2024 at Boema Pizzeria.
GIVE ANNUALLY
Please consider joining or rejoining the circle of donors who prioritize literacy and community by making a gift to the LLA.
Board of Trustees
Edward S. Richter, President, Marybeth Mitts, Vice President, Bruce Gamble, Treasurer, George B. Raymond, Clerk, Vanessa Collins, Christine M. Conklin, Barbara Sussman Goldberg, David Hurst, Christopher King, Brendan Mathews, Dana Parsons, Max Scherff, Margery Steinberg, Danielle Stern
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The Lenox Library Association is responsible for raising funds to maintain and enhance the Lenox Library collections. By donating to the Lenox Library Association, you help ensure that the Library remains a vibrant part of our community with the resources that we have come to expect:
- programming for children and adults
- use of computers and WiFi
- access to online reference databases
- art exhibits
- lectures
- access to unique local history material
- museum passes…
…and as always, access to books.
We welcome your support as we strive to keep the Lenox Library – and our beloved town – strong and vital.
There are many ways you can give:
1. Donate online using our secure PayPal account
2. Scan this QR code to pay directly through Square
3. Print and mail our donation form to Lenox Library Association, 18 Main Street, Lenox, MA 01240
4. Mail a check to Lenox Library Association, 18 Main Street, Lenox, MA 01240
5. Please consider the LLA for a portion of your annual required minimum distribution from your IRA, make a gift of securities, or make the LLA a part of your overall estate plan.
6. Contact the Lenox Library Association development director, Maria Lynch at 413-637-2630 x115 or at mlynch@lenoxlib.org
Every gift counts!