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Announcing Homebound Delivery Service!

In order to expand Library access and outreach, we are thrilled to announce that, beginning April 25, 2023, Lenox Library will offer limited Homebound Delivery! This service is available to any Lenox resident holding [...]

2023-04-25T12:05:49-04:00April 25th, 2023|Categories: At the Library, Blog, From the Director's Desk, New Stuff|

Watch “Stay at Home & Read a Book Ball”

The Lenox Library Association hosted a "non-event" Book Ball benefit inviting guests to stay at home and read instead of going out on a cold night. The evening opened with a welcome video where [...]

2023-04-25T13:10:41-04:00March 29th, 2023|Categories: At the Library, Blog, Development Updates, Events|

Amelia Montague Watson: documenting plantation history with her art

Amelia Montague Watson [1856 - 1934] was a watercolorist and photographer from East Winsor Hill, CT. Her best known work was in illustrating a deluxe edition of Henry David Thoreau's travelogue of Cape Cod. [...]

2023-03-10T10:57:52-05:00March 8th, 2023|Categories: Blog, Local History Dept.|Tags: , , |

Unveiling the portrait of Judge William Perrin Walker

A former Lenox resident now living in Virginia spotted a painting for sale on EBay. This was the listing: "Here is a very important Oil on Canvas Of the Honorable William Perrin Walker (1778-1858) [...]

2023-04-03T17:10:34-04:00February 22nd, 2023|Categories: Blog, Local History Dept.|
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