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Nick DeCandia:
Tuesday, May 29, at 7 pm
At 7 pm on Tuesday, May 29, photographer Nick DeCandia shares the story behind the Athenaeum's photo exhibit, Facing Berkshires Heritage.
Program free and open to the public.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Berkshire Athenaeum.
Attendance at library programs constitutes consent to be photographed; photos may be used in print or electronic publicity for the Berkshire Athenaeum.
Summer Booksale:
July 19, 20 and 21
The Friends of the Berkshire Athenaeum have announced their Summer Booksale for Thursday, July 19, 5 - 8 pm*; Friday, July 20, 10 - 4 pm; and Saturday, July 21, 10 - 4 pm. Thousands of items priced to sell: used and gently worn books; childrens books; CDs; DVDs; and an assortment of specialty items.
Attendance at library programs constitutes consent to be photographed;
photos may be used in print or electronic publicity for the Berkshire
Athenaeum. *Thursday evening open exclusively for members of the Friends. Not a member? Join at the door.
Computer Lab Classes:
April & May schedule set 
The Reference Department has announced the April & May schedule of Computer Lab classes.
Sessions include Basic Mouse Skills; Email Basics; Email, Part 2; Excel
101; Excel 202; Organizing your Digital Photos with Picasa; Powerpoint
Basics; and Word Basics. Registration required. To register contact the
Reference Department during regular library hours or at pittsref@cwmars.org
Attendance at library programs constitutes consent to be photographed;
photos may be used in print or electronic publicity for the Berkshire
Athenaeum.
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Coming in June:
The Athenaeum Summer Reading Club
Make plans now to join us this summer for fun programs; craft activities; movie days; a short story writing contest (with cash prizes!) and weekly prize drawings, while we read away the wonderful long days of school vacation. The fun start on June 24. Get your library card and be ready!
The NARA Materials are here:
Researchers are arriving!
All of the books, finding aids and microfilm materials that
comprised the collections of the NARA-Pittsfield facility have arrived
at the Berkshire Athenaeum and are housed in an area specially prepared
for them on the lower level of the library.
With the invaluable assistance of NARA archivist Jean
Nudd-Elliott, Athenaeum staff are gaining a basic knowledge of the
most-used portions of the microfilm collection (which totals some 71,000
reels of film); and we have developed a preliminary plan for providing
researchers with access to these vast resources.
How to access NARA collections
Welcome, Spring!
Saturday, May 19, 10:30 am
Help us welcome Spring at 10:30 am on Saturday, May 19, with a reading of Fletcher and the Springtime Blossoms by Julia Rawlinson, followed by a movie, a Spring flower craft and snacks, of course!
For Toddlers & Preschoolers.
No registration required.
Children under age 10 must be accompanied by an adult, age 18 or older, at all times.
Attendance at library programs constitutes consent to be photographed; photos may be used in print or electronic publicity for the Berkshire Athenaeum.
Sponsored by Wee Read and the Friends of the Berkshire Athenaeum.
Visit the Friends Lobby Book Sale:
Gently worn books at bargain prices 
Please visit the new Friends Lobby Book Sale at the Wendell Avenue entrance to the library. Hundreds of bargain books from 25 cents to $1 are
on sale. The books include popular fiction, non fiction,
gardening, travel, art and many others. Proceeds support the many
projects and events sponsored by the Friends at your library.
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