Berkshire County Libraries: CWMARS Status Sheet

The Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield's Public Library, is a member of CWMARS (Central & Western Mass. Automated Resource Sharing) and MLS (Massachusetts Library Association). For our Patrons this means:

A Berkshire Athenaeum library card can be used at the following public libraries.

Clarksburg                    North Adams
Dalton                           Richmond
Great Barrington           Sheffield
Lee                               Stockbridge
Lenox                           West Stockbridge
Monterey                      Williamstown
New Marlborough                                                          

Items checked out in PITTSFIELD can be returned to the following libraries.
Items WILL be taken off the patron's record BEFORE they are sent back to Pittsfield

Cheshire                       New Marlborough
Clarksburg                    North Adams
Dalton                           Richmond
Great Barrington           Sheffield
Lee                               Stockbridge
Lenox                           West Stockbridge
Monterey                      Williamstown

Items checked out in PITTSFIELD can be returned to the following libraries.
Items WILL NOT be taken off the patron’s record UNTIL they arrive in Pittsfield. Overdue fines may result.

Adams                          Lanesborough
Becket                          Middlefield
Egrement                      Otis
Florida                          Peru
Hinsdale                       Sandisfield
                                    Windsor

Items checked out in Pittsfield CANNOT be returned at the following libraries.
State delivery vans do not visit these libraries or these towns do not have public libraries.

*Alford                          *New Ashford
*Hancock                      *Savoy
*Monroe                        *Tyringham
*Mount Washington        Washington

Towns with   *  are also DECERTIFIED. Hold requests from residents of these towns might not be filled if the only owning library does not honor requests from residents of towns that do not apply for or qualify for state aid.