Welcome To Our Library!
The Lee Library is located at 100 Main Street, right in the center of the town of Lee, Massachusetts. Appropriately called the "Gateway to the Berkshires", this small, friendly town offers easy access to the many cultural and natural attractions of our region.
We take pride in providing modern library resources and services in a friendly, welcoming atmosphere. Please call our circulation desk, or use our online public access catalogs and databases from home, or best of all, come by and visit! (see Hours and Directions).
We celebrated in 2007 the 100th Anniversary of our beautiful marble building. The original part of the building is the only remaining "Carnegie library" building in the Berkshires (read more in History).
Noteworthy
(See Calendar for event details)
July Art Exhibit:
Charlie Jacobs —
Photography
July 2nd through 31st
Charlie Jacobs, College Internship Program, Berkshire Center, is exhibiting his photographs. Charlie is currently interning with Michael Lavin Flower.
Tuesday, 7/13, at 7pm
Songbirds of the Northeast
With naturalist John Root, in the J. Peter Scolforo Gallery. A program about songbird, information about bird behavior and featuring exquisite photos and recordings of our region’s songbirds. Free admission; all ages welcome. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Lee Cultural Council.
Saturday, 7/17
11:30am to 12:30
“Simple Gifts”
Children’s Folk Sing
With the Rev. John McKinstry, in the J. Peter Scolforo Gallery. This program will feature children’s folk songs about living a simpler greener life. Free admission; intended for children of all ages and adults. Audience participation strongly encouraged. John will be singing and playing the guitar.
see the poster >>
Tuesday, 7/20, 2 to 4pm &
Saturday, 7/31, 11am to 12:30
Create a Green Quilt
With Trish Ross, in the J. Peter Scolforo Gallery. For ages 7 years and older. Registration required. Please call Rosemarie Borsody at 243-0385 or email:
rborsody@cwmars.org
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Summer Reading Program
2010
The theme for the statewide Summer Reading Program 2010 is Go Green at Your Library, and for teens and adults, tnk grEn.
Along with its summer reading program for children, the Lee Library is hosting an Adult Summer Reading Club. Both programs have weekly raffles for books, prizes and special programs throughout the summer.
The reading program will run from Mon., June 28th through Sat., August 7th. For more details and sign-up, check at the circulation desk at the library.
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Books to Read
Little Bee, by Chris Cleave. This is an exciting, very well written novel about a young Nigerian refugee. She was displaced from her secure home due to an oil-related conflict, and after 2 years, released from a horrific stay in a British detention center. She seeks out a posh, freshly widowed magazine editor, the only person she knows in England. Together they survive many surprises and immense physical and emotional challenges. Tom Consolati, Member of the Board of Directors of the Lee Library Association.