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Tuesday February 23, 2010
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10:00 AM
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Story Time
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Contact: (413) 499-9480 ext 5
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For ages 1 1/2 - 3.
No registration required.
Children under age 10 must be accompanied by an adult, age 18 or older, at all times.
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Location: Children's Library
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Wednesday February 24, 2010
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5:30 PM
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Teen Rock Band
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For Teens 13 - 18
Come Rock out on Guitar, Drums, Sing or just watch your friends.
Free popcorn and soda.
No registration required.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Berkshire Athenaeum.
Photos of our first Teen Rock Band Night
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Location: Library Auditorium
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6:00 PM
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7:00 PM
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Word 2007: Tables [Computer Lab Class]
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Contact: Reference Services Department 413 499 9480 x202 pittsref@cwmars.org
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We will use Word 2007 to create and format a table.
(Taught by Reference Librarian, Madeline Kelly)
Preregistration required. Sign up at the Reference Desk.
Our Computer Lab sessions are taught presuming attendees’ ability to type on a computer keyboard; use either a laptop touchpad or a mouse; and enter an address in the address bar of a browser. Those who do not have these skills are welcome to sign up for our sessions; however they may find they are unable to fully participate.
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Location: Computer Lab
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Thursday February 25, 2010
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10:00 AM
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Preschool Story Time
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Contact: (413) 499-9480 ext 5
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For ages 3 - 5.
No registration required.
Children under age 10 must be accompanied by an adult, age 18 or older, at all times.
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Location: Children's Library
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7:00 PM
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Mother of Freedom: Mum Bett
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Author Ben Z Rose reads from his book, Mother of Freedom: Mum Bett & the Roots of Abolition, telling the story of one of the first slaves to gain her freedom through the courts.
Free and open to the public.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Berkshire Athenaeum.
About the book.
[Join the Friends!]
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Location: Library Auditorium
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Friday February 26, 2010
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10:00 AM
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Preschool Films
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Contact: (413) 499-9480 ext 5
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Sing Along Stories
Film programs are approximately 30 minutes long.
Groups are welcome.
No registration required.
Please remember: No food or drink allowed in the Library.
Children under 10 years old may not be left unattended in the Library.
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Location: Library Auditorium
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Saturday February 27, 2010
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10:00 AM
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Literary Legacy of Herman Melville
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The Friends of the Berkshire Athenaeum & The Berkshire County Historical Society celebrate the literary legacy of Herman Melville. Join us for all or any part of the day:
10 a.m. Melville Scholar and MIT professor Wyn Kelley reprises a reading of her paper, Out of the Bread Box: Eleanor Melville Metcalf and the Melville Legacy.
Beginning at 11 a.m., tour the Athenaeum's Melville Room to view family artifacts, including the bread box in which the manuscript of Billy Budd was found. Call 442 1793 ext 11 to reserve a tour time.
Beginning at 12 noon, hourly tours of Arrowhead, Herman Melville's home at 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield.
2 p.m. Screening of Billy Budd, starring Peter Ustinov and Terrance Stamp (1962), with commentary by Attorney Arthur Stein, President of The Berkshire County Historical Society.
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Wednesday March 24, 2010
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5:30 PM
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Fourth Annual Teen Trivia Night
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Contact: 413 499 9480 x203
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Area schools are representated with 4-member teams that compete in three Trivial Pursuit rounds; then a final Jeopardy-style round of current events questions.
Prizes awarded.
Team participation is by invitation only.
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Location: Library Auditorium
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Wednesday March 31, 2010
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5:30 PM
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8:00 PM
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Teen Rock Band
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For Teens 13 - 18
Come Rock out on Guitar, Drums, Sing or just watch your friends.
Free popcorn and soda.
No registration required.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Berkshire Athenaeum.
Photos of our first Teen Rock Band Night
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Location: Library Auditorium
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Wednesday April 7, 2010
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5:30 PM
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Teen Poetry Slam
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Contact: 413 499 9480 x203
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Location: Library Auditorium
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Monday April 19, 2010
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Holiday Closing
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Library Closed in observance of Patriots' Day.
About Patriots Day
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Wednesday April 21, 2010
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1:00 PM
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The Secret Garden
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Frances Hodgson Burnett’s The Secret Garden is an enchanting story about a young orphan girl, Mary Lennox, who comes to live with her uncle in the English countryside. Join us for the Hampstead Stage Company production of this family classic!
This program made possible by the generosity of Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Levine and the ongoing support of the Friends of the Berkshire Athenaeum.
Children under age 10 must be accompanied by an adult, age 18 or older, at all times.
Groups are welcome. Please remember: No food or drink allowed in the Library.
About the Hampstead Stage Company
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Location: Library Auditorium
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