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'Library Lego Lady' dropped off a few barrels of Legos on Friday afternoon.
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Lego Program Comes to Adams Free Library

By Jack GuerinoiBerkshires Staff
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ADAMS, Mass. — What better to do on a rainy summer day than play with Legos at the Adams Free Library?
 
Jean Daley, also known as the "Library Lego Lady," dropped off a few barrels of Legos on Friday afternoon.
 
"It allows them to be creative and gives them a chance to play with each other," Children's Librarian Lyn Wilson said. "Gives them some time to have fun this summer and build something."
 
Wilson said Lego fun is part of the "Build a Better World" summer reading program. Students raise money for the Habitat for Humanity by reading books.
 
She said currently they are 20 percent toward their goal of raising $1,500.
 
Wilson said the library has also hosted a coding program this summer and other programs focused on technology and building. 
 
She said the Lego program is less direct than some of the other programs and invites kids just to explore.
 
"They can really do whatever they want here," she said. "Kids just love Legos." 
 
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Adams Free Library Pastel Painting Workshops

ADAMS, Mass. — Award-winning pastel artist Gregory Maichack will present three separate pastel painting workshops for adults and teens 16+, to be hosted by the Adams Free Library. 
 
Wednesday, April 24 The Sunflower; Wednesday, May 8 Jimson Weed; and Thursday, May 23 Calla Turned Away from 10:00 a.m. to noon.  
 
Registration is required for each event.  Library events are free and open to the public.
 
These programs are funded by a Festivals and Projects grant of the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
 
This workshop is designed for participants of all skill levels, from beginner to advanced. Attendees will create a personalized, original pastel painting based on Georgia O’Keefe’s beautiful pastel renditions of The Sunflower, Jimson Weed and Calla Turned Away. All materials will be supplied. Seating may fill quickly, so please call 413-743-8345 to register for these free classes.
 
Maichack is an award-winning portraitist and painter working primarily in pastels living in the Berkshires. He has taught as a member of the faculty of the Museum School in Springfield, as well as at Greenfield and Holyoke Community College, Westfield State, and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.
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