Letter: Thanks for a Successful North Adams Library Book Sale

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To the Editor:

On Sept. 16 and 17, Friends of the North Adams Public Library held our annual book and bake sale. This sale not only raised money to improve the library and provide programming for children and adults, but was a great community event for the citizens of North Adams and our neighboring communities.

At this time, we would like to thank the City of North Adams, especially Mike Cirullo and his crew, as well as the Trial Court Community Service program supervised by Shawn Wright for their commitment to transport boxes of books to St. Elizabeth's Center.

Dedicated workers and volunteers cleaned, sorted, packed, moved, set up and dismantled the sale. A special thanks to
those who donated books, shopped and helped at the sale.

Although it is a tremendous yearlong job to coordinate and put this event together, the results speak for themselves. Books of every genre found new homes and our library patrons continue to enjoy ongoing benefits from robust sales.

We look forward to seeing all of you next year and hope you consider donating books starting in the spring of 2023.

Many thanks,

Friends of the North Adams Public Library

Submitted by Stephen Smachetti
Stamford, Vt.

 

 


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North Adams Officials Elect Two New School Committee Members.

By Tammy Daniels iBerkshires Staff
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A convention of the School Committee and City Council elected two new members of the School Committee on Monday. 
 
Damon Grimes was elected to complete a term expiring Dec. 31, 2029, and Paul Moriarty to a term expiring Dec. 31, 2027.
 
Grimes is a facilities manager at Williams College, parent of a Brayton Elementary School pupil and vice chair of the Northern Berkshire Educational Sustainability Study steering committee. Moriarty is a member of the School Building Committee and a senior clerk with the Northern Berkshire Registry of Deeds. 
 
The new members will fill the unexpired terms of Emily Daunis and Cody Chamberlain, respectively, who both resigned because they have moved out of the city. 
 
In additions to Grimes and Moriarty, retired teachers Mary Ann Caproni and Jackie DeGiorgis also applied for the seats.
 
Each candidate had at timed 3 minutes to present their statements to the convention members, and up to 10 minutes each for questions from the convention members. 
 
Questions from councilors and committee members included budgets, dealing with conflict and unhappy parents, innovation and management experiences, and challenges facing the district.
 
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