Lenox Library Collecting Books for Book Sale

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LENOX, Mass. — The Lenox Library Association is now accepting book donations for its 2022 book sale, to be held Saturday, Sept. 3 and Sunday, Sept. 4. 
 
The book sale committee welcomes hardcover and paperback books in very good condition, as well as DVDs and CDs. The book drive cannot accept books with musty odors, mold, tears or markings, or dictionaries, encyclopedias, thesauruses, magazines, atlases, text books, LPs, VHS tapes or cassettes.
 
Donations can be dropped off at 10 Kemble Street (Spring Lawn) in Lenox on Thursday mornings from 10:00 a.m. to noon, and on the first Saturday of the month from 10:00 a.m. to noon. To arrange for an alternative drop off time or for more information, contact Nancy Cohen at 413-652-1327 or nancycohen1112@gmail.com or visit the Lenox Library Association book sale webpage. 
 
Due to limited storage space in the library building, the book sale committee requests that all donations are dropped off at 10 Kemble Street.
 
Each year, the sale offers more than 12,000 books in over 30 categories. All proceeds benefit the Lenox Library Association which funds the library's many programs, activities, and collections for people of all ages and interests.
 
This year's book sale event will be co-sponsored by the Lenox Office of Apella Capital and Canyon Ranch Lenox.
 
Directions to book drop-off: Turn south onto Kemble Street from Walker Street. The Kemble Inn will be on your right. The two driveways immediately after the Inn go to 10 Kemble Street, a yellow mansion set back from the road. A yard sign near the driveway marks the location.

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Boston Red Sox's Wally Visits Morris Elementary School

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
LENOX, Mass. — Students at Morris Elementary School, sporting red, navy and green, along with plenty of baseball memorabilia, welcomed Big League Brian Dwyer and his iconic buddy, Boston Red Sox Wally the Green Monster, as he shared his love of reading with the community's future leaders.
 
"Reading opens up so many doors in so many different situations and areas in life. We have so many Boston Red Sox fans, and then bringing Wally here just reinforces the love that Wally has for reading," Principal Holly Soules said. "Kids want to be like Wally, so it's really fun to see the connection between the kids.
 
Wally's visits to the western part of the state are "rare," making his appearance at Morris Elementary especially timely following the school's recent library revamp, which prominently features one of the school's mantras: "Readers are leaders."
 
The event gave students a unique opportunity to interact with a character they may have only seen from afar at Fenway Park or on television.
 
"It was my favorite assembly of all time because I got to do stuff with Wally," fourth grader Tanner Wood said. "I like seeing him because I've never gotten that close to seeing Wally, and I got to like high five him and stuff." 
 
For the last decade, Big League Brian and Wally have encouraged students to read more while showing them ways to make reading fun and engaging through the "Wally's Making Books Come Alive" program. Schools can book a visit with Wally here. 
 
Using special bookmarks and a few silly antics from the goofy monster, Wally teaches students different strategies to make reading easier and more enjoyable for young learners, including reading aloud, acting out scenes, visualizing the story and using their imaginations to become more engaged readers.
 
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