LENOX, Mass. — The Lenox Library will host local author Kevin O'Hara to discuss his new book, "Ins and Outs of a Locked Ward: My 30 Years as a Psychiatric Nurse," in conversation with Bill Everhart, former Editorial Page Editor of The Berkshire Eagle, on Wednesday, May 11, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. 

 

The event is free and open to the public. Books will be available for purchase and signing courtesy of The Bookstore.

 

Kevin O'Hara worked for three decades as a psychiatric nurse at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. He is also the author of "Last of the Donkey Pilgrims," and "A Lucky Irish Lad." 

 

Now O'Hara tells the stories of the many colorful characters he encountered on the locked ward over those years, and of the camaraderie of hospital workers. Though intended to be entertaining, "Ins and Outs of a Locked Ward" has much to say about changes in the medical profession and mental health treatment over those years.

 

Set within the framework of a transformative week near the end of his career, O'Hara careens freely through the years to tell his story and those of others.

 

For more information, visit the Lenox Library's website at https://lenoxlib.org or call 413-637-0197.