Lenox Library Announces Distinguished Lecture Series
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LENOX, Mass. — The Lenox Library is pleased to announce the 18th season of its Distinguished Lecture Series, organized and hosted by Dr. Jeremy Yudkin.
The first lecture of the 2024-2025 season will take place on Sunday, September 22, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. and feature Dr. Michael Hannahan and a discussion of the upcoming election. This event will take place in the main reading room of the Library, located at 18 Main Street, Lenox.
Michael Hannahan, PhD, is on the faculty of the Department of Political Science at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He is Director of the Donahue Institute, which works to advance equity and social justice, foster healthy communities, and promote opportunities. He has managed over 50 exchange programs in dozens of countries, including Croatia, Russia, Chile, the Czech Republic, Turkey, and Bulgaria. Dr. Hannahan has given talks in Pakistan, Iraq, Indonesia, and Argentina. He has worked for political parties and managed campaigns and political consulting firms. He teaches courses on American Government, American Political Thought, and Campaign Finance and Reform. He speaks at the Distinguished Lecture Series every four years ahead of the Presidential Election.
Dr. Hannahan received his master's degree and Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and his bachelor's degree from Miami University.
The Lenox Library's Distinguished Lecture Series will continue as follows:
- Oct. 20, 2024: Paul Catanzaro, Co-Director of the Family Forest Research Center
- Nov. 14, 2024: Smitty Pignatelli, State Representative and Lenox Interim Town Manager
- Jan. 26, 2025: Tom Bernard, President and CEO of the Berkshire United Way
- Feb. 23, 2025: Jerald Walker, Writer and Professor of Creative Writing at Emerson College
- March 23, 2025: James Hatt, Attorney and Member of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the United Kingdom
- April 27, 2025: Francisca Oyogoa, Assistant Professor in Sociology and African American Studies at Bard College at Simon's Rock
All lectures will take place at 4:00 p.m. and are free and open to the public.
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