LENOX, Mass. — Lenox Library will launch a new monthly YA for Adults Book Club for adults ages 18 and up to discuss new and classic young adult literature.
The first meeting will take place at the Library, 18 Main Street, Lenox, on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. to discuss "Looking For Smoke" by K. A. Cobell (Blackfeet).
Books are available to check out from Lenox Library's youth desk. Interested participants may sign up for the club when they pick up a copy or email Youth Librarian Vanessa Justice at vjustice@lenoxlib.org. Meetings will occur the last Tuesday of each month.
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December Ghost Tours at Ventfort Hall
LENOX, Mass. — Join Robert Oakes, author of "Ghosts of the Berkshires," who will lead tours through the rooms and halls of the historic estate sharing tales of its alleged hauntings.
The tour will take place at 7 pm on Saturday, Dec. 6.
This is not an active investigation.
Admission is $30 and minimum age to attend is age 12. Reservations are strongly recommended as tickets are limited. Walk-ins accommodated as space allows. For reservations visit https://gildedage.org/pages/calendar or call 413-637-3206. Note that all tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable. Payment is required to make a reservation for an event.
Robert Oakes is an author, teacher, storyteller, and performing songwriter. He has written three books, "The Ghostly Tales of the Berkshires" (2023), "Ghosts of Northwestern New Jersey" (2022), and "Ghosts of the Berkshires" (2020), all published by Arcadia Publishing.
Since 2010, Robert has led ghost storytelling experiences at historic locations in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts, including Ventfort Hall and Edith Wharton's The Mount. He has also given talks and readings and led a writing workshop at Arrowhead, home of Herman Melville.
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