“Gilded Stockbridge” takes a peek inside Mabel Choate's Naumkeag and features some of the home’s treasures, including porcelain pieces from Mabel’s world-renowned “Lowestoft” china collection, artwork by her mother and no-nonsense summer hats and garden tools used to transform Naumkeag into the beautiful public museum and gardens of today. As part of the exhibit, we also invite you to…
Each week there will be a simple to make craft available on a table in the children's room. Visit the Stockbridge Library any time we're open to check out some books and make a craft!
Twice a month the Youth Department will provide an easy-to-make Take and Make craft for children to take home. Each Take and Make contains most supplies and instructions, but you may need to provide general supplies such as materials to color/paint with, scissors, glue, or tape. Best for ages 3+
The Stockbridge Library invites writers and would-be-writers to take a leap into creative and skillful writing. The Stockbridge Writers will meet via Zoom on Wednesdays from 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. This program is free and open to the public. All writing levels are welcome. Led by Stockbridge resident Ramelle Pulitzer, MEd., writing sessions will…
Our January Cookbook Club will feature Korean Vegan by Joanne Lee Molinaro. Copies of the book are available at the circulation desk. Those attending in-person are most welcome to bring a dish to share if they are comfortable doing so. Bon Appetit! This is a hybrid event.
Deborah Herman will be speaking on Saturday, January 7 at 3:00 p.m. about her latest book, Spiritual Writing from Inspiration to Publication 2nd Edition. Deborah Levine Herman is a bestselling author, publisher, former literary agent, and intuitive writing coach who guides writers on their journeys. As a gifted spiritual teacher, an expert at author branding, and someone…
Malachi Black is the author of the poetry collection Storm Toward Morning (Copper Canyon Press, 2014), a finalist for the Poetry Society of America’s Norma Farber First Book Award and a selection for the PSA’s New American Poets series (chosen by Ilya Kaminsky). Black is also the author of two limited-edition chapbooks: Quarantine (Argo Books,…
The Stockbridge Library invites writers and would-be-writers to take a leap into creative and skillful writing. The Stockbridge Writers will meet via Zoom on Wednesdays from 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. This program is free and open to the public. All writing levels are welcome. Led by Stockbridge resident Ramelle Pulitzer, MEd., writing sessions will…
Our January Book Club will feature Working: Researching, Interviewing, Writing by Robert A. Caro. "Caro recalls the moments at which he came to understand that he wanted to write not just about the men who wielded power but about the people and the politics that were shaped by that power. And he talks about the…
Please join us on Friday, January 13 at 5:00 p.m. for an artist's reception with Thea Baker. Artist Statement: "I have been a practicing artist since I was five. I always loved looking at nature, animals, trees etc. and then to replicate that vibrant every and vision was quite a fun challenge! An artist…
Originally from Martha’s Vineyard, Elizabeth Sylvia (she/her) lives with her family in Massachusetts, where she teaches high school English. Since her first publication in 2019, Elizabeth has been featured in a range of magazines. None But Witches (2022), her first book, won the 2021 3 Mile Harbor Book Prize. A series of reflections on female…
The Stockbridge Library invites writers and would-be-writers to take a leap into creative and skillful writing. The Stockbridge Writers will meet via Zoom on Wednesdays from 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. This program is free and open to the public. All writing levels are welcome. Led by Stockbridge resident Ramelle Pulitzer, MEd., writing sessions will…
Alex came to Buffalo in the Fall of 2008 to serve as the rabbi of Temple Sinai, now called Congregation Shir Shalom. He brings warmth, creativity, and compassion to the role of synagogue rabbi. A 2004 graduate of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College he also holds Masters and Bachelor Degrees from the Jewish Theological Seminary, as…
This talk series is hosted by The Guild of Berkshire Artists and sponsored by Berkshire County Libraries. Join us on Tuesday, January 24 at 3:00 p.m. for this virtual event. Corry Buckwalter is a watercolor and acrylic painter, Plein Air painter, and teacher. For more information about Corry, visit her website at https://www.corrybuckwalter.com/ Meeting…
The Stockbridge Library invites writers and would-be-writers to take a leap into creative and skillful writing. The Stockbridge Writers will meet via Zoom on Wednesdays from 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. This program is free and open to the public. All writing levels are welcome. Led by Stockbridge resident Ramelle Pulitzer, MEd., writing sessions will…
Famed in the sports world for having invented Rotisserie Baseball, and for his iconic red sweater-wearing appearance on Ken Burns's PBS film "Baseball," Dan Okrent is best known for his journalism and nonfiction writing. He served as the first public editor of The New York Times after the Jason Blair scandal, and was the editor…
This reading will be the 100th of our Online Poetry Series! Workshop leader, tutor, and mom with roots in spoken word, Kathryn Petruccelli holds an MA in teaching English language learners. She also holds obsessions around themes of place, language and the ocean, as evident in her first poetry manuscript, “God of Sea. God…
The Stockbridge Library invites writers and would-be-writers to take a leap into creative and skillful writing. The Stockbridge Writers will meet via Zoom on Wednesdays from 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. This program is free and open to the public. All writing levels are welcome. Led by Stockbridge resident Ramelle Pulitzer, MEd., writing sessions will…
Our February Cookbook Club is going to throw it back with the classic Mastering the Art of French Cooking Volume 1 by Julia Child! Books will be available to pick up at the library. The Cookbook Club is a hybrid event. Members looking to attend in person are encouraged to bring a dish to…
CANCELLED Julian Zelizer is familiar to Sunday morning TV audiences as CNN's Political Analyst. He is also a regular commentator on National Public Radio's "Here and Now." A pioneer in the revival of American political history, Zelizer, who teaches at Princeton, is the author of Myth America: Historians Take on the Biggest Legends and…
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