Trick or Treat at the Library

Trick or Treat at at the Library wearing your Halloween Costume and get a free treat (a new book!).

Saturday Storytime

General Knox and the Winter Trek to Boston

Join local historian, author, editor, and publisher Gary Leveille as he describes one of the Revolutionary War's more heroic achievements. In late 1775 Henry Knox, a 25-year-old-bookdealer from Boston, proposed to General George Washington that he oversee the transport ......More

Join local historian, author, editor, and publisher Gary Leveille as he describes one of the Revolutionary War's more heroic achievements. In late 1775 Henry Knox, a 25-year-old-bookdealer from Boston, proposed to General George Washington that he oversee the transport of 59 heavy cannon captured from the British at Fort Ticonderoga more than 300 miles – secretly and in the dead of winter –  to Boston, where General William Howe’s British troops were pinned down by local militias. Over 56 days the hardened teamsters of Knox’s expedition hauled heavy mortars and cannons through the deep snows, across the icy Hudson, and over the Berkshire mountains. In early January 1776 the "noble train of artillery" passed through Nobletown on its way to Boston. Gary's talk will focus on the stretch from Harlemville/North Hillsdale to Great Barrington. Gary Leveille is the author of seven history books including the best-selling OLD ROUTE 7 – ALONG THE BERKSHIRE HIGHWAY. He has over 45 years of experience as a writer, editor, author, photographer, publisher and newspaper columnist. Gary was formerly a senior editor and editorial project supervisor for Hasbro Games. He has worked on numerous projects for Milton Bradley, Hasbro, Parker Brothers, Disney, National Geographic, Antiques Roadshow and many others. Gary is a columnist for the online Berkshire Edge newspaper where he produces the popular "Then and Now" photo history column. An avid local historian and researcher, he is a member of the Great Barrington Historical Commission, Columbia County Historical Society, and serves on the Board of Directors of the Great Barrington Historical Society as well as the Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area. Gary resides with his family in Lee.

Development Committee meeting

Bridge group meeting

Playtime Wednesday

Parents and caretakers are invited to enjoy the children’s room Wednesday mornings for a weekly playtime! Read stories, play with toys, make a craft, and spend time with other local families.

Digital Navigator Office Hours

If you can’t connect to the internet easily, it can be hard to find a job, housing, pay your bills, schedule appointments, and more. Library staff member, Kate, a certified Digital Navigator of the Hudson Valley, holds open office hours for general tech help and digita......More

If you can’t connect to the internet easily, it can be hard to find a job, housing, pay your bills, schedule appointments, and more. Library staff member, Kate, a certified Digital Navigator of the Hudson Valley, holds open office hours for general tech help and digital guidance every week at the library. Walk-ins welcome, appointments appreciated. Email [email protected] or call the Library at 518-325-4101 to reserve a time with Kate.

Lego Club

Build, create, and explore with LEGOs! Open to kids in Kindergarten through 5th grade, Bricks provided—just bring your imagination!

Qigong and Tai Chi at the Library

Qigong and Tai Chi are approaches to movement that have been practiced for hundreds of years and are particularly helpful for dealing with stress, limited ability to move, those wishing to developing better balance and flexibility and can be practiced by nearly everyone......More

Qigong and Tai Chi are approaches to movement that have been practiced for hundreds of years and are particularly helpful for dealing with stress, limited ability to move, those wishing to developing better balance and flexibility and can be practiced by nearly everyone young and old. Although Tai Chi is generally practiced standing, Qigong can be modified to allow participants to be seated.This weekly drop-in class, open to all, will be taught by David Haines, who has been a practitioner of Qigong, Tai Chi, and mindful movement for 50 years, a teacher for 40 years, and a certified Trager Movement practitioner for 35 years. Since moving into the area in 2006 he has taught at Omega Institute, Simon's Rock college, Columbia-Greene Community College, as well as various libraries, senior centers, and school district community education classes. Classes will be in the Roe Jan Library Community Room or outdoors, weather permitting. Wear comfortable clothes.This project has been supported by a grant from the Fund for Columbia County of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation.

Memoir Writing Group

Do you have stories to write? Are you writing a memoir, or have you been thinking about writing one? Would you like to pass your stories to a wider audience or to your friends and family? Come join the Roe Jan Memoir Group every month and share your story in a supporti......More

Do you have stories to write? Are you writing a memoir, or have you been thinking about writing one? Would you like to pass your stories to a wider audience or to your friends and family? Come join the Roe Jan Memoir Group every month and share your story in a supportive, creative atmosphere and get inspired to keep writing. Whether you have reams of pages already written or have just an inkling of an idea, this is the place to stretch your storytelling muscles, together.

Memoir Writing Group

Do you have stories to write? Are you writing a memoir, or have you been thinking about writing one? Would you like to pass your stories to a wider audience or to your friends and family? Come join the Roe Jan Memoir Group every month and share your story in a supporti......More

Do you have stories to write? Are you writing a memoir, or have you been thinking about writing one? Would you like to pass your stories to a wider audience or to your friends and family? Come join the Roe Jan Memoir Group every month and share your story in a supportive, creative atmosphere and get inspired to keep writing. Whether you have reams of pages already written or have just an inkling of an idea, this is the place to stretch your storytelling muscles, together.

Berkshire OLLI event

Come learn about all that Berkshire OLLI (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute) has to offer by attending a free live streaming a lectures by Martin Baron, former executive editor of The Washington Post preceded by a social hour.

Saturday Storytime