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SHUTESBURY — To continue raising money for the new library now being constructed, the second annual Roadtown Turkey Trot 5K will be held Saturday, Nov. 23, with a timed run/walk starting at 9 a.m. and a shorter Kids’ Fun Run set for 9:30 a.m.The...

By GREG VINE

BARRE — Just over two years ago, on Nov. 5, 2022, Barre’s Woods Memorial Library returned more than 130 items to the Oglala Lakota Nation that were connected to the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre that killed nearly 300 Native Americans.It was thought at...

By AMALIA WOMPA

LEYDEN — Thanks to a $10,000 grant from the Massachusetts Interlocal Insurance Association, Leyden is continuing to improve energy efficiency at town buildings, with the most recent area of focus being the Robertson Memorial Library.MIIA, a nonprofit...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — The founder and president of a nonprofit dedicated to helping American cities and towns achieve or return to prosperity delivered a presentation at Wheeler Memorial Library last week.Charles Marohn of Strong Towns spoke to an audience of...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — After a record-setting year in 2023, the Friends of the Sunderland Public Library’s annual auction is back and looking to raise even more money for the library.The auction will open up on Nov. 6 and runs through Nov. 13 at 5 p.m. The...

By AMALIA WOMPA

GREENFIELD — Although local author Ernie Brill doesn’t owe his work to just one stage of his life, he does pull much of his inspiration from his cultural upbringing.Brill, 79, grew up in Brooklyn, New York, with a Jewish family in a hectic housing...

By ADA DENENFELD KELLY

GREENFIELD — In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Greenfield Public Library is holding a series of special programs to raise awareness and foster community among those battling breast cancer.The project is over a year in the making. Last...

GREENFIELD — The Greenfield Public Library is hosting a photography exhibit called “The Towns of Franklin County” through Nov. 30.The exhibit features pictures from each of the 26 municipalities in Franklin County. The images, illustrating the...

By CAROLYN BROWN

Valley Players, a local volunteer theater group formed earlier this year, will perform their first full production in Amherst this weekend and next.The show, “Constellations,” by playwright Nick Payne, will be at Munson Memorial Library in Amherst...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — The Orange Public Libraries have launched a new website.Library Director Jason Sullivan-Flynn said the old website was designed by Mik Muller, president and CEO of Montague WebWorks, and he recently worked with Muller to revamp it....

ERVING — Erving Public Library will host an artist’s reception for fine furniture made by Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts students, instructed by Mitch Ryerson, on Sunday, Oct. 6, at 11 a.m.Wood for this furniture was sourced from Erving with...

SUNDERLAND — Families were welcomed to the Sunderland Public Library Tuesday afternoon to meet Leverett-based author and illustrator Micha Archer and celebrate Title I grant funding for the Union 38 School District.Title I grant funding provides extra...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MILLERS FALLS — The Millers Falls branch of the Montague Public Libraries will close temporarily beginning Thursday, Sept. 26, for interior renovations.According to the Montague Public Libraries’ website, renovations at the Millers Falls Library...

GREENFIELD — The Griswold Memorial, Belding Memorial and Greenfield Public libraries, together with Greenfield Community College and the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, will host a screening of Part 1 of Ken Burns’ “College Behind Bars.”This event...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — The Greenfield Public Library Foundation handed Mayor Ginny Desorgher a check for $250,000 on Monday morning, completing a $2 million pledge to reduce the taxpayer burden associated with the new library’s construction.“You don’t see all...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — The Wheeler Memorial Library’s basement level remains closed to the public following a mid-July flooding, and the director said it will stay that way until the floor is restored — a project that cannot begin until an accessibility ramp is...