Lenox Library Hosts Bestselling Novelists

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LENOX, Mass. — The Lenox Library will conclude the 2022-2023 season of its Distinguished Lecture Series on Sunday, April 30, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. with bestselling novelists Aimee Molloy and Jillian Medoff.
 
Join novelists Aimee Molloy and Jillian Medoff in a conversation about fiction, writing, and living a creative life. They'll share how they published their first novels, how they get ideas, and how they know when something is finished.
 
Aimee Molloy is the New York Times best-selling author of two novels, "Goodnight Beautiful" and "The Perfect Mother," which was translated into more than twenty-five languages and has been optioned by HBOMax. She is also the author of several books of non-fiction, including "However Long the Night" and "Rosewater," which was made into a movie written and directed by Jon Stewart. She lives in the Berkshires with her family.
 
Jillian Medoff is the author of "When We Were Bright and Beautiful." She also has written four other novels: "This Could Hurt," "I Couldn't Love You More" (national bestseller), "Good Girls Gone Bad," and "Hunger Point." "Hunger Point" was made into an original cable movie starring Christina Hendricks and Barbara Hershey and directed by Joan Micklin Silver (Lifetime TV, 2003). A former fellow at MacDowell, Blue Mountain Center, VCCA and Fundacion Valparaiso in Spain, Medoff has an MFA from New York University.
 
The lecture is free and open to the public and will take place in the main reading room of the Library, located at 18 Main Street, Lenox. Please visit https://lenoxlib.org or the Library's Facebook page for more information.
 

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Ventfort Hall Presents: A Cozy Evening For Children

LENOX, Mass. — On Dec. 15, Ventfort Hall will host a Children's Evening Story Hour the story hour will feature books: "The Hat" by Jan Brett, "The Snowy Day" by Ezra Jack Keats, and "Katy and the Big Snow" by Virginia Lee Burton.

The event, that starts at 5:30 p.m., features classic winter stories, hot cocoa, snacks, and activities. 

Attendees are encouraged to wear pajamas and bring blankets to the mansion library. Allergy-friendly food options are welcome if brought from home.

On Dec. 29, the story hour will feature these books: "The Snowy Day" by Ezra Jack Keats, "The Mitten," by Jan Brett, "Polar Express," by Chris Van Allsburg, and "The Tomten," by Astrid Lingren

Ventfort Hall intern, Sarah Briggs, organized the event. Briggs is a local to Berkshire County and currently a senior at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, interning at Ventfort Hall this semester. She is an Arts Management major and Art History minor, pursuing a career in museum programming and education. 

Admission to the reading is free, but reservations are required and limited to 40 total attendees. All children must be supervised by a parent or guardian for the entirety of the evening. Reserve at https://gildedage.org/pages/calendar or call us at (413) 637-3206.

Ventfort Hall is decorated for the holidays. Walk-ins will be accommodated as space allows. The historical mansion is located at 104 Walker Street in Lenox.

 

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