Great Barrington Libraries Programs

In the Community Room

Join us for a reading of a beloved holiday story about giving and love. Ronnie Cunningham reads O. Henry's "The Gift of the Magi" and afterwards we will make friendship bracelets (using beautiful colors of yarn. Good for all ages.

In the Community Room

Side by Side, produced by Keanu Reeves, is an in-depth examination of how digital filmmaking is challenging traditional celluloid film as the gold standard in moviemaking.  It captures the essence of the film versus digital debate through unprecedented access to influential filmmakers including...read more

This is a stress-free, fun "Painting In Oils" class offered to adults, teens and children of all skill levels. We will be creating beautiful scenes of the seasonal Berkshire area in oils. No scene will be difficult with my guidance and one-on-one assistance as needed. Help with drawing wil...read more

With Kristin Grippo, ages 9-12In the Community Room

With Kristin Grippo, ages 13-15In the History Room

In the Community Room

Reading to dogs can boost reading skills in children as well as help with emotional and social skills. Children in our community can read with Romeo the Basset Hound and Benny the Portuguese Water Dog. Both of our boys are sweet and love kids, so drop in to read and make a new furry friend! Goo...read more

Read, sing, play, & talk during circle time & continue with fun table time activities, combining STEM (Science-Technology-Engineering-Math) & Every Child Ready to Read, for baby through 5 years and their caregiver.  No registration required.. 

In the Community Room

In the History Room

Join Flying Cloud Institute's regional Girls Robotics Club. Open for free to all 3rd through 5th grade girls. Registration required (click HERE) On Saturday March 23 the girls can demonstrate what they've created. Create a mission to solve a real-life problem Build an original robo...read more

Every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month, Sam will be offering basic tech support and instruction for PCs, Macs, smart phones, iPhones, iPads, tablets and probably other things as well.  Basically, if you can bring it in and we can plug it in, Sam will see if he can help!More information:-Session...read more

In the History Room

In the Community Room

In the History Room

In the Community Room

Interested kids ages 7 & up should try to attend the Hour of Code on Dec 6 when they will have an introduction to Scratch. In this three-session club kids will learn the Scratch programming language, a graphical programming language, developed by MIT. Children can drag and combine code blocks to...read more

Homeschooling classes teaching science, technology, engineering, arts, and math: eight class series. Good for ages 7 & up. We're capping program at 10 students. Differentiated teaching for older kids.Thursdays: 1/10/2019, 1/17/19, 1/24/19, 1/31/19, 2/7/19, 2/14/19, 2/28/19, 3/7/19$40 cost pe...read more

PowerPoint Presentation and TalkSouthern Berkshire County in Western Massachusetts is a magical place. The special synergy that exists here between people and place has inspired remarkable residents for centuries.  Much has changed here over the past 150 years-the period covered photographicall...read more

January selection: Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa LahiriSpecial discussion focus on "This Blessed House"

With Kristin Grippo, ages 13-15In the Community Room

In the Community Room

In the HIstory Room

"to increase awareness of deathwith a view to helping peoplemake the most of their finite lives"Saturdays:January 19February 16March 16April 201:30-2:45pmno costJoin us over cake & tea for an open endedgroup-led discussion on how we die.Potential topics include aging,mourning, alternat...read more

Join us to discuss "Everybody's Son" by Thrity Umrigar.In the History Room. 

In the Community Room

In the History Room

In the History Room

In the History Room

Presented by the early childhood teachers of the Great Barrington Rudolf Steiner School, Nkosnati & the Dragon is a South African tale of courage.Good for ages 3 & up  No registration needed.

Join us to discuss "The Weight of Ink" by Rachel Kadish.In the Community Room. 

Join us to discuss "Backstabber" by Tim Cockey.In the History Room. 

In the HIstory Room