In 1861, 10 years before the Berkshire Athenaeum was granted its charter, Thomas Allen said he wished to "do something which would put the library of my native town on a creditable and firm footing." ...

The Friends of the Berkshire Athenaeum will hold their November book sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, in the Athenaeum auditorium, 1 Wendell Ave.

Outside the Berkshire Athenaeum in early November, where people without homes sometimes slept. The Athenaeum is the public library in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. After a fire broke out Nov. 21 ...

PITTSFIELD, Mass. (WWLP)– The Berkshire Athenaeum is supporting the community in its efforts to grow their own food and ...

through the Berkshire Athenaeum’s “Digital Literacy for All” series. The educational series will start on January 23, and continue through March. All sessions will be held in the Athenaeum ...

Three candidates in the Pittsfield, Massachusetts mayoral race debated Tuesday with just two weeks until the city’s preliminary election. The three candidates who appeared in the PCTV-hosted ...

PITTSFIELD, Mass. (NEWS10) – The Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield’s public library announced starting Tuesday, April 20, through Friday, April 30, it will hold a computer recycling collection.

A former gathering place for abolitionists, the atheneum became a public library in 1900—decades before the Berkshire Athenaeum in Pittsfield did the same.

The Berkshire Athenaeum in Pittsfield, Massachusetts is holding a climate change preparedness forum Thursday evening. The forum comes during Climate Preparedness week, which is sponsored by the ...

The lead episode spotlights the Berkshires, with footage from the Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield’s public library, which cultivates a strong local history focus. The episode was partially ...