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The Lenox Library is hosting an exhibit of military aviation paintings by local artist Robert Horvath through July 4 in the library's Welles Gallery, 18 Main St.

The Lenox Library's Distinguished Lecture Series will continue at 4 p.m. Sunday, April 25, via Zoom with Emily Bernard, the award-winning author of "Black Is the Body: Stories from My Grandmother's Time, My Mother's Time, and Mine." The book won the Christopher Isherwood Prize for autobiographical prose in the Los Angeles Times 2020 Book Prizes competition. Zoom details may be found on the Library's website, lenoxlib.org, and its Facebook page.

The Lenox Library invites youth ages 12-18 to participate in a virtual 4-H babysitting course from noon to 2 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, April 20 to 23, on Zoom. Participants must attend all four days. The course will teach babysitting safety and responsibilities along with fun activities. A 4-H babysitting manual and first aid supplies will be provided.  Space is limited. Registration is required by April 15 by emailing jmaloy@lenoxlib.org. Supplies will need to be picked up and permission slips dropped off at the Library.

Local History Librarian Amy Lafave will present "The Building at 18 Main: A Survey of Construction and Reconstruction at the Lenox Library" at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 10, via Zoom. The activities at the National Historic Register Building at 18 Main St. have ranged from courthouse activity to library services, with ballroom entertainment in between. The program will be illustrated with never before seen images, including a tour of the attic above the Dome Ceiling. For more information and the Zoom link, visit lenoxlib.org.

The Lenox Library's Distinguished Lecture Series will continue at 4 p.m. Sunday, March 21, with award-winning photographer Gregory Crewdson. The lecture will take place via Zoom. In a career spanning more than three decades, Crewdson has produced a succession of widely acclaimed bodies of work. "Beneath the Roses," a series of pictures that took nearly 10 years to complete and which employed a crew of more than 100 people, was the subject of the 2012 feature documentary "Gregory Crewdson: Brief Encounters," by Ben Shapiro. Often working with a large team, Crewdson typically plans each image w...