The Learning Lunchboxes feature dinosaur-themed STEM activities for school-age children and teens. Have a dino-mite time at the Adams County Public Libraries this August with the Imagination Lab! During this program, we will have a dinosaur think-tank, fossil sensory bins, extinct animal coloring pages, and COSI Learning Lunchboxes. Manchester Library: Thursdays – North Adams Library: Wednesdays – Peebles Library: Wednesdays – West Union Library: Thursdays. Enjoy snacks, hang out with friends, create unique crafts, engage in thrilling activities, and discover the world through STEAM experiments! The program begins at 3:30 p.m. Children and teens, join us for the After School Program at the libraries. Manchester Library: Mondays – North Adams Library: Tuesdays – Peebles Library: Wednesdays – West Union Library: Thursdays. In this program, preschoolers (aged 0-5) develop early literacy skills through read-aloud stories, crafts, activities, songs, rhymes, snacks, and so much more. Raise your children to be lifelong readers by bringing them to Storytime this Fall. If you are interested in being a Friend of the West Union Library or know someone who would be, contact Director Nicholas Slone at the Peebles Library.

Do you have ideas for how to support or promote the library? We’d love to hear from you. The West Union Friends are urgently seeking interested individuals to serve as officers and lead the organization into the future. If the West Union Library is one of your favorite places to visit, and you love to tell your friends about library services, you may be interested in being a Library Friend. For more information, please contact Public Services Coordinator Julia McCane-Knox at No phone calls, please. This position is part-time at 29 hours per week and starts between $12.75 and $14.35 per hour depending on library experience and education.

Successful candidates should enjoy working with children, planning events, creating displays, keeping up with the latest trends, and working with the public. We are looking for a Library Assistant / Programmer for the West Union Library.

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