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Here in the hills of Western Massachusetts, music, art and Shakespeare play out against forests and streams.

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Click read more down below to see what fun area attractions you can visit this summer! 

Remember the treasure chest of books we uncovered in the historic Onota building a few weeks back?

Many of those books will be sold today at the The Stockbridge Library's annual Library book sale! Looking at the tented, grassy green area today, no one would have thought that our renovation team had set up site the day before.

Stop by and pick up some reading material and help support our Library, 9-5 PM! 

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This morning, we successfully donated upwards of 5,000 books from the Onota Building to the Stockbridge Library Association!

Where are the books going to end up? Click Read More to find out. 

Plans to renovate the Stockbridge Library are moving ahead now that Allegrone Construction Co. of Pittsfield has been awarded a $2.5 million contract for the project. (Ben Garver — The Berkshire Eagle)

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The first major renovation of the historic Stockbridge Library, Museum and Archives since 1937 is moving ahead, now that Allegrone Construction Co. of Pittsfield has been awarded the $2.5 million contract for the project.

"Work is officially under way," said library director Katie O'Neil. A capital campaign for the massive reconstruction has raised more than half of its $3.2 million goal, she told The Eagle.

The library, which celebrated its 150th anniversary in August, is awaiting a decision from the state on its application for historic renovation tax credits, which could yield as much as $500,000 for qualified restoration expenses. The private fundraising campaign was led by a $250,000 gift from the Jack and Jane Fitzpatrick Trust.

Allegrone, with a long history of historic site renovations such as the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center in Great Barrington, was awarded the contract as the low bidder for the project, which was designed by Centerline Architects & Planners of Bennington, Vt.

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Read the full article by the Berkshire Eagle here.

Download a PDF: Stockbridge Library Article

Last May, Clark & Green Architects teamed up with Allegrone to create their version of the potting shed for an event at the Berkshire Botanical Gardens. The Berkshire Botanical Gardens invited six architects to reinterpret the Potting Shed in a creative way. The project created by the team was named: The 9 Square Gardening Environment and Potting Shed. The two firms have worked together on numerous projects throughout Berkshire County and were excited for the collaboration.