Library Launches Card Sign-Up Month With Downtown Pittsfield Discounts

The Berkshire Athenaeum is gearing up for National Library Card Sign-Up Month this September, teaming with Downtown Pittsfield, Inc. to offer residents savings for signing up or renewing a library card, the library announced Wednesday.

COMMUNITY & ARTS

The Berkshire Athenaeum has partnered with Downtown Pittsfield, Inc. to turn National Library Card Sign-Up Month into a savings drive for residents. Cardholders who sign up or renew during September will be eligible for discounts at participating downtown businesses, part of a push to link the library's services to the city's commercial core.

The library also marked a smaller milestone Wednesday evening, holding a release party from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. to unveil a new 3D printer now available for public use at the Athenaeum.

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"Two Pittsfield Ma Office Buildings Available for Combined $2.685 Million by Jennings Real Estate Services": a commercial listing circulated this week puts two Pittsfield office properties on the market together for just under $2.7 million, according to a Business Insider markets wire. The listing gives no further detail on the buildings' addresses or current tenants (read it at https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/two-pittsfield-ma-office-buildings-available-for-combined-2-685-million-by-jennings-real-estate-services-1036495793).

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