September is National Library Card Sign-Up Month, and the Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield’s Public Library, and Downtown Pittsfield, Inc. are celebrating by helping you save big!

During the month of September, show your Berkshire Athenaeum library card at participating local businesses for discounts and freebies! Don’t have a library card? Is your library card expired? Come into the Berkshire Athenaeum to renew or get a library card during the month of September and receive a raffle ticket for a chance to win a $50 Downtown Pittsfield Gift Card or a free Friends of the Berkshire Athenaeum membership!

Participating businesses include:

413Shirts

Ayelada

Berkshire Art Center

Berkshire Fitness & Wellness Center

Berkshire Music School

Berkshire Thistle ‘n Thorn Floral

Garden Blossoms Florist

Hot Harry’s Burritos

Hot Plate Brewing Co.

Mana Crypt Gaming Center

Marie’s North Street Eatery & Gallery

Nene’s Deco

On Pointe Barre & Fitness

Sally Tiska Rice Art Studio

Solarium Plant Shop (Opening this September!)

WANDER Berkshires

This promotion is a collaboration with Downtown Pittsfield, Inc. and is made possible by the generous contributions of the Friends of the Berkshire Athenaeum. A brochure listing the discounts offered is available at Athenaeum service desks and is also online at pittsfieldlibrary.org. For more information about this initiative, please contact the library at info@pittsfieldlibrary.org or call (413) 499-9480, ext. 4.