Reading Olympics Challenge at the Adams Free Library

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ADAMS, Mass. — The Juvenile Department of the Adams Free Library announced a reading challenge for youths aged up to 18 that will take place concurrently with the Winter Olympic Games. 
 
Participants can choose from 25 non-fiction categories and read non-fiction books to earn medals. Each gold medal also earns participants a free book of their choice. Participants that earn two gold medals will be awarded a voucher for a large cheese pizza from the Adams Pizza House or Pizza Dough Boys in Adams. This is limited to two pizzas per household.
 
"We have a wonderful collection of non-fiction books, and I hope this challenge encourages participants to further explore their interests or discover new passions," said Emily Brannan, the Children's Librarian. One book read in a category earns a Bronze Medal, two books read in a category earns a Silver Medal and three books read in a category earns a Gold Medal and a free book!" explained Brannan.
 
The 25 non-fiction categories include different kinds of animals, arts and crafts, video game characters, jokes and riddles. Other choices include biographies, poetry, fairytales, planets, the universe, transportation, birds and insects. Participants can sign up on Beanstack.com or in person at the library.
 
This event is sponsored by the Friends of the Adams Free Library and partially sponsored by the Adams Pizza House and Pizza Dough Boys in Adams. Call the Adams Free Library at (413)743-8345 or visit the library's website www.adamslibraryma.org for more information.
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Hoosac Valley Seeks to Prevent 'Volatile' Assessments

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
ADAMS, Mass.— The "volatile" shifts in Hoosac Valley Regional School District's town assessments year to year is hard for smaller towns to absorb; however, a proposed change to the regional agreement would fix that. 
 
During the Select Board meeting last week, Superintendent Aaron Dean presented the proposed change to the regional agreement that would set assessments based on a five-year rolling average rather than the annual student enrollment.
 
"The long-term goal is to make the assessment process a little bit more viable for people from year-to-year," he said. 
 
An ad hoc committee was convened to review the district's agreement, during which concerns arose about the rapid fluctuations in assessments.
 
"I think you have to look short term, and you have to look long term. The goal is to kind of level it off and make planning easier and flatten that curve in terms of how it's going to impact both communities," Dean said. 
 
Every year, it is a little more difficult for one community because they are feeling disproportionately impacted compared to the other, he said. 
 
"The transient nature of this population right now is like nothing I've ever seen," Dean said. 
 
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