Welcome to The Scotland Public Library
Mission Statement: The Scotland Public Library, founded in February 1895, functions to collect, organize and preserve informational and recreational books and other materials for the public use, without discrimination of any kind.
Business Hours
Monday
Closed
Tuesday - Wednesday
03:00pm – 07:00pm
Thursday
09:00 am – 02:00pm
Friday
03:00pm – 07:00pm
Saturday
09:00 am – 12:00 pm
Sunday
Closed
The library is CLOSED on Tuesday, November 11th for Veterans Day.
The Library is CLOSED on Thursday, November 27th for Thanksgiving.
Please note:
Effective April 1, 2025 our Thursday hours have changed.
We are now open until 2 p.m. on Thursdays.
Area happenings on
Saturday, November 22
Scotland Public Library
Book & Bake Sale
Annual Holiday Market at Scotland Volunteer Firehouse
Canterbury Public Library
Book Sale
Canterbury Community Center
1 Municipal Drive
Memoir Writing Workshop:
10 Things I Learned From Writing a Memoir
Presented by New York Times editorial writer and local author,
Maura Casey
Wednesday, November 5th
at 6 p.m.
Light refreshments will be served. Copies of the book will be available to purchase.
Art Journaling
for Teens & Adults
This month we meet on Friday, Nov. 7th & Wednesday, Nov. 19th from 5-7 p.m. to add a new creative page to our journals.
Supplies and topic will be provided.
First time attendees will receive a journal.
Story Time
Thursdays
at 10 a.m.
Join us each Thursday for stories, games, crafts, and more. Open to young children and their caregivers.
Please note: Thursday, November 20th is our last Story Time of 2025. We will resume in January 2026 - stay tuned for the date.
Canterbury/Scotland
Book Club
This month we are reading
The Measure
by Nikki Ehrlick
Tuesday, Nov. 18th
**6 p.m.**
Scotland Public Library
Copies of the book are available at both libraries.
**Please note the time change for November.
Craft Club
Tuesday,
November 25
4 p.m.
We'll provide craft supplies and ideas. Open to all ages.
Canterbury Public Library invites Scotland residents to join in the fun.
Visit the Canterbury Public Library from November 3rd to 23rd to make your own personalized trading cards.
Day Kimball Health at Home presents:
Fall Prevention Presentation for Seniors
Thursday, Dec. 4th
11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Learn how to identify your personal risk factors for a fall.
Learn self-help strategies to reduce your risk of falling.
Learn how to get the help you need to stay independent.
This informative program will help you stay safe and independent. But you must register as space is limited.
Call the library at 860-423-1492 to sign up.
Follow-up health Clinic will be held on Thursday, December 11th beginning at 9:30 a.m.
Blood Pressure Monitor Kit
We have a Blood Pressure Monitor Kit available for a 3 week loan.
The kit is courtesy of the Eastern Highland Health District.
Do you know your numbers? Check out the kit and find out.
2025
News from Scotland's Poet Laureate - Susan Powers
Susan helped the library celebrate 20 years in our glorious building with a special poetry reading on Saturday, June 7 as part of our "birthday" celebration.
Over the summer, Susan worked with a young library patron to get her work published in the Orenaug Mountain Poetry Journal. Stop by the library to see her published poem or visit the Children & Teen section of this website.
Susan has started an Open Mic night at the Community Center in Willimantic. Additionally, she has had her work published in The Lost Love Anthology.
Susan wrote and read her poem about addiction at a forum in August at the CT Legislative offices.
Susan will be returning this fall to the residency program at the Writers Colony at Dairy Hollow in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. She will be working with high school students from the area to create poetry based on the art work at a local museum.