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
Saturday, October 11th for the long weekend.
Please note:
Effective April 1, 2025 our Thursday hours have changed.
We are now open until 2 p.m. on Thursdays.
The library is accepting gently used books for our upcoming Book & Bake Sale in November.
Please bring your donations into the library during regular business hours - DO NOT leave outside or put in the book drop. We are currently limiting donations to no more than 2 boxes of clean, sellable books. Thank you for your continued support.
Story Time
Thursdays
at 10 a.m.
Join us each Thursday for stories, games, crafts, and more. Open to young children and their caregivers.
Art Journaling
for Teens & Adults
This month we meet on Friday, Oct. 3rd & Wednesday, Oct. 15th 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.
Ghost Paint Night
Friday
October 17th
5-7 p.m.
Join us to paint your own Halloween-themed picture. All supplies and instructions will be provided. Open to ages 8 and up, but you must REGISTER.
Book Talk with the author
Concetta Falcone-Codding
Saturday
October 18th
11 a.m.
Concetta's book, The Lonely Nest, is a memoir dealing with generations of secrets.
Light refreshments will be served. Copies of the book will be available to purchase.
Canterbury/Scotland Book Club
Tuesday
October 21st
7 p.m.
Meeting at the Scotland Public Library to discuss
Be Ready When the Luck Happens
by Ina Garten
Make one of Ina's recipes to share with the group.
Copies of her memoir and cookbooks are available at both libraries.
Button Making for ages 8 and up
Friday
October 24th
5-7 p.m.
Supplies will be provided, but feel free to bring in your own pictures, too. We'll have snacks to enjoy while you create your own unique buttons.
Trick-or-Treat
at the Library
Friday
October 31st
3-7 p.m.
Stop by the library in your costume on Halloween for treats.
Save the date for the Library's Annual Book & Bake Sale
Saturday
November 22nd
9-1
**Early Bird Entry from 8-9 a.m. with a $5 fee**
Lots of great deals - something for everyone.
Day Kimball Health will present a Fall Prevention Presentation and Clinic for seniors in December. Dates and times will be announced soon.
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.