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, August 30th for the Labor Day weekend.

Please note:
Effective April 1, 2025 our Thursday hours have changed. 
We are now open until 2 p.m. on Thursdays.

Library Nature Walkway

Thank you to Victor Bojarski for his hard work and dedication in cleaning up and beautifying the library's nature walkway as his Eagle Scout Project. 

The walkway is now open for you to enjoy.  Stop by and take a stroll and enjoy the peaceful surroundings. 

The library is
CLOSED
on Saturday,
August 30th
for the Labor Day weekend.

Summer Reading
Level Up at your Library

We are wrapping up Summer Reading with a few more programs.
 Click the icon above to see the full calendar.

FINALE EVENTS:
Teens & Adults: make plans to join us on Friday, August 8th to BLING out your favorite book or journal, enjoy refreshments, and prize raffle.

Children are invited on Saturday, August 9th to join us for a Super Mario Themed Party with games, refreshments, crafts, and prize raffle.

Summer Reading

Book Talk and Memoir Writing Workshop
with Maura Casey
Open to adults.

Wednesday, August 6th at 5:30 p.m.

Join us for guest author, Maura Casey, as she talks about her book and shares her tips on memoir writing. Maura will have copies of her book to purchase.

Summer Reading

Join us for the  final  Last Green Valley program of the summer.   Open to ages 6+

Thursday, August 7th at 10 a.m.
Forest Ecology

Poetry Workshop

Sonnet Writing
with Scotland's Poet Laureate,
Susan Powers

Thursday,
August 7th
from 1- 2 p.m.

Susan Powers will lead the program for ages 11-15.  Join us for some creative writing. 

CT Dept. of Energy & Environment - Goodwin Conservation Center

Geology Jamboree Open to ages 6+
Thursday,
August 14th 
at 10 a.m.

Learn about the different types of rocks that form the land around us.

Stuffie Sleepover

August 15th- 16th

Bring in your Stuffie on Friday, August 15th and make a bed or house for them.  Leave them overnight and pick them up Saturday, August 16th from 9-11 and enjoy donuts and juice.

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.  

Invasive Plant Walk, Talk and Cut

Saturday
August 30th from 
10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Dr. Charlotte Pyle and Rose Hiskes will present a talk on invasive plants. Plan to be outside to tour the property and identify the plants - wear proper footwear, light colored clothing, gloves, and bring water.  Lunch will be provided at the outdoor picnic tables.

Attendance is limited.
Contact Rose at [email protected] to register.

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.  

Stop by the library to see the stunning Ekphrastic Poetry (poems inspired by visual art) that students created during Susan's visit to the Parish Hill High School in April 2025.  Also, 2024 work by Scotland Public Library teens and Parish Hill High School students can be found on the Children & Teen page of this website. 


Susan has done readings at local libraries, attended a poetry seminar, and was awarded a two week writers residency fellowship in 2025.  

Address

21 Brook Rd. P.O. Box 286
Scotland, CT
US

Phone

860-423-1492

Email

[email protected]