Weekly Story Time 

Thursdays at 10 a.m.

Young library friends and their caregivers are invited to join us for stories, games, crafts, and more with Miss Jenn.  Please note:  Story time is cancelled if Scotland Elementary School has a snow day. 

Building Club

Building Club will be on break until the New Year.  Check back in 2025 for all the details.

Art Journaling for Teens and Adults

This program is open to teens and adults and we meet on the 1st Friday & 3rd Wednesday of each month.  You will receive a blank journal on your first visit so you can get started. 
December 6  from 5-7 p.m. 
December 18 from 5-7 p.m.
No experience necessary - just bring your creativity.

All supplies will be provided.

Youth Creative Writing Workshops at the Library

In the fall of 2024, Susan Powers hosted a Youth Writing Workshop on the second Tuesday of the month.  The work of the talented group of 8-11 year olds is featured below:

Parish Hill High School Poetry Workshop

On March 11,  2024, Dr. Susan Powers, Scotland, Connecticut's Inaugural Poet Laureate, joined forces with Mrs. Michelle Salvas at Parish Hill High School. The two teachers, former colleagues at Woodstock Academy, implemented a poetry project for the juniors in Mrs. Salvas' classes. The following set of poems is representative of the creative and delightful work produced by these imaginative students.

Check out their work below:

Nutmeg Book Award

The winners for 2024 are pictured below.

2025 Nutmeg Nominated books are now available!  Get a jump on reading next year's books.  Voting will take place in the Spring.

2024 Nutmeg Winners

Elementary

Intermediate

Middle School

High School

1000 Books Before Kindergarten

We are excited to announce the kickoff of our newest program...1000 Books Before Kindergarten! 

This is a fun, exciting, and free program to foster your child's love of reading!  

Visit the library to pick up the special materials and check in with us as you reach each 100 book milestone!  Once you reach 1,000 books, we'll celebrate and you will receive an awesome set of books!

1000 Books Before Kindergarten

New Baby Gift Bag

The Scotland Public Library wants to congratulate new parents in town!  If you have a child that was born in 2023 or 2024 and you haven’t received a Baby Gift Bag, stop by the library today! 

Funding for the bags is provided by the Hampton/Scotland School Readiness Grant. 

***Don’t forget to check our Parenting Shelf in the Children’s Room.