Reading Across Berkshire County.
Berkshire Book Houses Children – created to give 11,000 children ages 0-9 free local access to books 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year – are installed throughout Berkshire County. Built on the concept "take a book, leave a book," you will find them in the following locations.
Book Houses
Adams
Town Common, Center & Commercial Street
30 Columbia St. Park
Alford
Town Hall, 2 Rowe Road, Great Barrington
Cheshire
Cheshire Cheese Press Monument, corner of Church and School streets
Dalton
Dalton Youth Center, 27 South Carson Ave.
Dalton CRA, 400 Main St.
Pinegrove Park, Curtis Avenue
Florida
Gabriel Abbott School Library, 56 N. County Road
Great Barrington
Muddy Brook Elementary, 318 Monument Valley Road
Giggle Park, Castle Street
Cottage and East Street
Christian Hill Commons, 27 Christian Hill Road
Community Health Programs, 444 Stockbridge Road
Hancock
Hancock Shaker Village, 1843 West Housatonic St., Pittsfield
Hinsdale
Town Hall, 11 Main St.
Housatonic
Housatonic Playground, Front Street
Lanesborough
Krispy Kones, 585 S. Main St.
American Legion, 144 Old State Road
Laston Park, 417 N. Main St.
Lee
Railroad & Main Street
Lenox
Lenox Community Center, 65 Walker St.
North Adams
Child Care of the Berkshires, 210 State St.
UNO Community Center, 157 River St.
Mohawk Forest, Mohawk Forest Boulevard
North Adams YMCA, 22 Brickyard Court
Otis
Farmington River Country Store, 119 S. Main Road
Pittsfield
Berkshire Museum, 39 South St.
Office of Cultural Development (Lichtenstein Center for the Arts, 28 Renne Ave.)
Berkshire Regional Transit Authority, 1 Columbus Ave.
Laurin Publishing, 100 West St.
Berkshire Community College, 1350 West St.
Dower Square, 253 Wahconah St.
Dream Center, 475 Tyler St.
Wilson Housing Development, Memorial Drive
Belanger Field, 375 Newell St.
Burbank Park, 500 Lakeway Drive
Clapp Park, 233 West Housatonic St.
Central Berkshire Habitat for Humanity, 314 Columbus Ave.
Family Resource Center, 480 West St.
YMCA, 292 North St.
Kirvin Park, 974 Williams St.
Osceola Park, 50 Osceola St.
Richmond
Town Hall, 1529 State Road
Savoy
Savoy General Store, 668 Main Road
Sheffield
Sheffield Business Association Kiosk, 101 Main St.
Stockbridge
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 29 Main St.
Williamstown
Youth Center Playground, 66 School St.
Winsdor
Friendly Fred’s Store, 1173 MA-9 (Berkshire Trail)
Born Learning Trails
Born Learning Trails are a series of interactive signs for families and caregivers to provide fun physical activities that encourage outdoor learning. These trail signs help provide first steps to building literacy and reading skills and enourage critical thinking, leadership and team building skills.
Great Barrington
Muddy Brook Elementary
North Adams
Joe Wolfe Field, 310 State St.
Pittsfield
Durant Park, 30 John St.
Springside Park, 874 North St.
Sheffield
Bushnell Sage Library, 48 Main St.
As part of our commitment to the community, Berkshire United Way and Northern Berkshire United Way work together to create early childhood education and literacy opportunities for children and families countywide. To learn more, call BUW at 413.442.6948 or NBUW at 413.663.9062.