Reading Across Berkshire County
Berkshire Book Houses – 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.
Find a Book House near you
Adams
30 Columbia Street Park
Town Common
Center and Commercial streets
Alford
Town Hall, 2 Rowe Road (Great Barrington)
Cheshire
Cheshire Cheese Press Monument,
corner of Church and School streets
Dalton
Dalton CRA, 400 Main Street
Dalton Youth Center,
27 South Carson Avenue
Pinegrove Park, Curtis Avenue
Florida
Gabriel Abbott School Library,
56 N. County Road
Great Barrington
Community Health Programs,
442 Stockbridge Road
Giggle Park, Castle Street
Muddy Brook Elementary,
318 Monument Valley Road
Hinsdale
Town Hall, 11 Main Street
Housatonic
Housatonic Playground, Front Street
Lanesborough
American Legion, 144 Old State Road
Krispy Kones, 585 S. Main Street
Laston Park, 417 N. Main Street
Lee
Railroad Street
Lee Premium Outlets
17 Premium Outlet Boulevard
(near the Tommy Hilfiger store)
Lenox
Lenox Community Center, 65 Walker Street
North Adams
Child Care of the Berkshires,
210 State Street
Mohawk Forest, Mohawk Forest Boulevard
North Adams YMCA, 22 Brickyard Court
UNO Community Center, 157 River Street
Otis
Town Hall, 1 N. Main Road
Pittsfield
Belanger Field, 375 Newell Street
Berkshire Community College
(Paterson Field House), 1350 West Street
Berkshire Dream Center, 475 Tyler Street
Berkshire Museum, 39 South Street
Berkshire Regional Transit Authority
1 Columbus Avenue
Boys & Girls Club of the Berkshires
16 Melville Street
Burbank Park, 500 Lakeway Drive
Central Berkshire Habitat for Humanity,
314 Columbus Avenue
Clapp Park, 233 West Housatonic Street
Dower Square, 253 Wahconah Street
Family Resource Center (18 Degrees),
480 West Street
Pittsfield continued
Gladys Allen Brigham Community Center,
165 East Street
Kellogg Park, 44 Lincoln Street
Kirvin Park, 974 Williams Street
Laurin Publishing, 100 West Street
Office of Cultural Development,
28 Renne Avenue
(Lichtenstein Center for the Arts)
Osceola Park, 50 Osceola Street
Wilson Housing Development
Memorial Drive
YMCA, 292 North Street
Richmond
Town Hall, 1529 State Road
Savoy
Savoy General Store, 668 Main Road
Sheffield
Sheffield Business Association Kiosk
101 Main Street
Stockbridge
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
29 Main Street
Williamstown
Youth Center Playground
66 School Street
Winsdor
Friendly Fred’s Store
1173 MA-9 (Berkshire Trail)
Explore the Born Learning Trail
The Born Learning Trail is 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 encourage critical thinking, leadership and team building skills.
Dalton
Pinegrove Park, 293 High Street
Great Barrington
Muddy Brook Elementary, 318 Monument Valley Road
North Adams
Joe Wolfe Field, 310 State Street
Pittsfield
Durant Park, 30 John Street
Springside Park, 874 North Street
Sheffield
Bushnell Sage Library, 48 Main Street
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, contact BUW at (413) 442-6948 or info@berkshireunitedway.org or NBUW at (413) 663-9062.