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. Download the flyer
Book Houses
Adams
Town Common, Center Street and Commercial Street
30 Columbia Street Park
Alford
Town Hall, 2 Rowe Road, Great Barrington
Cheshire
Cheshire Cheese Press Monument, corner of Church Street and School Street
Dalton
Dalton Youth Center, 27 South Carson Avenue
Dalton CRA, 400 Main Street
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 Street and East Street
Christian Hill Commons, 27 Christian Hill Road
Community Health Programs, 444 Stockbridge Road
Hancock
Hancock Shaker Village, 1843 West Housatonic Street, Pittsfield
Hinsdale
Town Hall, 11 Main Street
Housatonic
Housatonic Playground, Front Street
Lanesborough
Krispy Kones, 585 S. Main Street
American Legion, 144 Old State Road
Laston Park, 417 N. Main Street
Lee
Railroad & Main Street
Lenox
Lenox Community Center, 65 Walker Street
North Adams
Child Care of the Berkshires, 210 State Street
UNO Community Center, 157 River Street
Mohawk Forest, Mohawk Forest Boulevard
North Adams YMCA, 22 Brickyard Court
Otis
Town Hall, 1 N. Main Road
Pittsfield
Berkshire Museum, 39 South Street
Office of Cultural Development (Lichtenstein Center for the Arts, 28 Renne Avenue)
Berkshire Regional Transit Authority, 1 Columbus Avenue
Laurin Publishing, 100 West Street
Berkshire Community College, 1350 West Street
Gladys Allen Brigham Community Center, 165 East Street
Dower Square, 253 Wahconah Street
Dream Center, 475 Tyler Street
Wilson Housing Development, Memorial Drive
Belanger Field, 375 Newell Street
Burbank Park, 500 Lakeway Drive
Clapp Park, 233 West Housatonic Street
Central Berkshire Habitat for Humanity, 314 Columbus Avenue
Family Resource Center, 480 West Street
YMCA, 292 North Street
Kirvin Park, 974 Williams Street
Osceola Park, 50 Osceola 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)
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 enourage critical thinking, leadership and team building skills.
Great Barrington
Muddy Brook Elementary
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.