Berkshire Book Houses
Berkshire Book Houses – created to give 11,000 children ages 0-9 access to books 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year – are installed throughout Berkshire County. Built on the concept of “take a book, leave a book,” you will find them in the following locations.
Adams
• Town Common
• 30 Columbia St. Park
Alford
• Town Hall
Cheshire
• Cheshire Cheese Press
Clarksburg
• Clarksburg Elementary School
Dalton
• Dalton Youth Center
• Dalton CRA
• Pinegrove Park
Florida
• Gabriel Abbott School Library
Great Barrington
• Muddy Brook Elementary
• Giggle Park
• Cottage and East Street
• Christian Hill Commons
• Community Health Programs
Hancock
• Hancock Shaker Village
Hinsdale
• Town Hall
Housatonic
• Housatonic Playground
Lanesborough
• Krispy Kones
• American Legion
• Laston Park
Lee
• Railroad & Main St.
Lenox
• Lenox Community Center
North Adams
• Child care of the Berkshires
• UNO Community Center
• Mohawk Forest
• North Adams YMCA
Otis
• Farmington River Country Store
Pittsfield
• Berkshire Museum
• Office of Cultural Development
• Berkshire Regional Transit Authority
• Laurin Publishing
• Berkshire Community College
• Dower Square
• Dream Center
• Wilson Housing Development
• Belanger Field
• Burbank Park
• Clapp Park
• Family Resource Center
• YMCA
• Central Berkshire Habitat for Humanity
• Kirvin Park
• Osceola Park
Richmond
• Town Hall
Savoy
• Savoy General Store
Sheffield
• Sheffield Business Association Kiosk
Stockbridge
• St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Williamstown
• Williamstown Youth Center Playground
Windsor
• Friendly Fred’s Store
The Born Learning Trails are a series of interactive signs for families and caregivers to provide fun physical activities that encourage outdoor learning. These signs help provide first steps to building literacy and reading skills. They encourage critical thinking, leadership and team building skills.
Great Barrington Pittsfield
• Muddy Brook Elementary • Durant Park
North Adams • Springside Park
• Joe Wolfe Field Sheffield
• Bushnell Sage Library
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.