The Hotchkiss Library of Sharon and Scoville Memorial Library's Summer Reading Program: All Together Now!

June 10th thru August 12th, ages 0-12

We've teamed up once again for a sensational season of summer reading! Designed to motivate children to read, maintain their reading skills during summer vacation and foster the spirit of community, this year’s program theme, “All Together Now” will provide opportunities for children ages 0-5 and 6-12 to flourish. We’ll raffle off program prizes every two weeks, and wrap things up with the grand finale on Saturday, August 12th. Let's keep our summer reading lit! Visit our online calendar for program & event details.

BIG thank you to Noble Horizons & Kathy Voldstad for hosting & guiding us!
BIG thank you to families & friends for brightening the lives of seniors!
BIG congrats to our prize winners - they earned it, chalking the most beautiful and joyous drawings on Noble Horizons walkways.

Hotchkiss Library of Sharon weekly song & story time

Mondays & 1st Saturday of the month 10:30 am

Join us every Monday and the first Saturday of every month for stories, songs, rhymes, and more! This song and storytime is for ages 0-5 and will take place at the American Legion in Sharon, until moved back into the Hotchkiss Library of Sharon on Upper Main Street.

All Together Now Family Story Time

Wednesdays & Fridays, 10:30am

Join us every Wednesday and Friday morning for stories, songs, rhymes and more! This song and story is for all ages and will take place on the Scoville Memorial Library lawn next to the Buttons Garden. Stories and activities will be themed according to the summer reading program focus of the week. Get ready to spend time with friends, make new friends, and build community!

It's Take & Make Friday!

Friday, July 28th as of 12 noon

Stop by SML or HLS Friday afternoon to grab your take and make craft bag filled with all the materials and guidance you need to make your very own Translation Bookmark! Take and Makes are reserved for children signed up for the summer reading program. Craft bags will be available as of 12 noon and until supplies last. One per child. Come by and craft away, Friend, Mitrata, Yujo...

Making Space for Pollinators with naturalist Jerry Schneider

Thursday, August 3rd, 10:30 am

Ages 6+

Come learn about local pollinators and be inspired to pay more attention to our friends, the butterflies, bees, bats, and other pollinators in our neighborhood. Audiences learn how to create and maintain pollinator habitat. The program concludes with a wonderful tee-shirt craft. Please register in advance.

All Together Now S'mores & Stories

Saturday, August 5th, 2-3 PM

All ages

Come together for s'mores, stories and games at our last weekend event before the summer reading program finale. There will not be a prize drawing, but there will be some cool condimental riffs on the classic s'more! And a very special story.

Silent Silliness: Comedy shorts for the whole family with Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton and others. Live music by Joanna Seaton and Donald Sosin

Thursday, August 10th at 8pm

Join us on the library lawn for an outdoor film and concert featuring short silent comedies by some of the greatest comedians ever to grace the silver screen. Live music by the famed piano/vocal team of Donald Sosin and Joanna Seaton, Lakeville residents who perform worldwide, will bring these silent films to life! Ground covering, cushions, and popcorn will be provided, but feel free to bring your favorite picnic blankets and snacks. Fingers crossed for sunny skies, but if necessary, the rain date is Friday the 11th at the same time.

This program is made possible by the generosity of the Friends of the Scoville Memorial Library (FSL)

All Together Now Summer Reading Program Finale!

Saturday, August 12th, 12-2pm

Let's meet for fun and celebration on the Sharon Green in front of the Hotchkiss Library of Sharon for a community picnic with interactive outdoor games and ice cream. Bring your completed BINGO boards to be entered in the final prize winning raffle drawing of the summer and additional great prizes - think Dinosaurs and Unicorns! Great work everyone, now let's party!

The Friends of the Scoville Library are currently accepting donations of books for their ongoing book sales

Mondays 10 am to 12 noon

All proceeds benefit the library's programs. Donated books should be:

 - clean and in good condition so that they will be appealing to other readers

 - relatively dust free, not discolored or written in

 - structurally sound with intact binding and pages which are not ripped

Please no textbooks, encyclopedias, dictionaries or travel guides older than four years. Donations can be dropped off on Mondays between 10-Noon, or contact the Friends to make other arrangements.