The Litchfield Library Board and library staff, plus family and friends, had a great time giving free books to children at the 2026 Watercade parade! Thank you to the Litchfield Library Foundation, the Friends of the Litchfield Library, the Wintercade committee, and Thrivent for their funding that made this possible.

They also handed out this year’s new bookmark! Copies will be available at the library once we’re able to reorder, since they were all handed out at the parade.

Adults, Litchfield Library is offering a reading challenge for you this summer! To observe the 250th anniversary of the United States, read 5 things from a long list of possibilities, and bring in your completed sheet by August 15 for a small prize. The reading log is available at the front desk. Make sure to check the back of the sheet for all of your options. You can read the core documents of the U.S., read Revolutionary War history or historical fiction, or read about American history and culture across the whole 250 years and more. The semiquincentennial is a great occasion to learn more about all of America, not only its founding or government.

Want a copy of the U.S. Constitution to keep? Pick up a free pocket-sized copy at the front desk!

View the reading challenge here: Adult America 250 reading challenge

Prizes:

Litchfield Library’s Knitting Club meets on the 3rd Thursday of the month from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in the library’s meeting room. Bring your knitting or crochet project and work alongside other fiber artists. Get knitting advice from an expert knitter. Open to all ages. No need to sign up. Free to attend.

Dates:

• June 18
• July 16
• August 20

Our 2026 Summer Reading Program, Plant a Seed, Read, is for youth ages 3-18 years.

It is free to sign-up and you do NOT need to have a library card to participate.

Upon sign-up, youth will recieve a bag, a reading log/game sheet, and they can choose a book to keep.

Kids can sign up anytime during the summer. The program runs June 1st -August 31st, 2026.

Completed reading logs/game sheets can be returned for Library Loot, which is used to purchase prizes from the library.

Reading logs/game sheets can be completed all summer long.

Back by popular demand: Kids’ Craft Time will be offered once a month this summer! This free program will be held in the meeting room 4:30-5:30 p.m. on the 3rd Tuesday of the month: June 16, July 21, and August 18. No need to sign up. Children younger than age 8 must be accompanied and assisted by an adult or teen caregiver.

LEGO Night is an evening where youth can free build using LEGOs provided by the library. It’s a great time to be creative while hanging out with friends (or making new ones) and family. This program is meant for youth under 14 years of age, however older siblings and family members are always welcome.

It is held the on the second Tuesday of each month, 6:30-7:30 pm.

Those under 8 years old need to have an adult or teen caregiver along.

Come get creative with us!