Storytimes are done at Litchfield Library for the summer, with the exception of the special storytime at Wreede Good Orchard on Thursday, August 27. Wednesday and Friday storytimes will resume on September 9.

The seed library is back for late summer! In the bin, you will find things that can be planted in summer for fall harvest.

You can take up to 4 packets per week, while supplies last. Free! For all ages.

August has a 5th Saturday, which means a second teen program this month! On Saturday, August 29, come to a Venus fly trap-themed escape room on the lawn. This program will be held from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

For ages 11-18. Free! No need to sign up. Dress for the weather. If the weather doesn’t cooperate, the program will be held in the library’s meeting room. Snacks will be served.

UPDATE: The class is full. You can still be added to the waiting list.

Sign up now for the August Adult Arts & Crafts program! The project will be a seashell candle.

This program will be held in the meeting room on Thursday, August 27, 6:30-8 p.m. Free to attend but space is limited. Call the library at 320-693-2483 or stop at the front desk to sign up. Adults only.

You may call or stop in to sign up yourself and up to one other person. If you are not registering for the class yourself, you cannot register other people. No bulk sign-ups: just yourself and, if you wish, one guest who will attend with you. No sign-ups accepted for this program by social media (Messenger) or email.

If you’re unable to attend after signing up, please contact the library so that someone on the waiting list can attend.

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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.

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.