Town of Colrain (Griswold Memorial Library)

The Griswold Memorial Library distinguished itself by conducting regular outreach at the Colrain Transfer Station, the municipality’s local dump. Recognizing that spaces like this can be the social center of a community, Griswold Memorial Library meets its residents where they are. From their community-driven Kindness Reading Project to their partnership with public health nurses, the library offered an impressive range of programming for an institution of its size. The lack of internet connectivity in their area means they have had to be creative about technology offerings, and they are meeting the challenge one resident at a time.