Summer Story Walk along the Resilience Garden at Barrington Government Center

Take a shady stroll and savor the beautiful prose and vibrant illustrations of Fireworks by Matthew Burgess, winner of the 2026 Caldecott Medal! Fireworks is a sparkling picture book from the award-winning team of Matthew Burgess and Catia Chien, highlighting the simple delights of a steamy July day in the city as two siblings eagerly anticipate a spectacular fireworks display. We hope you enjoy this award-winning story as we mark our nations 250th Anniversary of our nation. The Story Walk along the Resilience Garden at Barrington Government Center is funded by a grant from the Office of Library and Information Services (OLIS). It is located at the top of the Gazebo Hill adjacent to County Road. *The Barrington Government Center Resilience Garden is an educational garden located along the walkways found between the library building and County Road. The garden is designed to be resilient to the effects of climate change that include at various times hotter, drier, and wetter conditions. It contains a variety of hardy, native, and locally sourced plants that require less watering, weeding, pesticides, and fertilizers than more traditional gardens. The garden functions as a community resource to help and encourage residents to create simple and affordable resilience gardens of their own.