With a storied history in the park, the Reading Room provides the free use of books, newspapers, and magazines in the park during warm weather months. You'll also find a robust schedule of literary events, including Books on Broadway, Author, BookClub, Poetry, StoryTime, and much more!
Reel Talks
June 10 - August 12
Mondays, 12:30pm-1:30pm
Hosted by Scott Adlerberg, Film Connoisseur
2024 Dates TBA
Hosted by Ilana Levine, Actress and Podcaster, Little Known Facts with Ilana Levine
June 11, 25, July 9, 23, August 6, 20
Select Tuesdays, 1pm-2pm
*Sign-up two weeks ahead of time and pick-up a free book from the Reading Room - while supply lasts.
Poetry
May 28 - September 17
Tuesdays, 6pm-7:30pm
Hosted by Jason Schneiderman
May 28
Sarah Gambito, Roberto Garcia, Joseph Legaspi, Maya Phillips
June 4
Rick Chess, Julie Enzer, Benjamin Garcia, John Hoppenthaler
June 11
Jennifer Jean, Patricia Spears Jones, Joseph Ross, Leah Umansky
June 18
Cyrus Cassells, Miller Oberman, Sasha West
June 25
Celebrating Walt Whitman
Mark Doty, Marie Howe
July 2
Rob Arnold, Chenda Bao, Major Jackson, Jason Koo
July 9
John Deming, Sarah Kain Gutowski, Regie Harris, Sarah Jama
July 16
David Groff, Tony Leuzzi, Eric Tran
July 23
Celebrating Teen Poets
August 6
Mary Brancaccio, Michael Klein, Bruce Whitaker, Shelley Wong
August 13
Kate Gale, Erika Meitner, Sebastian Merrill, Jason Schneiderman
August 20
Lisa B, Jenny Factor, Daisy Fried, Rodney Leonard, Tom Sleigh
August 27
Special Performance by Cornelius Eady Trio
September 3
Jiwon Choi, Joan Larkin, Alicia Ostriker, Sandra Simons
September 10
Malachi Black, JP Howard, Linda Susan Jackson, Monica Sok
September 17
Megan Pinto, Spencer Williams, Stella Wong, Ariel Yelen
Author
May 29 - August 21 (no event July 3)
Wednesdays, 12:30pm-1:45pm
History as seen through the eyes of preeminent authors.
July 10 - September 11
Wednesdays, 7pm-8pm
Produced in partnership with New-York Historical Society
Writers Workshop
Workshops geared to improve your writing skills.
July 11 - August 15
Thursdays, 6:30pm-8pm
Produced in partnership with Gotham Writers
Saturday, September 21
12pm-1:30pm
Produced in partnership with Writopia Lab
Kids
StoryTime
June 18 - August 27
Tuesdays, 10:30am-11:30am
Camp Kids
July 13 - August 15
Saturdays and Sundays, 12pm-1:30pm
Arts & Crafts with Kelsey Craftz to follow.
Crosswords Tournament
Saturday, September 14
10:30am-2pm
Trivia
September 18, 25
Wednesdays, 6:30pm-8pm
Beekeeping
Learn about urban honeybees and the vital role they play in the environment.
May 17, June 21, July 19
Select Fridays, 12pm-1pm
Produced in partnership with New York City Beekeepers Association