Events

Reading keeps us connected. Join us for a neighborhood book club at [BRANCH]! The New York Public Library continues partnering with WNYC to present a book club experience! Each month, we will read a new title leading up to a live conversation, in-person or online, with the author and All of It host Alison Stewart. This book club will take place ONLINE with Kips Bay. The New York Public Library and WNYC—two indispensable New York institutions—are partnering to host a book club that…

This event is online only. Join us in the virtual realm with other readers like yourself and library staff! Share your favorite reads, your go-to authors, and grab some new recommendations. We guarantee it'll be a fun, casual time to hang without leaving the comfort of your home. Sweat pants and furry friends welcome!

Authors June Hayward and Athena Liu were supposed to be twin rising stars. But Athena’s a literary darling. June Hayward is literally nobody. Who wants stories about basic white girls, June thinks. So when June witnesses Athena’s death in a freak accident, she acts on impulse: she steals Athena’s just-finished masterpiece, an experimental novel about the unsung contributions of Chinese laborers during World War I. So what if June edits Athena’s novel and sends it to her agent as her own work?…

Evento híbrido - El círculo de lectura "La comunidad de las letras" te invita a leer el cuento: "El árbol" de María Luisa Bombal Brígida, casada con un hombre mayor, encuentra consuelo en un árbol. Los libros de María Luisa Bombal se encuentran en el cuarto piso de esta biblioteca, referencia Spa Fic Bombal y Spa 686 Bombal Las reuniones son híbridas: presenciales y virtuales Presenciales: en la biblioteca Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, 455 Quinta avenida, Nueva York, NY, 1001…

Soul Pages Book Discussion May Book : Decent People by De'Shawn Charles Winslow From Center for Fiction First Novel Prize winning author De'Shawn Charles Winslow, a sweeping and unforgettable novel of a Black community reeling from a triple homicide, and the secrets the killings reveal. In the still-segregated town of West Mills, North Carolina in 1976, Marian, Marva, and Lazarus Harmon-three enigmatic siblings-are found shot to death in their home. The people of West Mills-on bo…

This is an in-person program. Have you been meaning to read more, but don’t have time to sit down and get through a long book? Join us for our 100 Page Book Club! Every week, we will meet to discuss a book, 100 pages at a time. No need to rush through the whole thing—this club is here to take it slow. The nation was on the brink. Mobs burned Black churches to the ground. Courts threw thousands of people into prison for opinions they voiced—in one notable case, only in private. Self-appointed v…

(This event is online only.) Do you love to read? Interested in reading and discussing popular and interesting books? Then this is the place for you! Join us as we discuss this month’s book: The Leavers by Lisa Ko Please note: This is a virtual program. You must register with your email address in order to receive the link/call in number to participate. The link with instructions on how to participate will be sent to you via email approximately one day before the discussion.

This event will take place in person. Join Clason's Point library staff and get a "taste" of some great reads featuring Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander authors! This book tasting will feature books from the Asian American, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander Heritage Reading List. Join us and find a new book! Este evento se llevará a cabo en persona. ¡Únase al personal de la biblioteca de Clason's Point y pruebe algunas excelentes lecturas con autores asiático-americanos…

Join the Inwood Library on Thursday, May 22nd from 5:30 - 6:30 PM to discuss: "Nothing Personal" by James Baldwin. You can participate in-person or register online to receive the virtual link! You may reserve a physical copy of this book to pick up at a library branch. Copies of the book are currently available for borrowing at the Inwood Library. While supplies last! Open to Adults 18+

Register Play Club is like a book club, but for plays! Whether you are familiar with the art of reading plays, or looking to expand your appreciation for dramatic literature, this book club is an opportunity to read plays you have been meaning to explore or have never considered reading before. Learn about new works, discover new playwrights, and make friends! This group will read one playscript from the Library for the Performing Arts circulating collection every month, and then come together…

Join us to discuss Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt. Goodreads Choice Award - Nominee for Readers' Favorite Fiction (2022), Nominee for Readers' Favorite Debut Novel (2022) Remarkably Bright Creatures, an exploration of friendship, reckoning, and hope, tracing a widow's unlikely connection with a giant Pacific octopus. After Tova Sullivan's husband died, she began working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium, mopping floors and tidying up. Keeping busy has always helped…

Join us for our Lunchtime Book Discussion, where we will discuss "The Maid" By Nita Prose. Molly Gray struggles with social skills and misreads the intentions of others. Her gran used to interpret the world for her, codifying it into simple rules that Molly could live by. Since Gran died a few months ago, she has been navigating life's complexities all by herself. No matter—she throws herself with gusto into her work as a hotel maid. But Molly's orderly life is upended the day she enters the…

This event is online only. Join us in the virtual realm with other readers like yourself and library staff! Share your favorite reads, your go-to authors, and grab some new recommendations. We guarantee it'll be a fun, casual time to hang without leaving the comfort of your home. Sweat pants and furry friends welcome!

This event will take place in person at the Charleston Library. Join us once a month as we discuss a mystery/thriller title! For this month we will be discussing: "Famous Last Words" by Gillian McAllister "It is June 21st, the longest day of the year, and new mother Camilla's life is about to change forever. After months of maternity leave, she will drop her infant daughter off at daycare for the first time, and return to her job as a literary agent. Finally. But, when she wakes, her husband…

This program is ONLINE only. Join us as we discuss, "A Scandal in Bohemia," the very first short story written by Arthur Conan Doyle featuring his fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes. While not technically a criminal and bearing no malice towards Holmes, the female character, Irene Adler, outsmarts him and evades his traps. As a sign of respect, Holmes refers to Adler in future adventures as, "the Woman." Click the highlighted title above to read the story. On the day of the program, a l…

This event will take place in-person at the South Beach Library. Join us for our popular monthly book club where we read anything and everything! About the book: Amina al-Sirafi should be content. After a storied and scandalous career as one of the Indian Ocean’s most notorious pirates, she’s survived backstabbing rogues, vengeful merchant princes, several husbands, and one actual demon to retire peacefully with her family to a life of piety, motherhood, and absolutely nothing that hints…

This event will take place online via Google Meets and in-person. A device capable of video chatting is required for Google Meets. A link to the Google Meet will be sent the morning of the discussion. This month's discussion is the magnificent bestseller and National Book Award winner telling the story of James, the escaped slave who befriended Huckleberry Finn on his journey through the Mississippi.

A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK * INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * BELLETRIST BOOK CLUB PICK * INDIE NEXT SELECTION * LIBRARY READS SELECTION * AMAZON EDITORS' CHOICE * WASHINGTON POST BEST OF THE YEAR The "terrifying, wise, tender, and thrilling" (R.O. Kwon) adventure story of a fugitive girl, a mysterious gang of robbers, and their dangerous mission to transform the Wild West. In the year of our Lord 1894, I became an outlaw. The day of her wedding, 17 year old Ada's life looks good; she…

This program is ONLINE only. Join us as we discuss, "A Scandal in Bohemia," the very first short story written by Arthur Conan Doyle featuring his fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes. While not technically a criminal and bearing no malice towards Holmes, the female character, Irene Adler, outsmarts him and evades his traps. As a sign of respect, Holmes refers to Adler in future adventures as, "the Woman." Click the highlighted title above to read the story. On the day of the program, a l…

This event is online. Join us for the latest virtual edition of our popular monthly book club! About the book: Amina al-Sirafi should be content. After a storied and scandalous career as one of the Indian Ocean’s most notorious pirates, she’s survived backstabbing rogues, vengeful merchant princes, several husbands, and one actual demon to retire peacefully with her family to a life of piety, motherhood, and absolutely nothing that hints of the supernatural. But when she’s tracked dow…

This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, Room 303. Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library 图书馆的世界语言部门为鼓励大家借阅中文图书，每月举行一次中文书籍讨论会。请您在讨论会中介绍自己喜欢的书籍，与别人分享您阅读的快乐。书籍内容不拘一格，历史，传记，散文，财经，侦探，爱情小说等等，皆在欢迎之列。 討論會將以中文普通話進行，期盼您能登記參加共襄盛舉。我們聚會的地點在三樓的303號房間。 We are now presenting a monthly Chinese Book Discussion program, so we can meet each other to chat about books. All participants are welcome to share their reading experiences on either Chinese or English books. The disc…

This is an in-person program. Have you been meaning to read more, but don’t have time to sit down and get through a long book? Join us for our 100 Page Book Club! Every week, we will meet to discuss a book, 100 pages at a time. No need to rush through the whole thing—this club is here to take it slow. The nation was on the brink. Mobs burned Black churches to the ground. Courts threw thousands of people into prison for opinions they voiced—in one notable case, only in private. Self-appointed v…

This event is ONLINE only. Join the Grand Concourse Library staff as we discuss the non-fiction book, "The Power Broker," Robert Caro's prize-winning biography of Robert Moses, the urban planner. Having discussed the first six parts of the book in February and March, we will now discuss the final part, Part VII-The Loss of Power. Click the title above to order a copy from the New York Public Library. (Given the large number of holds on the book, it may be prudent to purchase an inexpensive c…

This Event is Hybrid And In-Person At Hunt's Point Library This Month's selection is The Blonde Identity By: Ally Carter Summary: A fast-paced, hilarious road trip rom-com about a woman with amnesia who discovers she's the identical twin sister of a rogue spy... and must team up with a rugged, grumpy operative to stay alive. It's the middle of the night in the middle of Paris and a woman just woke up with no memory. She only knows three things for certain: 1. She has a splitti…

This is a virtual event. The Classics, the unpopular and the overlooked; the works. If you haven't already, now is your chance to join us every month when we E-meet with a classic that shall no longer be glanced over. Although, we may read a well-known classic novel now and again, but more often than not; we will be discussing its underrated companions. This month we're reading Seize the Day (Book 1/ Book 2 / Worldcat / Epub / PDF) by Saul Bellow. The title story unfolds during a sin…

Join us to discuss Remarkably Bright Creatures by AShelby Van Pelt. Goodreads Choice Award - Nominee for Readers' Favorite Fiction (2022), Nominee for Readers' Favorite Debut Novel (2022) Remarkably Bright Creatures, an exploration of friendship, reckoning, and hope, tracing a widow's unlikely connection with a giant Pacific octopus. After Tova Sullivan's husband died, she began working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium, mopping floors and tidying up. Keeping busy has always helpe…

Reading keeps us connected. Join us for our latest book club read! Book discussion program will take place in-person at the Tottenville Library. No registration is required. Synopsis: The life of author Dominick Dunne and his multigenerational family of legendary characters is chronicled in this coming-of-age tale. Biography Here's how it works: 1. To reserve your copy, please click on the reading format you prefer: Book: Place a hold on the item and designate one of our 92 loc…

"'I never knew a man who had better motives for all the trouble he caused,' Graham Greene's narrator Fowler remarks of Alden Pyle, the eponymous "Quiet American" of what is perhaps the most controversial novel of his career. Pyle is the brash young idealist sent out by Washington on a mysterious mission to Saigon, where the French Army struggles against the Vietminh guerrillas. As young Pyle's well-intentioned policies blunder into bloodshed, Fowler, a seasoned and cynical British reporter, find…

Welcome to a new year of Books & Banter! For our January selection, we're discussing Mrs. Quinn's Rise to Fame by Olivia Ford. This event will be VIRTUAL. Registration for each session will open one week prior to the event at 9:00AM and events are limited to 20 participants. Jenny, a woman with a baking talent, rises to fame and faces challenges related to a long-concealed secret that threatens her marriage. Books & Banter operates a bit differently than your average book club: we…

Reading keeps us connected. Join us for a neighborhood book club at Battery Park City Library! The New York Public Library continues partnering with WNYC to present a book club experience! Each month, we will read a new title leading up to a live conversation, in-person or online, with the author and All of It host Alison Stewart. This book club will take place ONLINE at Battery Park City Library. The New York Public Library and WNYC—two indispensable New York institutions—are partn…

This event is online only. Join us in the virtual realm with other readers like yourself and library staff! Share your favorite reads, your go-to authors, and grab some new recommendations. We guarantee it'll be a fun, casual time to hang without leaving the comfort of your home. Sweat pants and furry friends welcome!

This event is online only. Miss the library and talking about books? So do we! Join us for a virtual book discussion. Have a book you've read recently and want to talk about? Just want to listen to some book recommendations? That's great, too. We'll share what we've been reading during this crazy time. This month we will discuss the story from The Private Life of Spies and The Exquisite Art of Getting Even: Stories by Alexander McCall Smith. On June 10, we will discuss the short story "Nuns…

This event will take place online via Google Meet! Join us for a book club! We'll be discussing the novel The Mighty Red by Louise Erdrich. Check it out and start reading today! Register at the link above. A Google Meet link will be emailed to you a day before the event. In this stunning novel, Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award–winning author Louise Erdrich tells a story of love, natural forces, spiritual yearnings, and the tragic impact of uncontrollable circumstances on ordinar…

This program will be presented in-person at the Tompkins Square Library. Please join us for a discussion of James Baldwin's 1956 LGBTQ classic, Giovanni's Room. Copies of the book are available at and through the New York Public Library in print, electronic, and e-audiobook formats. A limited number of copies may be available at the Tompkins Square Library (please ask at the 1st floor information/circulation desk). Registration is recommended by using the registration link above.

In-person. Come read with us! Offered at two times: Tuesday, June 10th at 5:30 --OR--Thursday, June 12th at 2:00pm. This month, we will discuss Joan Didion's Slouching Towards Bethlehem. Book Summary: The first nonfiction work by one of the most distinctive prose stylists of our era, Joan Didion's Slouching Towards Bethlehem remains, decades after its first publication, the essential portrait of America—particularly California—in the sixties. It focuses on such subjects as John Wayne and…

This event is ONLINE only. Join us to discuss a short short story by author Kate Chopin, "A Pair of Silk Stockings". A fictional woman, Mrs. Sommers, goes shopping for fabric, hats, and shoes for her children. But when she gets to the store, her plans change. Register for the program, then click the title above to read the story. On the day of the program, a link to join the discussion will be sent to you. Kate Chopin nee O'Flaherty (1850-1904) was an American author of novels and short…

This event will take place in-person at the South Beach Library. Join us for our monthly book club that explores themes of love in literarture! About the book: Linus Baker leads a quiet, solitary life. At forty, he lives in a tiny house with a devious cat and his old records. As a Case Worker at the Department in Charge Of Magical Youth, he spends his days overseeing the well-being of children in government-sanctioned orphanages. When Linus is unexpectedly summoned by Extremely Upper…

This event is ONLINE only. Join us to discuss a short short story by author Kate Chopin, "A Pair of Silk Stockings". A fictional woman, Mrs. Sommers, goes shopping for fabric, hats, and shoes for her children. But when she gets to the store, her plans change. Register for the program, then click the title above to read the story. On the day of the program, a link to join the discussion will be sent to you. Kate Chopin nee O'Flaherty (1850-1904) was an American author of novels and short…

This event is online. Join us for the virtual edition of our monthly book club that explores themes of love in literarture! About the book: Linus Baker leads a quiet, solitary life. At forty, he lives in a tiny house with a devious cat and his old records. As a Case Worker at the Department in Charge Of Magical Youth, he spends his days overseeing the well-being of children in government-sanctioned orphanages. When Linus is unexpectedly summoned by Extremely Upper Management he's gi…

Join the staff at the Roosevelt Island Library for the discussion of the book Singular Sensation : The Triumph of Broadway by Michael Riedel. Copies of the book are available to borrow at the circulation desk. This will be an in-person event.