Come to the library on Saturday, December 21, to kick off the longest night of the year and the library’s new Rooted in Reading initiative. Bring your whole family and friends to experience a “wonderland” open house for all ages to celebrate the first day of winter. You’re invited to create your own solstice lantern […]
The RMHS Robockets Team is hosting a STEM Expo on Saturday, November 23, from 1:30 to 3:30 PM at the Reading Public Library, and they invite you to come join them! Come enjoy a wide variety of STEM-related activities! Feel free to go at your own pace as you move from activity to activity! Most […]
You are welcome to the unveiling of our Community Art Project at 11:00 am on Saturday, November 23, 2024, in the Reading Public Library Studio. Reading Public Library (RPL), Reading, MA—Join us as we unveil our Community Art collaboration with Indigenous artist, Massachusett Tribe Educator, and Historian Thomas Spirit Tree Green. Working together, a group […]
On Monday, November 18, at 7:00 p.m. at the Reading Public Library, the Reading Antiquarian Society, the caretaker organization of the Parker Tavern, will hold its biennial meeting.
Calling All Reading Residents! Whether you’re a new resident, remember the days of The Atlantic, or arrived sometime in between, you are welcome to Connected Reading: An Open House for Our Community! Join the Reading Public Library, the Town of Reading, and the Reading-North Reading Chamber of Commerce for this drop-in event and: Meet Representatives […]
Join us as the 2024 Pulitzer Prize Winner in History, Jacqueline Jones, presents her most recent work, No Right to an Honest Living: The Struggles of Boston’s Black Workers in the Civil War Era.
Join us for National Voter Registration Day and register to vote, or make sure you’re vote ready on election day. The goal of National Voter Registration Day is to bring all Americans together for a bipartisan celebration of democracy, and we are here for it!
SHYE KLEIN WEINSTEIN Shye is a 27 year old Canadian Israeli photographer. He is a survivor of the Nova Music Festival which he attended with his cousins and friends. He details the magic of the night and then the terrifying chaos of that morning alongside his powerful photography. Shye has exhibited his work widely and […]
Kick off summer with an hour-long outdoor concert featuring vocalist Les Sampou and the Dirty Martinis Band. This quintet brings the American Songbook to life with a unique and sultry take on the classics—the music of Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughn, Diana Krall, Peggy Lee, George Gershwin and Harold Arlen.
If you love history, you won’t want to miss this compelling event at the Reading Public Library on Wednesday, May 29 at 700 pm. We are honored to host noted historian and public speaker Stephen Puleo for a reading and discussion centered on his recent publication, The Great Abolitionist: Charles Sumner and the Fight for a More Perfect Union.