Join Libby staff experts for a one-hour 'Getting Started with Libby' webinar. This online class will teach you how to borrow ebooks and e-audiobooks with Libby. It will also help you to understand how Libby differs from the now-decomissioned OverDrive app. From downloading the app and signing in, to searching and borrowing titles, placing holds, […]
Dr. William M. Fowler, Jr., Distinguished Professor of History Emeritus at Northeastern University in Boston, presents the history of the fateful evening of December 16, 1773, known as the Boston Tea Party. Hear the subsequent result from London's Parliament, and how the event rallied other American colonists leading to the American Revolution. No registration is […]
The Reading Coalition for Prevention & Support invites adults to participate in a special course. Youth Mental Health First Aid teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental health and substance use challenges among children and adolescents ages 12-18. The course will teach you how to apply the MHFA Action Plan […]
The Pleasant Street Center and the Reading Public Library are partnering to bring social connections to individuals living with a memory impairment & their care partners through the Memory Café. The cafe takes place on the second Tuesday of every month at the Reading Public Library. For further information or to RSVP, call Kerry Valle […]
Are you thinking about where you'd like to be in 2024? Don't wait until the New Year to thrive and flourish. During this program, participants will have the opportunity to evaluate where they are now, and learn how small steps and slight shifts in perspective and behaviors can bring desired outcomes. Participants are encouraged to […]
Come to the Teen Room for activities, adventure, and fun! This month teens will create their own mixed media frame. We will use scraps from magazines, books, ribbons, and pipe cleaners to weave through string. Those who want to can hang their finished pieces up on our art wall in the Teen Room or they […]
The Reading Public Library invites music lovers to spend an afternoon with vocalist Janet Pohli. An instructor at Creative Arts, Janet is a Soprano Soloist for the Catholic Dioceses throughout Eastern Massachusetts, the Nahant Village Church, Christian Science Church in Lynn-Swampscott, and in Longmeadow-Springfield. Janet has appeared locally in theatrical productions of Nunsense, Guys and […]
Looking for a place to share what you're reading, get book recommendations, and meet up with friends? Then join our book group! Teens in grades 7-12 are welcome to join our casual book discussion group where they'll be able to share what they reading, get recommendations from their peers, and ideas from the Teen Librarian. […]
Two very special events highlight the life and legacy of Bill Russell on February 13 & 15 at the Reading Public Library. Reading Public Library (RPL), Reading, MA—The library and CATO – The Coalition of Us are pleased to host a special screening of Part Two of the documentary, Bill Russell: Legend. Come to the […]
Two very special events highlight the life and legacy of Bill Russell on February 13 & 15 at the Reading Public Library. Reading Public Library (RPL), Reading, MA—The library and CATO – The Coalition of Us are pleased to host a special screening of Part Two of the documentary, Bill Russell: Legend. Come to the […]
It's February Vacation! Looking for something to do? Come to the Teen Room and join us for a fun activity with modeling clay! Teens will be able to create their own designs out of modeling clay to take home.
Music is a truly universal language– it can be experienced on every corner of the earth, and is wholly unconcerned with boundaries of place or time. Join us for an afternoon with educator and multi-instrumentalist Roald Wilson, who will astonish you by performing on a variety of instruments from his intercontinental collection. Further information can […]
