Reading Public Library

10/23/2026

You donated at least 1,177 diapers for our first-ever Metro-Boston Diaper Drive ! Thank you for making it a success as the program expands to 8 to 19 towns including Reading. The drive continues online - see our profile for links to donate.

10/22/2026

Having trouble getting your ebooks or audiobooks on Libby? Try these steps. Call or stop by for assistance and as always, stop by or phone for assistance!

10/21/2026

See what's new this week at the Reading Public Library:

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There are seventeen new bestsellers, six new movies, eight new audiobooks, 72 new children's books, and 128 other new books, including 29 that are available online.

The new bestsellers this week include "The French Illusion," "The French Illusion," and "The Steps." The new movies this week include "Masters of the Universe," "Hadestown: The Musical," and "One Night Only."

10/19/2026

When you take the MA Community Health Equity Survey, you’re sharing your values, needs, and hopes for the future. Make your voice heard in decisions about your community! Take the anonymous survey now. Link in profile section.

10/16/2026

Are you an avid romance reader? Have you seen Olivia Coleman's new masterpiece, Wicker? Do you yearn for the days when Twilight was all the rage and you were 15 discovering the beauty of a vampire romance novel?

Then step right up for our new Paranormal Romance Book Meetup! There are four titles to choose from. Put one on hold via our catalog, and stop in for a meetup session to discuss all things monster romance.

Sign up via our events calendar!

10/15/2026

If you like mysteries and roaring 20s jazz piano, this event is for you!

Join us Monday at 7:30pm for a thrilling conversation and piano performance with Carolyn Marie Wilkins as we delve into her brand-new novel, Let the Murderer Say Amen. Copies of the book, provided by Whitelam Books will be available for sale and signing.

10/14/2026

See what's new this week at the Reading Public Library:

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There are fourteen new bestsellers, three new audiobooks, 20 new children's books, and 48 other new books.

The new bestsellers this week include "The Witch," "Protocols: An Operating Manual for the Human Body," and "Partita."

10/13/2026

You are invited to join the Community Candlelight Vigil in Memory of Andria Hanafin, Wednesday, October 14 at 6pm, Memorial Park

In light of the loss of our neighbor, Andria Hanafin, we invite the Reading community to a candlelight vigil to honor and remember a life taken too soon.

Even in the darkest moments, we stand together as a community. Please join us on Wednesday, October 14 at 6pm at Memorial Park.

10/12/2026

Join us in painting some mini gourds next Monday at 4 PM. You can decorate one to keep and one to add to our Teen Room. Hope to see you there!

Sign up here: https://readingpl.libnet.info/event/17084302

10/09/2026

We are one week away from our next trivia night. Join us for a book-themed trivia night at Take a Look, It's in a Book: Literary Trivia on October 15 at 7 PM. We promise that even though a librarian made this, it is not that hard!

Sign up as a team or as an individual here: https://readingpl.libnet.info/event/16795211