Friends of the Reading Public Library

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Friends of the Reading Public Library Friends of the Reading Public Library is a non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization dedicated to enhancing library services in the town of Reading, MA.

Your Friends membership supports:
Passes to the area's most popular museums
Children's Teen's and Adult's Summer Reading Programs
Enriching and fun programs such as Live Wires, Book Group Nights, Toddler Sing-a-longs
Library Staff Development Day
Movie Nights for Teens
Teen Author Visit (shared with Middle School PTO)
Vacation programs for children and teens
Friends Second Chapter Book Sale Room in Library

Stop by the Friends table at Connected Reading (October 13 from 5-7 p.m.) and pick up a card for a free book in the Frie...
10/07/2026

Stop by the Friends table at Connected Reading (October 13 from 5-7 p.m.) and pick up a card for a free book in the Friends Book Sale Room.

Learn more about this event on the library website: https://readingpl.libnet.info/event/16625762

The book sale room will be accepting like-new donations in October from the 5th through the 10th. Come by to DROP and SH...
10/02/2026

The book sale room will be accepting like-new donations in October from the 5th through the 10th. Come by to DROP and SHOP!

Fall is coming in strong! Check out these Friends-supported events:ADULTS: Mah Jongg Meetup - Take a Look, It's in a Boo...
09/27/2026

Fall is coming in strong! Check out these Friends-supported events:

ADULTS: Mah Jongg Meetup - Take a Look, It's in a Book: Literary Trivia - Why Not Wednesdays: Creepy Crafting - Folk Music and the 1960s Revolution
TEENS: Paint a Pumpkin - Rocket to Reading: A Mentorship Program
CHILDREN: Playdough Palooza - Toddler Yoga w/GreenHouse Children's Yoga Studio - Big Body Play - Sparkly Storytime - Theater Makeup Workshop for Tweens - Pokemon Club - Zen Den - Trick or Treat Storytime - Halloween Concert with Mara & Motoko
FRIENDS SPEAKER SERIES: Veronica Roth's New Divergent Dystopia Novel - Reinventing Postmodernist Art w/the Smithsonian - Finding Freedom & Safety in Love w/Mark Groves - Reinventing Postmodernist Art w/the Smithsonian

Want to volunteer without actually having to talk to a crowd? We’ve got you covered! Friends of the Reading Public Libra...
09/17/2026

Want to volunteer without actually having to talk to a crowd? We’ve got you covered! Friends of the Reading Public Library welcome new volunteers to our Board. Your talents and time can be spent shelving books in our Book Sale Room, prepping for fundraising events, doing behind the scenes work or sitting in on our 2-hour-maximum-length meetings looking important - and supporting our library.

It’s the perfect excuse to get out of the house, appear busy, and immerse yourself in our beautiful library. We’re coolest group of book and library lovers in Reading! Friends meetings for the coming year are as follows: Sept 28, Oct 26, Nov 30, Jan 25, Feb 22, Mar 29, Apr 26, May 24, June 21

September will be a busy month at the library as we get back into our fall routines. Here are the events funded by Frien...
08/29/2026

September will be a busy month at the library as we get back into our fall routines. Here are the events funded by Friends:
ADULTS:
Mah Jongg Meetup (Wednesdays 12-2 PM)
Hello Out There from Trivia Land - TV Trivia
Plant Walk through the Town Forest - with herbalist Mo Katz-Christy
Murder in Salem, Murder in Reading: A True Crime Author Talk
Heirloom Apples of New England
Taming Your Inbox - Tips for Managing Your Email
Why Not Wednesdays:The Art of the Renaissance Duel - with the Rapier
TEENS:
Cottage Core Room Decor • Rocket to Reading: A Mentorship Program
KIDS:
Tuesday Treasures, Wednesday Wishes, Babytime (weekly storytimes)
BeTween Time for Grades 4-7 (bi-weekly on Thursdays at 3:30 PM)
Toddler Yoga with Greenhouse Children's Yoga Studio
Singalong with Peter Sheridan • Pokemon Club Grades 1-5 • Plant Lab Grades 3-5
FRIENDS SPEAKER SERIES
Democracy and Why the Ideas that Built America Still Matter
Dark Space and Destiny with Author Daniel Kraus
The Comeback Conversation: Moving from Surviving to Thriving

The Friends have supported something for everyone at the library for August. Look into these events on the library web ...
07/31/2026

The Friends have supported something for everyone at the library for August. Look into these events on the library web site. And note that you can register for a Speaker Series event and watch it any time. Even at home in your pjs - or by the pool!

ADULTS
Mah Jongg Meet-Up (Wednesdays, 12-2 p.m.)
The Joy of Journaling in Nature (8/27, 8 p.m.)
FRIENDS SPEAKER SERIES
The Legacy of Julia Child’s Kitchen (8/4, 2 p.m.)
Overcoming Burnout to Lead with Resilience (8/5, noon)
Miss Marple mysteries w/author Lucy Foley (8/27, 2 p.m.)
CHILDREN
Zen Den (8/6, 6:30 - 8 p.m. - entering gr. 4-7)
Plant Lab (8/7, 3:30 - 4:30 - grades 3-5)
Touch-a-Truck Day (8/13, 8 - 10 a.m.)

Bring us your used books! We'll be accepting books in like-new (or brand new) condition from August 3-8. Do a little sho...
07/31/2026

Bring us your used books! We'll be accepting books in like-new (or brand new) condition from August 3-8. Do a little shopping while you are there!

Here are some of the Friends' Board members favorite recent reads:Buckeye by Patrick RyanThe Correspondent by Virginia E...
07/03/2026

Here are some of the Friends' Board members favorite recent reads:
Buckeye by Patrick Ryan
The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
Theo of Golden by Allen Levi
The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
Daughters of Shandong by Eve J. Chung
Strangers: Memoir of a Marriage by Belle Burden
The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Who Is Government?: The Untold Story of Public Service by Michael Lewis

Summer reading kicks off June 22! Stay busy with other Friends-supported events throughout the summer starting with thes...
06/29/2026

Summer reading kicks off June 22!

Stay busy with other Friends-supported events throughout the summer starting with these July events. Check the library events calendar here for details: https://readingpl.libnet.info/event

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64 Middlesex Avenue
Reading, MA
01867

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+17819440840

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