The Best Author Readings and Open Mics in NYC

Book events & readings in NYC

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Saturday June 14, 2025

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Family Puppets

10:30 am

Family Storytime: Stories, Songs and Rhymes for Little Ones

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

10:30 am

Saturday Storytime: Yummy Cookies!

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Charleston LibraryStaten Island

Laura and HCA Statue

11 am – noon

Hans Christian Andersen Storytelling Series in Central Park

Central ParkManhattan

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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11 am – 1 pm

Grimm, Grimmer, Grimmest LIVE with Adam Gidwitz!

Ages: 9 – 12
Books & Readings
Free

Brooklyn Public Library — Central LibraryBrooklyn

11 am

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Throg’s Neck LibraryThroggs Neck

11 am

Saturday Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Kips Bay Library

11 am

R.E.A.D. to a Therapy Dog

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

Yorkville Library

2 – 4:30 pm

Spring Family Fair

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Books & Readings

The Morgan Library & MuseumManhattan

Sunday June 15

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

11 am

日本語ストーリータイム Family Storytime in Japanese

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

Monday June 16

10 am

Baby Storytime (Registration Required)

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

58th Street Library

10:30 am

Lapsit Storytime: Baby and Me

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

11:30 am

Lapsit Storytime: Books and Babies!

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Todt Hill-Westerleigh LibraryStaten Island

Tuesday June 17

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10 am – 4:30 pm

We are the Rainbow: Underwater and Dance

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Books & Readings

The Tisch Building at CMOMUpper West Side

10 am

Toddler Storytime (Registration Required)

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

58th Street Library

11 am

Live Virtual Toddler Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

11:15 am

Lapsit Storytime: Baby Time!

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Mariners Harbor LibraryStaten Island

4 pm

Family Storytime: Preschool Fun!

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

Wednesday June 18

underwater pride

10 am – 4:30 pm

We are the Rainbow: Underwater and Dance

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Books & Readings

The Tisch Building at CMOMUpper West Side

10:30 am

Harlem Library's Kick-Off to Summer @ Marcus Garvey Park

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

10:30 am

Online Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Hudson Park LibraryOnline

11 am

Dance Storytime With Jennifer Jones

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

Karen and Richard LeFrak Lobby

11 am

Storytime Jamboree

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

Courtney Callender Park located at 5th Avenue &, W 131st St

11:15 am

Little Movers Storytime: Welcome Summer!

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Mariners Harbor LibraryStaten Island

11:30 am

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

53rd Street Library

4 pm

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Todt Hill-Westerleigh LibraryStaten Island

Thursday June 19

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10:30 – 11 am

Storytime for Tots

Ages: 2 and under
Art
Books & Readings

Museum of the City of New YorkManhattan

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

11:30 am

Little Movers Storytime: Toddlers and Tales

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Todt Hill-Westerleigh LibraryStaten Island

2 – 4:30 pm

Juneteenth Poetry Tribute to Jupiter Hammon

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Books & Readings

Lloyd ManorLloyd Harbor

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