The Best Author Readings and Open Mics in NYC

Book events & readings in NYC

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Monday July 21, 2025

10 am

Baby Storytime (Registration Required)

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

58th Street Library

11:30 am

Lapsit Storytime: Books and Babies!

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Todt Hill-Westerleigh LibraryStaten Island

11:30 am

Lapsit Storytime: Baby and Me

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

4 pm

Multilingual Time

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Battery Park City Library

Tuesday July 22

10 am

Toddler Storytime (Registration Required)

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

58th Street Library

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10:30 – 11:15 am

Young Sprouts Gardening

Rockefeller ParkManhattan

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
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The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

11 am

Live Virtual Toddler Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

11 am

Cuentos Y Canciones – Bilingual Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Belmont Library and Enrico Fermi Cultural CenterBronx

11 am

Urban Health Plan Baby Fun

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Hunts Point LibraryBronx

11:15 am

Lapsit Storytime: Baby Time!

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Mariners Harbor LibraryStaten Island

3 pm

Campfire Stories (Registration Required)

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

Charleston LibraryStaten Island

4 pm

Firefly Lanterns

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings

West New Brighton LibraryStaten Island

4 pm

Family Storytime: Preschool Fun!

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

Wednesday July 23

10:30 am

Online Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Hudson Park LibraryOnline

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

Children’s Storytime: Surprise Reader

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

Karen and Richard LeFrak Lobby

11:15 am

Little Movers Storytime: Mermaids

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Mariners Harbor LibraryStaten Island

11:30 am

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

53rd Street Library

1 – 2 pm

Story hour with the Tavern

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2:30 – 3:30 pm

Storytime with Literacy, Inc.

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings

Staten Island Children’s MuseumStaten Island

4 pm

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Todt Hill-Westerleigh LibraryStaten Island

4 pm

Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Battery Park City Library

Thursday July 24

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10 – 11 am

Stories in the Garden

Ages: 8 and under
Books & Readings
Classes

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

11:30 am

Toddler Time: Little Movers

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

53rd Street Library

4 pm

PreK Storytime & Play

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings

Webster Library

Friday July 25

10:30 am

Family Storytime presented by LINC!

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Stapleton LibraryStaten Island

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

Bilingual Storytime / Hora de Cuentos Bilingues + Open Play

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Macomb’s Bridge Library

3:30 pm

Summer Adventure: Marvelous Matisse

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings

Kips Bay Library

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