The Best Author Readings and Open Mics in NYC

Book events & readings in NYC

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Upcoming poetry readings, author events, storytimes, open mics, and literary panels.

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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

10:30 – 11 am

Storytime with David Cooper

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings
Free

Lofty Pigeon BooksBrooklyn

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)

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