Press
Carolyn Spano
Director of Development
carolyn.spano@readingpubliclibrary.org
610.478.8977
Melissa Adams
Library Executive Director
Melissa.Adams@readingpubliclibrary.org
610.655.6365
Media Inquiries
For media inquiries about Reading Public Library, contact Director of Development, Carolyn Spano, at carolyn.spano@readingpubliclibrary.org.
Press Releases
*The following documents are considered archives. Please email rplf@readingpubliclibrary.org if you have issues accessing these files.
1/19/26 2026 Board Announcement
2/3/26 RPL Focusing on PA Forward Initiatives
2/9/26 Great Decisions Returning to RPL
4/13/26 RPL to Host Annual Celebrity Bartender Event
4/20/26 Book Fair to Light Up the Night (Joint Press Release)
6/15/26 Celebrity Bartender Event Sets Fundraising Record
7/1/26 RPL Staff Member Named to 2027 Caldecott Committee
9/8/26 RPL and Reading Pride Celebration – Winner of Pride Cart Contest
9/8/26 Book Fair Keynote Speaker (Joint Press Release)
1|31|25 RPL Focusing on PA Forward Initiatives
2|13|25 Great Decisions Returning to RPL
5|12|25 Celebrity Bartender Fundraiser Announcement
5|29|25 Celebrity Bartender Exceeds Fundraising Goal
6|11|25 Kick Off A Summer of Reading and Fun at RPL
7|10|25 Rain Poetry Makes A Splash at RPL
10|7|25 Cocktails & Classics Raises Nearly $125,000
10|27|25 Reading Public Library Announces 2025 Annual Appeal Chairs
10|04|2024 Cocktails & Classics 2024 Raises Over $135,000
10|28|2024 Annual Appeal Chair Announcement
11|12|2024 William Penn Collection to Debut at RPL
11|26|2024 Thanksgiving Eve Events at RPL
