Looking for your next summer read? Check out the variety of genres and subjects our staff are enjoying this summer! The Doorman by Chris Pavone Recommended by Stephanie, Reference Librarian Chicky Diaz is everyone’s favorite doorman at the Bohemia, the most famous apartment house in the world, home of celebrities, financiers, and New York’s cultural...
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Reading Public Library’s Celebrity Bartender Event Sets Fundraising Record
Reading, Pennsylvania – The Reading Public Library raised over $20,000 at its eleventh annual Celebrity Bartender fundraiser, held May 14 at Saucony Creek Franklin Station Brewpub — the most successful event in the fundraiser’s history. Celebrity Bartenders Sara Clipp, Esq., Keegan Worley, English Bradley, and Suzy Lysczek took over the bar for an exciting night...
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Rain Poetry Program Coming to Reading Public Library
The Reading Public Library is partnering with PA Humanities for a poetry project that is sure to make a splash here in our city. Our new Rain Poetry Project is kickstarting this March and will continue throughout the summer. Rain Poetry engages children in a hands-on community poetry activity facilitated by local poets and teaching...
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Kimberton Whole Foods to Round Up at the Register for Reading Public Library in March
If you shop at Kimberton Whole Foods in Wyomissing, check this out! Kimberton Whole Foods in Wyomissing has selected Reading Public Library to be the recipient of their Rounding Up at the Register program in March! Rounding Up at the Register is a program that gives you the opportunity to give back to your local...
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Reading Public Library to Focus on PA Forward Initiatives
Reading, PA – Friday, January 31, 2025 – To raise awareness of the many ways that public libraries assist people in living healthy, productive lives, RPL proudly supports the PA Forward initiative of the Pennsylvania Library Association. PA Forward’s mission is to make Pennsylvanians aware that libraries have increasingly become community centers, resource sharing hotspots,...
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Community Conversations to be Hosted at RPL
We are hosting a safe place where people can come together to talk about aspirations, concerns, and how they want our community to move forward. Community conversations are part of our strategic plan, and they are also a great way to connect with the community and generate a sense of common purpose for action in...
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William Penn Collection at Reading Public Library
William Penn Collection – On display through December 2024-25 Reading Public Library will be debuting their new collection of William Penn’s collective writings beginning this December. In partnership with the institution’s sister library in the U.K., Reading Central Library of the U.K., the Reading Public Library’s new display will feature A Collection of the Works...
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Reading Public Library Names Perrotty as Annual Appeal Chair
Reading Public Library announced on Monday, Oct. 28, that Craig Perrotty has been named as the Campaign Chair of the institution’s 2024 Annual Appeal. Craig has been a dedicated member of the Reading Public Library Board since 2013, but his commitment to the community goes far beyond his role at the library. He also serves...
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Cocktails and Classics Event Raises over $135,000 for Reading Public Library
The Reading Public Library Foundation has announced that their fourteenth annual “Cocktails & Classics” raised a grand total of over $135,000 this past Friday evening. Director of Advancement and Communication, Carolyn Shultz Spano, says the event drew inover 330 guests at the DoubleTree by Hilton Reading. Remarkably, the evening’s Fund-A-Need raised $8,500 for the expansion...
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RPL Launches Debut of Northstar Digital Literacy Online Learning
Northstar Digital Literacy Online Learning is a free service offered to patrons of the Reading Public Library. As our work and social lives continue to develop online, many are falling behind with the skills required to navigate this digital landscape. The Library is dedicated to providing online education, resources, and opportunities to bridge the digital...
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