Children (3 plus) and parents are invited to learn to knit. Knitting is incredible for fine motor skill and brain development. Great for home-schoolers, too!
Event Details
Children (3 plus) and parents are invited to learn to knit. Knitting is incredible for fine motor skill and brain development. Great for home-schoolers, too!
Time
June 3, 2025 10:00 am - 11:00 am(GMT-04:00)
Location
Northeast Branch
1348 North 11th Street, Reading, PA 19604
Other Events
Northwest Branch901 Schuylkill Ave, Reading, PA 19601, USA
Join Miss Julie to learn kitchen skills, try new recipes, and enjoy our food creations. Perfect for children, teens and families.
*Quantities are limited and while supplies last*
Event Details
Join Miss Julie to learn kitchen skills, try new recipes, and enjoy our food creations. Perfect for children, teens and families.
*Quantities are limited and while supplies last*
Time
June 3, 2025 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Main Library - Children
100 S 5th St, Reading, PA 19602, USA
Other Events
Northeast Branch1348 North 11th Street, Reading, PA 19604
Bring your creativity and join Miss Rosalin for fun crafting projects. Something different every week! Perfect for children and families.
*Quantities are limited and while supplies last*
Event Details
Bring your creativity and join Miss Rosalin for fun crafting projects. Something different every week! Perfect for children and families.
*Quantities are limited and while supplies last*
Time
June 4, 2025 4:00 pm - 4:45 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Main Library - Children
100 S 5th St, Reading, PA 19602, USA
Other Events
Main Library - Children100 S 5th St, Reading, PA 19602, USA
Enjoy a range of play experiences and sensory-friendly activities each week.
Children will have fun, make friends, and grow in their social skills.
*Preschool children and families*
Event Details
Enjoy a range of play experiences and sensory-friendly activities each week.
Children will have fun, make friends, and grow in their social skills.
*Preschool children and families*
Time
June 6, 2025 10:30 am - 11:30 am(GMT-04:00)
Location
Main Library - Children
100 S 5th St, Reading, PA 19602, USA
Other Events
Main Library - Children100 S 5th St, Reading, PA 19602, USA
Join us to create your own Slime by measuring ingredients and playing with science. All materials are supplied but quantities are limited and while supplies last.
Event Details
Join us to create your own Slime by measuring ingredients and playing with science. All materials are supplied but quantities are limited and while supplies last.
Time
June 7, 2025 11:00 am - 12:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Main Library - Children
100 S 5th St, Reading, PA 19602, USA
Other Events
Southeast Branch1426 Perkiomen Ave, Reading, PA 19602, USA
June 11th’s Storytime is about celebrating family! We will be reading “Alma and her family/Alma y su familia” and making a special craft for dad ahead of Fathers Day, June
Event Details
June 11th’s Storytime is about celebrating family! We will be reading “Alma and her family/Alma y su familia” and making a special craft for dad ahead of Fathers Day, June 15th.
Time
June 11, 2025 10:45 am - 11:30 am(GMT-04:00)
Location
Northeast Branch
1348 North 11th Street, Reading, PA 19604
Other Events
Main Library - Children100 S 5th St, Reading, PA 19602, USA
Enjoy a range of play experiences and sensory-friendly activities each week.
Children will have fun, make friends, and grow in their social skills.
*Preschool children and families*
Event Details
Enjoy a range of play experiences and sensory-friendly activities each week.
Children will have fun, make friends, and grow in their social skills.
*Preschool children and families*
Time
June 13, 2025 10:30 am - 11:30 am(GMT-04:00)
Location
Main Library - Children
100 S 5th St, Reading, PA 19602, USA
Other Events
Main Library - Children100 S 5th St, Reading, PA 19602, USA
Kick off Summer @ RPL 2025 with a balloon artist, snacks, games, coloring, and fun. Drop in between 11:00 and 2:00 to pick up your activity or reading logs and
Event Details
Kick off Summer @ RPL 2025 with a balloon artist, snacks, games, coloring, and fun. Drop in between 11:00 and 2:00 to pick up your activity or reading logs and join the fun. We will have limited number of summer swag bags while supplies last.
Time
June 14, 2025 11:00 am - 2:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Main Library - Children
100 S 5th St, Reading, PA 19602, USA
Other Events
Southeast Branch1426 Perkiomen Ave, Reading, PA 19602, USA
Join Miss Julie to learn kitchen skills, try new recipes, and enjoy our food creations. Perfect for children, teens and families.
*Quantities are limited and while supplies last*
Event Details
Join Miss Julie to learn kitchen skills, try new recipes, and enjoy our food creations. Perfect for children, teens and families.
*Quantities are limited and while supplies last*
Time
June 17, 2025 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Main Library - Children
100 S 5th St, Reading, PA 19602, USA
Other Events
Main Library - Children100 S 5th St, Reading, PA 19602, USA
New Performer for 2025!
What is a cartoon magician? Come and see this one-of-a-kind show and experience KooKoo the Cartoon Magician’s interactive brand of comedy and magic!
Event Details
New Performer for 2025!
What is a cartoon magician? Come and see this one-of-a-kind show and experience KooKoo the Cartoon Magician’s interactive brand of comedy and magic!
Time
June 18, 2025 10:00 am - 11:00 am(GMT-04:00)
Location
Main Library - Children
100 S 5th St, Reading, PA 19602, USA
Other Events
Northeast Branch1348 North 11th Street, Reading, PA 19604
Please come help us celebrate Juneteenth, which marks when the very last people who had been wrongfully enslaved in Texas learned of the Emancipation Proclamation which declared them free citizens.
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Please come help us celebrate Juneteenth, which marks when the very last people who had been wrongfully enslaved in Texas learned of the Emancipation Proclamation which declared them free citizens. There will be food, music, activities, free books, and lots and lots of fun!
Time
June 19, 2025 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Northeast Branch
1348 North 11th Street, Reading, PA 19604
Other Events
Main Library - Children100 S 5th St, Reading, PA 19602, USA
Join us for a Free music and movement program designed for Preschool aged children and their families. Mr. Mike is back to get children moving, singing, and playing!
Event Details
Join us for a Free music and movement program designed for Preschool aged children and their families. Mr. Mike is back to get children moving, singing, and playing!
Time
June 20, 2025 10:30 am - 11:30 am(GMT-04:00)
Location
Main Library - Children
100 S 5th St, Reading, PA 19602, USA
Other Events
Southeast Branch1426 Perkiomen Ave, Reading, PA 19602, USA
Bring your creativity and join Miss Rosalin for fun crafting projects. Something different every week! Perfect for children and families.
*Quantities are limited and while supplies last*
Event Details
Bring your creativity and join Miss Rosalin for fun crafting projects. Something different every week! Perfect for children and families.
*Quantities are limited and while supplies last*
Time
June 25, 2025 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Main Library - Children
100 S 5th St, Reading, PA 19602, USA
Other Events
Northwest Branch901 Schuylkill Ave, Reading, PA 19601, USA
Enjoy a range of play experiences and sensory-friendly activities each week.
Children will have fun, make friends, and grow in their social skills.
*Preschool children and families*
Event Details
Enjoy a range of play experiences and sensory-friendly activities each week.
Children will have fun, make friends, and grow in their social skills.
*Preschool children and families*
Time
June 27, 2025 10:30 am - 11:30 am(GMT-04:00)
Location
Main Library - Children
100 S 5th St, Reading, PA 19602, USA
Other Events
Main Library - Children100 S 5th St, Reading, PA 19602, USA
Drop in and Build with our large collection of Legos. Develop problem-solving, spatial awareness, and critical thinking skills while you experiment and build with different building blocks.
Event Details
Drop in and Build with our large collection of Legos. Develop problem-solving, spatial awareness, and critical thinking skills while you experiment and build with different building blocks.
Time
June 28, 2025 11:00 am - 2:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Main Library - Children
100 S 5th St, Reading, PA 19602, USA
Other Events
Southeast Branch1426 Perkiomen Ave, Reading, PA 19602, USA
Bring your creativity and join Miss Rosalin for fun crafting projects. Something different every week! All materials are provided but quantities are limited and while supplies last.
July 2nd:
Event Details
Bring your creativity and join Miss Rosalin for fun crafting projects. Something different every week! All materials are provided but quantities are limited and while supplies last.
July 2nd: Ice Cream Puffy Paint
July 9th: DIY Smores
July 16th: Bubble Painting
July 30th: DIY Perler Beads
Time
July 2, 2025 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Main Library - Children
100 S 5th St, Reading, PA 19602, USA
Other Events
Southeast Branch1426 Perkiomen Ave, Reading, PA 19602, USA
Drop in and create your own masterpiece! Different experiences each week. All supplies are provided but quantities are limited and while supplies last.
July 7th – Tote Bags
July 14th
Event Details
Drop in and create your own masterpiece! Different experiences each week. All supplies are provided but quantities are limited and while supplies last.
July 7th – Tote Bags
July 14th – Canvasses
July 21st – Tie dye tee Shirts
July 28th – Surprise!
Time
July 7, 2025 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Main Library - Children
100 S 5th St, Reading, PA 19602, USA
Other Events
Main Library - Children100 S 5th St, Reading, PA 19602, USA
Bring your creativity and join Miss Rosalin for fun crafting projects. Something different every week! All materials are provided but quantities are limited and while supplies last.
July 2nd:
Event Details
Bring your creativity and join Miss Rosalin for fun crafting projects. Something different every week! All materials are provided but quantities are limited and while supplies last.
July 2nd: Ice Cream Puffy Paint
July 9th: DIY Smores
July 16th: Bubble Painting
July 30th: DIY Perler Beads
Time
July 9, 2025 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Main Library - Children
100 S 5th St, Reading, PA 19602, USA
Other Events
Northeast Branch1348 North 11th Street, Reading, PA 19604
Food for Thought finds a new home on Wednesday evenings at the Northeast Branch! Join us on July 9th at 5pm to make pressed Panini sandwiches that are perfect for
Event Details
Food for Thought finds a new home on Wednesday evenings at the Northeast Branch! Join us on July 9th at 5pm to make pressed Panini sandwiches that are perfect for a summer get together or easy meal. This is a children’s cooking class to help develop safe and confident cooking skills while getting to try delicious, healthy, and easy recipes! Best for ages K-8th, but all under 18 are welcome to participate.
Time
July 9, 2025 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Northeast Branch
1348 North 11th Street, Reading, PA 19604
Other Events
Main Library - Children100 S 5th St, Reading, PA 19602, USA
Enjoy a range of play experiences, art activities, and sensory-friendly activities each week. Children will have fun, make friends, and grow in their social skills.
July 11th: Sand Art
July
Event Details
Enjoy a range of play experiences, art activities, and sensory-friendly activities each week. Children will have fun, make friends, and grow in their social skills.
July 11th: Sand Art
July 18th: Painting
July 25th: Collage Art
Time
July 11, 2025 10:30 am - 11:30 am(GMT-04:00)
Location
Main Library - Children
100 S 5th St, Reading, PA 19602, USA
Other Events
Southeast Branch1426 Perkiomen Ave, Reading, PA 19602, USA
Drop in and create your own masterpiece! Different experiences each week. All supplies are provided but quantities are limited and while supplies last.
July 7th – Tote Bags
July 14th
Event Details
Drop in and create your own masterpiece! Different experiences each week. All supplies are provided but quantities are limited and while supplies last.
July 7th – Tote Bags
July 14th – Canvasses
July 21st – Tie dye tee Shirts
July 28th – Surprise!
Time
July 14, 2025 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Main Library - Children
100 S 5th St, Reading, PA 19602, USA
Other Events
Main Library - Children100 S 5th St, Reading, PA 19602, USA
Join us for an offsite library program at Nolde Forest. Take a nature hike through the forest and learn about the history of the family, the forest, and Berks County!
Event Details
Join us for an offsite library program at Nolde Forest. Take a nature hike through the forest and learn about the history of the family, the forest, and Berks County! This is a FREE program, but registration is required, and we are currently working on a waiting list for this trip. For more information and to register, please call 610-655-6350, ext. 236 or email Nancy.Maurer@readingpubliclibrary.org.
Time
July 15, 2025 10:30 am - 11:30 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Main Library - Children
100 S 5th St, Reading, PA 19602, USA
Other Events
Main Library - Children100 S 5th St, Reading, PA 19602, USA
Bring your creativity and join Miss Rosalin for fun crafting projects. Something different every week! All materials are provided but quantities are limited and while supplies last.
July 2nd:
Event Details
Bring your creativity and join Miss Rosalin for fun crafting projects. Something different every week! All materials are provided but quantities are limited and while supplies last.
July 2nd: Ice Cream Puffy Paint
July 9th: DIY Smores
July 16th: Bubble Painting
July 30th: DIY Perler Beads
Join Reading Public Library and PA Humanities for a special installation featuring St. Peters 7th graders and young RPL patrons to celebrate youth creativity! Enjoy food, activities, and performances before
Event Details
Join Reading Public Library and PA Humanities for a special installation featuring St. Peters 7th graders and young RPL patrons to celebrate youth creativity! Enjoy food, activities, and performances before we water-activate the “Colors of My City” poetry exhibit!
Time
July 16, 2025 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Main Library - Children100 S 5th St, Reading, PA 19602, USA
Join us for a live theater performance from Yocum Institute. Written by Albright College rising senior Ryan Elmore, Hazel and the Empty Easel will teach audiences of all ages that
Event Details
Join us for a live theater performance from Yocum Institute. Written by Albright College rising senior Ryan Elmore, Hazel and the Empty Easel will teach audiences of all ages that creativity is within all of us, and sometimes it’s through our friends – old and new -that we can share our artistic vision with the world!
Time
July 17, 2025 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Main Library - Children
100 S 5th St, Reading, PA 19602, USA
Other Events
Main Library - Children100 S 5th St, Reading, PA 19602, USA
Enjoy a range of play experiences, art activities, and sensory-friendly activities each week. Children will have fun, make friends, and grow in their social skills.
July 11th: Sand Art
July
Event Details
Enjoy a range of play experiences, art activities, and sensory-friendly activities each week. Children will have fun, make friends, and grow in their social skills.
July 11th: Sand Art
July 18th: Painting
July 25th: Collage Art
Time
July 18, 2025 10:30 am - 11:30 am(GMT-04:00)
Location
Main Library - Children
100 S 5th St, Reading, PA 19602, USA
Other Events
Main Library - Children100 S 5th St, Reading, PA 19602, USA
Play with science and create your own slime. Measure ingredients and concoct the perfect slime. All supplies are provided but quantities are limited and while supplies last.
Event Details
Play with science and create your own slime. Measure ingredients and concoct the perfect slime. All supplies are provided but quantities are limited and while supplies last.
Time
July 19, 2025 11:00 am - 12:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Main Library - Children
100 S 5th St, Reading, PA 19602, USA
Other Events
Southeast Branch1426 Perkiomen Ave, Reading, PA 19602, USA
Drop in and create your own masterpiece! Different experiences each week. All supplies are provided but quantities are limited and while supplies last.
July 7th – Tote Bags
July 14th
Event Details
Drop in and create your own masterpiece! Different experiences each week. All supplies are provided but quantities are limited and while supplies last.
July 7th – Tote Bags
July 14th – Canvasses
July 21st – Tie dye tee Shirts
July 28th – Surprise!
Time
July 21, 2025 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Main Library - Children
100 S 5th St, Reading, PA 19602, USA
Other Events
Main Library - Children100 S 5th St, Reading, PA 19602, USA
Experience the world of entomology like never before! Learn how Bugs and Insects use color to survive. Not only will you get to see some of the most beautiful insects
Event Details
Experience the world of entomology like never before! Learn how Bugs and Insects use color to survive. Not only will you get to see some of the most beautiful insects in the world, but you might get to hold some of the largest LIVE BUGS around!
Time
July 22, 2025 10:00 am - 11:00 am(GMT-04:00)
Location
Main Library - Children
100 S 5th St, Reading, PA 19602, USA
Other Events
Southeast Branch1426 Perkiomen Ave, Reading, PA 19602, USA
The Northeast Branch of reading Public Library will be hosting a
Dance Celebration Workshop by Community Bollywood Dance
Project, with founder Swati Chaturvedi! Join us for an exciting
afternoon of
Event Details
The Northeast Branch of reading Public Library will be hosting a
Dance Celebration Workshop by Community Bollywood Dance
Project, with founder Swati Chaturvedi! Join us for an exciting
afternoon of fun, dancing, and cultural education
Time
July 23, 2025 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Northeast Branch
1348 North 11th Street, Reading, PA 19604
Other Events
Main Library - Children100 S 5th St, Reading, PA 19602, USA
Enjoy a range of play experiences, art activities, and sensory-friendly activities each week. Children will have fun, make friends, and grow in their social skills.
July 11th: Sand Art
July
Event Details
Enjoy a range of play experiences, art activities, and sensory-friendly activities each week. Children will have fun, make friends, and grow in their social skills.
July 11th: Sand Art
July 18th: Painting
July 25th: Collage Art
Time
July 25, 2025 10:30 am - 11:30 am(GMT-04:00)
Location
Main Library - Children
100 S 5th St, Reading, PA 19602, USA
Other Events
Southeast Branch1426 Perkiomen Ave, Reading, PA 19602, USA
Drop in and create your own masterpiece! Different experiences each week. All supplies are provided but quantities are limited and while supplies last.
July 7th – Tote Bags
July 14th
Event Details
Drop in and create your own masterpiece! Different experiences each week. All supplies are provided but quantities are limited and while supplies last.
July 7th – Tote Bags
July 14th – Canvasses
July 21st – Tie dye tee Shirts
July 28th – Surprise!
Time
July 28, 2025 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Main Library - Children
100 S 5th St, Reading, PA 19602, USA
Other Events
Main Library - Children100 S 5th St, Reading, PA 19602, USA
Reading Public Library is offering an offsite library program this summer to Berks Nature! Connect with nature and hike through the wetland, meadow, and forest trails that surround The
Event Details
Reading Public Library is offering an offsite library program this summer to Berks Nature! Connect with nature and hike through the wetland, meadow, and forest trails that surround The Nature Place. Get your hands dirty as you explore the stream and enjoy the beauty of Berks County.
This program is completely FREE but registration is required, and space is limited. For more information and to register, please call 610-655-6350, ext. 236 or email Nancy.Maurer@readingpubliclibrary.org.
Time
July 29, 2025 9:30 am - 12:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Main Library - Children
100 S 5th St, Reading, PA 19602, USA
Other Events
Main Library - Children100 S 5th St, Reading, PA 19602, USA
Bring your creativity and join Miss Rosalin for fun crafting projects. Something different every week! All materials are provided but quantities are limited and while supplies last.
July 2nd:
Event Details
Bring your creativity and join Miss Rosalin for fun crafting projects. Something different every week! All materials are provided but quantities are limited and while supplies last.
July 2nd: Ice Cream Puffy Paint
July 9th: DIY Smores
July 16th: Bubble Painting
July 30th: DIY Perler Beads
Time
July 30, 2025 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Main Library - Children
100 S 5th St, Reading, PA 19602, USA
Other Events
Northeast Branch1348 North 11th Street, Reading, PA 19604
Play bingo with your friends and family and win back to school supplies. For children, teens, and families. *Quantities are limited and while supplies last.*
Event Details
Play bingo with your friends and family and win back to school supplies. For children, teens, and families. *Quantities are limited and while supplies last.*
Time
August 4, 2025 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Main Library - Children
100 S 5th St, Reading, PA 19602, USA
Other Events
Main Library - Children100 S 5th St, Reading, PA 19602, USA
“Color Our World With Music” is an exciting, hands-on musical adventure introducing children to the sounds and rhythms of instruments from around the globe. This program celebrates diversity and creativity,
Event Details
“Color Our World With Music” is an exciting, hands-on musical adventure introducing children to the sounds and rhythms of instruments from around the globe. This program celebrates diversity and creativity, fostering a love for music while expanding cultural awareness.
Time
August 5, 2025 10:00 pm - 11:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Main Library - Children
100 S 5th St, Reading, PA 19602, USA
Other Events
Main Library - Children100 S 5th St, Reading, PA 19602, USA
Explore the magic of colors, textures, and creative expression and learn beginner-friendly watercolor techniques such as color blending, washes, layering, and simple brushwork while creating beautiful, imaginative paintings.
This is
Event Details
Explore the magic of colors, textures, and creative expression and learn beginner-friendly watercolor techniques such as color blending, washes, layering, and simple brushwork while creating beautiful, imaginative paintings.
This is a FREE program, but quantities are limited and while supplies last.
Time
August 6, 2025 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Main Library - Children
100 S 5th St, Reading, PA 19602, USA
Other Events
Main Library - Children100 S 5th St, Reading, PA 19602, USA
Celebrate the end of summer with an ice cream party! All ages welcome but quantities are limited and while supplies last.
Event Details
Celebrate the end of summer with an ice cream party! All ages welcome but quantities are limited and while supplies last.
Time
August 12, 2025 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Main Library - Children
100 S 5th St, Reading, PA 19602, USA
Other Events
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