Introducing Bryant Park Reading Room's first reading party!
"Read on the Lawn Day" kicks off this year’s literary lineup of free weekly events that include lunchtime author panels, poetry readings, writing workshops, and quiet reading sessions.
Bring a picnic blanket, a friend, and whatever you're reading, then get comfy. We'll open with reading sessions on the lawn set to ambient music, and weave in lively book discussions among the readers around you. It's a celebration of everything the Reading Room stands for: a shared love of books, an open-air space in the heart of Midtown Manhattan, and an evening you'll want to come back for. Registration is recommended.
Produced in partnership with Reading Rhythms
Visit the Reading Room
Look for the yellow umbrellas on the north side of the park near the 42nd Street plaza.
Open daily, April to September, 11am-7pm to lend books, magazines, and newspapers for reading in the park.
Reading Room is open to all ages, and kids are welcome!
Find reading material for kids in their own colorful rack or join us for StoryTime.
Follow @bryantparknyc for day-of event updates
Visit our calendar or scroll to the bottom of this page for all upcoming events, including author talks, history panels, writers workshops, and much more!
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Tue. May 26, 2026
at 6:00pmPoetry: Arden Levine, Chet'la Sebree, Darrel Alejandro Holnes, and Monica Ferrell
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