It is time to begin planning your route for this Saturday’s Reading PorchFest.

The Reading Lions Club, in partnership with the Friends of Reading Recreation, is gearing up for the 41st Annual Journey for Sight 5k Road Race and 1-Mile Walk, set for Thursday, July 16, at 6:30 pm.

Whitelam Books is delighted to welcome back children's author Monica Acker as she celebrates her new picture book The Legend of Leo: a Dandy-Lion Tale, Sunday, June 28 at 3:00PM.

Community members in Reading will gather on Wednesday, July 1 at 6:30 pm for a public reading and facilitated discussion of Frederick Douglass’s landmark 1852 speech, “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?”

The library’s Community Room is hosting a World Cup watch party on June 17 - snacks included, no registration required!

Community members turned out on Saturday for a car parade, moving speeches, and a message that has only grown louder since 2021: you belong here.

This year the Reading Lions Club is proud to host the community’s 21st Reading Friends and Family Day!

The celebration is ten days away, and organizers are looking for volunteers to help make it a success on the Reading Town Common.

Celebrate Juneteenth with a family-friendly afternoon on the Town Common.

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is the uproarious, heartwarming, Tony Award-winning musical about six quirky middle schoolers who are competing for the spelling championship of a lifetime.

Friends and Family Day is back - with free admission, food, music, community organizations, and fireworks to close out the day.

RCTV Studios is teaming up with Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza & Wings for a fundraiser, and the timing couldn’t be better.

Whitelam Books is excited to welcome author Christopher C. Gorham to our nonfiction book club on Thursday, June 11 at 7:00PM.

Whitelam Books is pleased to welcome children’s author-illustrator E. B. Goodale.

Thanks to the generosity of the Reading Public Library Foundation, the library has a beautiful new outdoor space that extends our programming area and offers the community a new spot to meet up and enjoy the outdoors, especially through the summer.

Candidates running for the state’s 6th Congressional District seat to succeed Rep. Seth Moulton will gather at Salem State University on Wednesday, June 17 for a candidate forum and debate.

At Summer Sizzlers, the literary event of the year, seven booktalkers will share their reviews of hot new titles in a buzzy event that’s like a speed date with books.

The beloved fundraiser returned on Sunday, May 3, opening nine unique homes and raising $19,000 for library programs.

New officers, promotions, years of service, and community partners recognized at the RMHS Performing Arts Center.

The morning started overcast as Reading’s Memorial Day parade made its way through town, grey skies but dry, with a thin dedicated crowd lining the route.