Upcoming Events

RiverFest is quickly becoming one of Berks County's premier festivals. The annual Food and Music Festival is at Jim Dietrich Park set to the backdrop of the Schuylkill River. There will be two stages of music, a beer and wine garden, up to 30 food vendors of all kinds, artisan and home-based businesses. There will also be a sanctioned Quoiting Tournament this year as well. Come join in the fun for the entire family along the Schuylkill River.

Explore the extraordinary career of artist Rudolph “Rudy” Wendelin (1910 –2000), best known as the artist behind the United States Forest Service’s iconic mascot and spokesman Smokey Bear.

Step back in time 290 million years when bizarre-looking animals dominated life on land and sea. Learn about the greatest extinction the world has ever seen. This unique exhibition brings the past back to life with fossilized skeletons and full size life models of the animals that ruled the world millions of years before the age of dinosaurs, in a time known as the Permian. The exhibition blends art and science with artwork offering a glimpse back in time through the eyes of award winning paleo-artist Julius Csotonyi.

The story of Tracy Edwards, a 24-year-old cook on charter boats, who became the skipper of the first ever all-female crew to enter the Whitbread Round the World Race in 1989.

Join historian Richard Polityka as he takes us on a trip down memory lane as we travel the length of Penn Street in Reading, from early Reading-Town near the ford on the Schuylkill River and its first bridge, through the expansion of the city to City Park and beyond.

The story of Tracy Edwards, a 24-year-old cook on charter boats, who became the skipper of the first ever all-female crew to enter the Whitbread Round the World Race in 1989.

The story of Tracy Edwards, a 24-year-old cook on charter boats, who became the skipper of the first ever all-female crew to enter the Whitbread Round the World Race in 1989.

The Northeast Branch Library is open 9:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday.

The Reading Public Library Children's Library is open 9:30 A.M. to 7:00 P.M. on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. 9:30 A.M. to 5:30 P.M.. Thursday and Friday. 9:30 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. Saturday

The Reading Public Library is open 9:30 A.M. to 7:00 P.M. on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, 9:30 A.M. to 5:30 P.M.. Thursday and Friday. 9:30 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. Saturday

Step back in time 290 million years when bizarre-looking animals dominated life on land and sea. Learn about the greatest extinction the world has ever seen. This unique exhibition brings the past back to life with fossilized skeletons and full size life models of the animals that ruled the world millions of years before the age of dinosaurs, in a time known as the Permian. The exhibition blends art and science with artwork offering a glimpse back in time through the eyes of award winning paleo-artist Julius Csotonyi.

The Southeast Branch of the Library is open from 12:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Mondays.

The story of Tracy Edwards, a 24-year-old cook on charter boats, who became the skipper of the first ever all-female crew to enter the Whitbread Round the World Race in 1989.

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The story of Tracy Edwards, a 24-year-old cook on charter boats, who became the skipper of the first ever all-female crew to enter the Whitbread Round the World Race in 1989.

Multidisciplinary artist Yeon Jin Kim showcases animated drawings, fastidious textiles, and awarded short films, along with film sets in the solo-exhibition “Disjointed Fables.” This unique exhibit provides insight to the artist’s process and practice. Using unusual materials in traditional techniques, Kim explores her Korean heritage in contrasts with her contemporary New York life. Tensions between pleasing aesthetics and disconcerting narratives dominate the work.

Juror Susan Crile is an internationally recognized artist who has dedicated her practice to social justice issues and has had more than fifty solo-exhibitions world-wide. The Freedman Gallery is honored to have Crile as the juror of a national call for art centered on social justice issues in the current social-political climat

The Southeast Branch of the Library is open from 9:30 a.m. to 5:0 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.

The Northeast Branch Library is open 9:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday.

The Reading Public Library Children's Library is open 9:30 A.M. to 7:00 P.M. on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. 9:30 A.M. to 5:30 P.M.. Thursday and Friday. 9:30 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. Saturday