What we’re about
Are you trying to find some uninterrupted time to focus on your book? Would you like to meet fellow readers from across the five boroughs? Welcome to Silent Book Club NYC!
We don’t assign reading for our meetups. Just bring a book, whether it’s something you’re currently enjoying or that book you’ve been meaning to get around to forever. Paper, e-book, or audio — they’re all welcome. We’ll share the books we brought (we’re always on the lookout for our next great read) and then settle in to read silently together.
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Upcoming events (4)
See all- Clew & Coffee: Bookworms gather at Melting Cups (Queens)Melting Cups, Queens County, NY
Wake up early Saturday (10 am) to join a clew of bookworms at Melting Cups Café
- Arrive, grab a drink, and settle in the art gallery area where comfy couches are
- 10:30 a.m. we'll do introductions sharing what book you are reading
- Read whatever book you’re currently enjoying
The clew will be reading in the art gallery - couches seating area. Please RSVP if you're in the Queens-Sunnyside area for a relaxing morning with books and coffee.
- Beer & Books in BrooklynBeer Witch , Kings County, NY
Let's meet up in Park Slope where we'll have the entire bar to ourselves! Bring your latest read and enjoy 10% off draft pours.
Since Beer Witch is typically closed on Mondays, we encourage readers to order two drinks (non-alcoholic beers are available, but no soft drinks) to help make opening worth their while.
Beer Witch is conveniently located near multiple subway lines at Atlantic Terminal-Barclays Center Station.
- Wind down at the New York Historical's LibraryNew-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, New York, NE
The New York Historical is letting us use the Reading Room of the Patricia D. Klingenstein Library for our June 6th meeting!
📝 Please note that attendees will still need to check in at admissions. You will be asked for a donation but it is Pay-as-you-wish so you can give as much or as little as you'd like!
Readers are welcome to hang out in the Museum until closing at 8:00 PM.
Some info about the library:
The Patricia D. Klingenstein Library is one of the oldest, most distinguished research libraries in the United States and a vital center of research into the history of New York and the nation. The Library's historic Reading Room has been a key stop for generations of scholars and researchers. - Wind down at the Historical Reading Room on Friday the 13New-York Historical Society Museum & Library, New York, NY
In June, on Friday the 13th, the New York Historical is giving us the entire Reading Room of the Patricia D. Klingenstein Library.
📝 Please note that attendees will still need to check in at admissions. Pay-as-you-wish admission means you can give as much or as little as you'd like!
Readers are welcome to hang out in the Museum until closing at 8:00 PM.
The Patricia D. Klingenstein Library is one of the oldest, most distinguished research libraries in the United States and a vital center of research into the history of New York and the nation. The Library's historic Reading Room has been a key stop for generations of scholars and researchers.
