Find yourself some cute stationery and a great one and engage in an old fashioned letter writing campaign this summer. Grab these gorgeous wax stamps to finish it all off. Perfect for writing to kids at camp, an old friend, or maybe a long distance lover. I don’t know anyone who wouldn’t love a beautiful surprise piece of mail.

Announcing the NEW Westchester Book Festival, November 8th, 2025, Katonah, NY. There will be author lectures at the Library throughout the day, drawing hundreds of newcomers to the area, as well as local authors at the Reading Room for book signings and meet & greets. We are inviting ALL Katonah businesses to join the FUN. We are hoping that this book festival will bring people in to town right before the holidays, highlighting Katonah as the place to BE, EAT, and SHOP, and of course to celebrate books. Get in the spirit — decorate your windows with book themes, sell a specialty book in your store, post on your social media. Fill out this form to participate in the Book Festival or get in touch with Gretchen at the Katonah Reading Room with any questions or ideas, g@katonahbooks.com.

Author reading & signing with Jeanmarie Sanford, Saturday, July 12th at 10am. All ages are welcome at this signing and interactive reading with Jeanmarie. Come hear this lovely story which is designed to inspire self-love, confidence, and a sense of belonging.

Join Penny July 22 at 1pm for our popular Foodie Book Club. “How to Share an Egg is a journey of deep flavors and surprising contrasts. By turns sweet, salty, sour, and bitter, this is one woman’s search to find her voice as a writer, chef, mother, and daughter. Do the tiny dramas of her own life matter in comparison to everything her father has seen and done? This moving exploration of heritage, inheritance, and self-discovery sets out to find the answer.”

Local author Brian DeCubellis has brought us “Dark Honor” comic books for our shelves (rated M for mature audiences) and recently released the second in the series. Brian will be joining us on July 13th at 2pm for a chat about the series. Be sure to RSVP below and come for the chat and signing!

Come grab our favorite paperbacks for your summer trips - OR sign in to Libro.fm and get the audiobooks for your drive. Libro.fm is the perfect way to listen to books as a family AND they support indie bookstores. Don’t want to help pay for a multimillion dollar wedding? Help keep US here in Katonah by using Libro.fm and supporting the Reading Room for your audiobooks instead.

Come grab your copy of the John Jay High School community read. Written by local author and journalist Dan Slepian, this amazing story covers a twenty year fight for justice for 6 men wrongly accused. Dan will also be at our author corner meet and greet during the first annual Westchester Book Festival in Katonah on November 8th! Excited to share this amazing story with the community of John Jay students and parents and anyone else who wants to engage.

“Loved this tale of teenagers - all with tough families and back stories - working together on a commitment to get their one friend “out” - out of poverty and violence and sadness. They come together to push his gift as an artist into the world, knowing that the beauty he creates will have a lasting impact on the world. The underlying theme of people being “one of us” - people who are good, who protect each other, who see beauty - is lovely and connection is the center of the story. A must read for summer.” - Gretchen

We love to unplug with a game, especially games that are easy to learn…or can be played as solitaire. As parents, we always had games around for the kids in the summer. Sitting out on a table, right where they would pick them up or play with a friend. We’ve had years of competition over marble solitaire or shut the box. Just simple games with so many hours of fun and laughter.

Get the kids outside for a little summer competition. Check out this fun new event, visit the website for details.

We LOVE these new cards from Charter Oak Creations. The cutest art - many painted with our favorite Beam paints - PLUS they each have seeds in the paper - so you can PLANT them afterward. A win win for the environment. Made locally, these are the perfect gift card.

This week (through Friday) post a pic of yourself doing something FOR YOU, and tag us with the #summersquander and get a FREE small iced tea.

Come grab the books, journals, silly pens, stickers, and off line games everyone wants for their bunk. Take a stroll through before you pack their bags.

A suburban tale of murder, mystery and misogyny by our favorite Bedford author, Katie Sise. This banger of a novel arrives July 8th. We LOVED it. Pre-order your copy NOW.

Join us for ice cream on Father’s Day and get 10% off your Dad’s treat! Bring Dad for what he really wants, a casual ice cream and hang out. Maybe buy him a book while you’re at it.

Today! Sunday, June 8, at 2pm. Join Gretchen in the garden for a little Plein Air watercolor painting. Bring your own supplies or buy some here. Casual, community fun. No experience necessary. All ages welcome. Just pop by and enjoy the flowers. No fee. Don’t forget your hat and sunscreen…because…outside is outside.

Romantasy Book Club June 28th at 12:30pm with Hannah.

“Once, I helped save a kingdom. Now, I'm trapped in a prison of thorns and nightmares. My crime? Knowing the location of a power that could reshape the world-a grimoire I swore to protect with my life.

Emily Henry book club with Hannah. Saturday, July 12th, 12:30pm.

“Two writers compete for the chance to tell the larger-than-life story of a woman with more than a couple of plot twists up her sleeve in this dazzling and sweeping novel from Emily Henry….

Non-fiction book club June 14th at 2:30pm. Join Spenser for Corpses, Fools and Monsters.

“A radical history of transness in cinema, and an exploration of the political possibilities of its future…

Save the date! June 21st. Pride activities and fun for all. Follow at @lewisborocelebratespride for updates and information.