Check in with us this week for NEWS of MAPLE ice cream, starting October 1st. IYKYK. See you then creemee fans.

Join us for a discussion of “Someone You Can Build a Nest In” for the Romantasy Book Club with Hannah on November 1, 2025 at 1:30pm. Shesheshen has made a mistake fatal to all monsters: she's fallen in love.

Save the date for the October Art Walk in Katonah. Artists. Community. Food. Fun! October 18 from 3-7pm. We will be hosting several artists and some more surprises to come! Stay tuned. Pictured here: pet portraits by Jennifer Gerken @jengerkendesigns

Join audio book producer Robert Kessler with Dan Bittner for a discussion on the making of audio books during the Westchester Book Festival on November 8th at 1pm at Chroma Fine Art Gallery. Tickets at www.westchesterbookfest.org

Join Dan Potash, VP and Creative Director of the Children’s Division at Simon & Schuster, at the Westchester Book Festival on November 8th at 3pm to discuss publishing and children’s books from content to creation. Whether you’re working on a book yourself or just want to hear the back story of how your favorite books get created, grab a ticket and join Dan at Oak & Oil Gallery. This event is for adults to discuss children’s books. Tickets available at www.westchesterbookfest.org.

Join us at the Westchester Book Festival on November 8th ALL day in Katonah. Check out the line up and purchase tickets at westchesterbookfest.org Author talks at the Katonah Library, author meet & greets here at the Reading Room, authors throughout town, bookish events at local stores and non-profits, book sales, book art, workshops, and SO much more. SAVE THE DATE. Follow along at @westchesterbookfestival on Instagram for more details.

Join us on October 5th from 11am - 12:30pm. Bring your own book or buy one here for a “read-in”. We will have a list of banned books to inspire you, or you can simply read something you like. We will also be writing post cards to the White House to share our thoughts on book bans.

Spend this month immersed in Latino writers and stories for all ages. Hispanic Heritage Month is annually observed from September 15 to October 15 and recognizes the contributions and influence of Hispanic culture to the nation's achievements, culture, and history. Ask us for a recommendation or just browse our shelves for great stories that highlight Latino characters, are written by Latino authors, or celebrate the heritage of diverse cultures.

The last and final installation of the Dark Honor comic book by local creator, Brian DeCubellis, has arrived on our shelves. Come grab the whole series. Rated M for mature.

Check these out!!! They are the actual cutest stuffies around…and yes they are wearing Reading Room t-shirts. The perfect go with a book gift around. Come give them a pat. Super soft and cuddly too!

Join Christine on October 18th at 2:30pm for the Horror Book Club. “The Troop scared the hell out of me, and I couldn’t put it down. This is old-school horror at its best.” —Stephen King

Join Penny and the Foodie Book Club on October 21st at 1pm to discuss “All Consuming, why we eat the way we eat now.” “Our tastes have been radically refashioned, painstakingly engineered in the depths of food factories, and hacked by craveable Instagram recipes. They’ve been pulled into supermarket aisles and seduced by Michelin stars, transfixed by Top Chefs and shaped by fads. A deep dive into the social, economic, cultural, legislative, and demographic forces that have reshaped our relationship with food, All Consuming questions how our tastes have been shaped—and how much they are, in fact, our own.”

Join Sara on October 31st at 2pm for a discussion of “These Fleeting Shadows.” “The Haunting of Hill House meets Knives Out in a bid for an inheritance that will leave Helen Vaughan either rich...or dead.”…

Release date: Tuesday, September 23rd. Email or text us at 914.334.8019 to pre-order your copy! Circle of Days, by Ken Follet. From the bestselling author of epic fiction comes the deeply human story of one of the world’s greatest mysteries: the building of Stonehenge.

Author Talk with Marty Ross-Dolen at the Bedford Playhouse. Wednesday, September 24th at 7pm.

In 1960, six years before Marty Ross-Dolen was born, her maternal grandparents were killed in an airline disaster involving the collision of two commercial jets over New York City. They were traveling from Columbus, Ohio, to seek placement for their family’s iconic magazine, Highlights for Children, on the newsstands. Their daughter—Marty’s mother—was fourteen years old at the time. This genre-bending memoir tells Marty’s story of being raised by a mother in protracted mourning.

Join Hannah and her crew for the Romantasy book club - next discussion September 27th at 12:30pm: Swordheart.

“The delightful charm of The Princess Bridemeets the delicious bodyguard romance of From Blood and Ash in this cozy fantasy romance from New York Times bestselling author T. Kingfisher.”

Join author Taylor Ganis Saturday night from 3-7pm during the Art Walk for a meet & greet and signing. Simple steps for helping kids to understand and help the environment.

Join us in town this Saturday, September 20th from 3-7pm for the Katonah Art Walk. All through town enjoy art and music and community. We will have Kind HeArts Coalition with an environmental workshop upstairs (all ages), author Taylor Ganis of Greeny La-Roo, and Adelaide Black with her adorable crochet animals on the porch.

We love the classics in graphic novel form. Such a fabulous way to introduce great stories to kids who are more reluctant to read.

Sweet and serious, as many of her books are, Katherine Applegate touches gently on the topics of war injuries and political refugees, but within the context of stuffed animals that come to life and look out for each other. If you loved the One and Only Ivan or others in the series, grab this next great read too.