Bryant Park Reading Room

Bryant park s reading room provides free use of books newspapers and magazines in the park during warm weather months.

Bryant park reading room.

Things to do bryant park annually hosts over 1 000 free activities classes events and more. The reading room also hosts a multitude of free events and workshops. The reading room closed in 1944 due to an increase in jobs and world war ii. Bryant park s reading room provides free use of books newspapers and magazines in the park during warm weather months.

Public readings and programs at lunchtime and after work. This group will serve as a way to build community and awareness around upcoming literary events author. The reading room also hosts a multitude of free events and workshops. The modern day version is modeled after the original with the additions of custom designed carts for books periodicals and newspapers.

This group will serve as a way to build community and awareness around upcoming literary events author. Bryant park is a 9 6 acre 39 000 m 2 public park located in the new york city borough of manhattan privately managed it is located between fifth avenue and avenue of the americas sixth avenue and between 40th and 42nd streets in midtown manhattan the eastern half of bryant park is occupied by the main branch of the new york public library nypl. But lest you think it s going to be full of homeless folks and no one else i found the crowd diverse including local business people. It s designed as a place for the homeless and others with no permanent address to enjoy reading.

Scroll to top. Sign up for the midcity news newsletter. The reading room also hosts a multitude of free events and workshops. The western half which contains a lawn.

The bryant park reading room opened in 2003 and was modeled after a similar project run by the nypl during the great depression. Every summer dozens of lite. Kevin smith talks about his latest release. Bryant park reading room has 1 515 members.

Bryant park grill and café. Free books and magazines to read on the premises no library card required. Bryant park reading room has 1 530 members. 13 reviews of bryant park reading room totally awesome idea.

In 2003 bryant park revived the park s reading room.