Free books, bookmarks, and art activities for the community from 1:00-5:00PM near King Manor Museum in Rufus King Park.

This 3 virtual part series is an opportunity to learn about the current realities of COVID, how best to protect ourselves and our communities, and to learn more about long COVID.

Please note that this space centers Black queer and trans people. You can register here.

Free book giveaway with Diaspora Community Services, with books provided by the Brooklyn Book Bodega and The Reading for Black Lives Project. The giveaway starts at 2:00pm and goes until supplies last!

Join us for our annual celebration of National Coming Out Day (NCOD). This year's theme, as we approach the election, is Powering Queermunity and we'll be full of resources on how you can come out for your rights this November and beyond.

This 100% free event will include:

• Our Powering Queermunity Panel Discussion

• The Gender Euphoria Makeup Workshop

• Raffle Prizes and Food

• Rapid HIV and STI Testing

• Giveaways and Community Group Tabling

• Photo Wall

• Art Activities

• ... and more!

RSVP appreciated but not required. RSVP here

Free books, bookmarks, and art activities for the community from 1:00-5:00PM in front of Van Cortlandt Park Pool.

The Black Queer Book Fair is BACK and this time we’re an official Brooklyn Book Festival Bookends event! Co-hosted by The Reading for Black Lives Project, The Nonbinarian Book Bike and Kevwe, your Neighborly Lesbian, join us for a free Black LGBTQ+ Book Fair hosted at the Brooklyn Community Pride Center in Crown Heights. The event will include free book giveaways, collage making, and more, including a reading from and conversation about banned books.

Riis Reads is a collaborative event hosted by Reading for Black Lives, the Nonbinarian Book Bike and the Book Worm Reads App! Riis Reads is an opportunity to read in community with other queer and trans book nerds from across the city! Riis Reads will occur at Riis Beach in Brooklyn on the following dates:

06/30

07/13* rescheduled for 07/14

08/10

09/14

Riis Reads is BYObook + beach gear

You’re welcome to come solo or with friends and meet new folks or read silently!

Free books, bookmarks, snacks, music, and art activities for the community from 1:00-5:00PM at Grand Army Plaza in BK.

Join us for free books, bookmarks and good vibes from 4:00-6:00PM at Roy Wilkins Park. We will be near the Foch Blvd. entrance!

Join us for free books, bookmarks and good vibes from 2:00-4:00PM at St. Albans Park!

We will be providing free books and bookmarks at the Community Health Fair, presented by the Bed-Stuy Family Health Center on Saturday, August 24th from 11:00-2:00PM. The fair itself runs until 4:00PM at 325 Herkimer Street, Brooklyn, NY 11216.

Join us for free books, bookmarks and good vibes from 2:00-4:00PM at Roy Wilkins Park. We will be near the Foch Blvd entrance!

Join us for free books, bookmarks and good vibes from 2:00-4:00PM at St. Albans Park!

Riis Reads is a collaborative event hosted by Reading for Black Lives, the Nonbinarian Book Bike and the Book Worm Reads App! Riis Reads is an opportunity to read in community with other queer and trans book nerds from across the city! Riis Reads will occur at Riis Beach in Brooklyn on the following dates:

06/30

07/13* rescheduled for 07/14

08/10

09/14

Riis Reads is BYObook + beach gear

You’re welcome to come solo or with friends and meet new folks or read silently!

A free book fair and teach-ins to honor the history of Black August. Free book sharing from 5-7PM at Herbert von King Park.

Join us for free books, bookmarks and good vibes at Fulton Park from 4-6PM!

CAMBA, Project Stay and BK Outreach and Prevention will be joining us to provide free HIV testing, condoms, and important sexual health information!

Join us for free books, bookmarks and good vibes from 12:00-2:00PM at the Almira Kennedy Coursey Ampitheatre in Herbert von King Park!

Join us for free books, bookmarks and good vibes from 12:00-2:00PM at the Almira Kennedy Coursey Ampitheatre in Herbert von King Park!

Riis Reads is a collaborative event hosted by Reading for Black Lives, the Nonbinarian Book Bike and the Book Worm Reads App! Riis Reads is an opportunity to read in community with other queer and trans book nerds from across the city! Riis Reads will occur at Riis Beach in Brooklyn on the following dates:

06/30

07/13* rescheduled for 07/14

08/10

09/14

Riis Reads is BYObook + beach gear

You’re welcome to come solo or with friends and meet new folks or read silently!

Riis Reads is a collaborative event hosted by Reading for Black Lives, the Nonbinarian Book Bike and the Book Worm Reads App! Riis Reads is an opportunity to read in community with other queer and trans book nerds from across the city! Riis Reads will occur at Riis Beach in Brooklyn on the following dates:

06/30

07/13* rescheduled for 07/14

08/10

09/14

Riis Reads is BYObook + beach gear

You’re welcome to come solo or with friends and meet new folks or read silently!

The Nonbinarian, Your Neighborly Lesbian and The Reading for Black Lives Project will be hosting a Mini Black Queer Book Fair for Pride! Join us for free book distribution in the park, curated to honor Black Queer books and authors!

The Queens Free Book Fair is an annual event where hundreds of books are distribute to community members. We will have books for all ages, as well as water, snacks and an art workshop for youth. In addition, we will be distributing free school supplies for youth!

Join us at Rufus King Park, from 1-5pm on Saturday, October 28th!

We are always collecting book donations for events. You can bring books by Black, Indigenous and POC authors to the fair or you can reach out via email: readingforblacklives@gmail.com to find other donation locations.

The Bronx Free Book Fair is an annual event where hundreds of books are distribute to community members. We will have books for all ages, as well as water, snacks and an art workshop for youth.

Join us in front of Van Cortlandt’s Pool near Memorial Grove, from 1-5pm on Sunday, October 1st!

We are always collecting book donations for events. You can bring books by Black, Indigenous and POC authors to the fair or you can reach out via email: readingforblacklives@gmail.com to find other donation locations.