Pete and I jumped in the van and headed north to the Catskills for another beautiful fall weekend full of debauchery for a dear friend’s 50th birthday…

Not to panic anyone, but this is the last weekend for Maple soft serve. Come in Saturday and Sunday for your last licks (lol) before we switch back to chocolate. Soft serve never ends though, so don’t fret. And peppermint will be here soon. Also available, our new Apple Pie Rolls. I can’t explain, just try them. Beyond delicious. Happy Halloweekend folks!

Join us this Sunday, October 30th from 12-2pm for a book signing with Melissa Pyrch, author of “Beyond the Bell. 12 Lessons for Navigating Your Life After High School.” Melissa will be at the Reading Room and happy to answer your questions and sign copies of her book.

The much anticipated “21 Hit Wonder, Flopping My Way to the Top of the Charts” by Sam Hollander releases Tuesday. If you haven’t gotten a seat to the event of the season with Sam at the Bedford Playhouse, you can still grab a copy for yourself by ordering ahead with us at 914.334.8019.

Our next Book Club book is “Sign Here” and we will be discussing the title on November 30th at 7pm. Book club is held upstairs at the Reading Room in our cozy private space. In order to join, purchase your book and let the staff know you’ll be attending. You can also text or call us at 914.334.8019 to hold a copy for pick up.

Be sure to check out the newest exhibit at the Katonah Museum of Art featuring our favorite kind of art — BOOK ILLUSTRATIONS! We will be carrying some of the titles featured by Jerry Pinkney during the show, so grab a copy for the kiddos and then take them to the museum to see the art up close.

This past Saturday night during the Katonah Art Walk, we hosted seven of the most amazing folks and offered signings of their books, casual chats, and community time here at the Reading Room. We were inspired by their stories, eager to read their books, and inspired by each of their journeys to come to writing.

Join teacher and author Melissa Pyrch for a signing and casual visit at the Reading Room on Sunday October 30th from 12-2pm. Drop in during that time to check out her book and chat with Melissa about all of the questions that loom once graduation is on the horizon.

Every year Katonah jumps into the Holidays in a BIG way. We have music and parades and decorations and special events and fun fun fun. We welcome you to come meet some of our favorite people who help put these events together and hear how you can get involved. Commitments vary from very small amounts of time to bigger depending on your interest and availability. If you ever want to volunteer and spend time working to make our town the best one around, come by this Wednesday around 4:45pm at the Reading Room and get involved!

File this under…if you know, you know. Every couple of months we make the dive and switch our chocolate soft serve spout into something special. This month we bring the revered Maple Creemee to Katonah.

Katonah Elementary School Halloween Fair!

October 29 from 11am to 3pm.

Best event of the year. Put in on your calendar!

This month we support those with dyslexia. I’ve had a lot of people in my life who have dyslexia. They happen to be the most amazing, hardest working, interesting people I know. They fight to learn, work twice as hard as the rest of us to interpret the world and the written word and often use strategies to learn that would exhaust the rest of us…

In “Survive the Night”, by Riley Sager, Charlie, a junior in college is no stranger to death; first with the sudden death of her parents and now with the murder of her best friend and roommate.

Delicious house made soups are back on the menu this week!

Fresh News for Fall. New hours, new books, stocked shelves, and guess what? Soup will be back on the menu too. Starting this week we will be permanently changing our hours from 9am - 5:30pm.

Next up: Bliss Montage, stories.

October 26, 2022, 7pm.

Join us for a collection of stories by Ling Ma.

Join us October 22nd from 5-8pm for a casual evening with our favorite authors. Books with be available for signings, authors will be ready for chatting, and staff will be on hand for everything else.

Pennys pick - Like a cup of tea and a cozy afghan on a fall day. Enjoy Frances Mayes’ rambles about gardens, houses, travel and quirky dinner parties.

Our Bluegrass in the Barn event is back this year! We invite you to join us Thursday, September 15 from 6–9pm at Maple Grove Farm in Bedford as we enjoy live music, creative cocktails, and gourmet snacks…

Actors bring the lives of longtime Bedford residents Bill and Lois Wilson to life in this staged reading comprised of the Wilson's writings. Presented by the Town of Bedford Friends of Stepping Stones…