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Queer & Now Social Club

Next Sunday, June 16th there are spots still available for the Queer & Now Book Club. Contact Erin at @queerandnowsocialclub on Instagram for details and RSVP. This club often fills out spaces and closes fast, so take this chance to join! This month they’re reading Rainbow Black (and pssst I don’t think anyone cares if you don’t finish the book in time).

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America’s Dreaming Signing

Author Bob McKinnon will be on hand with copies of “America’s Dreaming” Sunday June 30th from 2-3pm. The perfect time to grab your copy for the Fourth of July celebration.

"America dreams of adventures, making new friends, and being strong. But America’s first day at a new school turns out to be a nightmare…

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Pride Month

We celebrate inclusiveness and love here at the Reading Room year round but we also LOVE to celebrate Pride every June. Come grab your Pride goodies in time for parades and celebrations or for every day wear. Show your loved ones you care and advertise to the world that you support your LGTBQ+ friends and neighbors.

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Favorite new item!

Love, love these new faux book journals, wallets and mini notebooks. They are the CUTEST and such a perfect tag along on your summer trips. Quality covers, ingenious design and the perfect size for your beach bag.

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Book Club: “I Hope This Finds You Well”

Discussion July 6 at 3pm. “As far as Jolene is concerned, her interactions with her colleagues should start and end with her official duties as an admin for Supershops, Inc. Unfortunately, her irritating, incompetent coworkers don't seem to understand the importance of boundaries. Her secret to survival? She vents her grievances in petty email postscripts, then changes the text color to white so no one can see. That is until one of her secret messages is exposed. Her punishment: sensitivity training (led by the suspiciously friendly HR guy, Cliff) and rigorous email restrictions...”

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Salad or Sandwich?

Every menu item we offer is made specifically for YOU. Nothing pre made or sitting on the counter for hours. AND most sandwiches can be made as salads and salads as sandwiches! We offer almost all menu items however you want them! Salad in a wrap or on a ciabatta? Sure thing. Sandwich items on greens? You bet. This suits your dietary needs, your likes and dislikes, and your allergy status! Come see what we can make for you.

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Five Broken Blades

Inspired by Korean myths, this bit of magical realism cuts deep as five characters come together to kill a king. Each with their own set of skills and their own reason to see the king brought down. Told in five voices, you travel with the five hit men/women as they tell their stories of revenge and come together as a group. A fun bit of fantasy and action, perfect for folks seeking the next story to take them somewhere new. - Gretchen

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Summer Journals

We just received a shipment of brand new journals and tiny notebooks and watercolor books and planners. Get ready for summer jotting on the go. All sizes and shapes and lined vs. blank pages. Classy and for all styles and likes.

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Summer Camp Packing

Ready for your summer camp prep. We have toys and games and books to send. Art supplies and journals and notebooks. Get them ready for a summer full of friends and fun and NO PHONES. Bring on the freedom.

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Kittentits

If you like sassy ten year olds who hang out with ex-cons and ghosts and talk shit with the best of them, this one’s for you. Foul mouthed and full of piss and vinegar, Molly sets out to bring her dead mother’s ghost back to visit her. What ensues is a coming of age novel unlike any other. Full of slights, 1990s slang, and period teen put downs that you’d never utter now, you almost forget how far we’ve come as you guilty giggle just a bit as her naughty mouth slashes out at every part of the world.

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Travel With Art

If you’re planning your summer vacation, be sure to stop here for your travel art supplies, journals, and more. We are obsessed with travel kits to take your art with you wherever you go. If it’s tiny and portable, Gretchen loves it. Come see what she has found and ask for help, we love to chat and hear about your plans!

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Teacher Gifts

It’s that time! We have thank you cards, gift cards, books, adorable mugs and mini planters, seed packets, coloring books, art supplies and so much more. Come ask for help with great gifts to say thank you for all of the amazing work they’ve done dealing with YOUR children this year. Yes, they deserve something HUGE. Thank goodness for teachers.

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Classics Book Club

Join us Saturday, June 29th at 3pm for our Classics Book Club discussion “The Member of the Wedding” by Carson McCullers. Grab a copy and revisit the classics with us.

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Unpower Hour

Join us Friday from 3:30-5pm for an “Unpower Hour”. Bring the kids after school for a snack, a little socializing in the garden, games in the Speakeasy, and grab books for the weekend. Meet other parents and put down the phones for a bit and RELAX. Celebrating “Wait Until 8th” an organization encouraging parents and kids to agree to wait for 8th grade to get smart phones. Find out more at @waituntil8th_klsd on Instagram or visit www.waituntil8th.org.

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Ice Cream Menu

We serve ice cream all year long, with special milkshakes and slushies and smoothies too! Come taste the best soft serve in Westchester County. Seven days a week.

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Terrarium Making

Join us on June 2 at 2pm with Emily Woods to raise funds for the Westchester Land Trust. Create a beautiful terrarium with the master of everything green from Farmer Nick.

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Pre and Probiotics

We sell the best kombucha, as well as culture pop pre and pro biotics. Pop in (get it?) and grab your favorite flavor. We also offer matchas, house brewed iced teas and smoothies. Come see what’s waiting for you.

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The perfect sandwich

We have discovered the most delicious ciabatta and added it to our menu options. You can now get any of our wraps on this tastiest of rolls. Egg sandwich? Yup. Spicy chick? Yes please. Any one of the specials we’re adding like Banh Mi or Brie chicken. Indeed. Stop by and see what’s on the menu today.

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Not 1 Drop

If you’ve been reading the news about PFAs - a forever chemical - you know that the last thing anyone wants is to introduce more into our waterways and environment. The Lake George Association, of which Pete is currently acting Board Chair and Executive Director (long story but yes, both at the moment), has been fighting the Park Commission who wants to put a chemical in the lake called ProcellaCOR, which contains PFAs, and is not proven for use in a lake like Lake George. Please help his campaign to convince Governor Hochul to stop the use of the chemical. Spread the word, post this graphic, write to the governor here. If you’ve ever been to this Queen of lakes you know it’s worth saving every single drop.

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My Brain is Magic

We have been adding a bunch of books that cover a variety of neurodivergent experiences, books that encourage understanding, as well as characters as diverse as our community. Come have a browse and see if you can find yourself on our shelves.

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