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Book lovers: find reading friends in New York
A good book gives you something to talk about from the very first meeting. This circle is for readers of every kind who’d like people to share them with.
Where people do this in New York
- The New York Public Library’s Stephen A. Schwarzman Building on Fifth Avenue, and the Brooklyn Public Library at Grand Army Plaza.
- The Morgan Library & Museum in Midtown, with its historic reading rooms.
- Public book festivals and author talks held across the city through the year.
How to find your people
- Start a two-person book club: pick a short book and meet when you’ve both finished.
- Swap favourites, and meet to talk about each other’s picks.
- Visit a library together and choose a book for each other.
First plans for two
- An afternoon in the Rose Main Reading Room
- Coffee to talk about a book the group has read
- A visit to the Morgan Library, then lunch
Good to know
Libraries are ideal first meeting places: public, calm and free.
How the Book lovers circle works
Members of this circle start plans that anyone in the circle can join, like a game, a walk or a coffee, and answer one quick question a week. Plans are always in public places and arranged by members. Friendship only, for grown-ups 18 and over.
Already a member? Join this circle in the app.
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