Stay up late!
Get up early!

We’ve got 24 hours to let the Mayor and the New York City council know that we won’t be quiet about the proposed cuts to NYC libraries!

We Will Not Be Shushed 24-Hour Read-In

June 12 – 13
5 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Front Steps of the Brooklyn Public Library @ Grand Army Plaza

Bring your friends, bring a lunch (or breakfast, or late night snack) and hang out with us on the plaza for the day. There should be plenty of good company.

The We Will Not Be Shushed 24-Hour Read-In brings New Yorkers together for 24 hours of continuous public reading to bring attention to the budget cuts faced by New York City’s public libraries. From 5PM Saturday to 5PM Sunday, in 20 minute increments, public library supporters and staff will read aloud from books of their choosing. As a reflection of the wide range of information to be found in libraries, readings will span multiple genres, and include late-night scary stories and a Sunday morning storytime for children.

We’ll be reading Periwinkle Smith and the Twirly, Whirly Tutu, and our newest book Periwinkle Smith and the Faraway Star starting at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 13.

Find out more at the Save NYC Libraries blog, or the Brooklyn Public Library website.