Join us for a poetry reading with Claire Drucker!

Celebrate PRIDE with the Ithaca Pride Alliance and join Drag Story Hour @ Dewitt Park Stage ₊✩‧₊˚౨ৎ˚₊✩‧₊

Join our community-led conversation about climate change, as we discuss Theory of Water: Nishnaabe Maps to the Times Ahead by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson! Climate Literature Book Discussions meets the third Wednesday of the month. Book club attendees get a 10% coupon for (1) purchase!

Join us for a cozy morning of intergenerational storytelling! This event is designed not just for children, but for "big people" too, because at heart we never really grow up, offering a chance to rediscover the enduring wisdom and beautiful nostalgia found in classic children's literature and beloved fairytales. Each session includes a compelling retelling of a foundational story, and ... Read More

A fan of queer horror? Looking to get into the genre? Join us for a discussion on The Luminous Dead, led by BSB staff member Anamarie. Book club attendees get 10% one (1) purchase in-store!

Join us for Sarah Jefferis book launch party for Lucky to Have You, her second full-length poetry collection, in conversation with Kathryn Henion!

These generative writing workshops led by poet laureate nicole v. basta will invite students to engage with the texts of other poets/writers as a starting point, a place to echo outward from into their own work. Multi-step prompts and questions will guide us. This class is for any writer, creator, thinker, dreamer, human looking for insight into their creativity that ... Read More

In this craft-focused workshop, children’s author Emily Sun Li (Mr. Chow’s Night Market, Penguin Random House) and author-illustrator Julian Plum (Whose Tree Is This?, Lerner Books) will break down what makes a picture book truly work. Together, we’ll explore the essential elements of a compelling picture book, from shaping a narrative arc in a few hundred words to creating momentum, ... Read More

Join us for a reading of The Loyalist's Wife by Deirdre Sinnott in conversation with Karen Pavelka! About the book: It’s 1777 in New York’s fertile Mohawk Valley, and tenant farmers Jane and Philip Hopper have very different ideas about the war for independence that has consumed the 13 colonies. To Philip, rebellion against the king is appalling. But Jane, ... Read More

Join us to discuss Nevada by Imogen Binnie! A book club hosted by the Ithaca Trans Center. All book club attendees will receive a 10% coupon for one in-store purchase. Mention the Ithaca Trans Center giftcard, to get your copy for free!