Saratoga Reads!
2024 Reading Season

Whether or not you are signed up to participate in this year’s SaratogaREADS! Jr. discussion of Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga, everyone in grades 4 - 6 is invited to write a poem to be displayed at the library in February!

Students in grades 4-6 residing in the Saratoga Springs City School District are invited to participate in this 2-session Junior Discussion program in cooperation with Skidmore College. This is session 1 of 2.

Students in grades 4-6 residing in the Saratoga Springs City School District are invited to participate in this 2-session Junior Discussion program in cooperation with Skidmore College. This is session 1 of 2.

For kids in grades 4-6 who participated in the Saratoga Reads Jr Discussions, drop in between 3:00 and 4:00 for an in-person reception following our virtual discussions for SaratogaREADS! Jr.

Join this librarian-led poetry discussion group for a Saratoga READS inspired discussion.

Join us as we hear from Local Media Anchors, Correspondents, Reporters and Journalists sharing how they gather the facts for a news story and their process of delivering the information. Get a glimpse from a diverse panel from around the region of what it is like to report the news to our community.

Women’s suffrage was just one small step toward women’s equality in this country. Despite being more than 51% of the population, American women do not have the same protection as men under the law, leaving them vulnerable to unfair policies and legislation. Author Patricia Nugent will trace the history of the national ERA effort, discuss the NYS version, and offer suggestions for removing barriers for future generations.

Join us for a viewing of the HBO documentary inspired by our Saratoga Reads! book The Soul of America by Jon Meacham.

Who’s Who? Find and identify some famous faces from history in the Children’s Room.

Part 1 of our SaratogaREADS! tie-in TED Talk discussion series will focus on voting and the American Electoral System.

How does a social movement grow? Join a ranger from the Women’s Rights National Historical Park to meet the organizers of the 1848 Seneca Falls Women’s Rights Convention

Join us in the teen room for a Cold War themed breakout room.

Part 2 of our SaratogaREADS! tie-in TED Talk discussion series will focus on Democracy and Politics.

Join us for an American Revolution themed breakout room!

Susan Philpott, Park Ranger at the Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument, will offer a virtual tour of the site using photographs of the National Woman’s Party collection and museum exhibits.

For this final poetry discussion in the “Dead Poets” series, we’ll discuss passages from Walt Whitman’s Crossing Brooklyn Ferry.

Part 3 of our SaratogaREADS! tie in TED Talk discussion series will focus on Bridging the Political Divide.