At quiet reading events, readers bring their own books, read for one hour, and then chat for one hour about books, literature, and arts. Start your own independently-operated quiet reading today!

1. Audience
If you’re an individual, invite your friends, family, or classmates.

If you run an event space, invite your regulars and local community.

Quiet reading events generally do not require advance registration.

2. Location
For example: a park, library discussion room, community garden, apartment, cafe, or bar.

A quiet environment is nice but silence is not required; readers can bring noise-cancelling headphones if they wish.

3. Time
Quiet reading can happen at mornings, afternoons, evenings, or nights. Weekly events are perfect for building community.

4. Promotion
Text, social media, flyers, venue website, local subreddit, and so on.

If you run a public space like a library, park, cafe, or bar, we can help advertise your independent event: contact team@quietreading.org.

5. Host
Quiet reading is designed to be a casual community meetup. There’s no need for a host: readers arrive, read, and then chat by themselves.

Happy reading!