Past Events

Saturday, September 19th at 2pm At Every Thing Goes Book Cafe, 208 Bay St, SINY 10301 (btw Victory Blvd & Hannah St). Located 2 blocks from the Ferry Terminal, and close to multiple bus lines. Plenty of parking on surrounding streets. FREE Best for ages 16 and up. “Things In Nature Merely Grow” by YiYun Li, is a powerful memoir, … Read More

6pm Friday, September 11, 2026. At the North Shore Esplanade, 301 Richmond Terrace, Richmond Terrace & St Peters Place, SINY 10301. (Located directly across the street from the Harborview School). Join your neighbors for a short event on the North Shore Esplanade, Richmond Terrace & St Peters Place, SINY 10301 (across the street from 300 Richmond Terrace, the Harborview School). … Read More

2pm Sunday, June 21st at the Jacques Marchais Museum of Tobetan Art, 338 Lighthouse Ave, Staten Island NY 10306 Join us for a free community reading and conversation on selected poems by Audre Lorde, pioneer poet, civil rights advocates and educator, 1934-1992. She lived and worked on Staten Island during the 1970s and 1980s.

Sunday, August 2nd at 2pm Greenbelt Nature Center, 700 Rockland Ave, SINY 10314 (at Brielle) Staten Island OutLOUD hosts a community reading & conversation on Prof. Phillip Pappas’ intriguing history text “That Ever Loyal Island” as we commemorate the 250th anniversary of the nation’s Declaration of Independence. Did you know that in 1776, Staten Island was considered a Tory stronghold? … Read More

Monday, June 22nd at 4:30pm. At the St George Library Center – NYPL. 5 Central Ave, SINY 10301. Staten Island OutLOUD joins our friend, Librarian Kristen Strmel, as we read and discuss “A Hymn To Life” by Gisele Pelicot. She made history during the recent criminal trial in the south of France. Her husband and about 50 other men were … Read More

Saturday, May 2nd at 2pm (rain date Sat, May 9th). At Christ United Methodist Church, 1890 Forest Ave (3 blocks west of Richmond Ave), SINY 10303. Staten Island OutLOUD co-hosts with our neighbor Sarah Clark – We’ll read and explore “Man’s Search for Meaning” by Holocaust survivor Viktor Frankel.  A powerful witness to history, a compelling account.  FREE. Weather permitting … Read More

Saturday, April 11th at 2pm at the St George Library Center, 5 Central Ave, SINY 10301 (located 2 blocks from the Ferry, and just uphill from Borough Hall). The S42 and S52 bus stops at the Library’s front door. Parking on surrounding streets. Staten Island OutLOUD celebrates National Poetry Month with this event, as we explore the work of Arthur … Read More

Friday, Feb 6th at 7pm At Hub 17 NYC, 73 Wave Street (just off Bay St), SINY 10304. Join Staten Island OutLOUD, together with our friends Kimbra Eberly & everyone at Hub 17 NYC as we explore Dr. King’s historic 1964 speech as he accepted the Nobel Peace Prize. Free. Plenty of parking on surrounding streets. Accessible via the S51 … Read More

Saturday July 31st, 2pm. At ETG Book Cafe, 208 Bay St, SINY 10301 (btw Victory Blvd & Hannah St). Plenty of parking on surrounding streets. Best for ages 16 & up. Staten Island OutLOUD hosts a community reading from “Smilla’s Sense of Snow” – a novel by Peter Hoeg, set in Greenland & Denmark. We’ll meet at @ETG Book Cafe, … Read More