Past Events

Friday, July 4th, 2pm. Historic Fort Wadsworth, located at the intersection of Bay St & School Road. Every July 4th, Staten Island OutLOUD hosts a community reading of the Declaration of Independence and a conversation about our nation’s historic document. Enter the grounds of Fort Wadsworth via the Guard Station at Bay St & School Road (just a few steps … Read More

Saturday, May 3rd, 2pm – Rain cancels! Mariners Marsh Park, 130 Holland Ave, SINY 10303 (btw Benjamin Place & McCormick Place, just a few blocks off Richmond Terrace) Staten Island OutLOUD invites you to join us to read & discuss excerpts from “The Souls of Animals” by Gary Kowalski. After our reading, a Parks Dept volunteer will lead an optional … Read More

Thursday, May 8th at 1pm St George Library Center, 5 Central Ave, Staten Island 10301 This year we continue the celebration of James Baldwin’s centennial. Join Staten Island OutLOUD and our fabulous librarian friends Kristen Strmel and Peter Hegel at the St George Library Center, 5 Central Ave. We’ll explore Baldwin’s novel If Beale Street Could Talk. Plenty of copies … Read More

Sunday, April 27th, 2pm An open mic event Every Thing Goes Book Cafe, 208 Bay Street, Staten Island 10301 Slaying your dragons doesn’t always mean having the courage to do what you love.  Sometimes it means having the courage to do what you don’t want to do, but know that it needs to be done.  This open mic invites you … Read More

Sunday, July 13, 6:30pm (Bastille Eve) At Westervelt Community Garden, 143 Westervelt Ave (near Curtis Place),, SINY 10301 Rain or shine – We’ll have tents! Bring a lawnchair and join Staten Island OutLOUD in the charming Westervelt Community Garden. Free. Plenty of free parking on surrounding streets. A candlelight celebration of Bastille Day, the French national commemoration of its 1789 … Read More

Monday, June 23rd at 11:30am at Port Richmond Library, 75 Bennett Street, SINY 10302 Join Staten Island OutLOUD and our fabulous librarian friend Jocelyn Victoria & all the excellent librarians at the beautifully renovated Port Richmond Branch Library as we explore F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby”. Copies will be available at the library for you to check out ahead … Read More

Thursday, April 10th is Poem-In-Your-Pocket Day National Poetry Month extends throughout the month of April. At all Staten Island branch libraries, Staten Island OutLOUD is giving away free poems for you to keep in your pocket, to read and enjoy anytime you like. Just ask the librarian to give you one of Staten Island OutLOUD’s free poems! Share your “pocket … Read More

Autumn 2021 – Spring 2022 For the 12th consecutive year, the National Endowment for the Arts has chosen Staten Island OutLOUD to present The Big Read in our community! From Autumn 2021 through Spring 2022, we are proud to present a series of events exploring “An American Sunrise” – a volume of poetry by Joy Harjo, the first Native American … Read More

Saturday, May 15, 2pm. This is a free online event with the St. George Library Center & Staten Island OutLOUD. To participate, please visit the Facebook Page for the St George Library Center: www.facebook.com/StGeorgeNYPL – There you can RSVP for this event. Then the library will email you the link you’ll need on May 15. Thanks! In partnership with Staten … Read More

Saturday, May 22, 2021, 2pm at the Greenbelt Nature Center, 700 Rockland Ave, SINY 10314 NYSAI Press and Staten Island OutLOUD co-host this fun & free workshop Mail art is for everyone, whether you’re a trained artist, or if you’re just starting to explore your creative interests. It’s not art hanging in a gallery, it’s art that anybody can share … Read More