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2021

August 157th Street Books Reopening Soon! + A Young(er) Person's Guide to 57th Street Books
July 25A Young(er) Person's Guide to 57th Street Books - Read With to Beginning Readers - July 2021
July 18A Young Person's Guide to 57th Street Books - Middle to Young Adult Readers - July 2021
July 1A Young(er) Person's Guide to 57th Street Books - Read With to Beginning Readers - June 2021
June 27A Young Person's Guide to 57th Street Books - Middle to Young Adult Readers - June 2021
April 25A Young Person's Guide to 57th Street Books - April 2021
March 30A Young(er) Person's Guide to 57th Street Books - New Read Aloud Titles for Ages 0 to 8, Celebrating Beverly Cleary, and Virtual Events!
February 2 A Young Person's Guide to 57th Street Books - February 2021

2020

December 13A Young Person's Guide to 57th Street Books - December 2020
November 24A Young Person's Guide to 57th Street Books - November 2020
June 18A Young Person's Guide to 57th Street Books - June 18th
June 3A Young Person's Guide to 57th Street Books - June 3rd
May 24BRICK BY BRICK & Book by Book + A Message from Franny & Colin
May 16Listen Up w ORCHESTRA & More Audacious Books for Young Readers & Grads!
May 12New YA & Middle Grade from National Book Award Winner Elizabeth Acevedo & Gene Luen Yang + Gwendolyn Brooks Youth Poetry Awards 2020!
May 9HELLO, NEIGHBOR! Kind and Caring Books for Young Readers w Hans Christian Andersen Award-Winner Jacqueline Woodson & More!
May 2THE ONE AND ONLY BOB, ALL BOYS AREN'T BLUE & More Brave New Books for Young Readers
AprilA Shower of Spring Favorites for Young Readers + FREE Standard Shipping Till 4/30!
MarchBooks to Bring Us Together + Young Readers Advisory Board's Poetry Challenge!
FebruaryA Young Person's Guide to 57th Street Books w ALA Award Winners We LOVE, Samira Ahmed's MAD, BAD & DANGEROUS TO KNOW & More!
JanuaryRead in the New Year w Mama Fresh, Practice Food Safety w YUM YUMMY YUCK + BLACK ENOUGH & Other Books for Young Readers!

2019

NovemberMiddle Grade Mayhem + Tomi Adeyemi on CHILDREN OF VIRTUE & VENGEANCE, Bilingual Storytime w Claudia Guadalupe Martínez & More!
OctoberTurn It Up w Morgan Parker on WHO PUT THIS SONG ON? + Hans Christian Andersen Prize-winner Roger Mello, Gloria Chao, Liesl Shurtliff & More!
SeptemberWe're Going on a Book Hunt at the Children's Book Fair + Heroines Unite in Kate Hannigan's CAPE, Rena Barron's KINGDOM OF SOULS, WOMEN IN STEM & More!
August Shakespearean Sweets in Rajani LaRocca's MIDSUMMER'S MAYHEM + Storytime w Book Artist Antoine Guilloppé & More Flavorful Fun for Young Readers!
JulyTake Flight with John Hare's FIELD TRIP TO THE MOON & More Exploratory Summer Reads!
JunePreorder Mo Willems' THE PIGEON HAS TO GO TO SCHOOL! + June Picks from the Young Readers Advisory Board & Julissa Arce on SOMEONE LIKE ME
MaySpring Into Books w The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air's Karyn Parsons, Storytime Favorite Ruth Spiro, HAIR LOVE + Gifts for Mom & More!
AprilHIGH FIVE for DRAGONS LOVE TACOS Author Adam Rubin, Caldecott & Printz Honor-Winners Vera Brosgol & Julie Berry, Independent Bookstore Day & More!
MarchSamira Ahmed's INTERNMENT, Suzanne Slade's DARING DOZEN, Caldecott Medalist Vera Brosgol & More Out of This World Books & Events for Young Readers!
FebruaryDRESS LIKE A GIRL w Patricia Toht + Adam Schmitt's Middle Grade Knockout SPEECHLESS, Angie Thomas' ON THE COME UP & 2019 ALA Award Winners!
JanuaryAnnouncing 57th Street Books' Young Readers Advisory Board + Storytime with Komal Singh, Patricia Toht, Mama Fresh & More!
2018
DecemberA Young Person's Holiday Gift Guide to 57th Street Books + Cozbi Cabrera's MY HAIR IS A GARDEN, 2019 Events & More!
NovemberMatthew Cordell's KING ALICE, Robin Stevens' Middle-Grade Mysteries, Small Business Saturday & Books to Give Thanks for at 57th Street Books!
OctoberFront Table Explorations Near & Far + 12 Days of Co-op Notables, Booksellers' Top 5 Books of 2018 & Daniel Levin Becker on READINGS FROM THE OULIPO
HalloweenAndrea Beaty's ROSIE REVERE & THE RAUCOUS RIVETERS, Liesl Shurtliff and Brianna DuMont's Art Inspired Adventures & Halloween Fun for Young Readers!
September 22Grab Tickets to Meet Up w Three Acclaimed YA Authors at 57th Street Books' EPIC READS MEET UP 9/26 + Hank Green's ABSOLUTELY REMARKABLE THING!
Science SeptemberCelebrate Science September w Andrea Beaty, National Geographic, and the Museum of Science and Industry!
AugustFarm Fresh Books & Events for Young Readers, Christina Matula's Mid-Autumn Festival Reads, YA EPIC READS and more!
JulyMarch Into 57th Street Books for Caldecott Honor Winner Bryan Collier on THE 5 O'CLOCK BAND, Summer Reads to Read Aloud & More Fun for Young Readers!
JuneSummer Reading Starts Now w Liesl Shurtliff's GRUMP, Chad Sell's Breakthrough Graphic Novel, a 20th Anniversary Celebration of I LOVE MY HAIR & More!
AprilA Young Person's Guide to Poetry Month + 2018 Award Winners, Spring Educators Night, Sant Jordi's Day & More!
MarchRead Up on Women’s History Month w Acclaimed Authors Kate Hannigan, Grace Byers, Candace Fleming, Elizabeth Acevedo, Blue Balliett & More!
FebruaryGet GRAPHIC with CHF + Sennett on ETHICS FOR THE CITY, Epstein on AROUSED, HOW TO SAVE A CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRACY & Sweet Sounds of The Front Table
2017
DecemberDecember Festivities, 2017 Holiday Gift Guide, Free Standard Shipping & More Fun for Young Readers at 57th Street Books!
HalloweenHalloween Fun for Young Readers This Weekend at 57th Street Books + Save on Tickets to YA Events at the Chicago Humanities Festival!
Science SeptemberShop and Save with 57th Street Books & the Museum of Science and Industry + Midnight Madness Fun for Children and Adults!
SeptemberCelebrate Science September with MSI and 57th Street Books + Our "Unfinished Manuscript" Writing Contest, Events for All Ages, Giveaways and More!
AugustA Young Person's Guide to 57th Street Books Featuring The New York Review Children's Collection, All-Store Parent-Child Read, Sensory Storytime & More
JulySummer Reading Starts at 57th Street Books with our Summer Reading Journal Challenge!
Father's DayCelebrate Father's Day with Caldecott Winner Javaka Steptoe on "Radiant Child: The Story of Young Jean-Michel Basquiat"
JuneA Young Person's Guide to 57th Street Books with Spectacular Storytimes, Franny's June Picks, Summer Reading and More!
MayA Young Person's Guide to 57th Street Books Featuring Eric Carle, Franny's "Legend of Sant Jordi," Spring Gifts and More!
AprilA Young Person's Guide to Poetry Month at 57th Street Books
MarchA Young Person's Guide to 57th Street Books, #2
FebruaryA Young Person's Guide to 57th Street Books