The Gracie Book Club is a joint effort between the Gracie Mansion Conservancy and First Lady Chirlane McCray to "foster conversation on a curated selection of literary works and make the spirit of Gracie Mansion, the People’s House, more accessible to more New Yorkers." The New York Public Library, Brooklyn Public Library and Queens Library systems have made extra copies of Bright Lines available in every branch.

Come and join us for a live video feed of the Gracie Book Club discussion on Bright Lines by Tanwi Nandini Islam at one of our local libraries and participate in the virtual discussion. These events are open to the public on a first come, first served basis.

Gracie Mansion Book Discussion Live Feed May 17 from 6–8 PM

Bronx Library Center
310 Kingsbridge Road, Bronx, NY 10458

Mid-Manhattan Library
455 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016

St. George Library Center
5 Central Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10305

Or you can participate in a group book discussion at one of our local libraries:

Manhattan

Muhlenberg Library
209 West 23rd Street, New York, NY 10011
Tuesday, May 17 at 5:30 PM

Terence Cardinal Cooke-Cathedral Library
560 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10022
Friday, May 20 at 5:15 PM

Mid-Manhattan Library
455 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016
Wednesday, May 25 at 2 PM

The Bronx

Hunt's Point Library
877 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, NY 10459
Thursday, May 26 at 3:30 PM

Parkchester Library
1985 Westchester Avenue, Bronx, NY 10463
Wednesday, June 22 at 11 AM

Spuyten Duyvil Library
650 West 235th Street, Bronx, NY 10463
Tuesday, June 14 at 1 PM

Staten Island

South Beach Library
21-25 Robin Road, Staten Island, NY 10305
Wednesday, June 22 at 11 AM