Barrio Alegría

Barrio Alegría Personal and community transformation through interactive art forms. Call us at 610-743-3313 or email us at [email protected]

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Call us at 610-743-3313 or email [email protected].

09/18/2026

Let’s celebrate our community photographers!!!

Our 2026 OJOS participants spent 2 weeks going around the city to capture portraits of our neighbors ❤️ It’s now time to showcase all their hard work, which will be on display for an evening you don’t want to miss out on 📸

Mark your calendars and set your reminders!! 🗓️

Thursday, September 24th, 6-8pm
10 S 2nd St, Reading, PA 19602📍
Underneath the Penn St Bridge 🌉

Free parking in RACC Lot A|C 🚗

This fall, let stories light up the night! 🍂🍂🍂🍂Join us for an afternoon and evening filled with books, local authors, cr...
09/18/2026

This fall, let stories light up the night! 🍂🍂🍂🍂

Join us for an afternoon and evening filled with books, local authors, creativity, music, and the warm glow of Story Lane after dark.✨

Swipe to discover all the activities happening at the Story Lane Book Fair! ————>

09/17/2026

📚✨ READING, WE’RE MAKING HISTORY… ONE PAGE AT A TIME! ✨📚

Calling all bookworms, writers, creatives, and community lovers! 💌 Your new favorite fall event is HERE!

Join Barrio Alegría & the Reading Public Library for the FIRST EVER Story Lane Book Fair! A whole day dedicated to books, creativity, connection, and celebrating the beautiful community we call home. 💕

📅 Saturday, October 3rd
⏰ 1–9 PM
📍 Reading Public Library

Here’s what’s waiting for you:
- Tons of amazing authors & local vendors
- Open mics, panels & creative writing workshops
- Live DJs, food & good vibes
- Children’s activities from 1–3 PM
- Spaces for teens and adults to hang out and connect
- A night market to keep the fun going!

Whether you’re looking for your next favorite read, creative inspiration, or simply a reason to get out and meet your neighbors, there’s a place for you here. 💕

Bring your friends, bring your family, bring your date, or come solo and leave with new connections. Let’s fill our library and our community with stories, laughter, and a whole lot of love!

📚✨ SAVE THE DATE & SPREAD THE WORD! We can’t wait to see you there, Reading! 🥹❤️

Curiouser and curiouser, how far down does the rabbit hole go? You're invited to this tea party, the oddest you'll come ...
09/16/2026

Curiouser and curiouser, how far down does the rabbit hole go? You're invited to this tea party, the oddest you'll come to know...

Barrio Lights returns with an immersive experience in the halls of the gorgeous Reading Public Museum. This will be unlike any gala you have attended yet. So come dressed to impress the Queen of Hearts, and be ready to ponder a riddle or 12.

It may not be what you're used to, but as the grinning kitty says, "we are not strange, weird, off, nor crazy...our reality is just different from yours."

Don't be late for this very important date🐇 Get your tickets in our bio!

09/16/2026

👀✨ OJOS EXHIBITION: COME THROUGH, READING! ✨📸

Neighbors, friends, and familia… you’re invited! 💛 Join us for an evening of art, community, and good vibes at the OJOS Exhibition!

Come shop our participants’ beautiful photographs, browse the artwork, meet your neighbors, and get to know the amazing community around you. 🖼️ Grab a bite, enjoy some live music, bring your date, bring your bestie, or just come as you are. There’s room for everyone!

📅 Thursday, September 24th
⏰ 6–8 PM
📍 Underneath the Penn Street Bridge, next to the Yocum Library

We can’t wait to see you there! 🥹💛

09/15/2026

📚✨ READING, PA!!!! WE’RE THROWING A BOOK FAIR! ✨📚

Mark your calendars because The Reading Public Library’s FIRST EVER Book Fair is happening Saturday, October 3rd from 1–9 PM🎉

Come spend the day with your neighbors and enjoy a little bit of EVERYTHING:

📖 Browse & grab some books
🍴 Grab a bite & treat yourself
🎶 Jam out to some music
🎤 Share your voice at our Open Mic
🎨 Celebrate local creativity & community, etc!
💃 Have some fun, make some memories, and stay awhile!

Whether you’re a lifelong bookworm, a casual reader, a local artist, a music lover, a performer, or just looking for something fun to do with your people, theres a place for you HERE! 🩷

We’re opening our doors (and our arms :])wide and inviting our neighbors to come celebrate with us. This is more than a book fair. It’s a celebration of Reading, our community, and the people who make it special. 🫶🏼

We’re SO excited to bring this to our neighbors and can’t wait to see you there! 📚🎶🎤✨

Saturday, October 3rd | 1–9 PM
📍 The Reading Public Library

Bring a friend… or a date 👀 Bring your family. Bring your love for books. Come hang with us! 💛

09/15/2026

¡Protege nuestro hogar, respeta tus parques!

👁️📸👁️ OJOS IS OUT IN THE WORLD!Two photography rounds. Two unique perspectives. One BIG exhibition. 🔥Come pop out on Thu...
09/14/2026

👁️📸👁️ OJOS IS OUT IN THE WORLD!
Two photography rounds. Two unique perspectives. One BIG exhibition. 🔥

Come pop out on Thursday, September 24th and see what our OJOS photographers have been creating! Their work will be on display AND available for purchase, so you can support these artists and take a little piece of their vision home with you. 🖼️✨

Come look. Come shop. Come vibe. Come show some love. ⭐️

📅 Thursday, September 24
⏰ 6–8 PM
📍 Yocum Library | 10 S 2nd St, Reading, PA 19602

🌉 Under the Penn Street Bridge
Bring your people and pull uppppp. OJOS is about to be a whole vibe. 👀📸

Every great business starts with something small: a family recipe, an idea, or the dream of sharing a piece of our cultu...
09/11/2026

Every great business starts with something small: a family recipe, an idea, or the dream of sharing a piece of our culture. ✊🏻✨🩵

At The Next Step, aspiring and established food entrepreneurs shared their stories, flavors, and passion with our community.

A special thank-you to Berks Latino Workforce Development and every organization, partner, volunteer, and community member who made this experience possible. Sometimes one step can open the door to something great.

Every great business starts with something small: a family recipe, an idea, or the dream of sharing a piece of our cultu...
09/11/2026

Every great business starts with something small: a family recipe, an idea, or the dream of sharing a piece of our culture. ✊🏻✨🩵

At The Next Step, aspiring and established food entrepreneurs shared their stories, flavors, and passion with our community.

A special thank-you to Berks Latino Workforce Development and every organization, partner, volunteer, and community member who made this experience possible. Sometimes one step can open the door to something great. 💚

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Reading, PA

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 3:30pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 3:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 3:30pm
Friday 8:30am - 3:30pm
7pm - 9pm
Sunday 12pm - 2pm

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+16107433313

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