Buffalo Reading Invasion

Please join us on Thursday August 6th from 7 – 8pm for an hour of quiet reading in one of Buffalo’s most beautiful and iconic settings: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House.

In the recent Atlantic article, Rose Horowitch delivers the news plainly: “Americans, once members of a proudly literate society, read much less than they used to.” She goes on to explain that “fewer than half of all adults reported having read a book of any kind in 2022. Only 38 percent read a novel or short story. [And the] proportion of Americans who read for pleasure on any given day fell from 28 percent in 2004 to 16 percent in 2023.”

Please join on Thursday August 6th as we push back against this trend. 

You can also find us on Instagram or Facebook  or contact Geoff Schutte at geoffschutte@gmail.com for more information. 

Hope to see you there! 

The next Buffalo Reading Invasion will be taking place on Tuesday July 14th from 7 – 8pm on the UB South Campus, on the lawn in front of the historic Hayes Hall. We are super excited for our first visit to UB. Free parking is available in the Townsend and Parker lots.

Hope to see you on the 14th. 

Please join us on Monday June 15th from 7pm – 8pm for the first Buffalo Reading Invasion of 2026. We will be gathering at Bidwell Parkway & Potomac, near Buff Seminary. 

Please bring a book and bring a friend, and join us for an hour of reading, relaxing, and gathering in one of our most beautiful city spaces. Families are especially welcome–it’s one of the main reasons we do this! 

Buffalo Friends:

The next (and last for the season) Reading Invasion is upon us! Please join us on Thursday August 14th for a night of reading in one of our truly beautiful spaces: the East Lawn of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House. We’ll be gathering and reading from 7pm – 8pm.

Please spread the word and join us for an hour of reading and a celebration of community.

Please join us this month for the 2nd Reading Invasion of the summer!

This time, we are gathering on Thursday July 10th from 7pm – 8pm on the east side of the Buffalo AKG Museum (the Hoyt Lake side) for an hour of reading in yet another incredible Buffalo space. 

The AKG is open until 8pm that night, and Cornelia, the great restaurant inside, will be open for drinks, snacks, and small plates. It should be a special night. 

Please spread the word, and join for an hour of communal reading in an iconic public space. 

Hope to see you then!

***Can’t make this one?? We’re going to have one more on August 14th at the Darwin Martin House!

The weather is looking perfect for the first Reading Invasion of the summer. Don’t forget a book and a chair or blanket and we’ll hopefully see many of you Tuesday night at 7pm for an hour of reading!

We will be meeting in Bidwell Parkway at Potomac (across from Buff Sem) from 7pm – 8pm. (NOTE: This is a new location–just a block up from where we usually meetin)

Location of Reading Invasion

Location and dates for the rest of the summer season:

On Thursday July 10th @ the AKG from 7 – 8pm

On Thursday August 14th @ The Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House. 7 – 8pm