13th Annual Book Day at Irish Arts Center

Yearly city-wide book giveaway!

Every St. Patrick’s Day, we celebrate with the most cherished of Irish traditions: sharing our stories. This year, as we look ahead to our production of The United States vs Ulysses, a play about the court case surrounding the publication of James Joyce’s Ulysses in this country, we’ll shine a light on other authors whose works have been banned throughout history, including Edna O’Brien, Claudia Rankine, Sally Rooney, Carmen Maria Machado, Samuel Beckett, and Kaylani Juanita, alongside titles by some of our favorite Irish, Irish American, and NYC writers.

Come get YOUR free book at any Book Day pop-up station across the city. The IAC family of volunteers, staff, sponsors and supporters, along with our partners at the New York City Council, will be out from 8am until the books run out!

BOOK DAY SITES:

Queens 

Southwest corner of Roosevelt Avenue and 61st Street at Woodside / 61st Street stop on the 7 train, Woodside
3732 75th St, Jackson Heights
Fresh Pond entrance to the M train, near 67th Avenue

The Bronx 

Buhre Avenue station, 6 train
238th Street station, 1 train

Brooklyn 

4th Avenue between 68th and Bay Ridge Avenue, Bay Ridge Avenue station, R train
Bedford/Nostrand Station, G Train

Manhattan 

49th Street near 8th avenue, 50th Street Station, downtown C/E train
72nd and Broadway station, 1 train
Grand Central (south corner of 42nd St and Park, in front of TD Bank
Chambers Street station, 1/2/3 train
8th Street/NYU stop on the R/ W line (north west corner)
Irish Arts Center, 726 11th Ave

Staten Island 

St. George Ferry Terminal