Events

The popular ‘Where’s Waldo’ hunt is back – Pick up a Waldo Passport (available starting Jul 1st)  at Oblong Books and then hunt for Waldo(s), the famous fellow in the striped shirt and black-rimmed specs at local businesses in Rhinebeck all through the month of July. Its free to play. Spot him to win prizes, including temporary tattoos, books, and more! Make sure you ask store’s staff to ‘stamp’ your passport to verify that you found Waldo.

Its free to play, and the game lasts for the entire month of July. Finish up the hunt with a Waldo Prize-Drawing party on Monday, July 31 at 4pm. Must be present at party to be eligible to win. Instructions & More Info  

This event is located at the Rhinebeck Farmers Market just 1 block from Oblong Books. Stop by Oblong Books’ booth to Meet author Chris Baker with her gorgeous new picture book ON A MUSHROOM DAY, illustrated by Alexandra Fineldey. More Info

Take a magical walk through the forest and learn all about the wild beauty and wonder of mushrooms on this inspiring picture book journey!

A mushroom day is a day of exploring together and discovering some of the most incredible lifeforms on earth: fungi. In this lyrical, informational picture book structured around a walk through a summertime wood, a child and their caregiver share the sights, sounds and smells of the forest as they observe and identify different varieties of mushrooms. On a Mushroom Day encourages curiosity and a love of fungi in young children and normalizes safe, chaperoned joyful exploration of the fungal queendom all around us. Filled with fun, fascinating fungi facts and a visual catalogue of mushroom species so that kids can enjoy their very own mushroom day in the pages of this book!

In-store Summer Book/Author events at Oblong Books (& Online/Off-site Events too). Click Here for Oblong’s Full Events Calendar and details on how to Register and or Purchase Book.

It’s Bookstore Romance Day!  There’s nothing like a good romance to get you in the mood for Summer. We’re celebrating Romance fiction—its books, readers, and writers – all day today. If you’re a Romance fan come on in to our stores – we have some great recommendations for you! Can’t wait?! Click here for a few suggestions.

Please join us for an Artist Talk with featured artist, Madeleine Segall-Marx. Meet artist, hear talk, and view art. Info on Art Exhibit

Elevator and stairs available to access second floor.