The Reading Room is a contemporary art library, activity space, and project platform. One of its main obligations is a direct response to the severe socio-political climate in Thailand, especially the realisation that there is a lack of public and independent space in the country. Therefore, it has focused on providing an open space for broader public discourse through diverse programmes, including seminars, lectures, screenings, workshops, and politico-cultural projects, to create dialogue and discussion among people from various fields of knowledge and communities in Thailand.