Reading is a town in Schuyler County, New York, United States.

[2] The Town of Reading is in the northern part of the county and is east of Bath.

Part of Reading was used to form the Town of Starkey (now in Yates County) in 1824.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 27.2 square miles (70 km2), all land.

New York State Route 14 is a major north-south highway that parallels nearby Seneca Lake, which marks the eastern town line.