The purpose of this study is to explore the direction of adult reading education and future reading movement by analyzing specific practical cases to gauge how adult reading practice is evolving. Accordingly, we participated in voluntary adult reading sessions and observed them as a way of effective data collection. This method was used because the reading groups operated both online and offline. The researchers collected the data by participating as both members and observers of the group. An analysis of the collected data found that reading is used as a cultural entertainment genre for modern adults, as a medium for sharing information, and as a means of establishing a collective intelligence network. The study suggests that reading education, which has so far focused on children and teenagers, should be altered in various ways in the future.