The Literacy Center (Flagstaff)

10/14/2026

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Molly Munger, left, and Gene Munger, right, smile broadly while on vacation.

10/12/2026

💛 Less than one week away! 💛

We would love for you to join us on October 18th for Routes to Our Roots!

We're so excited to welcome renowned artist and storyteller Shonto Begay and share a special screening of the Arizona PBS film Tested.

Come celebrate the wonderful people, cultures, and stories of Northern Arizona while supporting the important literacy and immigration legal services happening right here in our community!

💛 Tickets are going fast! We hope to see you there!

🎟️ Get your tickets at www.thinkliteracy.org

10/06/2026

We are honored to welcome Shonto Begay to Routes to Our Roots!

Diné (Navajo) painter, author, illustrator, and educator Shonto Begay will join us as a featured speaker as we celebrate the stories, cultures, and journeys that make Northern Arizona so special.

🌿 October 18 | 2–5 PM | Serendipity

Please join us & support the incredible work happening right here in our community.

10/02/2026

Seeds & Poetry...it doesn't get much better than this! A big thank you to the families who joined us for our first Seed Poems & Wildflower Wishes workshop, and to Margie, our wonderful volunteer teacher, for making it such a fun afternoon!

Missed the first one? Come create with us this Saturday at the Pioneer Museum from 10:00–11:00 AM. We’ll be planting seeds, writing poetry, and making some wildflower wishes along the way. 🌱✍️🌼

We’d love to see you there!

09/27/2026

We hope to see you tomorrow at The Literacy Center from 3:30 - 4:30 and on Saturday at The Pioneer Museum from 10:00 - 11:00.

09/26/2026

Thank you to filmmaker Cassidy Motahari for featuring The Literacy Center's Citizenship & Civics Class (taught by our amazing volunteer David Sundland!) and our Immigration Legal Services Program (NAILS) in Tested: Becoming a U.S. Citizen. Also a thank you to Arizona PBS and host of Horizonte Catherine Anaya for including Grace Vaughan our Immigration Legal Services Director in the conversation about this important topic. Film premiere and Horizonte air tonight on azpbs.org/horizonte at 6PM. Support this work and watch Tested with us at our Routes to Our Roots event on October 18th - www.thinkliteracy.org

09/25/2026

Thank you for making a difference for young learners in our community and investing in early literacy! We couldn't do this work without your support. We are thrilled to announce that we are one of the 21 Arizona-based nonprofits to receive a two-year grant from Desert Financial Credit Union for programs focused on education! A huge thank you to for investing in our mission and helping us make an even greater impact. https://www.desertfinancial.com/en/financial-well-being/stories

09/23/2026

🌱 Seed Poems & Wildflower Wishes 🌸

Join The Literacy Center and the Flagstaff Festival of Science for a fun, hands-on activity that brings science, poetry, and creativity together! Kids will plant a wildflower seed, learn what plants need to grow, and write a poem about their hopes and dreams.

📚 September 28 | 3:30–4:30 PM
The Literacy Center

🌼 October 3 | 10:00–11:00 AM
The Pioneer Museum

Come plant, write, create, and grow with us! 🌱💜

Please see the Festival of Science Schedule for details on how to register. https://scifest.org/schedule/

09/16/2026

Can wait to see you all at the Flagstaff Festival of Science!

Our full Flagstaff Festival of Science schedule is out now! 🏁

Come check out over 100 free events, presentations, and workshops that are being hosted across the best 10 days of science in Flagstaff! If you see an event you're interested in, take note of the date and time, then head on over. It's as simple as that.

Some events require registration. To check out the full schedule, go to https://scifest.org/schedule/

09/11/2026

September is National Literacy Month! Douglas, our Adult Program Coordinator, and Mia, our TLC Intern, spent some time at the NAU College of Education today talking with students about The Literacy Center and ways to volunteer with us! 💛📚

Thank you to Dr. Gerald Wood for inviting us and giving us the chance to connect with some future educators. We hope to see a few of you at TLC soon!