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LINC Communities We are Literacy Inc.’s communities of parents and literacy advocates working together to ensure children are prepared to enter school ready to achieve.

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🌍💚 Happy Earth Day! Our power, our planet. Earth Day reminds us that change doesn’t come from one moment or one voice. I...
04/22/2026

🌍💚 Happy Earth Day! Our power, our planet. Earth Day reminds us that change doesn’t come from one moment or one voice. It’s sustained by everyday actions from families, educators, and communities working together to care for the world around us.

At LINC, we believe those same everyday moments of reading together, asking questions, and noticing the world, are how children begin to understand connection, care, and responsibility for their environment. 🌱 Here are a few of our favorite Earth Day reads to explore with little ones:

📖 "The EARTH Book" BY Todd Parr
📖 "Change Starts with Us" by Sophie Beer
📖 "My First Earth Day" by Karen Katz
📖 "Help Save Our Earth: Small Changes for a Big Impact" by Little Grasshopper Books (Author), Publications International Ltd., illustrated by Tjarda Borsboom
📖 "Happy Earth Day!" by Deborah Hopkinson, illustrated by Jennifer Zivoin

Because when children learn to care for the planet, they’re also learning how to care for each other. Sign up for your next LINC reading adventure: lincnyc.org/programs

🦒✨ A glowing start to CFR Month! This April, we kicked off CFR Month with a Little Readers Glow Safari with our partner...
04/22/2026

🦒✨ A glowing start to CFR Month! This April, we kicked off CFR Month with a Little Readers Glow Safari with our partners at the Bronx Zoo, bringing families together for an afternoon of storytelling, discovery, and early literacy in action.

From glow-in-the-dark sensory play and scavenger hunts to a joyful read-aloud of "Solitary Animals: Introverts of the Wild," written by Joshua David Stein and illustrated by Dominique Ramsey, over 50 families explored how reading can come to life anywhere, even at the zoo. 📚🌿

A huge thank you to our incredible CFR partners: NYPL The New York Public Library, JCCA, and La Fuerza Unida, Inc. for providing free books and helping make this day so special. We were also honored to be joined by Assemblymember Hon. Karines Reyes, RN, a dedicated advocate for Bronx families and early literacy.

City’s First Readers is all about helping families weave reading into everyday moments, because those small moments build strong readers for life. Read our blog post and explore upcoming CFR events near you: tinyurl.com/CFRBronxZoo

📚🫶🏾 Happy National Library Week and a special thank you on to the spaces that make early literacy possible across NYC....
04/21/2026

📚🫶🏾 Happy National Library Week and a special thank you on to the spaces that make early literacy possible across NYC.

Libraries are where stories begin, families connect, and young children build the skills they need to thrive. From first books to first words, these spaces help turn everyday moments into opportunities for learning and growth.

At LINC, we believe literacy starts at birth, and our library partners help bring that mission to life by ensuring families have access to books, resources, and joyful reading experiences in every borough. 💞 With gratitude to our incredible partners: NYPL The New York Public Library, Bronx Library Center - NYPL, Kingsbridge Branch Library, NYPL, Queens Public Library's Baisley Park Library, Brooklyn Public Library's Arlington Library, & NYPL's Stapleton Library.

Because when communities come together around reading, children don’t just learn to read, they build the foundation to succeed. Start your next LINC reading adventure: lincnyc.org/programs

💬 This week’s Vroom tip (⬆️ Desliza para español): Laundry day just became sing-along time! 👶🏽🎶When you’re doing laundry...
04/18/2026

💬 This week’s Vroom tip (⬆️ Desliza para español): Laundry day just became sing-along time! 👶🏽🎶

When you’re doing laundry, turn each step into a song—adding detergent, closing the washer, switching loads, folding clothes. Watch your child and echo the sounds they make so you can build a song together. 🧺🧼

These playful back-and-forth moments turn an everyday chore into connection, helping your child tune into sounds, rhythms, and early language skills, all while having fun with you.

📚🌸Spring is all about growth, curiosity, and new beginnings—and this week’s programs bring early literacy to life throug...
04/18/2026

📚🌸Spring is all about growth, curiosity, and new beginnings—and this week’s programs bring early literacy to life through play, stories, songs, and discovery. Join us from April 18–24 for our FREE early literacy programs. Here’s what’s happening:

📍East Harlem
️🗓️ April 23, 11am | Baby Talk workshop series at Family Enrichment Center SOUL—learn ways of nurturing your baby’s developing language skills
🎟️ Register here: tinyurl.com/fec26pw

📍East New York
️🗓️ April 22, 10am | Big Brooklyn Playdate at Brooklyn Public Library: hands-on play & learning activities
🎟️ Register here: tinyurl.com/2h23kx9u
️️🗓️ April 24, 12pm | Reading Together at Brooklyn Community Services: storytime fun for families
🎟️ Register here: tinyurl.com/bcs26r

📍Fordham
️️🗓️ April 21 + 23, 11am | Little Babies, Big Feelings workshop at SBH Health System: understand and respond to your baby’s emotional and physical needs
🎟️ Register here: tinyurl.com/praxis26rd

📍Kingsbridge
️️🗓️ April 22, 12pm | Little Babies, Big Feelings workshop at Praxis—tools for toddler emotions
🎟️ Register here: tinyurl.com/praxis26rd

📍Inwood
️️🗓️ April 21, 8:30am | Social Emotional Literacy workshop at Fort George Head Start Center—building emotional skills.
🎟️ Register here: tinyurl.com/fg26sel
️️🗓️ April 23, 11am | Planting Stories, Growing Readers at The Met Cloisters RING Garden—storytime meets spring!
🎟️ Register here: lincnyc.formstack.com/forms/linc_ring_garden_spring
️️🗓️ April 24, 10am | Celebrating Reading Champions at NYPL The New York Public Library's Inwood Branch of The New York Public Library, honoring families who hit this year’s Reading Champion milestone with activities, learning tips & more
🎟️ Register here: tinyurl.com/36rb83ns

📍South Jamaica
️️🗓️ April 21, 10:30am | Toddler Time Celebration at Queens Public Library's Jamaica Library—a session of movement, activities & more that support early language development and social skills
🎟️ Register here: tinyurl.com/qpl26tt
️️🗓️ April 22, 11am | Toddler Time at Queens Public Library—Wiggle, giggle, and grow through stories, songs, movement, and playful activities that build early language skills and support social development.
🎟️ Register here: tinyurl.com/qpl26
️️🗓️ April 23, 10:30am | Know Your Rights at Queens Public Library—read-alouds, songs, and hands-on play that build early language skills and connect immigrant families with resources to support their rights and community confidence community
🎟️ Register here: tinyurl.com/qpl26tt

📍Staten Island
️️🗓️ April 21, 4:15pm | Happy, Sad, Silly and Mad! at The Richmond Pre-K Center—exploring feelings!
🎟️ Register here: tinyurl.com/b792paxx
️️🗓️ April 24, 10:30am | Toddler Talk workshop at NYPL The New York Public Library's Stapleton Library—boost your toddler's language skills
🎟️ Register here: tinyurl.com/tt26si

📍Washington Heights
️️🗓️ April 23, 10am | Reading Discovery at Columbia Community Partnership for Health (Columbia Neighbors)—interactive read-alouds, songs, and hands-on activities that build early language skills and social development while sparking curiosity about the world
🎟️ Register here: tinyurl.com/ccph26s

📍Virtual
️️🗓️ April 21, 12pm | Baby Talk workshop—bilingual workshop from home!
🎟️ Register here: zoom.us/meeting/register/MSgeC3oqTkG-MF4EXblhGw #/registration
️️🗓️ April 21, 6pm | Reading Starts with Hearing workshop—build phonological awareness.
🎟️ Register here: tinyurl.com/ee26hear
️️🗓️ April 22, 11am | How to Build Phonemic Awareness workshop—fun sound games for readers.
🎟️ Register here: tinyurl.com/3rccs486

All LINC programs are 🌟FREE,🌟 designed for families with children ages 0–5, but all ages are welcome.

🧺✨ It’s National Laundry Day and yes, even this chore can spark big learning moments! Sorting socks, folding shirts, mat...
04/15/2026

🧺✨ It’s National Laundry Day and yes, even this chore can spark big learning moments! Sorting socks, folding shirts, matching colors—these everyday tasks are full of opportunities to build language, problem-solving, and connection through simple talk, play, and discovery.

Here are a few of our favorite laundry-themed reads to keep the learning (and fun) going:
📗 "Uh-Oh Echo Helps with the Laundry" by Shannon Ashley Reedy
📗 "Laundry Day" by Jessixa Bagley
📗 "Mrs. McNosh Hangs Up Her Wash" by Sarah Weeks, illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott
📗 "Clothesline Clues to Jobs People Do" by Kathryn Heling and Deborah Hembrook, illustrated by Andy Robert Davies

At LINC, we believe learning starts in moments just like these, turning daily routines into powerful foundations for early literacy. Sign up for your LINC reading adventure: lincnyc.org/programs

✍🏽️📖 April is National Poetry Month, a global celebration of poetry’s power to spark imagination, language, and joy in r...
04/12/2026

✍🏽️📖 April is National Poetry Month, a global celebration of poetry’s power to spark imagination, language, and joy in readers of all ages. This year also marks The Academy of American Poets 30th anniversary, honoring three decades of poems shared in classrooms, libraries, and homes around the world.

Here are a few poetry-filled books to enjoy with your little one at home:
📓 "1 Is One" by Tasha Tudor
📓 "Honey for You, Honey for Me" by Michael Rosen, illustrated by Chris Riddell
📓 "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" by Eric Carle (The World of Eric Carle)
📓 "Shout!: Little Poems" by Brod Bagert, illustrated by Sachiko Yoshikawa
📓 "A Children's Treasury of Nursery Rhymes" by Linda Bleck
📓 "Won't You Be My Neighbor?" by Fred Rogers (Mister Rogers' Neighborhood) illustrated by Luke Flowers

Read them aloud, sing them, repeat them—poetry is one of the easiest and most joyful ways to build your child’s early literacy skills. 🎶🧠 Sign up for your next LINC reading adventure: lincnyc.org/programs

Spring is in full bloom, and so is the learning! 🌱📚 Join us from April 11–17 for FREE early literacy programs across NYC...
04/11/2026

Spring is in full bloom, and so is the learning! 🌱📚 Join us from April 11–17 for FREE early literacy programs across NYC and beyond. Here's what's happening next week:

📍East New York
🗓️ April 13, 4pm | Serve and Return* at The CRIB. A hands-on workshop exploring how everyday play builds early print awareness
🎟️ Register here: https://tinyurl.com/print26linc
🗓️ April 16, 8:30am | Toddler Talk workshop at SCO Family of Services. An interactive session using play, props, and storytelling to boost toddlers’ communication, vocabulary, and imagination
🎟️ Register here: tinyurl.com/sco26tt

📍Kingsbridge
🗓️ April 17, 8:30am | Little Learners, Big Emotions at Our Casa. A playful storytime with songs and activities to help little ones understand, express, and manage big feelings
🎟️ Register here: tinyurl.com/casa26linc

📍Inwood
🗓️ April 14, 8:30am | Together through Stories at Fort George Head Start, celebrating community
🎟️ Register here: tinyurl.com/ftg26re
️🗓️ April 16, 11am | Planting Stories, Growing Readers at the The Met Cloisters' Ring Garden. A springtime storytime with activities that help little ones grow their love of reading through nature and play
🎟️ Register here: tinyurl.com/ring26spring

📍South Jamaica
️🗓️ April 14, 10:30am | Toddler Time at Queens Public Library. A lively mix of stories, songs, and movement to support early language and social skills through play
🎟️ Register here: tinyurl.com/qpl26tt

📍Staten Island
️🗓️ April 14, 11am | Little Babies, Big Feelings workshop for caregivers at NYPL The New York Public Library's West New Brighton Library.
🎟️ Register here: tinyurl.com/wnbl26r
️🗓️ April 17, 10am | Rabbit: Hop into Amazing Books at Friends of Crown Heights Educational Centers. Get immersed in a world of stories and songs that ignite your child's imagination and creativity
🎟️ Register here: tinyurl.com/bdz8dyv7

📍Washington Heights
️🗓️ April 15, 4pm | Little Readers Love the Earth at Family Enrichment Center. We're celebrating Earth Day through stories, songs, activities and easy tips to get your young readers to learn and grow
🎟️ Register here: tinyurl.com/zp3bst8f

📍East End
️🗓️ April 14, 6pm | Family Literacy Night at Southampton UFSD.
🎟️ Register here: https://lincnyc.formstack.com/forms/east_end_linc_outreach_form

📍Virtual
️🗓️ April 14, 12pm | Baby Talk*, tips for communicating with your baby
🎟️ Register here: tinyurl.com/bbtalk26
️🗓️ April 14, 6pm | Reading Starts with Hearing workshop. Build phonological awareness at home
🎟️ Register here: tinyurl.com/ee26hear

All LINC programs are 🌟FREE,🌟 designed for families with children ages 0–5, but all ages are welcome.

💌🏙️ A love letter to NYC families: powered by stories, voices, and community. This April, as we celebrate Diversity Mont...
04/09/2026

💌🏙️ A love letter to NYC families: powered by stories, voices, and community. This April, as we celebrate Diversity Month and Volunteer Month, we’re reflecting on the people who brought LINC’s campaign to life across all five boroughs.

For the month of March, with our partners at Fidelis Care we welcomed families with children (birth–5) into joyful, literacy-rich spaces rooted in representation and connection. Together, we:

📖 Distributed 500+ free books
✍️ Shared “mirrors and windows” through diverse stories
🌎 Celebrated culture, language, and identity
🧑‍🧑‍🧒 Created meaningful moments between children and caregivers

A heartfelt thank you to our incredible guest authors: ✨ Elizabeth Balaguer, Susie Jaramillo, Shoshanah K. Hobson, Nettie Atkisson, Jenn Cruzado, and Ashley Woodfolk. We were also grateful to have the support of Council Member Eric Dinowitz in uplifting our work and showing up for LINC families.

And to our dedicated LINC staff and community volunteers—your care, energy, and commitment made every space feel welcoming and full of possibility. To our LINC families: thank you for showing up and sharing your stories with us.

Because when children see themselves—and each other—in the stories they read, they don’t just learn to read, they learn they belong. Sign up for your LINC reading adventure: lincnyc.org/programs

💛 🩺 During Global Public Health Week, we’re celebrating the power of literacy as a foundation for lifelong health. Throu...
04/08/2026

💛 🩺 During Global Public Health Week, we’re celebrating the power of literacy as a foundation for lifelong health. Through our partnership with SBH Health System we’re raising healthy readers in the Bronx, bringing books, language, and learning into pediatric spaces where families already are.

From “read while you wait” programs to take-home books and literacy kits, this work connects healthy bodies with healthy minds from birth, because early literacy helps families better understand, access, and navigate their health.

At LINC, we believe public health starts with early childhood, and when children and caregivers build strong reading routines, they’re building stronger futures. 📚🤝 Together, we’re embedding literacy into community care so every child can grow, thrive, and enter school ready to read and ready for life. Sign up for your LINC reading adventure: lincnyc.org/programs

Happy National Library Day! 📚🏛️ Today, we celebrate the heart of our communities ✨libraries✨ and the powerful role they ...
04/06/2026

Happy National Library Day! 📚🏛️ Today, we celebrate the heart of our communities ✨libraries✨ and the powerful role they play in shaping young readers.

Across Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island, our library partners are more than just places for books. They are vibrant hubs where families gather, stories come to life, and children build the foundational literacy skills they need to thrive.

At LINC, we believe literacy starts at birth and libraries help make that possible. By connecting families, schools, and communities, they ensure every child has access to books, resources, and the joy of reading from day one.

💞Thank you to our incredible partners NYPL The New York Public Library, Bronx Library Center - NYPL, Kingsbridge Branch Library, NYPL, Queens Public Library + Baisley Park Library, Brooklyn Public Library Family's Arlington Library, & NYPL: Stapleton Library for helping bring literacy to life across NYC.

Because when communities come together around reading, children arrive at the schoolhouse door ready to learn, and ready to succeed. Sign up for your LINC reading adventure: lincnyc.org/programs

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