Literacy in Community

Literacy in Community Literacy in Community (LINC) builds neighborhood networks to support young readers by partnering with schools, libraries and

We offer bilingual resources to families, helping them bring reading home. When a community reads, children succeed!

Meet the runners going the distance for early literacy, one mile—and one young reader—at a time. 🏃🏻📚 We’re spotlighting ...
09/18/2026

Meet the runners going the distance for early literacy, one mile—and one young reader—at a time. 🏃🏻📚 We’re spotlighting our incredible Team LINC as they take on the 2026 TCS New York City Marathon to help children build literacy foundations that can last a lifetime. 🏁👟 Next up: Liam Dorpalen-Barry!

📚 5 Things to Know About Liam:
1️⃣ He believes literacy is the bedrock of a democratic society
2️⃣ He sees reading as the foundation for informed and engaged communities
3️⃣ He's running to help more children access the tools they need to thrive
4️⃣ This year's NYC Marathon will be his first-ever marathon
5️⃣ He's no stranger to discipline - he was a college athlete

Liam is running for a future where every child has the tools to learn, think critically, and participate fully in the world around them. 📖 💙Help him cross the finish line and help more NYC kids reach their starting line: https://ow.ly/RJCo50ZP54G

🔤 📚A bookshelf can hold more than stories. It can hold new words, new questions, and new ideas. It can be a place where ...
09/16/2026

🔤 📚A bookshelf can hold more than stories. It can hold new words, new questions, and new ideas. It can be a place where curiosity begins.

That's why having books at home matters. Access to high-quality, age-appropriate books gives children more opportunities to build vocabulary, discover new worlds, and develop a love of reading from the very beginning.

💙 As part of our 30 for 30 campaign, we're inviting our community to make a $30 gift in honor of LINC's 30th anniversary. 🗣️ "My children love to pick up a book any time of the day. We have our own little library at home and I am thankful for LINC for giving us the books." —Lisa, LINC parent

Together, we can help fill more bookshelves with possibilities for young readers. 🤝 Support 30 years of strong: tinyurl.com/LINC30for30

09/15/2026

Back to school season is here! And we’re excited to join -Reads-Together in helping families be on the same page as their kid.

You don’t need to be a reading expert to support your child. Small moments matter: Knowing what they are learning in school, talking about what they are reading, and building a reading routine at home.

NYC Reads Together is helping families use tools and resources to stay connected to what your child is learning in school and continue those reading conversations at home.

To use these tools, go to nycreadstogether.org

The leaves are turning and so are the pages, story season is here! 🍂📚 Join LINC for a week of free early literacy fun fr...
09/14/2026

The leaves are turning and so are the pages, story season is here! 🍂📚 Join LINC for a week of free early literacy fun from September 22-26:

📍Manhattan
🗓️Sep 23, 10am | Little Baby, Big Feelings series at East Harlem Neighborhood Health Action Center. A cozy storytime for babies, toddlers, and their caregivers.
🎟️ FREE Registration: tinyurl.com/2eru88nc
🗓️Sep 23, 11am | Honoring Our Grandparents at Family Enrichment Center Washington Heights & Inwood. Stories, songs, and games celebrating family bonds through reading in both English and Spanish.
🎟️ FREE Registration: tinyurl.com/3ekej475
🗓️Sep 24, 10am | Jugar y Grow at El Nido, playful learning with developmental toys
🎟️ FREE Registration: lincnyc.org/programs
🗓️Sep 25, 10:30am | Reading Discovery at Washington Heights NYPL. A joyful storytime filled with books, songs, and early literacy fun.
🎟️ FREE Registration: tinyurl.com/yc2yk3em
🗓️Sep 26, 10am | Back to School Event at P.S. 7M-Samuel Stern. Kick off the year with books and family fun
🎟️ FREE Registration: https://lincnyc.formstack.com/forms/linc_registration_form_manhattan

📍Bronx
🗓️Sep 23, 12:30pm | Little Learners, Big Feelings at Van Cortlandt House Museum. Interactive stories, songs, and games designed for young readers.
🎟️ FREE Registration: tinyurl.com/3vjk5z25
🗓️Sep 24, 11am | Learn Play Read series atBronx Library Center - NYPL. Discover simple games and hands-on activities that build literacy skills through play.
🎟️ FREE Registration: tinyurl.com/3btc297s
🗓️Sep 25, 10am | Back to School Breakfast at Mott Haven Community Partnership. Connect with families, enjoy books, and start the school year together.
🎟️ FREE Registration: lincnyc.org/programs

📍Brooklyn
🗓️Sep 24, 11:30am | Little Hands, Big Literacy at Our Tent - Family Enrichment Center. Interactive stories, songs, and games for children ages 0–3 and their families.
🎟️ FREE Registration: tinyurl.com/5h6adxzp

📍Queens
🗓️Sep 24, 5pm | Fall Celebration at Family Enrichment Center: Hamilton Heights/ Morningside Heights . Welcome the season with stories, songs, and family fun.
🎟️ FREE Registration: tinyurl.com/2232jp4p
🗓️Sep 26, 11am | Fall Celebration at Queens Public Library (South Jamaica). A festive bilingual storytime with books, songs, and activities for young readers.
🎟️ FREE Registration: tinyurl.com/mry53xb2

📍Staten Island
🗓️Sep 25, 10:30am | Ready, Set, Read! at NYPL The New York Public Library's Stapleton Library. Celebrate back-to-school season with stories, movement, and a hands-on craft.
🎟️ FREE Registration: https://qrco.de/bgxqGD

📍Virtual
🗓️Sep 22, 12pm | Literacy Through Play workshop series. A bilingual caregiver workshop exploring literacy-building activities through play.
🎟️ FREE Registration: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/R4CL67VaTtK5kWOJyx9wfA #/registration

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

💛👵🏾👴🏽📚 Happy Grandparents’ Day!There’s something special about sharing a story across generations. Today, we’re celebrat...
09/13/2026

💛👵🏾👴🏽📚 Happy Grandparents’ Day!

There’s something special about sharing a story across generations. Today, we’re celebrating Ari’s mom, a grandmother and part of our LINC community, pictured here reading at one of our programs. 💕 Reading together can spark curiosity, strengthen family bonds, and help children build a lifelong love of learning, one story at a time.

Here’s to the grandparents who make every page a little more meaningful. Find your next LINC reading adventure: lincnyc.org/programs
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👵🏽💛📚 Happy Grandparents Day! Today, we’re celebrating Ari’s mom, a grandmother and member of our LINC community, pictured here reading at one of our programs.
Here’s to the grandparents helping make reading part of family life. Explore LINC: lincnyc.org/programs

We’re excited to be part of the "Back to School" Campaign! You don’t have to be a reading expert to stay involved with ...
09/11/2026

We’re excited to be part of the "Back to School" Campaign!

You don’t have to be a reading expert to stay involved with your kid’s reading and learning journey. This school year, we are helping families be on the same page as your kid through Know, Talk, Read.

🔍 Know what your kid is learning about through the NYC Reads Curriculum Finder.
🗣️ Talk with your kid about what they are reading through NYC Reads Together Book Talks.
📖 Read with your kid and create a literacy routine at home.

At LINC, we're proud to be part of NYC’s literacy village. Working together alongside families, schools, libraries, and community partners, we are helping every child grow as confident readers and writers.

Explore NYC Reads Together back-to-school resources at nycreadstogether.org to get started.

09/10/2026

Oh, there's way more where that came from. 🏫🎒Back-to-school season is here, and we're taking a page from one of our favorite trends to share a few things you can find at LINC.

APPROVED:
✅ Free books
✅ Early literacy games
✅ Tote bags
✅ Family workshops
✅ Community reading events
✅ Support for caregivers

For 30 years, LINC has helped families make reading, talking, singing, playing, and learning part of everyday life. Because school may start in September, but literacy starts from day one. 💙

Whether we're gathering for storytimes, sharing literacy resources, or helping caregivers build children's language and reading skills, we're here to help children get a strong start. Find your next LINC program: lincnyc.org/programs

META 💙Community spotlight💙: Sharing resources, events, and opportunities our LINC families should know about!Back to sch...
09/09/2026

META
💙Community spotlight💙: Sharing resources, events, and opportunities our LINC families should know about!

Back to school means back to reading and our friends at One Word at a Time and Joyful Reading Company are bringing the excitement of books straight to classrooms with the Literacy Pep Rally! 🧑🏽‍🏫🎉 Join award-winning author Kwame Alexander, along with Lisa Yee, TZ Layton, and Nikki ShannonSmith for a FREE virtual celebration of reading featuring author read-alouds, literary games, Q&As, and more.

📅 Tuesday, September 15
🕐 1 pm
💻 Live on Zoom
🎟️ Register: zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/literacy-pep-rally--2026?zlinkid=39b6d1f7-5766-4fef-8b0d-f29892ac9ae1&emailId=164d4fe8-3f97-412b-837a-d82e21728d10&email=vtaddoni%40lincnyc.org&punctualAmounts=%5B%5D

Designed for classrooms, libraries, homeschool groups, and young readers everywhere, this 30-minute event is all about inspiring kids to discover the joy of reading.

🍎👩🏽‍🏫 School may start in September, but reading starts long before the first day of kindergarten. Long before children ...
09/08/2026

🍎👩🏽‍🏫 School may start in September, but reading starts long before the first day of kindergarten. Long before children read their first sentence, they're learning about sounds, letters, words, stories, and how language works. These early literacy skills help build the foundation for future reading success.

💙 That's why LINC works before kindergarten, partnering with families and communities to create literacy-rich experiences from birth. As part of our 30 for 30 campaign, we're inviting our community to make a $30 gift in honor of LINC's 30th anniversary.

Your support helps provide caregiver workshops, free resources, and practical tools that empower families to make everyday moments count. "My 4-year-old son can now identify some of the letters along with the sounds! So exciting." —Celida, LINC parent

🤝 Help us create more strong starts for the next generation and donate today: tinyurl.com/LINC30for30

🎒📚 New school year, new routines, and plenty of new things to discover! As families settle back into the rhythm of schoo...
09/07/2026

🎒📚 New school year, new routines, and plenty of new things to discover! As families settle back into the rhythm of school, LINC is here with FREE programs to make learning together easy, playful, and fun. 💛 Here's what's coming up September 14–20:

📍Manhattan
🗓️September 16, 10:30am | Caregiver Talk at Fort Washington Library. Simple, practical tips for responding to challenging behaviors.
🎟️ FREE Registration: lincnyc.org/programs
🗓️September 18, 10:30am | Reading Discovery at Washington Heights Library. Bilingual stories, songs, and games for expectant moms and families with children up to 5. Older siblings welcome!
🎟️ FREE Registration: tinyurl.com/yc2yk3em

📍Bronx
🗓️September 14, 3:30pm | Family event at PS 16 The Wakefield School. A joyful evening of reading and community fun.
🎟️ FREE Registration: lincnyc.org/programs
🗓️September 17, 9am | Bring Your Dad to School Day at Ps189m Magnet School of Inquiry and Expression. A bilingual reading celebration filled with interactive stories, songs, and games for dads and kids.
🎟️ FREE Registration: lincnyc.org/programs
🗓️September 17, 11am | Learn Play Read series at Bronx Library Center - NYPL. Discover easy, playful, and hands-on ways to build the language and early literacy skills children need to get ready to read.
🎟️ FREE Registration: incnyc.org/programs
🗓️September 18, 11am | "Together, We Are More" at Part of the Solution, Inc. Celebrate Hispanic Heritage with bilingual stories, songs, and games for children ages 2–5 and their families.
🎟️ FREE Registration: https://lincnyc.formstack.com/forms/pots_fy27

📍Brooklyn
🗓️September 17, 10:30am | Baby Talk at NYC Health + Hospitals. Woodhull program series. Learn simple ways to build your baby’s early language skills through talking, singing, playing, and reading.
🎟️ FREE Registration: tinyurl.com/ycxrvt65
📍Queens
🗓️September 17, 10am | Frog Celebration with Reach Out and Read of Greater New York. Hop into a bilingual morning of interactive stories, songs, and games for children ages 0–5 and their families!
🎟️ FREE Registration: https://tinyurl.com/53j28mrp

📍Staten Island
🗓️September 15, 11:15am | Serve & Return workshop series at West New Brighton Library. Learn playful ways to strengthen your baby’s communication skills through responsive, back-and-forth interactions.
🎟️ FREE Registration: qrco.de/bgvEVV

📍Virtual
🗓️September 15, 12pm | Literacy Through Play workshop series. Join us online for bilingual, play-based activities that help young children explore sounds, letters, and words.
🎟️ FREE Registration: tinyurl.com/t5wn92ka

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

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