LINC in the News
Read about what’s happening at LINC and with our families, both in the news and through blog posts written by our team.
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City’s First Readers to Present Landmark Early Literacy Research at the 97th Annual Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) Meeting
City’s First Readers (CFR), a New York City Council funded initiative comprised of 17 nonprofit organizations to foster the literacy development of children birth through five, is proud to announce that their latest research into the population-level impact of integrated early literacy programs has been selected for an oral presentation at the 97th annual Pediatric…
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Achieving the Promise of Early Literacy Together: LINC’s 2020 Annual Report
“LINC works with parents and communities to address the literacy crisis and all the injustices that stem from it—all to build a more equitable society and livable future. Parents are passionate about helping their children succeed; we show them tried and true ways to make literacy visible and valued…Our work transforms families, our families transform […]
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Winter 2021 Newsletter
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93 Reasons Why We Love Mimi
This past Monday, March 23, we celebrated our fearless founder’s 93rd birthday! Mimi Levin Lieber continues to show all of us at LINC how to pursue justice through literacy with joy! We asked our staff and board members to share their thoughts on why they appreciate Mimi. The result was a list of 93 Reasons […]
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Introducing Clare Premo Perez, LINC’s Newest Board Member!
LINC warmly welcomes Clare Premo Perez to our Board of Directors! Clare is a global brand manager at Unilever, where she focuses on brand strategy, new product innovation and development, and marketing communications. She previously worked as a strategy consultant at Winterberry Group. Clare received her B.A. from Princeton University and M.B.A. from Columbia University. […]
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LINC in the News: Making Reading Irresistible
“A lot of our work is about…making sure that families, as entire family units, fall in love with books and find books irresistible.” Eliana Godoy LINC is on the news! We are hard at work building a literacy movement in the midst of an expanding crisis. Check out our very own Director of Advancement Eliana […]
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Growing with LINC: Meet Our Newest Development Team Members!
LINC is proud to announce that our award winning Development Team is growing! As we prepare ourselves to support even more families, we are thankful to have four new staff members join us in our efforts. Meet Kate Dorman, Calin Mason, Jessica Tenenbaum, and Matt Zebrowski. They are excited to get to know the LINC […]
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Literacy Inc. Stands in Solidarity with our Asian-American and Pacific Islander Communities
Literacy, Inc. is heartbroken and deeply troubled by last night’s shootings in Georgia. These shootings left eight people dead, six of them Asian-Americans. As we write, law enforcement has yet to rule out racial bias as a motivation for the violence, despite the gunman’s claims. And yet, regardless of what rationale he provides for his […]
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A Year of VIP Excellence
LINC’s Very Involved Parent Academy educates and supports our parents who wish to take a greater role in shaping the future of their communities. At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic one year ago, we were hard at work adjusting to the challenges of virtual learning and supporting our families remotely. Our VIPs immediately stepped […]
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Growing with LINC: Meet Our Newest Professional Advisory Council (PAC) Members!
LINC is proud to announce that we have five new members on our young professionals board, the Professional Advisory Council (PAC). We are pleased to introduce Adam Brutocao, Alexandra Fen, Jessica Reich, Arjun Saraswat and Meredith Wallner! Welcome to LINC, Adam, Alexandra, Jessica, Arjun and Meredith. We are delighted to have your energy and enthusiasm […]
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LINC Partners with Timberland for Black History Month
LINC and corporate partner Timberland are celebrating Black History Month with service. In response to the racial equality movement that took place last summer, Timberland made a commitment to support the Black and BIPOC communities in Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, DC, and NYC- all cities that helped put the brand on the map! During the month […]
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Introducing Nahid Lakhani, LINC’s Newest Board Member!
Nahid Lakhani brings multiple perspectives to her new role as a member of LINC’s Board of Directors. Her professional qualifications and expertise as an occupational therapist working with young children and focusing on early childhood development supports LINC’s transition to serving families with younger children. Nahid is also the mother of two children; she lives […]
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Building Literacy through our Bilingual Virtual Bee Program
On February 19, LINC facilitated the fourth session of our bilingual literacy-building Virtual Bee program. This program is designed to support caregivers with babies and toddlers (under five) and help them develop close bonds with their little bees as they enhance their early learning skills. Throughout this six-part series, five of the sessions focus exclusively […]
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Reading Around the World
On Wednesday, February 3rd, LINC joined millions of readers, writers, and storytellers around the globe in raising our voices for the 12th annual World Read Aloud Day, making this year’s celebration the biggest one yet! At LINC, we could bear-ly contain our excitement during our Virtual Family Academy on World Read Aloud Day! Staten Island […]
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Another World is Possible for our Children
Social justice is built on educational justice; educational justice is founded on literacy. The insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6th has left a dark imprint on our collective consciousness. It is a bleak strand in our country’s often difficult narrative. At LINC, we are devastated and saddened by these violent events and unequivocally […]
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ViacomCBS Volunteers Virtually with LINC for the Holidays
The holiday season is a time of giving gifts and giving service. Volunteers from ViacomCBS recently brought joy to LINC by giving their time to our Holiday Read Aloud Video Project. On Monday, December 7, 34 ViacomCBS volunteers signed onto a Zoom orientation where they learned how they could be of service by simply recording […]
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Parents Become Literacy Advocates and Readers Become Leaders
The difficulties of 2020 have been inescapable. People living in the poorest New York City neighborhoods are dying from coronavirus at more than double the rate of others. There are far too many stories of hardship and sorrow. Despite every challenge, our commitment to defending children’s access to books and literacy is resolute. Here at […]
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VIP Rising Star Spotlight: Marea Wilkes
Marea Wilkes graduated from LINC’s Very Involved Parent (VIP) Academy in Spring 2018 and has remained an active parent since that time. Throughout the pandemic, Marea has helped reach out to families and regularly participates in LINC’s virtual programs. Marea’s son Nathaniel even led a successful virtual Reading Everywhere (RE) program after learning from his […]
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Guest Reader and Author Adam Rubin Takes Virtual Program Attendees on a Taco Adventure
On Friday, December 4, New York Times Best-Selling author of Dragons Love Tacos Adam Rubin joined LINC live for our #TacoBoutBooks online program and the audience was over the moon. With this quirky writer as our special guest you could feel the young readers’ enthusiasm bursting through the screen, making this one of our most […]
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LINC Launches Giving Tuesday with a #TacoBoutBooks Fiesta
On Tuesday, November 17, LINC launched our 2020 Giving Tuesday campaign with a #TacoBoutBooks Fiesta! Chef Joey Campanaro of the Little Owl and LINC’s Giving Tuesday ambassador, author Adam Rubin, joined the LINC Board of Directors and over 100 guests to make tacos together! Chef Joey started off the night with a margarita recipe and […]
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Covid-19 Resources for New Yorkers
Dear New Yorker, Estimado Neoyorquino, 親愛的紐約市民, As you are aware, the City is currently responding to the novel coronavirus, and we want to make sure that you are provided with the most up-to-date information. Cómo ya sabe, la Ciudad de Nueva York está respondiendo al brote del coronavirus, y queremos asegurarnos que reciba información actualizada. […]
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FIRE UP a love of READING and JOIN LINC’S #TacoBoutBooks Friendsgiving!
Our Giving Tuesday is kicking off with a live-cooking class, featuring Chef Joey Campanaro & author Adam Rubin, whose best-selling children’s book Dragon’s Love Tacos is our theme for Giving Tuesday. Reading is Culture. Reading is Comfort. We all need comfort now more than ever. Just like Dragons Love Tacos, Children Love Reading. Reading is the starting point to […]
