FIRE UP a love of READING and PUT BOOKS in the hands of children We’ve partnered again with Adam Rubin, #1 New York Times best-selling author of Dragons Love Tacos, for a special campaign that will have you #TacoBoutBooks just like dragons talk about tacos. Children’s futures are shaped by very early experiences. Little brains grow by as […]

Attention all readers! As we bid goodbye to the long days of summer and say hello to autumn’s falling leaves, LINC is partnering with Jumpstart to present the fifteenth annual Read for the Record campaign on Thursday, October 29th, 2020. This year, LINC’s virtual programs will be at the forefront of Jumpstart’s national literacy event […]

LINC is delighted to announce that Jordan Halpern-Leistner has joined our Board of Directors. Jordan is a Principal at Silver Lake, a leading global technology investment firm. He has spent his entire professional career at Silver Lake, initially joining the firm as an Analyst. Jordan graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and has an MBA […]

“Thank you Mr. Olbrys. We had a great time hearing your story and learning how to turn goals into actions and how to keep going in challenging times. Goal setting is now incorporated into our life.”– LINC virtual program attendee At LINC we believe wholeheartedly that literacy is essential for children to succeed in life, […]

Our LINC family continues to grow! We are delighted to announce our newest board member, Tracy Dockray, who has enriched the LINC brand with her beautiful illustrations. Tracy Dockray is an author and illustrator of children’s books as well as part-time librarian. For her, reading is her pleasure, profession and mission. It is no surprise […]

Every day that children do not read, they are losing ground. Children need to read just as surely as they need food and shelter, and books can provide a foundation for their future during these tumultuous times. At Literacy Inc. (LINC) we know that books are essential and we are eternally grateful to our champions […]

Thank you to the many families who knocked it out of the park at LINC’s Take Me Out to the Ball Game event on September 25th, 2020! In an afternoon jam-packed with thrilling baseball stories, activities, songs and sports cards, LINC families combined celebrating one of America’s favorite pastimes with literacy fun. At the center […]

Set a new running record and support LINC with RBC’s Global Virtual Race for the Kids. On your mark, get set…GO! LINC is gearing up for one of the biggest global family runs and charitable events of the season. This year’s RBC Race for the Kids will take place virtually on Saturday and Sunday, October […]

Literacy Inc. joins the world in mourning the loss of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a towering champion of gender equity. We are grateful for her work and legacy. As an attorney, Ruth Bader Ginsburg understood that discrimination based on gender violated the equal protection clause of the constitution and successfully argued that this was harmful […]

Mi Experiencia con LINC VIP Era el primer año de escuela de mi hijo Alan que con apenas 4 años comenzaba a vivir la gran aventura de la educación. Yo por supuesto estaba muy emocionada, así que estaba pendiente a cada cosa que sucedia en la escuela y cualquier actividad en la que pudiera participar. […]

Literacy Inc.’s Very Involved Parents (VIPs) are at the heart of the work we do promoting early childhood literacy throughout the five boroughs of New York City. On Friday, August 7, LINC held the 2020 Fordham VIP Summer Celebration to highlight the commitment of our VIPs in the Fordham neighborhood of The Bronx. Led by […]

Whether virtual or in person, it is that time of the year again–the time when we go back to school–and New York City families from all five boroughs are invited to celebrate with LINC. On Friday, August 21 at 10:00am, LINC is partnering with the renowned children’s book publisher, HarperCollins to hold its annual Back […]

“At one magical instant in your early childhood, the page of a book—that string of confused, alien ciphers—shivered into meaning. Words spoke to you, gave up their secrets; at that moment, whole universes opened. You became, irrevocably, a reader” — Alberto Manguel With today’s educational disruptions, LINC’s mission has never been more critical. Raising Resilient […]

Molly Ness, Ph.D. Shines the Light on Literacy Inc. in Her Innovative Podcast Series We are honored and delighted to share our first podcast — an episode of End Book Deserts with literacy researcher, educator and author Molly Ness, Ph.D. You may be wondering – what is a book desert? A book desert is a […]

On Thursday, June 18, LINC’s staff joined ViacomCBS and Common Impact for a phenomenal two part event – ViacomCBS Virtual Service Day. This pioneer event gave birth to a whole new kind of volunteer experience, one that we are eager to make a tradition. You may be wondering how one can volunteer virtually. Thanks to […]

Summer may look different this year, but summer isn’t cancelled! Whether we come together virtually or in person, New York City families can always count on LINC. We are offering a variety of quality learning opportunities and critical support throughout the summer and through COVID-19. LINC is proud and excited to kick off National Summer […]

“During this disruption, the notion of linking ourselves together for the greater good is what we need to do and what we must do.”— LINC Founder Mimi Levin Lieber At LINC’s Virtual Gala, our founder Mimi Levin Lieber, reminded us that LINC links people and resources together to fully support children in learning how to […]

Our communities win big when we are all counted in the 2020 census but you literally have to have to be IN it to WIN it. What do you “win”? Many government services and public funding priorities are based on the number of people in a community. Federal, state and local governments all use the […]

Thank you to the more than 50 advocates and allies who joined Literacy Inc. (LINC) and other members of the New York City Council’s Early Literacy Initiative, City’s First Readers* for a dynamic panel discussion on June 11, 2020. The panelists’ remarks illustrated what City’s First Readers partners have known for years: support for early […]

LINC is proud to recognize today, June 19th or Juneteenth as a day of action and reflection. Our staff will take the day off to engage in a day of individual or collective action and reflection in celebration of black history and in solidarity with our black communities. Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in […]

Estimada comunidad de LINC: Literacy Inc. apoya a la comunidad negra y denuncia inequívocamente cualquier forma de violencia contra nuestras comunidades de color. Nuestras comunidades han sufrido y siguen sufriendo tanta violencia sistémica. Nuestros niños viven el trauma de todas estas experiencias individuales y colectivas. Nuestros niños son testigos de nuestra injusticia racial. Ellos lo […]