Early literacy is the foundation of future success.
City’s First Readers engages parents, caregivers, and communities across New York City to ensure all children develop critical early literacy skills.
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City’s First Readers
City’s First Readers, an initiative of the New York City Council, is a collaboration of nonprofits and libraries that work together to create opportunities for community driven early literacy programs that benefit children and families from all New York City neighborhoods.
Featured Neighborhood Events
Find free events to learn, play, and discover in your neighborhood
10 Apr, 11:00 am – 11:30 am
Virtual Storytime
**While our in-person events are on hold, we are offering virtual programming via Facebook Live broadcasts from our branches!** Join us for virtual storytime with books, songs, and tips for your child to acquire early literacy, fine motor, and language developmental skills. View the broadcast on the Brooklyn Public Library Family Facebook Page at 11:00 AM.
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11 Apr, 2:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Virtual Storytime
**While our in-person events are on hold, we are offering virtual programming via Facebook Live broadcasts from our branches!** Join us for virtual storytime with books, songs, and tips for your child to acquire early literacy, fine motor, and language developmental skills. View the broadcast on the Brooklyn Public Library Family Facebook Page at 2:00 PM.
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13 Apr, 2:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Cuentos virtuales para niños en español (Virtual Spanish Storytime)
Acompáñenos con cuentos y canciones en español para niños y sus padres o cuidadores en la página Brooklyn Public Library Family Facebook. (Join us for stories and songs in Spanish for children and their parents or caregivers on the Brooklyn Public Library Family Facebook page). Edades 0-5 (Ages 0-5).
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14 Apr, 10:00 am – 10:30 am
Jack & Friends: Toddler Yoga with Kelly Brennan
**While our in-person events are on hold, we are offering virtual programming via Facebook Live broadcasts from our branches!** Join Kelly Brennan for a fun yoga practice! Toddlers will explore yoga poses and breathing in a playful way through adventures, stories, and songs. View the broadcast on the Park Slope Library Facebook page at 10:00 AM.
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Resources for Parents
Get tips, advice, and resources for supporting early literacy skills
Latest News
Read news, press, and updates from City’s First Readers Partners
LINC’s Letter to the New York Times
A response to the article School Reforms Fail to Lift U.S. On Global Test, published on December 3rd, 2019
Our Children Deserve Excellence
LINC empowers parents to lead change in their communities so that all children can grow up reading. Read about Silvia’s leadership in action
Daddy and Me
For the seventh year, LINC led community programs for Dads Take Your Child to School Day
LINC’s Response to Ocasio-Cortez’s Anti-Poverty Initiative “A Just Society”
If we are going to address the systems that are the root causes of poverty, we cannot ignore literacy