The Literacy Cooperative

06/05/2026

FREE COMMUNITY EVENT:
NEON Health Services is having a Diaper Distribution on Thursday, June 11, 2026 from 1:00pm to 3:00pm - First come, first serve!
No registration needed.

06/05/2026

☀️ 🛶 KICK OFF TO SUMMER - PADDLING DAY IS COMING! 🍦🎵

Looking for the perfect summer Saturday? Gather the family and join us at the Metropark Pond for a day of fun on the water!

📅 When: Saturday, June 13th | 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
📍 Where: Metropark Pond

Here’s what’s in store:

10 AM - 3 PM: Family paddling out on the pond.

12 PM - 1 PM: A special live musical performance by our very own Mayor Burke! 🎤🎸

Free ice cream for everyone, generously donated by the City! 🍦while supplies last! 🍨

Grab your sunscreen, bring your appetite for fun, and let’s make some memories. See you there! 👋

06/05/2026

06/04/2026

The Literacy Cooperative is a proud sponsor of BCDI Ohio’s 3rd Annual Billie Osborne-Fears Scholarship Luncheon on June 13. This event celebrates scholarship recipients and invests in the brilliance of Black children across Ohio!

Tickets are still available to join us on this celebratory day.
Learn more and register here: https://buff.ly/v7yMV6k

06/02/2026

Our 2025 Annual Report highlights how books, families, educators, and partners are working together to strengthen literacy across the lifespan in Cuyahoga County. From milestones in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to powerful moments of community connection, the impact is real and measurable.
Explore here: https://buff.ly/H0jWsLy

05/29/2026

This week, we had a peeling party with McDonald Hopkins LLC! Thanks to their hard work, these books will soon be in the hands of children across Cuyahoga County.

05/27/2026

It was a pleasure having the full staff at the City Club's "Can We Talk? The Importance of Human Connection in the AI Era."

05/26/2026

Hey !
We were recently featured in Cleveland Magazine! Check out this article written by Lynne Thompson and learn more about our role as the local program partner for Dolly Parton's Imagination Library.

05/21/2026

The results are clear: 10 books can spark measurable gains in early literacy, vocabulary, and family reading routines, with the greatest impact appearing in communities facing the highest barriers. Research from the world’s largest study of shared book reading affirms that children enrolled in the Imagination Library in the US were 11 times more likely to be interested in books compared to children not in the program.

Learn more about the study here: https://buff.ly/loAO07a
Enroll your child here: https://buff.ly/vak6oHc

05/20/2026

Thank you to the The Literacy Cooperative for being a community partner!