Literacy Cooperative

We are one month away from our 10th Annual Read Across America Celebration on April 23rd at 5:30 pm at Cuyahoga County Community College's Jerry Sue Thornton Center featuring Randell McShepard and Dan Moulthrop! RSVP today at literacycooperative.org/raa26/

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Akron Children’s is proud to support the Imagination Library, inspiring families to nurture a love of reading. They offer kid-focused services at Beachwood Urgent Care and the Mayfield Heights pediatrics office. akronchildrens.org/locations/Beac… akronchildrens.org/locations/Pedi…

When books arrive in the mail each month, families can make reading a regular part of their routine. In fact, 87% of families say Imagination Library books help their children feel more comfortable with books: literacycooperative.org/family-resourc…

Last week, we had an amazing peeling party at the @OverDriveInc headquarters! Thanks to their helping hands, books will soon reach children across Cuyahoga County, sparking imagination and a lifelong love of reading.

Congratulations to our fifth Kurt Karakul Literacy Award winner, @LakeErieInk Learn more about Lake Erie Ink: lakeerieink.org and join us in celebrating at the Read Across America Celebration: literacycooperative.org/raa26/

Check out presentation with Joan Morgenstern of Senders Pediatrics to gain a deeper understanding of how potty learning unfolds, what children are working on during this stage, and how to support the process with confidence, patience, and respect: youtube.com/watch?v=MWKSxb…

As #RAA2026 Week comes to an end, we want to finally highlight the amazing diverse and inclusive titles that celebrate different cultures, languages, abilities, and family experiences in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.

#RAA2026 focuses on diverse and inclusive books. Did you know Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library offers audio and braille editions, as well as bilingual and Spanish language book options for families through the American Printing House for the Blind?literacycooperative.org/2026raaweek/

The Literacy Cooperative hosted its first Adult Education Professional Development Day, bringing educators together to learn, collaborate, and strengthen services for adult learners: literacycooperative.org/adult-educatio…

As we continue to celebrate Read Across America Week, we want to highlight the families enrolled in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library and the passionate grandparents reading across generations!

We’re excited to share that The Literacy Cooperative’s new website is officially live! Take a moment to explore our refreshed site, see what’s new, and tell us what you like: literacycooperative.org

Read Across America Week is here! This year, we are celebrating diverse and inclusive books that help every child feel seen, valued, and inspired. Stories shape how children understand themselves and the world around them: literacycooperative.org/2026raaweek/

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We are offering two sponsorship levels for the Read Across America Celebration. These sponsorship tiers offer meaningful visibility for your organization while helping us continue our mission of improving literacy across generations in Cuyahoga County: literacycooperative.org/raa26/

Families in Ohio can use the Sparkler: Play for Parenting app to track your child’s skills for free. Check out this walkthrough from with Sarah Taylor from Bright Beginnings on how to use the app to the fullest: youtube.com/watch?v=38mN3W…

We're #hiring a new Office and Project Coordinator in Cleveland, Ohio! Apply today or share this post with your network. lnkd.in/eVNPnFYx

These early years go fast. New research shows that even after just 10 books, children enrolled in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library are more engaged with books and developing stronger early literacy skills. Learn more: imaginationlibrary.com/international-…

Registration for in-person sessions at the 2/27 Adult Education Professional Development Day ends on February 20! Learn more about the sessions: literacycooperative.org/2026-adulted-p…

When books are part of daily life, routines grow stronger, relationships deepen, and children arrive at school ready to learn. Our research backs it up: literacycooperative.org/research-on-th…