Saturday, April 27th from 1-4 pm the Newburgh Free Library, the Newburgh Enlarged City School District (NECSD), the NECSD’s Family and Community Engagement (FACE) Team, and NECSD’s My Brother’s Keeper (MBK) will once again team-up to host Family Reading Day: A Day of the Child Celebration. 

This FREE and fun family event is sponsored by the Friends of the Newburgh Free Library and will offer Family Literacy Stations, crafts, food, entertainment, face painting (provided by HealthFirst), access to community organizations, and free books. My Brother’s Keeper’s Men's Club will be providing and grilling hot dogs and hamburgers, El Tecuan Snackbar will be donating 300 homemade paletas (popsicles) (555 Broadway), A & S Quzine (223 1st St) will be donating Jamaican beef patties, and more! Mariachi Viva Mexico will perform.

The Day of the Child is an internationally recognized initiative that emphasizes the importance of literacy for all children of all backgrounds - something we hold dear at the Newburgh Free Library and the Newburgh Enlarged City School District. It is a daily commitment to linking children and their families to diverse books, languages, and cultures. This event will celebrate children and connect them to the world of learning through books, stories, and libraries.