Presented by Urban Learning Collaborative

U & Me: Building Literacy Together

Registration ends Friday, 05/01/2026 11:59pm CST

About This Event


U & Me: Building Literacy Together

A Family Literacy Series by Urban Learning Collaborative
 

Join us for a free quarterly family literacy experience that connects caregivers, children, and the community. Each session offers interactive learning, free books, and strategies that make reading fun and meaningful.

Ages 3–14 Cost: Free Registration Required
Saturday September 6

Our Shelves, Our Stories

Mount Mary University • Rm. 137, Notre Dame Hall
12:00 PM to 2:00 PM

Start the school year with a celebration of reading, community, and connection. Enjoy a lively read aloud with Milwaukee’s own Danette Justus from Just Us Books, plus free books for your home library. Caregivers will take home playful strategies to make reading fun and engaging all year long.

Saturday November 1

Talk the Talk: Building Language-Rich Homes

Mount Mary University • Rm. 137, Notre Dame Hall
12:00 PM to 2:00 PM

Discover the power of everyday conversations. Build a language-rich home with simple strategies for story time, mealtime, and car rides that boost vocabulary, listening skills, and curiosity.

Saturday January 10

Play and Learn Literacy Games (Make it Take it)

Mount Mary University • Rm. 137, Notre Dame Hall
12:00 PM to 2:00 PM

Turn learning into a game. Families will create and take home literacy activities that strengthen rhyming, letter recognition, sight words, and storytelling. When learning feels like play, children keep coming back for more.

Saturday March 7

Author Talk Back

Location To be announced • Time To be announced

Meet a guest children’s author who will share their work, talk about the creative process, and answer questions from kids and caregivers. Leave inspired to tell your own stories.

Saturday May 2

Stories in Bloom: Growing Readers for Life

Mount Mary University • Rm. 137, Notre Dame Hall
12:00 PM to 2:00 PM

Celebrate a year of reading, learning, and growing together. Explore book picks, create a personalized summer reading plan, and take home resources to keep literacy blooming all season long.

Ready to Register
Register Now
Urban Learning Collaborative • urban-learning.org • 414 342 1569

About This Event


U & Me: Building Literacy Together

A Family Literacy Series by Urban Learning Collaborative
 

Join us for a free quarterly family literacy experience that connects caregivers, children, and the community. Each session offers interactive learning, free books, and strategies that make reading fun and meaningful.

Ages 3–14 Cost: Free Registration Required
Saturday September 6

Our Shelves, Our Stories

Mount Mary University • Rm. 137, Notre Dame Hall
12:00 PM to 2:00 PM

Start the school year with a celebration of reading, community, and connection. Enjoy a lively read aloud with Milwaukee’s own Danette Justus from Just Us Books, plus free books for your home library. Caregivers will take home playful strategies to make reading fun and engaging all year long.

Saturday November 1

Talk the Talk: Building Language-Rich Homes

Mount Mary University • Rm. 137, Notre Dame Hall
12:00 PM to 2:00 PM

Discover the power of everyday conversations. Build a language-rich home with simple strategies for story time, mealtime, and car rides that boost vocabulary, listening skills, and curiosity.

Saturday January 10

Play and Learn Literacy Games (Make it Take it)

Mount Mary University • Rm. 137, Notre Dame Hall
12:00 PM to 2:00 PM

Turn learning into a game. Families will create and take home literacy activities that strengthen rhyming, letter recognition, sight words, and storytelling. When learning feels like play, children keep coming back for more.

Saturday March 7

Author Talk Back

Location To be announced • Time To be announced

Meet a guest children’s author who will share their work, talk about the creative process, and answer questions from kids and caregivers. Leave inspired to tell your own stories.

Saturday May 2

Stories in Bloom: Growing Readers for Life

Mount Mary University • Rm. 137, Notre Dame Hall
12:00 PM to 2:00 PM

Celebrate a year of reading, learning, and growing together. Explore book picks, create a personalized summer reading plan, and take home resources to keep literacy blooming all season long.

Ready to Register
Register Now
Urban Learning Collaborative • urban-learning.org • 414 342 1569

Getting There

Mount Mary University
2900 Menomonee River Parkway, Room 137, Notre Dame Hall
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53222
United States