U & Me: Building Literacy Together

U & Me: Building Literacy Together

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

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

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

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

Location To be announced • 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM

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

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.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Mount Mary University, 2900 Menomonee River Pkwy,, Milwaukee, United States

Concerts, fests, parties, meetups - all the happenings, one place.

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