📈 Watch the Literacy Voyage Program Grow!

Since launching in January 2025, the Literacy Voyage Program has been gaining momentum each month — and we’re just getting started! This chart shows our monthly attendance totals, giving a snapshot of how many children are participating in our literacy and STEAM adventures across Columbia County.

For transparency:

  • At most sites, we visit once per month, so each child is counted only once per month

  • At the Hudson Youth Center, we run weekly sessions. Because different groups of children attend throughout the week, we count each unique participant per session — so some children may be counted more than once during the month.

Every number represents a young explorer who engaged in a story, built something amazing, asked big questions, and connected with their peers in a literacy-rich, hands-on environment. With your support, we’re excited to keep expanding — reaching more young readers, more classrooms, and more communities.

Check back often to see how far we’ve sailed together!

📍 Where You Can Find the Literacy Voyage Program

The Literacy Voyage Program (LVP) is expanding across Columbia County! We’re proud to partner with multiple community sites to bring high-quality literacy and STEAM learning to even more children and families. LVP is now offered at the following sites:

LVP is now offered at the following locations:

📚 Upcoming Public Sessions

🟡 Please Note: Only the library-based programs are open to the public. All other programs are provided directly through our partner organizations.

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Garden Explorers-Hudson Area Library
May 14
Garden Explorers-Hudson Area Library

🌱 May 14, 2025 – Garden Explorers
Join us for a blooming adventure as we read Lola Plants a Garden by Anna McQuinn! Children will practice sequencing and comprehension skills as they follow Lola’s gardening journey. After storytime, little explorers will dig into hands-on fun by planting mini gardens, decorating their own plant markers, and learning about the plant life cycle with a sensory-rich soil activity.

Exploring Oceans-Chatham
May 16
Exploring Oceans-Chatham

🌊 May 16, 2025 – Exploring the Ocean
Dive into literacy with Way Down Deep in the Deep Blue Sea by Jan Peck! This rhyming read-aloud will help children develop sequencing and phonological awareness while imagining an underwater adventure. Our STEAM activity invites kids to create their very own “ocean in a bottle,” discovering liquid density and engaging in sensory storytelling with water, oil, and tiny sea creatures.

Exploring Oceans-Hillsdale
May 16
Exploring Oceans-Hillsdale

🌊 May 16, 2025 – Exploring the Ocean
Dive into literacy with Way Down Deep in the Deep Blue Sea by Jan Peck! This rhyming read-aloud will help children develop sequencing and phonological awareness while imagining an underwater adventure. Our STEAM activity invites kids to create their very own “ocean in a bottle,” discovering liquid density and engaging in sensory storytelling with water, oil, and tiny sea creatures.

Funding Sources

This project has been supported by funding from Friends of Hudson Youth and a grant from the Fund for Columbia County of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation.