Fathers, Children, and Books
Today, June 21, 2026, marks Father’s Day, and we’re highlighting the nonprofit The Library Dads, which puts fatherhood first through literacy. The Atlanta-based nonprofit’s main event is its Library Link-up, a curated program that helps dads and their children bond at the library on Saturdays.
The Library Dads was started by Khari Arnold when he began taking his then four-month-old daughter to the library every week and posting recaps of their time together. Now his daughter is excited to go to the library and treats it like a scavenger hunt to find her next read. Arnold said his daughter is currently into series books.
“This is our thing,” Arnold said. “This is a daddy-daughter thing.”…