Leadership communication in managing a reading garden has a strategic role. The character of the community reader in Indonesia in general requires assistance from a figure who has a leader character. The reading community has contributed a lot to providing solutions in the field of non-formal education. The rise and fall of a reading garden community is heavily influenced by a manager with a strong leadership personality. This article draws on research results from a case study in the Komunitas Gada Membaca (Gada Reading Community). The purpose of this study is expected to be a reference for information literacy activists to develop a leadership communication model in the management of the Community Reading Garden. This research uses qualitative methods and a case study approach. The author will reveal the findings from observations and interviews in the field. The reading garden community is located in Kawali, Ciamis, West Java Province. The result of this research is that there is a leadership communication model that is needed in managing a reading garden. Gada Baca kawali with the assistance of information literacy activists. The leader of Komunitas Gada Membaca uses communication to persuade library users and stakeholders to join the literacy movement. The leader of the reading garden must have communication skills, which include advising, counseling, and guiding volunteers to contribute to the literary movement.