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Special Guest Storytime

with local author Monica Acker
2026-10-03 10:00:00 2026-10-03 10:45:00 America/New_York Special Guest Storytime Visit with our neighbor who creates books for kids! Reading Public Library - Community Room (A & B)

Saturday, October 03
10:00am - 10:45am

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Reading Public Library

Community Room (A & B)

Visit with our neighbor who creates books for kids!

Join neighbor and author Monica Acker for a special Saturday storytime for ages 2 and up.

Ms. Acker is the author of picture books Brave Like Mom, the recently published The Legend of Leo, and the brand new Pirate Baby.

AGE GROUP: | Children |

EVENT TYPE: | Storytimes | Brochure |

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