Brooklyn Public Library To Celebrate Read Across America Day With ESPN's Stephen A. Smith 3/5

On Friday, March 5, ESPN sports reporter Stephen A. Smith, will be reading If You Give a Mouse a Cookie in honor of Read Across America Day. 

Celebrate the 25th anniversary of the publication of the classic children's book, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff at Marcy Library. This special event includes a read-aloud to first graders from PS 305 and pre-schoolers from The Salvation Army Pre-School by special guest, sports reporter Stephen A. Smith. Groups all over the country are reading this book today so come be a part of this nationwide effort.

The event will take place Friday, March 5, 11AM-12PM at the Marcy Library, 617 DeKalb Ave. at Nostrand Avenue. For more information visit http://www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/.

About Stephen A. Smith: A native of Hollis, Queens, who built his foundation as a journalist over the course of 14 years in New York and Philadelphia, Stephen A. Smith, once widely recognized as one of the most popular voices on ESPN, is still one of the preeminent voices in the African-American Community.