The main Leon County Public Library held a Black History Month Read-In on Saturday. Dozens of young people and their families heard stories by African-American authors read aloud by community members.
One of those readers was Library Director Pam Moore. She read JaNay Brown-Wood's epic: "Shhhhh: The Baby's Asleep" with some help from her young audience.
"Everybody! Shhhhhh...the baby's asleep!"
County Commissioner Carolyn Cummings' book was - appropriately enough - about libraries.
"And this book is by Nikki Giovanni who is an African-American female writer and college professor."
And County Assistant Administrator Shington Lamy's pick concerned a young man named Issac who loves the rain.
"One by one they filed in, finding warmth and refuge inside. But not Issac!"
The Rickards High School Swinging Raider Jazz Band provided music for the occasion. Leon County has been holding the Black History Month Read-Ins since 2013.
