The Edmonds Education Association and the Foundation for Edmonds School District are teaming up with downtown Edmonds businesses this Saturday, Feb. 28 to sponsor the third annual Read Across America Community Celebration. Occurring near the birthday of Dr. Seuss, the day is focused on encouraging families to read together and raising money to support Edmonds School District libraries.

Read Across America activities on Feb. 28 are based at Revelations Yogurt (527 Main St.) in Edmonds. Children can enjoy the “reading room,” where guest readers (see schedule below) will be reading children’s books from 10 a.m.– 4 p.m. The Cat in the Hat and Thing 1 and Thing 2 will be available for pictures. Families can also complete a “Cat Walk” scavenger hunt in downtown Edmonds, and children can enter their name into a drawing to win a frozen yogurt for their classroom.

Lynnwood Bowl and Skate, located at 6210 200th St. S.W. in Lynnwood, is also participating in ther Read Across America celebration by hosting two weeks of “Bowling for Books.” Every time folks tell the counter staff that they are “Bowling for Books” during the weeks of February 23-26 and March 2-5, 50 percent of the discounted bowling fee will be donated to Read Across America for Edmonds School District libraries.

Other sponsoring businesses include the Edmonds Bookshop, AXA Advisors, Horace Mann Insurance, The Cheesemonger’s Table, Edmonds Vitamins and Herbs, Coldwell Banker Bain, Nama’s Candy Story, and the School Employees Credit Union of Washington.

The Edmonds School District does not provide a budget to school libraries, so libraries rely on parent groups, private grantsf and Read Across America to provide them with funds to purchase books to update their collections. Community members who would like to donate to school libraries can make checks payable to the Foundation for Edmonds School District, earmarked for Read Across America, and mail them to the Foundation for Edmonds School District, P.O. Box 390, Lynnwood, WA 98046.

Here’s the schedule for the guest readers on Saturday:

10:45 Nick Brossoit Superintendent, Edmonds School District
11:15 Ashley Hirst and Tria Goodsky, Sherwood Elementary
11:45 Steve Goodwin, Edmonds Heights K-12
12:15 Gail Yampol, Megan Murphy, Michelle Kubinski, Brier Elementary
12:45 Patti Vicari, Chase Lake Elementary
1:15 Sara Hedges, Elissa Lehman, Hazelwood Elementary
1:45 Suzanne Campbell, Jodie Carlsen, Lynnwood Elementary
2:15 Ann Hayes Bell, Cedar Way Elementary
2:45 Rania Carter, Cathi Wrolstad, Beverly Elementary
3:15 Thom Garrard (Storyteller), Hilltop Elementary