Pre-K through first grade students at Harbins Elementary and other Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS) joined millions of other students from around the world on Thursday, Oct. 3, for the 2013 "Read for the Record" event, an international campaign to encourage early literacy.
Parents, community member and other volunteers were invited to visit GCPS schools to read "Otis" by New York Times bestselling author Loren Long. Each participating school received a donated copy of the book.
At Harbins, retired local school technology coordinator Emmett Mullins was the guest reader.
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