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Nicole Poracsky’s second-graders at Pinckney Elementary pose for a funny photo after Superintendent Anthony Lewis read to their class as part of World Read Aloud Day on Feb. 1, 2019.

Lawrence school district students enjoyed World Read Aloud Day on Friday with guest readers, including former Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, Lawrence Mayor Lisa Larsen, Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center Chief Operations Officer Stephen O’Neill, Officer James Browning of the Lawrence Police Department, Superintendent Anthony Lewis, Billy Mills Middle School Principal Keith Jones, members of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Department, author Susan Tan, University of Kansas professor Amy Burgin, and Director of Elementary School Support Darcy Kraus. They read from a variety of genres and titles, including “When Penny Met POTUS” and “Giraffes Can’t Dance.”

Photos courtesy of Rachel Asbury, Lawrence school district communications specialist

photo by: Rachel Asbury/Contributed Photo

Former Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius reads “When Penny Met POTUS” to Megan Doffing’s fifth-grade class at Pinckney School on Feb. 1, 2019.

photo by: Rachel Asbury/Contributed Photo

Former Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, standing third from right, poses for a photo with Megan Doffing’s fifth-grade class at Pinckney School on Feb. 1, 2019.

photo by: Rachel Asbury/Contributed Photo

Officer James Browning reads “Giraffes Can’t Dance” to Volaurie Snider’s fourth-graders at Pinckney School on Feb. 1, 2019.