Elementary students had the opportunity to meet and have books signed by Long Island authors and illustrators at Author Night on March 11. During the annual event, students were able to buy new books and visit with 17 authors and illustrators, who set up booths in the school’s gymnasium.

The event was coordinated through the Long Island Children’s Writers & Illustrators organization and is part of the Parents as Reading Partners program, which aims to have students and their parents read together for 20 minutes every day during the month of March.