Interim superintendent Brian Nolan reads "The Little Butterfly that Could" to Doris Testa's third grade class during the Community Reader's Day event at Kernan Elementary School Friday morning.

This is a group picture of the readers for the Community Reader's Day event at Kernan Elementary School Friday morning, March 24, 2023.

New York State Trooper Thomas Smoulcey and his dog JD named after fallen state trooper Joel Davis during the Community Reader's Day event at Kernan Elementary School Friday morning.

The Sentinel Media Company reporter Mike Jaquays talks about "The Mini Page" in the Daily Sentinel during the Community Reader's Day event at Kernan Elementary School Friday morning.

Utica City Football player Timmy Goldman plays "Simon Says" with the 3rd grade class of Jordan Penc before reading the book "Game Time" during the Community Reader's Day event at Kernan Elementary School Friday morning. Helping him is teammate Rafa Godoi.

Frank Mastrovito reads to the class of Madelynn Anweiler at Kernan Elementary School Friday morning at Kernan Elementary School during the Community Reader's Day.

Dr. Mark Montgomery of SUNY Polytechnic and student Ka'Niyah Buchanan, sitting next to him, take a moment to acknowledge the camera as he read to the 4th grade class of Kelly Keller Friday morning at Kernan Elementary School.

Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente read "A Bad Case of Stripes" Friday morning, March 24 at Kernan Elementary School Community Reader's Day.

Teacher Jordyn Dunlap and her class with Liz Ellis from Kiss FM after the personality read a book to her class Friday morning at Kernan Elementary School.