Want to sit in a judge’s chair? Children will have a chance to do exactly that on Wednesday during Family Reading Night with the Judges. CREDIT: Photo courtesy of Kane County Law Librarian Ellen Schmidt

The Kane County Law Library in cooperation with the Kane County 16th Judiciary will host its annual Family Reading Night with the Judges from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, at the Kane County Law Library & Self Help Legal Center, located on the second floor of the Kane County Judicial Center, 37W777 IL oute 38 St. Charles.

Judges Bill  Parkhurst, Katherine Moran and Chritine Downs share their favorite bedtime stories.

The event is for children in second grade or younger, and an adult must accompany children. Young visitors also can experience the excitement of touring a courtroom and sitting in a real judge’s chair.

Kids can experience the excitement of touring a courtroom and sitting in a real judge’s chair.

Enjoy snacks, laughter, and stories as we celebrate the importance of literacy and quality time spent reading with those most important to us.  And don’t forget to wear your pajamas!

Family Reading Night is an annual statewide event sponsored by the Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White and Illinois Center for the Book.

For more information call the Kane County Law Library & Self Help Legal Center at 630.406.7126.

About the Kane County Law Library

Located within the Kane County Judicial Complex, the Kane County Law Library is open not only to attorneys and government employees, but to the public as well. Patrons may frequent the library Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. or Wednesdays between 8:30a.m. and 8:00p.m. Though mainly a reference library housing the county’s core of legal research materials, some publications may be checked out for up to a two week period. The library also offers the service of inter-library loaning items that are not within its own collection. A copier is available for public use for a minimal fee.

About the Illinois Center for the Book

The Illinois Center for the Book is a programming arm of the Illinois State Library that promotes reading, writing and author programs with the following mission: Nurturing and connecting readers and writers, and honoring our rich literary heritage.

The Illinois Center for the Book was incorporated in 1985, making it the third affiliate of the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress. Today, there is a State Center for the Book in all 50 states, as well as the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands. These Center for the Book affiliates carry out the national Center’s mission in their local areas, sponsor programs that highlight their area’s literary heritage and call attention to the importance of books, reading, literacy and libraries.

For more information about the Illinois Center for the Book, please call 217-558-2065 or email bmatheis@ilsos.net.

About the Illinois State Library

The Illinois State Library is the principal information resource for state government. The library has a collection of more than 5 million items and subscribes to numerous electronic databases and services that allow patrons access to thousands of additional resources. The State Library serves as regional federal documents depository, maintains an authoritative collection of historic and contemporary Illinois documents, and houses more than 185,000 maps.