March has been dedicated as National Reading Month and members of the Wayne Police Department have been visiting local elementary schools to encourage students of all ages to read and enjoy books. Reading month was originally dedicated to celebrate the birthday of Dr. Seuss, the author of multiple children's classics and winner of the 1984 Pulitzer Prize for his contribution to the education of America's children and parents. Early this month, Wayne Ofc. Matthew Whalen and Ofc. James Serma visited students at Roosevelt-McGrath Elementary and each read to them from a classic tale. Wayne officers, and Chief Ryan Strong, will be visiting schools and reading to students all month to help encourage reading.
