Watch CBS News

Grant Street Reading Series: Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto Reading Bedtime Stories Online

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto and members of the Department of Public Safety are reading bedtime stories to children online.

billpedutoreading
Photo Credit: City Channel Pittsburgh/Youtube)

Each Monday and Friday evening at 7 p.m., Peduto will read a story and stream it on his Facebook page and the city's Facebook page.

Peduto read "The Little Engine That Could" to kick off the Grant Street Reading Series on Monday.

Grant Street Reading Series: The Little Engine That Could by City Channel Pittsburgh on YouTube

Public Safety will read a story on Wednesdays at 7 p.m.

"The books that they are reading are provided through the City of Pittsburgh's partnership with the Dolly Parton Imagination Library, a free program available to all children ages 0-5 who live within city limits to register and receive one book every month in the mail until their fifth birthday," a release said.

Click here for more information on the program.

View CBS News In
CBS News App
Chrome Safari
Be the first to know
Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.