Call-A-Pacer Begins in April for 21st Year
Official Release | April 7, 2014
INDIANAPOLIS – For the 21st year, the Indiana Pacers have teamed with the Indianapolis Public Library to present Call-A-Pacer, sponsored by Stanley Security Solutions. The program allows callers to listen to featured Pacers’ players and media personalities read part of a children’s story. Fans can visit their local library to check out the featured book of the week; receive an autographed photo of that week’s featured reader; enter to win a book autographed by the reader and an official “I’m a Pacers All-Star Reader” sticker.
Fans of all ages can call either (317) 275-4444 or (877) 275-9007 or log onto Pacers.com, to hear players and personalities read pre-selected children’s stories. The phone lines are open 24 hours, and may be accessed by up to four listeners at a time.
Call-A-Pacer was created to encourage school-age children to read and visit their neighborhood library. All stories will run for one week beginning this week and will conclude the week of June 9, 2014. Stories will also be posted on Pacers.com. The Call-A-Pacer program is part of the Pacers Cares education initiative.
This year’s “Read Like a Pro – Call-a-Pacer 2014” schedule includes:
- Week of April 7 – Ian Mahinmi reads "Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site" - Listen »
- Week of April 14 – Solomon Hill reads "How to Babysit a Grandpa" - Listen »
- Week of April 21 – Brooke Olzendam reads "Just A Second" - Listen »
- Week of April 28 – Paul George reads "Scaredy Squirrel Makes a Friend" - Listen »
- Week of May 5 – Luis Scola reads "Small Bunny's Blue Blanket" - Listen »
- Week of May 12 – George Hill reads "Pirate Nap: A Book of Colors" - Listen »
- Week of May 19 – Mark Boyle reads "The Little Red Hen" - Listen »
- Week of May 27 – David West reads "The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry, and The Big Hungry Bear" - Listen »
- Week of June 2 – Frank Vogel reads "Hoop Genius: How A Desperate Teacher and a Rowdy Gym Class Invented Basketball" - Listen »
- Week of June 9 – Chris Copeland reads "Bear's Loose Tooth"
For more information, contact the Pacers’ Public Information Department at (317) 917-2500 or visit www.indypl.org.