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The New Jersey State Library and local libraries from across the state have partnered with the New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority to encourage readers to “Read Like a Library Champion” during their local library’s Summer Reading Program by giving them the opportunity to win tickets to IZOD Center events by logging in the books they read at www.njlibrarychampions.org. Discount tickets for select IZOD Center family shows are also available at www.IZODcenter.com, by using the code LIBRARY.

Congratulations to the 25 summer readers who won a family four-pack of tickets to see Sesame Street Live September 30 - October 3 by participating in their local library’s program:

Moschello Family, Bernards Township Library; McTiernan Family, Cranford Library; Garcia Family, Hoboken Library; Saroka Family, East Brunswick Library; Soto Family, Paramus Library; North Family, Warren County Library, Franklin Branch; Blau Family, Hawthorne Library; Biondi Family, Somerset County-Hillsborough Library; Petti Family, Jefferson Township Library; Lewis Family, Livingston Library; Infurna Family, Lyndhurst Library; Scuderi Family, Maple Shade Library; Wells Family, Maple Shade Library; Martin Family, Mendham Library; Alborea Family, Monroe Library; Goriscak Family, Sussex County Library; Good Family, Oakland Library; Kaplan Family, Sayreville Library; LaParch Family, Warren County Library; Bialoblocki Family, Spotswood Library; Prignano Family, Springfield Library; Rualo Family, Jersey City Library; Ryan Family, Old Bridge Library; Sammy Family, West Orange Library; and Bracken Family, Readington Township Library.

The contest for free tickets to see Disney Live! November 12 & 13 has started. To enter go to www.njlibrarychampions.org.

The contest to win Disney on Ice Nov. 23-28 will start soon.