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Living and Giving August 1

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By Times Free Press Staff August 1, 2010 1 min read

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A new chapter: Mayor Berke, officials distribute free library cards to students

Staff Photo by Dan Henry / The Chattanooga Times Free Press- 9/22/15. Kindergartner Malleri Chambers, left, escorts Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke as he arrives at Harrison Elementary School to hand out library cards and read to kindergarteners on Tuesday, September 22, 2015.

Staff Photo by Dan Henry / The Chattanooga Times Free Press- 9/22/15. Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke reads to Harrison Elementary School kindergarteners after handing out library cards to promote reading at the school on Tuesday, September 22, 2015.

Staff Photo by Dan Henry / The Chattanooga Times Free Press- 9/22/15. Harrison Elementary School kindergarteners listen to Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke reads after he handed out library cards to promote reading at the school on Tuesday, September 22, 2015.

Staff Photo by Dan Henry / The Chattanooga Times Free Press- 9/22/15. Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke hands out library cards before reading to Harrison Elementary School kindergarteners at the school on Tuesday, September 22, 2015.

Staff Photo by Dan Henry / The Chattanooga Times Free Press- 9/22/15. Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke reads to Harrison Elementary School kindergarteners after handing out library cards to promote reading at the school on Tuesday, September 22, 2015.

Staff Photo by Dan Henry / The Chattanooga Times Free Press- 9/22/15. Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke reads to Harrison Elementary School kindergarteners after handing out library cards to promote reading at the school on Tuesday, September 22, 2015.

Staff Photo by Dan Henry / The Chattanooga Times Free Press- 9/22/15. Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke speaks to Harrison Elementary School kindergarteners about the library cards that he handed out upon arrival to promote reading at the school on Tuesday, September 22, 2015.

Staff Photo by Dan Henry / The Chattanooga Times Free Press- 9/22/15. Kindergartner Malleri Chambers, left, greets Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke as he arrives at Harrison Elementary School to hand out library cards and read to kindergarteners on Tuesday, September 22, 2015.