Baxter Landry and Eden Kirkhart are reading superstars. The two youngsters, each 6 years old, are the first two children to complete the ‘1,000 Books Before Kindergarten’ program at the Hemphill County Library.

‘1,000 Books Before Kindergarten’ is an early literacy program hosted by the library. The program is designed to promote reading in young children. With each reading level a child completes,…