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Arlington Public Library staff presented the The Reading Connection with a check for more than $2,400 — representing a $1 donation from the Friends of the Arlington Public Library for each person who completed 2015 Summer Reading. From left are Nico Piro, Judy Hijikata (The Reading Connection’s communication director), Margaret Brown (The Reading Connection’s board member), Lindsey Berke, and Alex Zealand. The Reading Connection is dedicated to improving the lives of at-risk children and families by helping them create and sustain literacy-rich environments and motivation for reading.