Sussex County literacy event

NEWTON — The Northwest New Jersey Community Action Program Child & Family Resource Services is sponsoring a literacy event to benefit First Book of Sussex County. Ron Zalme, a local illustrator and cartoonist, will be hosting a literacy event on Saturday, Oct. 15, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at An Open Book, located at 169 Spring Street in Newton. Zalme is the illustrator of "What Did Toby See, Where Did Toby Go," "The Cardboard King," and "The Sparkle Queen." Admission for the literacy event is five dollars per family. Refreshments will be provided. An Open Book will also make a donation to First Book Sussex County from the proceeds of store sales during the event. For more information on this event or First Book contact Laura Moyer at NORWESCAP Child & Family Resource Services at 973-383-3461. NORWESCAP is a non-profit community action agency established in 1965 that creates opportunities for over 30,000 low-income people in northwest NJ by providing a large portfolio of self-sufficiency and emergency services.