The Library! at Hillcrest recently welcomed its newest staff member and library mascot - a green and blue dragon most often seen hovering over the children's area.

But the poor fellow, he didn't have a name! As we all know, any self-respecting dragon needs a good name before bestowing his gifts of good luck and reading prowess. We didn't know his name. He (the dragon) didn't know his name. So how do you find a great name for a magical dragon? A contest of course!

We asked children to come in, visit with our flying friend, and tell us his rightful name. Our name box was soon bulging with many many great suggestions, it's a shame we could only choose one. But we did...

Meet Sir Readsalot!


 

Sir Readsalot is the younger brother of the Main library's dragon - Readworthy. Sir Readsalot couldn't be happier with his newfound name. A special thank you goes out to our contest winner Alex Hoene who discovered our dragon's lost name.

Meet Alex Hoene, Dragon-Namer Extraordinaire!



 

So the next time you're in the Library! at Hillcrest, move on to the back and say hi to the friendliest dragon in Southwest Idaho! Also, if you see Alex, say hi to her as well. She's also really nice.

The staff of the Library! at Hillcrest would like to thank our own, and extremely talented, Lavern Duman who spent countless hours designing and sewing Sir Readsalot. Thanks Lavern!

Last Updated:11/17/2009 Author: Travis Porter