Listen to the Indiana Pacers Read Bedtime Stories

This is either the most disturbing or the coolest thing to ever happen in Hoosier sports. Beginning next week, your kids can have a bedtime story read to them by one of the Indiana Pacers.

Starting on April 7 and running through the week of June 9, parents can dial up “Call-a-Pacer” and let their kids listen to members of the Indiana Pacers read them their favorite children’s stories.

The recorded tales will be provided free-of-charge as part of the Indianapolis Public Library’s 24-Hour Call-a-Story line at: 317-275-4444 or 877-275-9007. The Call-a-Pacer program was created to encourage kids to take an interest in reading.

The 2014 Call-a-Pacer Schedule:

• Week of April 7 – Ian Mahinmi reads "Good Night, Good Night, Construction Site" by Sherri Duskey Rinker and Tom Lichtenheld
• Week of April 14 – Solomon Hill reads "How to Babysit a Grandpa" by Jean Reagan
• Week of April 21 – Brooke Olzendam reads "Just a Second" by Steve Jenkins
• Week of April 28 – Paul George reads "Scaredy Squirrel Makes a Friend" by Melanie Watt
• Week of May 5 – Luis Scola reads "Small Bunny's Blue Blanket" by Tatyana Feeney
• Week of May 12 – George Hill reads "Pirate Nap: A Book of Colors" by Danna Smith
• Week of May 19 – Mark Boyle reads "The Little Red Hen" by Paul Galdone
• Week of May 27 – David West reads "The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear" by Don and Audrey Wood
• Week of June 2 – Frank Vogel reads "Hoop Genius: How a Desperate Teacher and a Rowdy Gym Class Invented Basketball" by John Coy
• Week of June 9 – Chris Copeland reads "Bear's Loose Tooth" by Karma Wilson