Books Alive! directors Adrienne and Jim Perine were honored We-

Adrienne and Jim Perine are flanked by middle school principal Marjorie Anderson, left, and WPL director Mary Lou Carolan Wednesday afternoon.

dnesday night with a plaque presented to them by the parents of the young actors who performed in this year's production, Imagine That!.
Adrienne and Jim devote countless hours each year to the production of the library's Books Alive! children's theater project. This year, the cast members' parents wanted a special way in which to thank the Perines.
 Debra Rosenfeld, who works at John G. Borden Middle School, where the annual performance is held, was asked what would benefit the school's stage, and she said that though lights desperately needed to be replaced, they weren't in the school's budget.
Books Alive! parents went ahead and donated money for new theater lights in Adrienne and Jim's honor. Wednesday's ceremony, attended not only by Books Alive! participants, but by school administrators William Hecht and Kevin Castle, commemorated that with the plaque, which will remain in the middle school as a reminder of the Perines' huge contribution to the arts in Wallkill.
The

Books Alive! cast members cut loose during a party at Elsie's Wednesday.

presentation at the middle school was followed by a party at Elsie's, where for the first time Books Alive! actors got to see the documentary film student Daniel Torelli made of this year's production. 
The library's heartfelt thanks goes out to Adrienne and Jim, as well as to all those (adults and children alike!) who participate in the Books Alive! program.