Last year s inaugural Barbers and Books event was a success, but this year s program doubled the number of free haircuts at an estimated value of $1,325.
Who knew that brilliance could be found at the business end of some electric hair trimmers? We know that barbers can do some extraordinary things and make it all look easy, but we didn t know they could perhaps change lives with their handiwork and time and wisdom.
Buzzcuts, Barbers and Books, a conceptual program launched recently by Nikita Lowe, a social worker at James Matthews Elementary School, transformed a classroom into a barbershop encouraging youngsters in kindergarten through fifth grade to read.