And a White House official was on hand to read a message from President Bush.
Twenty-four hours were inadequate for all that one got in hand to read.
You can hold it in one hand to read a Kindle book while you're standing in line.
Lately, I've been keeping that angry boy on hand, to read the literature of jihad on my behalf.
Natalie Blake twisted the can in her hand to read the tag that ran around it: Claim Your Future.
A number of downtown luminaries, including Lee Ranaldo, Alan Vega, Roswell Rudd, Kurt Loder, Danny Fields, and Hal Willner, will be on hand to read Van Vliet's poems and to reminisce about him.
The subtle silk ties that adorned the paperback covers, and which somehow made it O.K., by a dazzling sleight of the publisher's hand, to read soft pornography in public, are arrayed in the opening scene.
For two years, Ms. Ma has used her round trips from Queens to the garment district, where she spends long days applying intricate beading to clothing by hand, to read "The Wisdom of the Lotus Sutra," a six-volume Buddhist literary masterpiece.
And look: here's JK Rowling on hand to read a tribute and usher us off to see Lord Voldemort, Mary Poppins and the Child Catcher out of Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang. Why, exactly?
Francesca Simon is also on hand to read from Horrid Henry, and there are plenty of activities to keep both young bodies and minds active, including Lego building and a Daleks Q&A.
