A Howlin' Good Time!

The visitors for the Our Community Reads program today were R.E.A.D. Dogs! The furry friends who came to the library to help with storytime are all certified Reading Education Assistance Dogs (aka R.E.A.D.). They adore having children read stories to them! The kids loved reading to the dogs! Our visitors were black lab Selah (with her owner Wendy), anatolian shephard Loki (with his owner Heide), and golden retriever Zamba (with her owner Val). Each dog was unique, but they had one thing in common-- a love of reading! We also discovered that not only do these dogs like to read-- they enjoy singing, too! Selah even joined in! After the opening song Val (with the help of Zamba) read Ten Little Puppies by Marian Harris. Then it was the children's turn to share some stories with the dogs! What a fun way to practice reading!

Val reads Ten Little Puppies

Val, Zamba, & a little boy read a book

Selah, Wendy, & a little girl read Chickens to the Rescue! by John Himmelman

Loki & a little boy practice reading

Loki relaxes with one of the library's dogs

The library has a R.E.A.D. program the first & third Saturday of every month!

Practice reading to a dog!