Read to Rover - Get a Reward!

We're trying something new to go along with our long-standing monthly Read to Rover program.  Starting this month, we will hand out punch cards to children who participate.  If a child brings the card to 3 sessions of Read to Rover, he or she will receive a FREE book!

Read to Rover is held on the 2nd Thursday of each month.  So the next session will be May 12th.  We start at 6 pm, so that there is plenty of time to read.

A little background for those of you who might not be familiar with this concept:  "Reading With Rover" or "Read to Rover" is a program that has been used in schools and libraries all across the country to help foster literacy skill and reading confidence in children.  The dogs used in the programs are the perfect audience for children who may have difficulty reading or who find it intimidating to read to people.  Therapy dogs are patient and very good at listening and seem to get as much out of being read to as the children.  No matter the child's skill level though, it's fun to read a story and spend some quality time with a new furry friend.  Here are some sites for programs around the nation - links here and here.

If you have children who would like to participate - please come and join us!