Stanislaus Library in Modesto has some real book hounds
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last updated: September 15, 2009 06:20:50 AM
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DARRYL BUSH/dbush@modbee.com Citalli Leon, 9, of Modesto reads "Ladybug Girl" to "Dutchess," a 13-year-old female Border Collie owned by Jennifer Slater of Sonora, during a free program where children up to age 12 are invited to read to a certified therapy dog in the Children's Department of the Stanislaus County Library in Modesto, in Modesto on Thursday, September 10, 2009. - Modesto Bee - DARRYL BUSH |
This is too dog-gone cute! The Stanislaus County Library has a program that encourages kids to read by having them read aloud to trained therapy dogs.
The free program is aimed at children ages 6 to 12, who are welcome to come to the library on Thursdsay afternoons through November.
On a recent afternoon, boys and girls read a variety of stories to a Pembroke Welsh corgi named Arthur, a Labrador retriever named Charlie and a border collie named Dutchess.
The stories included "The Tortoise and the Hare Race Again," "Ladybug Girl" and a SpongeBob SquarePants book.
Parents and guardians wishing more information should call the library’s children’s department at 209-558-7810.
Scroll down to watch a video of children reading to the dogs, or click the link at left.
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