Celebrate Read Across America with Clifford the Big Red Dog

Meet Clifford and read one-on-one with a JCA volunteer

Celebrate Read Across America at the library!

Montgomery County Public Libraries and the Jewish Council for the Aging (JCA) Heyman Interages Center are celebrating Read Across America Week in style with one-on-one reading opportunities and a meet-and-greet with beloved picture book character, Clifford the Big Red Dog.  
 
Come dressed as your favorite literary character and visit with Clifford and/or stop in and read with us! You can read one-on-one with a trained JCA Interages volunteer OR you can pick a story to have read to you. 

First 40 children to read with a volunteer will receive a FREE Clifford book to take home with them.  
 
This program is geared toward children Preschool through third grade. Children can bring their own book or select one from the library. JCA volunteers are preselected and vetted and also trained by JCA staff in communication and intergenerational interactions.  

No advanced registration or appointment needed. Participants can drop-in. 

Can't make it on March 2nd? Clifford will be visiting:

Brigadier General Charles E. McGee Library on Wednesday, March 4th at 5pm.

Questions about this program? Contact the branch 240-777-0678

Looking for more fun things to do at MCPL?

Check out all of our resources and events for children! Don't forget to find out how to Get a Library Card.

Library Program Attendance (both virtual and in the branch) is limited to participants within the suggested age range of the program. Children attending an MCPL program under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult. Adults attending a program intended for children must have an accompanying child.

If you plan to attend with a group of ten or more, please contact the branch at least one week before the program to discuss how your group might be accommodated.

Accommodation Requests

People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing should request English-language captioning or sign-language interpretation at least five days before the library-sponsored program they plan to attend. Contact the Assistant Facilities and Accessibility Program Manager at 240-777-0002 with all other accommodation requests.

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