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Read to a Dog - Virtual

Elementary school children may practice reading to therapy dogs from Pets on Wheels. Sessions are for 15 minutes with Zoom.

Registration is required and space is limited. Readers will be emailed a link to their Zoom session and their time slot the day before the event. Please be sure to check your time slot and logon at your designated time. Our dogs are looking forward to hearing you read!  

NEW: You will need to be logged in to Zoom to attend this program. You can create a free account on Zoom using the sign up link on the Zoom website - https://zoom.us/signin. Once you are signed in on Zoom, click on the link in the email sent to you to join the program.

Looking for more fun things to do until Read to a Dog?

Every Child Ready to Read - even though your baby only wants to chew on the books you share, setting aside time to read together is an important step towards literacy!

1,000 Books Before Kindergarten - sign up online today! Print out your child's reading log and a list of Early Literacy Moments to get started on your reading journey.  No child is too young to participate

Take a look at these resources for kids using your library card. Don't have a card right now? No worries!  Find out how to Get a Library Card.

TumbleBooks - books that read themselves 

Kanopy Kids - videos and animated books

BookFlix - animated stories

Explora Educators, Explora Primary School - education resources

By joining this Virtual MCPL program, you agree to abide by our rules of conduct. Library staff has the authority to remove you from this program if we deem your behavior to be inappropriate, to ensure the safety of staff and customers.

Learn about MCPL's Zoom Security Settings

Accommodation Requests

Please place your request for English-language captioning or sign language interpretation at least five days before the library-sponsored program you plan to attend. Contact the Assistant Facilities and Accessibility Program Manager at 240-777-0002 with all other accommodation requests.

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