Read to a Dog

With Pets on Wheels

Practice reading to a certified therapy dog

We have a limited number of available time slots. Readers can sign up for a time slot at the Customer Service Desk up to one hour before the program . Each reader will have ten minutes to read one-on-one with a certified therapy dog!

This program is specifically targeted to children 5 years old and up who have some ability to read aloud on their own.

Looking for something to do until Read to a Dog? 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

1,000 Books Before Kindergarten - sign up online today, and print out your child's reading log and your list of Early Literacy Moments

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.

GEN 1.0 10/27/2021

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