Librarians at the Menomonie Public Library play host to a certified therapy dog every week, letting kids read to the dog to increase their confidence through reading to a non-judgemental, patient listener. Their program, Reading in the Doghouse, received some great press Sunday in the Dunn County News.
Great stuff! I love to see libraries’ fabulous programs get the recognition they deserve!
There are a few librarians in IFLS-land that do a Read to the Dog program–I highly recommend contacting Debbie in Menomonie, Dawn in Rice Lake or Tricia in Balsam Lake if you are thinking about starting a program of your own.