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If your child becomes shy when it's time to read aloud, he or she is likely not alone -- it can be nerve-wracking even for adults, much less when you're learning new words and sounds.

York County Libraries offers a series of programs aimed to encourage reluctant readers. Therapy dogs are trained to calmly listen to a young reader. For kids who enjoy animals, it can provide a less threatening environment for practicing their reading than, say, a parent's expectant eye or a classroom full of students.

Here are a few upcoming sessions. For details and a full schedule, visit www.yorklibraries.org.

  • 10 a.m. Aug. 11, Glatfelter Memorial Library. Tales for Tails. Bella and all of the dogs are wagging their tails in anticipation! Registration required. Call 717-225-3220 for details. (Glatfelter's program was also featured in the April 2012 issue of Women's Day.)
  • 10 to 11:30 a.m Aug. 18, Paul Smith Library of Southern York County. Tales for Tails. Read to the therapy dogs on the third Saturdays of the month. Call 717-235-4313 for details.
  • 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Aug. 18, Guthrie Memorial Library. Hurricane, a therapy dog will be available for 15-minute sessions. Call 717-632-5183 for details.
  • 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Aug 21, Collinsville Community Library. Read to Freckles, a certified therapy German short-haired pointer mix. Drop-ins welcome depending on space. Call 717-927-9014 for details.
  • 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Aug. 25, Guthrie Memorial Library. Therapy dogs Baxter and Carmen will be available for 15-minute sessions. Call 717-632-5183 for details.
  • 10 to 11:30 a.m., Sept. 8, Dover Area Community Library. Tales for Tails. Read to Magic or Chrissy. Call 717-292-6814 for details.


York County Libraries is offering plenty of programs this summer for its Summer Reading Club. Each Monday, we’ll highlight an upcoming event. You can always find the full calendar at www.yorklibraries.org.

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