Dog Day Afternoon

Those of you that know me know I am a dog lover.   Here’s our baby Afton at about 2 months old.  And at the end of this post is our full-grown Afton taking a nap.

But, because I love dogs, what I really want to talk about is all the amazing programs are offering that include dogs.  LISNews recently published this post with links to some stories about

• libraries that offer “read to a dog,”
• academic settings that make therapy dogs available during exams and other stressful times,
• and more.

Here’s a few more links:

• Therapy Dogs’ Presence Steadily Grows in Libraries
• Library Dogs
• Dogs on Call:  R.E.A.D.

People love dogs.  Dogs love people.  Dogs are really good listeners.  If your library hasn’t gone to the dogs yet, maybe you should consider it.  And as promised, here’s my big baby taking a nap after we read a good book together:

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