“It increases reading fluidity and [technique] with very low stress,” Ruth Sias, a children’s librarian who has worked for the City of Madison for 20 years, told The Daily Cardinal. “The dogs are ...

(FOX40.COM) — Kids are invited to practice their reading skills with certified therapy dogs at the Orangevale Library on Thursday. Video above: Dog Days of Summer The Read to a Dog program is designed ...

Humane Society volunteer Karen Long holds Butters while listening to Ellie Davinsizer at the Bellwood-Antis Public Library Paws 2 Read event in March 2025. Courtesy photo With all ears, animals are ...

ONALASKA, Wis. (WKBT) -- Children spent their morning reading aloud to furry, four-legged listeners as the Onalaska Library hosted a special "Read to Rover" event in partnership with the Coulee Region ...

First-graders at The Lovett School are reading to therapy dogs as part of the Sit Stay Read program. Therapy dogs provide a calm, non-judgmental environment that helps reduce stress and anxiety.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. KINGSVILLE TOWNSHIP — Area children had the unique opportunity to read to furry friends on Monday at the Kingsville Public Library ...

The Robbins Library in Arlington is booming. Library director Anna Litten says patrons checked out a record one million items in 2025, making Robbins "the fifth highest circulating library in ...

Read to a Puppy is an event organized by the Seeing Eye Puppy Raising Program, held at the Carroll County Public Library North Carroll Branch in Hampstead. Reading to a dog can increase a ...

PHOENIX — Valley kids can read “Go Dog Go” — or any other book — with a friendly canine right by their side at their neighborhood library. Through the Sit, Stay, Read program at the Phoenix Public ...

All Ages Stay and Play: 10:30 a.m. Monday, Longmont Library, 409 Fourth Ave., Longmont. Attend open play time for children 4 years old and under and their caregivers. The library will provide the toys ...

Dogs Enjoy Afternoon Reading: 2 p.m. Sunday, Longmont Public Library, 409 Fourth Ave., Longmont. Dogs Enjoy Afternoon Reading (D.E.A.R.) is the cutest program at the Library. This free program is ...

The Dog Ears Reading Program has evolved since it first began years ago, and we are incredibly proud of how it has grown — ...