What do you get when you bring children, dogs and books together? You get happy, confident children who love reading books.
The Beaverton Valley Times paints this cozy picture for its readers: If you’ve spent much time in the Beaverton Library in recent years, you may have noticed children huddled comfortably in small-sized chairs reading aloud to fluffy dogs resting nicely on the floor.
Eager to sit at the feet of these youngest of readers, the lucky dogs completed a rigorous screening and training with their handlers (owners) in order to earn this privilege. The kids doing the reading need only to sign up and choose a text they are able to read independently, and make sure they show up on time to read to the dogs. This program was coordinated by children’s librarian Ginny Watt.
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