K9 Reading Buddies

We made our first visit to the local library here last week. Wow, it was one of those moments I have fairly often here.....feeling like I had stepped back in time about 10 years. I would describe the library as quaint. It has everything a library needs, but is so far from the brand new, high tech, mega library we had in Highlands Ranch. And, there are certainly no self-check-out stations where you pile your entire stack of books up at once, it beeps, lists the books and you are done. They are plain, old fashioned, bring your books to the circulation desk and scan them one-by-one around here. They even have a section in the library where you can check out cassette tapes. I had to laugh when my girls asked me what they were.

On a good note, they have a K9 reading program, to get kids excited about books! Several Saturdays a month, they bring in a group of therapy dogs and the kids can take turns reading to them. Addison and Reagan were beyond excited about the idea of doing this. Addison picked two books, both about animals, that she thought they would enjoy. She practiced the books all week. Saturday morning she took her selections and Reagan took a board book that she knows all the words to, and off we went. They loved it. Each girl got a chance to read to several different dogs and then visit with the puppies at the end. They got stickers with the dog's picture on it, that they cherish. We had a great time and can't wait to do it again in a few weeks.