Wags For Hope

A Child Reading to a Dog entitled "Wags for Hope"

Upcoming Events

Read to a New Dog Friend - Wags for Hope

Date: 
Sunday, July 7, 2013 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Event Type: 
Children's Program
Age Group: 
elementary
Library: 
Urbana Regional Library
Improve your reading skills and make a new friend by reading aloud to a therapy dog! The Reading Education Assistance Dogs (R.E.A.D.) program improves children's reading and communication skills by employing a powerful method: reading to a dog. But not just any dog. R.E.A.D. dogs are registered therapy animals who volunteer with their owner/handlers as a team, going to schools, libraries and many other settings as reading companions for children.
*Allergy Alert! The dogs are live animals.*

Read to a New Dog Friend - Wags for Hope

Date: 
Sunday, July 14, 2013 - 1:30pm to 2:30pm
Event Type: 
Children's Program
Educational
Age Group: 
children with an adult
elementary
Library: 
C. Burr Artz Public Library
Improve your reading skills and make a new friend by reading aloud to a therapy dog! The Reading Education Assistance Dogs (R.E.A.D.) program improves children's reading and communication skills by employing a powerful method: reading to a dog. But not just any dog. R.E.A.D. dogs are registered therapy animals who volunteer with their owner/handlers as a team, going to schools, libraries and many other settings as reading companions for children. This program is held every 4 weeks. Jun 9, Jul 14, Aug 11.

Allergy Alert! The dogs are live animals.

Read to a New Dog Friend - Wags for Hope

Date: 
Sunday, August 4, 2013 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Event Type: 
Children's Program
Age Group: 
elementary
Library: 
Urbana Regional Library
Improve your reading skills and make a new friend by reading aloud to a therapy dog! The Reading Education Assistance Dogs (R.E.A.D.) program improves children's reading and communication skills by employing a powerful method: reading to a dog. But not just any dog. R.E.A.D. dogs are registered therapy animals who volunteer with their owner/handlers as a team, going to schools, libraries and many other settings as reading companions for children.
*Allergy Alert! The dogs are live animals.*

Read to a New Dog Friend - Wags for Hope

Date: 
Sunday, August 11, 2013 - 1:30pm to 2:30pm
Event Type: 
Children's Program
Educational
Age Group: 
children with an adult
elementary
Library: 
C. Burr Artz Public Library
Improve your reading skills and make a new friend by reading aloud to a therapy dog! The Reading Education Assistance Dogs (R.E.A.D.) program improves children's reading and communication skills by employing a powerful method: reading to a dog. But not just any dog. R.E.A.D. dogs are registered therapy animals who volunteer with their owner/handlers as a team, going to schools, libraries and many other settings as reading companions for children. This program is held every 4 weeks. Jun 9, Jul 14, Aug 11.

Allergy Alert! The dogs are live animals.