R.E.A.D. with Niko at Throg's Neck Library

Date and Time
  • Wednesday, December 11, 2024, 2:30 - 3:30 PM
  • Wednesday, December 18, 2024, 2:30 - 3:30 PM

Location

Fully accessible to wheelchairs
How to register: In-person, at registration
Event Details

Dogs can’t read but they can be great listeners! Reading to a therapy dog is fun!
Children can sign up to read for approximately 10-15 minutes each during the R.E.A.D.
session.

Spots are limited and registration is requiredSame day registration, in person beginning at 2 pmOpen to children 5-12 years old. 

 

R.E.A.D. ® is the 1st and foremost comprehensive reading to therapy dogs support program helping to improve children’s literacy and social skills through the assistance of trained, registered, and insured therapy dog teams as literacy mentors. R.E.A.D. is a program of Intermountain Therapy Animals of Salt Lake City, Utah.

 

                                                                                 New York Therapy Animals | Excellence Through Education

New York Therapy Animals is the official NY affiliate of R.E.A.D.®

Reading Education Assistance Dogs®

Program of Intermountain Therapy Animals of Salt Lake City, Utah.

  • Audience: Children, School Age (5-12 years)
Assistive Listening and ASL
ASL interpretation and real-time (CART) captioning available upon request. Please submit your request at least two weeks in advance by emailing accessibility@nypl.org.