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Therapy Dog, Author Visit Among Library's Late Summer Highlights

Puzzle, a trained, licensed therapy dog, is available to help reluctant or emerging readers.

The is making sure the final few weeks of summer are just as exciting as the first few.

Puzzle, the newest member of the Greenfield Library family, is a trained, licensed therapy dog who would love to spend some special reading time with reluctant or emerging readers.

Time spent reading to the patient canine volunteer in a fun, relaxing and calm environment could give your child the confidence boost he or she needs to allow reading skills to grow.

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Call the library at (414) 321-9595 Ext. 104 for more information or to schedule an appointment with Puzzle.

In addition to Puzzle, the library will host another special guest this month when Nick Bruel, author of Bad Kitty for President, visits at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 19.

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Bruel’s books will be available for purchase at the event, or bring your own from home to be signed. This event is free and registration is not required.

Here are additional programs offered by the library:

  • Score Your Library Card!: September is National Library Card Sign-up Month. Stop by the library to score your library card! Youth 18 years and younger who get a library card in September, or read 60 minutes, will be entered into a contest to win football prizes and Packers gifts.
  • "Animals on Parade” fall storytimes: Join Library storyteller, Mr. Mark, as each week a new animal is featured in his stories. Storytime is held Monday at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday at 10:30 a.m., and Thursday at 4 p.m. through the end of November and takes place in the story corner of the Children’s Library. Caregivers stay with the children during the program.  Register online through the Kids tab on the Library website, www.greenfieldlibrary.org, or at the reference desk.
  • PJ Storytime is back: Children can come in pajamas and bring pillows, blankets, or stuffed animals to the Library Community Room for the first pajama storytime of the school year at 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15. Doors will be unlocked at 5:50 p.m. PJ Storytime is held one Saturday a month, after the Library is closed. Upcoming dates are: Oct. 20, Nov. 17, Jan. 19, Feb. 16, March 16, and April 20.

For more information, about Animals on Parade or PJ Storytime, call Library storyteller, Mr. Mark, at (414) 321-9595 Ext. 108.


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