Read to a Dog - Fall 2010
ABC News did a recent story about kids reading to dogs and the benefits of this experience for beginning and reluctant readers. Watch the clip below.
The Olathe Public Libraries offer children the opportunity to read to a cuddly canine twice a month in our Read to a Dog program. The complete schedule of dates, times, and locations are listed below. Just come to the Children’s Desk upon your arrival and check in for a reading time. The time slots are limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. No advance registration. The dogs are trained therapy dogs provided by Pets for Life, Inc. So come read to a dog on the following dates:
Saturday, September 4 - 1:30-2:30 p.m. @ the Indian Creek Branch
Saturday, September 18 - 1:30-2:30 p.m. @ the Main Library
Saturday, October 2 - 1:30-2:30 p.m. @ the Indian Creek Branch
Saturday, October 16 - 1:30-2:30 p.m. @ the Main Library
Saturday, November 6 - 1:30-2:30 p.m. @ the Indian Creek Branch
Saturday, November 20 - 1:30-2:30 p.m. @ the Main Library
Saturday, December 4 - 1:30-2:30 p.m. @ the Indian Creek Branch
Saturday, December 18 - 1:30-2:30 p.m. @ the Main Library
”Caterpillars” by Aileen Fisher

School is starting this week, but we still have one special event left before we say goodbye to summer. Our Summer Reading Finale will be on Saturday, August 21, at 10:30 a.m. at Scarborough Elementary School. Ventriloquist/illusionist Kevin Horner will be presenting “Walk the Plank with Pirate Frank!” It is sure to be a fun-filled time. Bring the whole family and celebrate all the reading you did this summer. And don’t forget, the last day to return your summer reading folder to the library is Sunday, August 22. Thanks to everybody who “made a splash” at the library this summer. Have a great school year!
The summer is coming to an end, and it’s time to return your Summer Reading Folder to the library. Bring back your folder to either Olathe library between now and August 22 and chose your free paperback book! Be sure to fill out the perforated tab on your folder. We will tear that off when you receive your book and will then send it on to your school so they know you participated in the Summer Reading Program.

On Wednesday, June 30 at 1:30 p.m. the Piccadilly Puppets will be presenting our first big program of the summer at the Bell Cultural Events Center on the MidAmerica Nazarene University campus. This program is for kids going into 1st - 5th grade, but parents and siblings are also welcome. No registration is required, but space is limited to 250 people. Seating will be on the floor. No food or drink of any kind allowed.