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Read to Rover for K-8

South Elgin Branch
2024-04-20 11:00:00 2024-04-20 11:15:00 America/Chicago Read to Rover for K-8 Practice your reading skills by cuddling up with a good book and reading aloud to a fully trained and certified therapy dog. Registration required. For grades K through 8. South Elgin Branch -

Saturday, April 20
11:00am - 11:15am

Add to Calendar 2024-04-20 11:00:00 2024-04-20 11:15:00 America/Chicago Read to Rover for K-8 Practice your reading skills by cuddling up with a good book and reading aloud to a fully trained and certified therapy dog. Registration required. For grades K through 8. South Elgin Branch -

Practice your reading skills by cuddling up with a good book and reading aloud to a fully trained and certified therapy dog. Registration required. For grades K through 8.

WARNING: REGISTRATION IS NOT OPEN UNTIL: FRIDAY, MARCH 15TH 2024 - 09:00AM

Join us in the Children's area to read to a certified therapy dog at our beautiful Rakow Branch!

If you are unable to attend the event, please cancel your registration so a student on the waitlist can join the event.  We will be taking attendance at the programs and staff members reserve the right to move a registrant to the waitlist if they are found to be consistently absent from registered programs. 

AGE GROUP: | Middle School | Elementary School |

EVENT TYPE: | Activity |

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