August is National Dog Month! That’s right, Dogust lasts all month long. Here are some quick program and story tips to get libraries in on the tail wagging good vibes.
Tag: Animals
Animals as Teachers
All species of colorful animals are perched on the top shelves that surround our room. These cuddly toys seem to offer a guard of protection to the children who run around below or engage in the educational games, puzzles, and stories on our iPads. In this environment of interactive arcades and virtual realities that serve as attractors, or some might say, distractors in the library, it is heartwarming to see how the affection for one very real lovebird can still compete with several “Angry Birds,” the award winning hit app that has kids taking their best slingshot at the egg stealing pigs. I love animals. Always have. But, growing up in my family, we only had dogs. To this day, I still shed a tear over the first one we lost. Gretel, as we named her, is still fresh in my memory. At that time, I thought I would never…