The King's English Bookshop

Reading Education Assistance Dogs® (R.E.A.D.®), a literacy support program in which children read to therapy animals, is celebrating its first decade of helping children discover the joys of books and reading!

The City Library will host a ten-year anniversary celebration with ITA and the R.E.A.D. dogs on Saturday, November 14, 2009, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Children are invited to meet the R.E.A.D. dogs (who will be available for photos and pawtographs); hear stories; play games; see a special sneak preview of Go Dog Go, the children’s musical based on the popular book by P. D. Eastman; and pick up free books and fun prizes during the party.

Event sponsors include Salt Lake City Public Library, KUED-TV Channel 7, Salt Lake County, Nordstrom, The King’s English Bookshop, The Dog’s Meow, and Cheerios Spoonfuls of Stories program.