It’s been a ridiculously long time since I last posted on this blog. My excuse? The little person-parasite currently residing in my belly (or uterus to be exact). I’m claiming total and complete “Baby Brain.” Since I found out about little boy-to-be I can think of nothing else other than birth plans and awesome footie pajamas with little embroidered ducks. Libraries have been placed on the back burner.
Strangely, as The Professor and I get closer and closer to meeting our son, my interest in libraries has been renewed. The difference: I seem to be riveted by stories about small children and libraries.
My favorite children’s literacy program of all time has to be the Children Read to Dogs initiative spearheaded by several public libraries, where struggling readers, well, read to dogs. The August edition of American Libraries has a great article about the Read to Your Breed program and PAWS to Read program at the La Mesa and Lakeside branches of the San Diego County Libraries . This isn’t a new phenomenon, but it is an awesome one. There’s even a Library Dogs website with links to various programs around the country. Check it out for your daily dose of the warm fuzzies.
