The Great Falls Public Library and the Great Falls Animal Shelter are teaming up to promote safe interaction between dogs and kids.
The "Read to an Orphan" program aims to reduce the number of dog bites through education and interaction, while also promoting reading and pet adoption.
An animal control officer will bring one adoptable dog from the animal shelter to the library, with a different dog featured each month.
Children will then be able to read to the dog - and other attendees - to foster better reading skills and promote healthy interaction with both people and pets.
Jesse Eller, an animal control officer with the city, said, "We're hoping to get more people to come down to see the dogs and hopefully get the dogs adopted, and have more people come to the shelter to view the dogs after they see them at the library."
The program will be held on the second Tuesday of every month, starting October 14th at 6:30 pm.
For more information, call 406-453-0349.
- posted by KRTV.com producer David Sherman
