<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[A Life in Libraries]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[cbecker53]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com/author/cbecker53/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Dog Day Afternoon]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>Those of you that know me know I am a dog lover.   Here&#8217;s our baby Afton at about 2 months old.  And at the end of this post is our full-grown Afton taking a nap.</p>
<p><a href="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/new-image.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="1703" data-permalink="https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com/2012/11/16/dog-day-afternoon/new-image/" data-orig-file="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/new-image.jpg" data-orig-size="448,336" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="new-image" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/new-image.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/new-image.jpg?w=448" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-1703" title="new-image" alt="" src="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/new-image.jpg?w=300&#038;h=224" height="224" width="300" srcset="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/new-image.jpg?w=300&amp;h=224 300w, https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/new-image.jpg?w=150&amp;h=113 150w, https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/new-image.jpg 448w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a>But, because I love dogs, what I really want to talk about is all the amazing programs are offering that include dogs.  <a title="LISNews" href="http://lisnews.org/" target="_blank">LISNews</a> recently published <a title="Gone to the Dogs" href="http://lisnews.org/has_your_library_gone_to_the_dogs" target="_blank">this post</a> with links to some stories about</p>
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<li>libraries that offer &#8220;read to a dog,&#8221;</li>
<li>academic settings that make therapy dogs available during exams and other stressful times,</li>
<li>and more.</li>
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<p>Here&#8217;s a few more links:</p>
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<li><a title="therapy dogs in libraries" href="http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2012/02/library-services/therapy-dogs-presence-steadily-grows-in-libraries/" target="_blank"> Therapy Dogs’ Presence Steadily Grows in Libraries</a></li>
<li><a title="library dogs" href="http://librarydogs.com" target="_blank">Library Dogs</a></li>
<li><a title="READ" href="http://www.dogsoncall.org/r-e-a-d/" target="_blank">Dogs on Call:  R.E.A.D.</a></li>
</ul>
<p>People love dogs.  Dogs love people.  Dogs are <em>really</em> good listeners.  If your library hasn&#8217;t gone to the dogs yet, maybe you should consider it.  And as promised, here&#8217;s my big baby taking a nap after we read a good book together:</p>
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