Articles
Best Practices
Looking to start your own program? "This Library Program's for the Dogs"shares the best practices of the Happy Readers Library Dogs program, in addition to sharing positive experiences from their own library.
Written by Chang, 2019, published in School Library Journal, volume 65, issue 2
Another article that describes best practices, "Assistance Animals in the Library: How One Academic Library Developed Best Practices" focuses on programs for students with disabilities.
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Written by Marrall, 2016, published in Reference and User Services Quarterly, volume 6, number 1.
Unconventional Therapy Animals
This article, published by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), discusses how the presence of any living animals (not just dogs) in a library can inspire reading!
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Written by Kozikowski, 2018,published in Children and Libraries, volume 16, number 2.
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Therapy Dogs in Medical Libraries
Dogs are often used in medical libraries, too! Patient interaction with dogs appear to have a positive impact on their medical health.
"Dogs on Call in Patient Library," from the Journal of Hospital Librarianship studies this phenomenon.
Written by Ladd and Barker, 2017, published in the Journal of Hospital Librarianship, volume 17, number 1.