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Paws to Read

with Pets on Wheels Therapy Animals!

2025-02-19 18:00:00 2025-02-19 19:30:00 America/New_York Paws to Read La Plata Branch -

Wednesday, February 19
6:00pm - 7:30pm

Add to Calendar 2025-02-19 18:00:00 2025-02-19 19:30:00 America/New_York Paws to Read Come read to or hang out with a certified Therapy Animal! La Plata Branch -

Come read to or hang out with a certified Therapy Animal!

All ages are welcome to come and spend time with a certified therapy animal. Attendees can choose to read a story aloud to the therapy animal or just hang out and give them some love! You can just bring a book from home, or you can pick one from our collection. Please register in advance to participate in this program. Participation is not guaranteed without registrations, drop-ins will try to be accommodated if there is available slots open. Once you have registered a staff member will reach out to you with your session time. Each session is approximately 15 minutes long. Please arrive at least 10 minutes before your time slot to select your reading materials and get settled.

This event is subject to cancelation or modification without notice at the discretion of CCPL staff or the Pets On Wheels handler. Due to the nature of therapy animal visits, there may be times in which the animal needs an unplanned break, end the visit early, or cancel. Staff will contact all participants as soon as possible with any potential changes to this event.



Pets on Wheels is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that brings friendly therapy pet visits to people across Maryland. Our teams log more than 175,000 touches with people at nearly 400 facilities and special events in an average year. 

Pets on Wheels shares the love of friendly therapy pets to help improve life, connecting our pets with people to make a profound positive difference every day.

From a pilot project of just four individual visits, our therapy pet teams now log more than 175,000 touches with people at nearly 400 facilities and special events in an average year. Regularly visiting nursing homes and hospitals, assisted living facilities, homeless and domestic violence shelters, veterans’ hospitals, libraries, schools, colleges, corporate campuses, and more, Pets on Wheels volunteers log over 12,000 hours a year to fight stress and help lick loneliness one visit at a time.

We are a 501(c)3 organization and receive NO funding from any government agency or health department. Our budget is supported solely by private donations from people just like you and from our corporate and foundation sponsors. Our donors and volunteers make our mission possible.

Learn more about their mission at petsonwheels.org!

AGE GROUP: | All Ages |

EVENT TYPE: | Story Time | Community Engagement |

TAGS: | Therapy Animal Visits | social | Reading | literacy | family | Families |

Charles County Public Library events are accessible for all. If you have an accessibility request, please contact programs@ccplonline.org three business days prior to the event.

La Plata Branch

Phone: 301-934-9001

Hours
Mon, Feb 10 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Feb 11 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Feb 12 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Feb 13 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Feb 14 1:00PM to 5:00PM
Sat, Feb 15 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Feb 16 Closed

About the library

Upcoming events

Wed, Feb 12, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
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Thu, Feb 13, 9:00am - 9:20am
Join us for a story time experience for our youngest library users and their caregivers!

Thu, Feb 13, 9:30am - 9:50am
Join us for a story time experience for our youngest library users and their caregivers!

Thu, Feb 13, 10:00am - 10:45am
Join us for Morning Story Time and share the fun of reading with your children!

Thu, Feb 13, 11:00am - 11:45am
Join us for Morning Story Time and share the fun of reading with your children!

Thu, Feb 13, 6:30pm - 7:45pm
In February we will discuss "Mad Honey" by Jodi Picoult. Recommended for ages 18+. Social time is from 6:30 - 6:45; book discussion runs from 6:45 - 7:45.

Fri, Feb 14, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
HOPE Comfort Bag Distribution

Tue, Feb 18, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Get hands-on experience with the latest technology and let us show you how SkillMill can help you achieve your personal and career goals.

Wed, Feb 19, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Join us for our monthly Advanced STEM Club where we will experiment, explore, and learn while having fun exploring the principles of science, technology, engineering, and math!

Wed, Feb 19, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Come read to or hang out with a certified Therapy Animal!
This event is full

Thu, Feb 20, 9:00am - 9:20am
Join us for a story time experience for our youngest library users and their caregivers!

Thu, Feb 20, 9:30am - 9:50am
Join us for a story time experience for our youngest library users and their caregivers!

Thu, Feb 20, 10:00am - 10:45am
Join us for Morning Story Time and share the fun of reading with your children!

Thu, Feb 20, 11:00am - 11:45am
Join us for Morning Story Time and share the fun of reading with your children!

Thu, Feb 20, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Join us for our monthly Advanced STEM Club where we will experiment, explore, and learn while having fun exploring the principles of science, technology, engineering, and math!

Thu, Feb 27, 9:00am - 9:20am
Join us for a story time experience for our youngest library users and their caregivers!

Thu, Feb 27, 9:30am - 9:50am
Join us for a story time experience for our youngest library users and their caregivers!

Thu, Feb 27, 10:00am - 10:45am
Join us for Morning Story Time and share the fun of reading with your children!

Thu, Feb 27, 11:00am - 11:45am
Join us for Morning Story Time and share the fun of reading with your children!

Sat, Mar 01, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Love books? Let's Chat! Join us for our Virtual Page Turners Book discussion. This month we are discussing the book, The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict.

Mon, Mar 03, 10:30am - 11:30am
Come explore your baby's creativity and take home a little Basquiat!

Mon, Mar 03, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Come have fun learning about women's history!

Wed, Mar 05, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Join us for our monthly STEM Club where we will experiment, explore, and learn while having fun exploring the principles of science, technology, engineering, and math!

Thu, Mar 06, 9:00am - 9:20am
Join us for a story time experience for our youngest library users and their caregivers!

Thu, Mar 06, 9:30am - 9:50am
Join us for a story time experience for our youngest library users and their caregivers!

Thu, Mar 06, 10:00am - 10:45am
Join us for Morning Story Time and share the fun of reading with your children!

Thu, Mar 06, 10:45am - 11:45am
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Thu, Mar 06, 11:00am - 11:45am
Join us for Morning Story Time and share the fun of reading with your children!

Thu, Mar 06, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Join us for our monthly STEM Club where we will experiment, explore, and learn while having fun exploring the principles of science, technology, engineering, and math!

Tue, Mar 11, 10:30am - 11:30am
This program is intended for adults with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities and their caregivers.

Tue, Mar 11, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Join us for our monthly Sensory Social where we will explore various activities specially cultivated for sensory seeking youth.

Wed, Mar 12, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Cosplay, Comics, and Cartoons- Come one, come all for a Fandom Frenzy!

Thu, Mar 13, 9:00am - 9:20am
Join us for a story time experience for our youngest library users and their caregivers!

Thu, Mar 13, 9:30am - 9:50am
Join us for a story time experience for our youngest library users and their caregivers!

Thu, Mar 13, 10:00am - 10:45am
Join us for Morning Story Time and share the fun of reading with your children!

Thu, Mar 13, 11:00am - 11:45am
Join us for Morning Story Time and share the fun of reading with your children!

Thu, Mar 13, 6:30pm - 7:45pm
In March we will discuss "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann. Recommended for ages 18+. Social time is from 6:30 - 6:45; book discussion runs from 6:45 - 7:45.

Fri, Mar 14, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
HOPE Comfort Bag Distribution