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MINNESOTA

 

REGIONAL WORKSHOP OFFERED:  

Official R.E.A.D. Workshops to be held regularly  

(every 6-8 weeks) and are taught by  

Nancy Brooks (www.ReadDogsMN.org

or Patti Anderson, licensed R.E.A.D. instructors.  

For complete details, including exact location, time, and cost, 

please contact Nancy at kdcbrooks@hotmail.com 

or Patti at siberpa@aol.com

 

 

Organization: Arrowhead Library System 

Contact Name: Rebecca Patton, Public Library Consultant  

City: Mountain Iron  

State: Minnesota  

Phone Number: (218) 741-3840  

E-mail: rpatton@arrowhead.lib.mn.us  

Notes: "Read Aloud: Dog Days at your Library" is an LSTA pilot  

project.  

The following public libraries are participating -  

Babbitt, Buhl, Cloquet, Coleraine, Eveleth, Hoyt Lakes,  

International Falls, Marble, Silver Bay, Two Harbors, Virginia  

 

Contact Name:   Kathy Treece  

City: Minneapolis  

State: Minnesota  

E-mail:   kathytreece@hotmail.com  

Notes:   We visit at Nokomis branch, Minneapolis Public Library.  

 

Organization:   North Star Therapy Animals 

Contact Name:   Linda Frey  

City: Minneapolis  

State: Minnesota  

E-mail:   linyloo@aol.com  

Notes:   We currently have R.E.A.D.ing programs in several  

different libraries, schools, and bookstores. We are always  

looking for more teams to help out with all the requests  

Organization:   Paws Inn Resort & Training  

Program: Paws Insight Readers 

Contact Name:   Jodi Theis  

City: New Germany  

State: Minnesota  

E-mail:   pawsinnresort@frontiernet.net  

Website: www.pawsinnresort.com  



 

Program: Pawsitive Steps  

Contact Name:   Lisa Perovich  

Address:  1111 80th Street NW  

City: Buffalo  

State: Minnesota  

Phone Number: 762-226-6615 

E-mail:   lisa@pawsitivestepsllc.com  

Website: www.pawsitivestepsllc.com  

Notes: Reading enrichment activities at a small hobby farm, with  

the assistance of registered therapy dogs and a trained facilitator.