Join us for this new program organized by student Matt Jacobs from Phillips Academy.  BARKS stands for Books and Reading for Kids and yes, participants will read aloud to a real dog.  The dogs will be trained therapy dogs and will be accompanied by their owner.  Each child will sign up for a 15 minute time slot so space is very limited.  The benefits to reading to a dog are:  pressure free, non-judgmental environment; kids gain confidence and improve their reading skills; kids learn to enjoy reading.  This program is for K-grade 3 and participants must register online for a specific time slot.  Times available will be 9:30-9:45am; 9:45am-10am; 10am-10:15am; 10:15-10:30am; 10:30-10:45am; and 10:45-11am.  Questions please contact Beth Kerrigan (bkerrigan@mhl.org).