Sign up for your 1:1 slot to read to Tessie outside when possible! Tessie is our Certified Therapy Dog. Her calm & comforting presence helps students gain confidence in reading skills. Children in grades K-3 can be pre-registered for a 10 minute slot with Tessie, socially distanced in our outdoor courtyard - petting the dog is OK! (In the event of inclement weather, we will meet indoors.)

Masks are required. Please bring your own book to read. Readers are invited to come a few minutes early and wait in the side yard area until your appointed time if the weather is nice; if not, please check in at the front desk. Please bring only one adult and one child to your session. Contact the Children's Room for questions: 978-468-5577 X613 or email Lorraine Der: lder@hwlibrary.org. Registration gives the child permission to meet with Tessie, Tessie's handler (Ms. Fleming), and consent to photography for possible use on social media.