# Event Details

- **Event Name**: April BARK -- Read with a Therapy Dog
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 04 Apr, 2026 at 10:00 am – Sat, 04 Apr, 2026 at 11:00 am
- **Event Description**: BARK (Bismarck Animals Reading with Kids) is for kids who want practice reading with non-judgmental listeners—dogs! The library offers this special program with local therapy dogs and their handlers. Independent readers in Grades K through 5 sign up to read aloud to a dog for 20 minutes (with a handler present).

Parents must sign a waiver prior to the reading session. To register, contact Youth Services at 701-355-1489.

WHEN:
bit.ly/BVMPL-BARK_Schedule
April 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 13, 15, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 2026
Each event date has designated reading times that must be reserved in advance (children can sign up for two reading times).

WHERE:
Bismarck Veterans Memorial Public Library: Children’s Library Story Room

WHO:
Free and open to all children in Grades K through 5.
Media is invited to attend.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT:
TRACI JUHALA, HEAD OF YOUTH SERVICES
Bismarck Veterans Memorial Public Library
515 North 5th Street, Bismarck, ND 58501 USA
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/bismarck/april-bark-read-with-a-therapy-dog/200029849463123
- **Event Categories**: kids, dog
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 7

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Bismarck
- **state**: ND
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Bismarck Veterans Memorial Public Library
- **lat**: 46.810023143712
- **long**: -100.78360883385
- **full address**: Bismarck Veterans Memorial Public Library, 515 N 5th St,Bismarck, North Dakota, United States

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is April BARK -- Read with a Therapy Dog being held?
  - **A:** April BARK -- Read with a Therapy Dog takes place on Sat, 04 Apr, 2026 at 10:00 am to Sat, 04 Apr, 2026 at 11:00 am at Bismarck Veterans Memorial Public Library, 515 N 5th St,Bismarck, North Dakota, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing April BARK -- Read with a Therapy Dog?
  - **A:** April BARK -- Read with a Therapy Dog is organized by Bismarck Veterans Memorial Public Library.

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