PRESS PHOTOS BY LOU WHEELAND Catherine Golab, 4, with help from mom, Phuong Le, of Fogelsville, reads to Barkley, a 6-year-old Black Labrador retriever, owned by Ann Mari Markowitz, at Read to the Pups Aug. 1 at Parkland Community Library, South Whitehall.

Above: Kim Schmoyer and Lilly, a 10-year-old Pekingese, listen as Bergen Lehmann, 9, of Schnecksville, reads a book for Lilly. Dad, John, looks on at Read to the Pups at Parkland Library.

Left: Annabelle, 7, listens as Jeff Bloch and daughters Clara, 4, and Nora, 7, read to her at Read to the Pups. Owner Karen Wonderly brought Annabelle to the program.