Harold the Library Bear celebrates K9 Veterans Day
Hedgesville, WV – Today I found Harold
the Library Bear surrounded by books about dogs. When I asked him why he was
reading so many, Harold shared this interesting story:
“I’m
reading about these dogs because March 13th is K9 Veterans Day,” he
said, “The librarian told me that a veteran is someone who serves in the
military, so I thought it would be a great time to read all of the books in the
Hedgesville Library about veteran dogs!”
“This is
the one I just finished reading,” Harold said, pulling a book from his pile and
proudly holding it up. “It’s called Gabe:
The Dog Who Sniffs Out Danger,” he said. “It’s all about Gabe, a dog that
goes to another country and uses his really good smelling to help soldiers find
dangerous things that they can’t smell!”
“Do you
know what the coolest thing about this book is?” Harold asked.
“This
book is a true story, because Gabe was a real dog! In fact, he was so good at
his job that he won an award called the Hero Dog Award!”
“I think
this one is my favorite dog story so far,” Harold said, “but I still have lots
more to read!
There a book about Sadie, a real life police dog, and a book
about search and rescue dogs too!”
“Of
course, there are also a bunch of Paw Patrol books here in the library,” Harold
added, “They aren’t true stories, like Gabe’s story, but they’re a lot of fun
to read anyway! I think Chase is my favorite, but Marshall is funny! He always
runs into the other pups!”
“Can I tell you a secret?” Harold asked with a
whisper,” the librarian told me that this summer there will be lots of stories
about heroes, including hero dogs! But don’t tell anyone yet!”
-Harold
the Library Bear is a bear, so he doesn’t have a phone, but you can leave him a
message at (304)-754-3949 or you can meet him Monday-Saturday in the Children’s
Department of the new Hedgesville Public Library. His column appears every week
on the Martinsburg-Berkeley County Public Libraries blog.
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