Our library partnered with Got Your Six Support Dogs to create a program for teens and tweens at the Madison County Juvenile Detention Center. We were already leading a book club for students at the detention center as part of ALA’s Great Stories Club program.
Therapy dogs were brought in for two discussions of change and decision-making based on Sherman Alexie’s “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian.” Afterwards, the students spent time thinking about their lives and goals by making "decision trees."
Therapy dogs lightened the mood for a discussion about decision-making at a juvenile detention center.