Barks & Books Special Story Hour: Featuring Local Authors

Important Update Regarding Meeting Usage During Library Renovation

During 2026, we will be undergoing a renovation to better serve the people of Dearborn County. 

Due to the renovation, access to the Youth Services Department will be closed to the public during January and February. You will still be able to use the Ewbank Meeting Room throughout this closure, but our procedures for using the room have been modified:

  • Please enter the library via the High St. entrance. This entrance provides direct access to the Ewbank Meeting Room only. To access other areas of the library, you must use the Mary St. or Parking Lot entrances.
  • Once inside, please call our Adult Services Department at 812-537-2775 Ext. 1125. Let us know that you have arrived and provide your group's name. A staff member will come to unlock the room for your group.
  • If you need any assistance at any time during your meeting, please call 812-537-2775 Ext. 1125 and a staff member will come to help.
  • When your meeting has finished, please call 812-537-2775 Ext. 1125 again to let us know. Please leave your clipboard in the room. A staff member will come to lock the room and collect the clipboard. There is no need to wait for us.

We are excited to share our upgraded spaces with you once renovations are complete. In the meantime, we appreciate your patience and understanding as we work to improve your library.

Program Type:

Activities

Age Group:

Everyone, Schoolage, Teens

Program Description

Sit. Stay. Read! Dogs make great listeners, and reading out loud to them can improve reading comprehension and confidence. Grab a book and take a paws to read out loud to a trained therapy dog! Dogs are handled by volunteers from Pet Partners of Greater Cincinnati.

And this Barks and Books will be a special one at the Lawrenceburg Main Library!

Five local children's authors will be reading one of their books throughout the hour. You can listen to a story with the therapy dogs! Kids attending any of the storytimes will receive a mini stuffed dinosaur, while supplies last, in celebtation of our Summer Reading Challenge theme- Unearth a Story!

Local authors scheduled to read are:

11 a.m.- Tina Neely- author of Bacon Loves Everyone and Bacon's Very Important Christmas Job

11:12 a.m.- Bobbi Cornett- author of What Will Taulbee Get Into Today, Where will Taulbee Go Today and Be Different at Bigfoot Lake

11:24 a.m.- Emily Wetterich- author of Ada and Lily, Holy Rosary Prayer Book and The Boy Who Bounced at Bedtime

11.36 a.m.- Emmie Werner- author of Just Right, Gram Can, Teen Can, Kid Can and Mom Can

11:48 a.m.- Effy Williamson- author of Uma Unplugged, Uma Unplugged Meet Leo, Uma Unplugged Meet Demi, Uma Unplugged Meet Augie and Uma Unplugged Meet Joey