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Dog Show Chair Joyce Rourke and her dogs
 

The Friends of the Scranton Library invite you to a unique dog show.
Bring your pet and celebrate the Dog Days of Summer with a fun morning of contests and prizes for such features as longest and shortest ears, longest and shortest tails, biggest and smallest paws, tallest dog and shortest dog, oldest and youngest dog. There will also be prizes for the best dog costume, best dog trick, and a contest entitled “My dog and I look most alike because…”    There will be prizes given within each breed plus best in show prizes.

All breeds including mixed breeds are welcome. Judging takes place from 9 am to 10 am. Admission is $5 per dog payable on entry at the Green.
All dogs must be leashed.    Pooper-scooper bags will be provided, as will common water bowls. In addition there will be a demonstration of dogs going through their paces to get the Canine Good Citizen certification. Doggy bandanas and Parade of Pooches tee shirts will be on sale.  This is the fifth annual Parade of Pooches which is always a fun event for dog and owner both. Dogs are begging to attend!

 The Reverend Dr. Linda Smith-Criddle will conduct a blessing of the animals during the show

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Literature for a Lifetime
"Victorian Secrets" with Mark Schenker,
Dean of Academic Affairs, Yale College
~~~~~~~starting Thursday, September 9 at 7 pm
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Time Out for Poetry

Ogden Nash, Robert Frost, William Shakespeare, Dr. Seuss, Emily Dickinson and maybe even the Burma Shave verses will live again at Madison’s Scranton Library, 801 Boston Post Rd.  Area residents are invited to share their favorite poems on the third Thursday of every month, when it will be “TIME OUT FOR POETRY.” This informal gathering is free and welcomes those who wish to share two or three short poems, or simply to listen. “TIME OUT FOR POETRY” will provide, as Robert Frost defined poetry, “a momentary stay against confusion.” The group meets on Thursdays, from 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. in the Local History Room of the Library. This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Scranton Library and hosted by Susannah Graedel.  For further information please call her at (203) 421-1961.