At the Library we are all about lifelong learning – it’s even right there in our mission statement! In fact, our mission statement specifically says that we strive to “inspire lifelong learning,” and being with dogs can do just that. My dogs have taught me about the importance of perseverance (just gotta get in the trash can, no matter what!), being a good friend (even if it means my 90-pound boxer sitting on top of me), and demonstrating courage in the face of adversity (someday, they WILL catch that squirrel, despite the fence!).

The resources below can teach us a little bit more about our humanity, dog behavior, and lifelong learning (and that there’s always time for an old dog to learn a new trick!). So, if you’re ready to chase the proverbial squirrel, read on!

Fiction

The Mountaintop School for Dogs and Other Second Chances: A Novel

eBook   |   hoopla eAudiobook   |   hoopla eBook

Biloxi: A Novel

eBook   |   Large Print

The Friend

eBook   |   eAudiobook

A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World

Large Print

A Dog’s Promise

The Love Story of Missy Carmichael: A Novel

Nonfiction

No Ordinary Dog: My Partner from the Seal Teams to the Bin Laden Raid

Our Dogs, Ourselves: The Story of a Singular Bond

Large Print

The Meaning of Woof: What Your Dog Really Thinks!

New Life, No Instructions: A Memoir

eBook   |   eAudiobook   |   Book on CD

Weekends with Daisy

Bad Dog: A Love Story

Picture Books

Bob the Railway Dog : The True Story of an Adventurous Dog

As Warm as the Sun

Anxious Charlie to the Rescue

Cat Dog Dog: The Story of a Blended Family

The Very, Very, Very Long Dog

eBook   |   eAudiobook   |   DVD

Dogs!

No matter what season in life you may be experiencing, dogs provide us a unique way to look at the world and learn something – maybe about ourselves, maybe about others, maybe about something else entirely. And, if there are dogs involved in my lifelong learning journey, then I’m all about that car ride… as long as it doesn’t include the vet’s office!