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Literacy | Read to Oliver the Cat
2024-07-13 14:00:00 2024-07-13 15:00:00 America/New_York Literacy | Read to Oliver the Cat Practice your reading while you visit with Oliver the therapy cat. Hamilton Mill Branch -

Saturday, July 13
2:00pm - 3:00pm

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Practice your reading while you visit with Oliver the therapy cat.

Oliver is a non-judgemental listener and loves to hear you read.

AGE GROUP: | Ages 6-11 |

EVENT TYPE: | Literacy |

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