The Butler Area Public Library’s youth services manager Tiffany Harkleroad voice echoed out across a pavilion at Butler Memorial Park on Thursday, July 25, as she read to a small group of children about pet safety.
Following the story time, children met Harkleroad’s 14-year-old dog, Dexter.
Coraline Tunstall, 4, pets Dexter, the 14-year-old dog belonging to Butler Area Public Library youth services manager Tiffany Harkleroad, during Pet Safety Storytime at Butler Memorial Park's Optimist Shelter on Thursday, July 25. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Butler Area Public Library’s youth services manager Tiffany Harkleroad, left, holds Dexter, her 14-year-old dog, while Coraline Tunstall, 4, and Sloan Spinneweber, 4, wait to pet him during Pet Safety Storytime at Butler Memorial Park's Optimist Shelter on Thursday, July 25. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Butler Area Public Library’s youth services manager Tiffany Harkleroad reads a book during Pet Safety Storytime at Butler Memorial Park's Optimist Shelter on Thursday, July 25. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Youth services manager Tiffany Harkleroad of the Butler Area Public Library reads a book during Pet Safety Storytime at Butler Memorial Park's Optimist Shelter on Thursday, July 25. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Butler Area Public Library’s youth services manager Tiffany Harkleroad reads a book during Pet Safety Storytime at Butler Memorial Park's Optimist Shelter on Thursday, July 25. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Sloan Spinneweber, 4, listens to Butler Area Public Library youth services manager Tiffany Harkleroad talk about her 14-year-old dog Dexter during Pet Safety Storytime at Butler Memorial Park's Optimist Shelter on Thursday, July 25. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Butler Area Public Library’s youth services manager Tiffany Harkleroad reads a book during Pet Safety Storytime at Butler Memorial Park's Optimist Shelter on Thursday, July 25. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Butler Area Public Library’s youth services manager Tiffany Harkleroad reads a book during Pet Safety Storytime at Butler Memorial Park's Optimist Shelter on Thursday, July 25. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Sloan Spinneweber, 4, left, and Coraline Tunstall, 4, right, pet Dexter, held by Butler Area Public Library youth services manager Tiffany Harkleroad, during Pet Safety Storytime at Butler Memorial Park's Optimist Shelter on Thursday, July 25. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Sloan Spinneweber, 4, pets Dexter, the 14-year-old dog owned by Butler Area Public Library youth services manager Tiffany Harkleroad, during Pet Safety Storytime at Butler Memorial Park's Optimist Shelter on Thursday, July 25. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Sloan Spinneweber, 4, left, and Coraline Tunstall, 4, right, pet Dexter, held by Butler Area Public Library youth services manager Tiffany Harkleroad, during Pet Safety Storytime at Butler Memorial Park's Optimist Shelter on Thursday, July 25. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Sloan Spinneweber, 4, left, and Coraline Tunstall, 4, right, pet Dexter, held by Butler Area Public Library youth services manager Tiffany Harkleroad, during Pet Safety Storytime at Butler Memorial Park's Optimist Shelter on Thursday, July 25. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle