Burbank Community Library

Last Friday, the Burbank Library celebrated the 4th birthday of our favorite Great Dane, Shasta — the star of our popular Read to Shasta! program for kids. Approximately 60 people (and exactly 4 dogs) attended the party, and everyone had a great time.

We made crafts, played games, hunted for dog treats, watched the dogs perform tricks, sang to Shasta, and ate cake. Also — and this is particularly important to us at the library — many children read stories to the dogs and every child took home a free book.

We’d like to thank the Tri-City Herald for publishing a short article about the event, and to newspapers from as far away as Bellingham and Tacoma for picking up the story online. (Who can resist a story about a birthday party for a dog, after all?) Thanks also to Shasta’s dog friends Bodie, Lacey, and Shreq (and their owners, of course) and to everyone who attended the event.

And finally, thanks to Shasta and her owner Krystal Ellingson for their continued support of the library, reading, and the children of Burbank. We hope you had a great birthday, Shasta!

Several more photos are available at the link below.