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Bella, a therapy dog, loved all the attention and storytelling she experienced at the April edition of the Paws to Read Program held at the Courtland branch of the Blackwater Regional Library. Paws to Read is a program designed to help young readers practice their reading and storytelling skills, with therapy dogs as a supportive audience. Pictured at the Courtland library are, from left, Kamryn Dowd, practicing her reading; Bella; and Jim Yarborough. A Courtland library news release noted that Paws to Read sessions with Bella are held the second Wednesday of each month at 4 p.m.