Amarillo Public Library Announces Summer Reading Program Events Looking to keep the kids busy this summer? The Amarillo Public Library is your spot. The Summer Reading program events have been announced and there is a LOT going on. This years theme is "Tales and Tails". Creative, but why the 'Tails'? Well that's the centerpiece of the program this year, "Puppy Tales". This is where the library has therapy dogs come to the library and the kids get to read to the dogs. Seems a bit strange on the surface, but it's actually brilliant. It's a way for kids to be comfortable reading to someone other than a person who can correct them or tell them to speed up. It's a no pressure environment for them to hone those reading skills and enjoy the company of the dog.