Kane, a K-9 service dog who has served as part of military operations in Afghanistan, will be in Iola Thursday with his handler, Technical Sgt. Michael Urquhart.
Urquhart and Kane are in Iola as part of the Iola Reads project.
The community-wide reading program features the book “Cracker: The Best Dog in Vietnam,” by Cynthia Kadohata.
Urquhart will speak about parallels with his partner’s training and service with the book’s characters.
The 7 p.m. program is at the Bass Community Hall, 505 N. Buckeye St., and is open to the public. Urquhart and Kane also will present programs in Iola’s elementary schools earlier in the day.
“Cracker” has been available at the Iola schools, Iola Public Library and other various community locations since late September.
Participants are not required to buy the books. They simply pick them up free of charge at the distribution points, then return the books after they are finished.
Iola Reads is a cooperative project of USD 257, Iola Public Library and and the Bowlus Fine Arts Center.
