Pet Therapy Hosted in the Library

The pet therapy program at the Stephen D. Hassenfeld Center for Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders is hosted in the Family Health Education Center & Library on Mondays and Tuesdays at 11:00AM.

  • 4 out of every 100 children have a food allergy. (National Center for Health Statistics)

  • Fourth-graders having at least 25 books at home had higher scores on reading tests than children who do not. (National Center for Education Statistics, 2003)

  • Our library has psychosocial picture books for young children on family health and medical topics.

  • 75% of internet users search for health and medical information online. (Pew Research Center)