Cherry Hill Games, Falls Road Reading Dogs, And BARCS All Paws Home

Today's Baltimore cuteness report has Cherry Hill pulling out old-school summer fun at the library this afternoon, Falls Road lining up one more patient dog audience for young readers tomorrow, and BARCS getting ready for a full Saturday push to send a whole lot of animals home loved.

Cherry Hill has the exact kind of old-school summer plan that makes a library afternoon feel special again

Pratt has Early American Children's Games today, Monday, July 6, 2026 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the Cherry Hill branch, 606 Cherry Hill Road, where kids can learn the games children were playing around the time of the American Revolution and jump into a few themselves. A free South Baltimore library hour built around marbles, movement, and hearing somebody say put that phone down for a minute is very much our speed.

Falls Road is still running one of the gentlest little confidence boosts in town

Maryland SPCA has Wagging Tales Reading Hour tomorrow, Tuesday, July 7, 2026 from 1 to 2 p.m. at 3300 Falls Road, giving kids a calm hour to read aloud while shelter dogs soak up every word. If you know a young reader who gets a little braver once there is a pup listening like the story is the most important thing in the world, hon, this is a beautiful move.

Saturday at BARCS has real main-character energy for anybody even a little bit pet-curious

BARCS says Kramer & Jess' All Paws Home lands Saturday, July 11, 2026 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the shelter, 2490 Giles Road, with a 10-hour adoption marathon and waived adoption fees to help more animals head into loving homes. If your weekend can handle one harmless little stop that might end with a leash, a carrier, and a brand-new roommate riding home with you, consider yourself warned.