If end-of-quarter grade reports and parent-teacher conferences this week have highlighted subjects where your student is struggling, the Lawrence Public Library has a couple of free, ongoing programs that can help.

For younger students, the Tail Wagging Readers program lets kids practice reading aloud to a dog from Loving Paws Animal Therapy. Students can bring their own book from home or use one from the library, and read and interact with a trained therapy dog, said Karen Allen, youth services coordinator for the library.

“It’s a confidence booster for kids who are struggling to read or just learning to read,” she said.

Tail Wagging Readers is the second and fourth Saturday of every month in the children’s department of the library, 707 Vermont St. Allen said that students who participant in the program four times get a coupon for frozen yogurt at TCBY, 845 Massachusetts St.

“They can come and they get to practice reading, and it’s another way to show kids that coming to the library is a fun thing to do,” she said.

This Saturday’s program begins at 10:30 a.m., but starting in November the time will change to 10 a.m. Reading sessions are 15 minutes, and students can register ahead or walk in, but walk-ins aren’t always guaranteed a slot, Allen said. For more information or to register you can call 843-3833.

For middle and high school students, the library’s Teen Study Room has drop-in tutoring every Sunday. The sessions have volunteer tutors — junior or senior high school students typically enrolled in honors or gifted programs or recommended by a teacher — and can help with various subjects, Allen said.

“It’s pretty wide ranging: writing, crafting essays, math and some sciences,” she said.

The fact that the tutoring is peer-to-peer and drop-in can make it a more comfortable experience for teens seeking help, Allen said.

“I can see that it can be a little less stressful if it’s someone your own age that can help you work out your problems that you’re having,” she said.

Tutoring is every Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Teen Study Room of the library, 707 Vermont St. For more information about the program or for those interested in volunteering to be a tutor, you can contact Teen Zone Librarian Miriam Wallen at mwallen@lawrencepubliclibrary.org or call 843-3833.