Iowa Great Lakes Reads is a cooperative venture involving all five Dickinson County libraries (Arnolds Park, Lake Park, Milford, Spirit Lake, Terril) and Hill Avenue Books. On Thursday, December 10 at 7 p.m. we will welcome Jean Tenant and some of the contributors to “Knee High by the Fourth of July” to do a book signing at the Milford Library.

All Iowa Reads

The purpose of All Iowa Reads is to encourage Iowans statewide to read and talk about a single title in the same year. The selection for 2010 is "Driftless" by David Rhodes. For more information go to the following web site www.iowacenterforthebook.org/

Summer Book Discussions - 2010 “The Help” by Kathryn Stockett “A Pocketful of Names” by Joe Coomer “Driftless” by David Rhodes “Still Alice” by Lisa Genova “One Thousand White Women” by Jim Fergus

Readers' Corner Early childhood literacy begins with the parent(s). Here are a few hints to help build your child's vocabulary: 1. Talk with your baby or toddler about what is going on around you. 2. When your baby babbles or your child talks, listen carefully and answer. 3, Ask your baby or toddler lots of questions. Even if she does not have the words to answer, she learns that questions are invitations for her to respond. 4. Speak clearly. Use short sentences. Repeat yourself when your child shows interest. 5.Speak in the language that is most comfortable for you. 6. Read together every day. Books have pictures of things you may not see often. Name the pictures as you point to them--this helps children learn new words. 7. Research shows that children who have larger vocabularies are better readers. Knowing many words helps children recognize written words and understand what they read.

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