Last week brought to a close a lot of our annual summer reading activities at Iowa City Public Library. One summer program that has been a favorite for the Children's Department for many years is Stories in the Park. Our Wednesday morning Stories...
Author Archive for Nancy
Friday, Nov 6, 2015
As Veterans Day approaches, I'm thinking back on some of the children's chapter books I've read about World War I. I'm old enough to have a grandfather who actually enlisted to serve in World War I. Fortunately for me and his other descendants,...
Monday, Aug 10, 2015
For many years I've enjoyed sharing picture books with some of the youngest of library patrons, the 2 to 4 year olds. Toddler times work best with short, simple and colorful books. Shortly after it was published in 2001, I discovered My Car by...
Thursday, Apr 23, 2015
This is the phrase you are hearing a lot at ICPL recently. The Children's Room has a new display that emphasizes the importance of play in early learning, but this is a philosophy the Library has supported for the many (30+) years that I have...
Monday, Jun 23, 2014
From birth through the preschool years children learn mostly through play. Play is one of the practices that librarians encourage to enhance early literacy skills. For many years, the Children's Room at ICPL has provided free access to a variety...