Read 2 Lead of Poweshiek County - Getting Books in Children's Hands

For The Love Of Reading

Raising-A-Reader, a program created in 2020 by a former AmeriCorps member, is now supported by Read 2 Lead in partnership with UnityPoint Grinnell OB departments, Public Health and local clinics providing well-baby checks. The program provides parents of newborns and babies with age-appropriate books, science-based research excerpts, a Dolly Parton Imagination Library registration form, and information on the top 10 Kindergarten Readiness Skills (as recommended by early childhood specialists in the GNCSD) to encourage and support early literacy.

About Raising-A-Reader

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About Raising-A-Reader in a bookmark format with QR code. This code links to the Imagination Library for parents to register their child (between the ages of 0-5) for the Imagination Library. Check out the quick tips for shared reading on the back!

Download "About Raising-A-Reader.pdf"

Congratulations On Your Little One!

We ensure doctors, nurses (like these AMAZING ones pictured) and clinic staff are loaded up with age and developmentally appropriate books for the families of newborns! Books like this one are provided in bilingual, Spanish-English formats.

Do you know a newborn in Poweshiek County? Share this link with the new parents (after you congratulate them, of course) as the link will take them directly to our Dolly Parton Imagination Library sign up webpage! AND, help them begin building their child's in-home library!