Imagination Library Gives the Gift of Reading
Embrace the Season of Giving With Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is embracing the holiday season with gratitude and joy, reflecting on a transformative year marked by meaningful milestones and expanded impact. From reaching more children worldwide to strengthening partnerships that drive its mission, has been a year of growth and inspiration.
As of December , Dolly’s childhood literacy program has gifted over million books to children across the U.S., Canada, U.K., Australia and the Republic of Ireland. As the year comes to a close, the Imagination Library looks back on the moments that brought the gift of books, imagination, and hope to countless families.
3 Million Children Registered Worldwide
This year, the program reached a significant milestone with 3 million children under five registered worldwide, distributing over 3 million books each month. This incredible achievement reflects the dedication of more than 2, local Imagination Library Partners working to bring the gift of reading to families everywhere.
Expanding Access Across the United States
In , the Imagination Lib
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
Dream More, Learn More, Care More, Be More
In , Dolly launched her Imagination Library in Sevier County, TN, where she was born and raised. Inspired by her own father’s inability to read or write, she determined that there had to be a way to help children fall in love with books. The program sent free books to children from birth to age five and helped inspire a love of reading in the lives of the children in the mountains of her youth.
Great ideas and unselfish dreams always have wings to fly, and such is the case with Dolly’s Imagination Library. It spread from one county to the entire state of Tennessee. The excitement and results of the program kept growing until it spread all over the United States. From there, it expanded to Canada, United Kingdom, Australia and Republic of Ireland.
Generations of young children and adults affectionately call Dolly ‘The Book Lady,’ a title Dolly warmly embraces and one that gave her father great pride.
“My daddy just loved it when all the little kids would call me ‘The Book Lady.’ That meant more to him than the fact that I had become a star and worked my butt off.”
With over million free,
Here's How Dolly Parton's Imagination Library Works
Dolly Parton isn't just the queen of country music. She's also an ambassador for the most fundamental skill a child learns: reading. For more than two decades, Parton's book gifting program, Imagination Library, has ensured that children across America have access to books.
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Parton's father, who started working at a young age instead of attending school, was the inspiration for Imagination Library. As Parton explained to NPR, "If you can read, even if you can't afford education, you can go on and learn about anything you want to know. There's a book on everything."
Any child in the U.S. from birth to age 5 can participate free of charge, provided there's a local sponsor, or "champion" in their area (you can check registration eligibility here). Each month, all registered kids receive a "high quality, age appropriate book, addressed to them, at no cost to the child's family." According to the official site, local champions pay $ per child per month towards wholesale books and mailing costs. They're responsible for enrolling kids in the area, promoting the program, and securing requisite funds.
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