Dolly Parton Imagination Library

Goal: $15,000.00

Specific Need

Our goal is to sponsor every child age 0-5 in our community to receive an age appropriate book mailed to them directly, at their home. With 3,504 eligible children in Riley County, funding to sustain the program could reach $87,600 annually. Your generous gift will ensure we continue to enroll and sustain the program today and into the future!

Your support in action: within Riley County, we have enrolled 1,933 preschoolers and mailed over 28,914 books.

• A $25 charitable gift will provide a full year’s worth of monthly books to a child.
• A $100 charitable gift will provide a full year’s worth of books to 4 children.
• A $250 charitable gift will provide a full year’s worth of books to 10 children. 

Mission

Literacy is a powerful tool for breaking the cycle of poverty. By ensuring that all children have access to quality early childhood literacy programs, we can empower them to overcome socioeconomic barriers and achieve their full potential.

Profile

What is Imagination Library?

The Imagination Library provides one free book every month to children from birth to age five living in our community.  All parents have to do is apply and their eligible child will begin receiving a new book in the mail every month until they turn five.

There are no fees for the families, the books are delivered directly to the child's home, and the child gets to keep them forever.

Why is that important?

Studies show that children who grow up surrounded by books do better in school. The Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics, for example, found that reading aloud to children at a young age has a positive impact on brain development.

The National Commission on Reading states that “The single most significant factor influencing a child's early educational success is an introduction to books and being read to at home prior to beginning school.”