Wouldn't it be great if you could figure out a way to foster a love for reading in children?
Dolly Parton, of country music fame, did when she launched an effort called the Imagination Library.
Dolly wanted to foster a love of reading among her hometown's preschool children and their families in east Tennessee. She wanted children to be excited about books and to feel the magic they can create. She wanted to make sure all the children in her hometown had books to read, regardless of their family's income. So, in 1996, she started her Imagination Library.
Thanks to Dolly, every child under the age of five in Sevier County, TN receives a new age- appropriate book in the mailbox each month. Just imagine the joy they must feel each month when their new book arrives!
Since that time, many other communities have followed her example and now provide the Imagination Library to their children. To learn more about this awesome program, go to www.imaginationlibrary.com.
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