Children under the age of 5 can get a free book every month thanks to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.
The program is in communities across the US , Canada and the UK and is designed to promote children’s interest in reading and learning.
There are no income guidelines for this community-based program. Every child ages 0-5 who lives in an area served by the program is eligible to get a free, age-appropriate book mailed to their home every month until they turn 5.
This is a great way to build your child’s library and encourage your child’s love of books.
Find out if your community is participating and how you can get involved in the program.
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I’ve signed my daughter up, for this program, three times since the very day she was born, and she has yet to receive a single book. She’ll be two in September.
Great program, the draw back is you have to live in a community that is participating. The Grand Rapids Area Library Foundation looked at participating, but to have it a self sustaining program we would have had to raise well over a $100,000. It’s a wonderful program and the books are discounted it’s just hard for small rural communities to get the monetary resources to participate.
Heather – That’s really weird… Have you contacted the United Way of NE MN directly? I’ve known other families who are receiving their books on the East Range.
Sarah B. – I agree Sarah… It’s so expensive… I wonder if there would be any grant money available to help with such an undertaking??? Or if the program could be scaled back… Each child gets a book every other month or something?
Yep, twice. I finally just gave up. That’s okay, though, as long as others are getting. them. Maggie has a ton of books. I saved all mine from when I was little! =)
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