Dolly Parton's Imagination Library

First Lady of Oregon Amy Kotek-Wilson visited the Eugene Public Library on August 1 to read to local children in support of Imagination Library.

Oregon Imagination Library receives state funding to continue mailing books to children

Julia Boboc

Imagination Library is an international program launched by Parton in 1995 to combat illiteracy. Inspired by her father’s inability to read, she started the program in Tennessee, in the same county she grew up in.

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Dolly's Imagination Library expands with bilingual options in Oregon

Oregon families who participate in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library can now opt to receive books in English or in bilingual English and Spanish.

The Lower Umpqua Library in Reedsport is now part of the Imagination Library.

Education

Imagination Library is now available to every young child in Oregon

Rachael McDonald

The Imagination Library has reached a milestone in Oregon. The program that sends free books to children under 5 is now available throughout the state.

The Potter family reading a book from the Imagination Library.

Education

The Imagination Library gets grant to expand to all of Lane County

Rachael McDonald

The Dolly Parton-founded program sends books to children aged 0-5 to help improve early literacy development.

Education

'Eyes Light Up:' Dolly Parton’s Monthly Book Gifting Program Delivers Joy To McKenzie River Tots

Tiffany Eckert

Pre-school aged kids throughout the McKenzie River area have a chance to be part of a free, monthly “book gifting” program. It’s a local partnership with…