· in australia, the imagination library celebrated the delivery of its 2 millionth book, a milestone supported by world-leading research demonstrating the program’s positive impact on early literacy and home reading environments. · i really believe this partnership can make a huge impact on inspiring a love of reading for children and families. · every dollar donated locally will be matched dollar for dollar, doubling the impact of each gift and helping more children receive books. This was back in september to align with international literacy month. The program currently operates in the united states, canada, the united kingdom, ireland, and australia. And one of the best parts is that nashville can once again light the way. · today, dolly parton ’ s imagination library has mailed more than 230 million books to children worldwide. Currently, 539 children in fremont county are enrolled in dolly parton ’s imagination library. To celebrate the massive milestone of 200 million books, dolly parton gave away seven “enchanting” bookmarks inside imagination library books. · studies found that having access to books not only supports young minds but also helps parents build confidence in their own reading skills, especially when they read aloud together with their children. Dolly parton ’s imagination library is dedicated to inspiring a love of reading by gifting books free of charge to children from birth to age five, through funding shared by dolly parton and local community partners in the united states, canada, united kingdom, australia and republic of ireland. Inspired by her father’s inability to read and write dolly started her imagination library in.
