By Staff Report
The Holmes County Education Foundation has announced the launch of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in Holmes County. This program is about building early literacy skills by delivering free books to children from birth to age five.
Since launching in 1995, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library has become the preeminent early childhood book gifting program in the world. The flagship program of The Dollywood Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, has gifted over 200 million free books in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, and The Republic of Ireland. This is achieved through funding shared by The Dollywood Foundation and Local Program Partners. The Imagination Library mails more than 2 million high-quality, age-appropriate books each month to enrolled children from birth to age five. Dolly envisioned creating a lifelong love of reading and inspiring children to Dream More, Learn More, Care More, and Be More®. The program has been widely researched and results demonstrate the positive impact on early childhood development and literacy skills. Penguin Random House is the exclusive publisher for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
To learn more about the national program, visit imaginationlibrary.com. For questions about this local program, please reach out to Emily McCann at emily.mccann@hdsb.org.
KINSLEY COOK 
NATALIE HOLTON 