Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Fundraiser

We’re thrilled to announce a new partnership between Bithiah’s Family Services and the Dolly Parton Imagination Library, bringing the joy of free books to children across the East San Gabriel Valley. Through this collaboration, eligible children will receive a high-quality, age-appropriate book delivered to their home each month to help foster a lifelong love of reading. Together, we’re investing in early literacy and brighter futures for families in our community.

About Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library

Dolly Parton launched the Imagination Library in 1995 to foster an early love of reading and learning in her hometown of Sevier County, Tenn. The Imagination Library has since become the highest quality, most recognizable and most effective book gifting resource in the world. Policymakers, funders, early childhood organizations and families trust The Imagination Library to inspire a love of reading among children of all ages.

How Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Works

This premier program mails free high-quality, age-appropriate books to registered children every month from birth to age 5. Children enrolled from birth receive 60 books by the time they graduate from the Imagination Library program. The Foundation covers overhead costs and negotiates wholesale pricing for the books, while local community partners fundraise to cover the cost of mailing and decided-upon wholesale book prices.

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Highlights

  • Over 300 million free books have been gifted since the program’s inception in 1995
  • The Imagination Library operates in five countries: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia and Republic of Ireland
  • There are currently 22 Statewide Programs in the U.S.
  • Braille and bilingual books are included in the U.S. book selections
  • More than 3 million free books are gifted each month to children around the world