Help the Dolly Parton Imagination Library continue and expand in calloway county by donating now! select the dolly parton library in the dropdown menu.
The Dolly Parton Imagination Library (DPIL) hit a major milestone in Calloway County this month by announcing 50,814 free books have been distributed in the County since the start of the local program in 2013. Currently the Calloway County DPIL program has 792 children enrolled and 1,221 have graduated from the DPIL program.
The local program is a coordinated effort with the Murray & Calloway County Family Resource & Youth Centers, Murray Head Start with funding through the United Way of Murray-Calloway County.
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.
Paul McCreary, Immediate Past President of the United Way said "this is a major program milestone benefitting the children in our community made possible by the dedicated volunteers that make this program the success it is. While the books are free to the children, the books are not free. Funding for the books is through the United Way and recently the state of Kentucky is now funding 50% of the cost of books."
Our goal for 2023 is to have 1,000 children in Calloway County enrolled in the program but that requires additional funding. We need the community to join us in our effort to make sure no child is without a book in Calloway County. To donate to the local DPIL program click on the link below; click on Dolly Parton Imagination Library in the dropdown menu.
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