

#NOT RECEIVING IMAGINATION LIBRARY BOOKS FREE#
With your donation, you also have the option to join the Women United affinity group. Best of all it is a FREE GIFT There is no cost or obligation to your family. The cost per child is $25 a year or $125 to sponsor a child throughout the whole 5 years of eligibility. Your donation helps children across Monongalia County build necessary literacy skills by receiving books through the Dolly Partons' Imagination Library. If you have any questions about signing up, contact Janette Lewis at or call 30ĭonations to Creating a Reader to Raise Leaders is a fundraiser of United Way of Monongalia Counties' affinity group, Women United.

Signing up for the program is free and available to Monongalia and Preston County residents. If you do not reside in Monongalia or Preston Counties but in another West Virginia county, you can still sign up as the program now provides books to registrants in all 55 counties in the Mountain State. Below is an infographic that demonstrates the United Way's Role as a "Local Champion" of the program. Anyone interested in supporting the program should scroll down to read about our Creating Readers to Raise Leaders section. Sign Up | Donate You can also give the gift of reading and get a certificate to present to your loved one here ! Fundingįunding for Dolly Parton's Imagination Library in Monongalia County is provided in part by our United Way Affinity Group, Women United with administrative support from the United Way of Monongalia and Preston County. The program has had a standing presence in Preston County.

Since 2007, Dolly Parton's Imagination Library has mailed over 1.4 million books to the children of WV.ĭPIL Launched in Monongalia County on May 23, 2018, and is available to any child from birth to five with a Monongalia County Address. The program is currently in approximately 40 West Virginia counties and is managed by the WV Department of Education. Started in Sevier County, Tennessee by Dolly Parton in 1995, the program has since grown to an international initiative that sends more than one million books per month to children all over the world. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.Dolly Parton's Imagination Library (DPIL) is a book-by-mail program that delivers one free, high-quality, age-appropriate book per month to children from birth to 5 years of age. If you have any questions, or need to change your address, please contact Calhoun Intermediate School District at 26, or This email address is being protected from spambots.
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Please remember to update your address if you move so your child does not miss any books.įill out your registration form online here. When will my child start receiving books?Įight to 10 weeks after your registration has been received, books will begin arriving at your home. Reading is an investment in their futures and the future of our community. Reading is important! Reading with your child gives them the biggest boost toward a successful education, and sets them on the path to an interest in lifelong learning. Free books! Each month, children younger than 5 will receive a carefully selected book mailed directly to their homes.Īny child younger than 5 who lives within an eligible school district: Battle Creek Public Schools, Harper Creek Community Schools, Lakeview School District, and Pennfield School District.
