Annie Droege, Warren County Community Services, and Tom Seddon, Warren County Foundation with Dolly Parton.
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Dolly Parton talking with
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Dolly Parton entertaining the audience.
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Ohio First Lady Fran DeWine welcomed Dolly Parton to Ohio in August to celebrate our statewide success of her program, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in Ohio. Currently 360,000 kids are enrolled in Ohio’s Imagination Library across all 88 counties, each receiving free books monthly in the mail. That’s nearly 50 percent of eligible kids between birth and age 5 in Ohio.
Dolly Parton sat down for a fireside chat with First Lady DeWine, and explained how her dad, who was illiterate, inspired her to create the Imagination Library. Since 1995, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library has expanded nationally and internationally. Currently, one in ten eligible children are receiving books across the country.
Dolly Parton treated the audience to a short musical performance, including her song, “Coat of Many Colors.” Dolly Parton turned this song of hers into a book, which is now included in the Imagination Library collection.
First Lady Fran DeWine has been instrumental in bringing Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to Ohio. In 2019, she began connecting with partners across the state to serve as the county
affiliate for the program. That same year, funding from the Ohio General Assembly was added into the state budget , helping to formally establish the statewide program. In November 2020, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Ohio became available for all families—regardless of zip code—for free.
The Warren County Imagination Library will be celebrating its third anniversary soon. The five Warren County Library Districts continue to support the program and purchase of books for eligible children in Warren County. They include: Franklin-Springboro Pubic Library; Lebanon Public Library; Mary L. Cook Public Library; Mason Public Library; and Salem Township Public Library. This is the biggest civic engagement in Warren County history with more than 125 volunteers working on various aspects of enrolling children.
Dolly Parton sat down for a fireside chat with First Lady DeWine, and explained how her dad, who was illiterate, inspired her to create the Imagination Library. Since 1995, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library has expanded nationally and internationally. Currently, one in ten eligible children are receiving books across the country.
Dolly Parton treated the audience to a short musical performance, including her song, “Coat of Many Colors.” Dolly Parton turned this song of hers into a book, which is now included in the Imagination Library collection.
First Lady Fran DeWine has been instrumental in bringing Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to Ohio. In 2019, she began connecting with partners across the state to serve as the county
affiliate for the program. That same year, funding from the Ohio General Assembly was added into the state budget , helping to formally establish the statewide program. In November 2020, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Ohio became available for all families—regardless of zip code—for free.
The Warren County Imagination Library will be celebrating its third anniversary soon. The five Warren County Library Districts continue to support the program and purchase of books for eligible children in Warren County. They include: Franklin-Springboro Pubic Library; Lebanon Public Library; Mary L. Cook Public Library; Mason Public Library; and Salem Township Public Library. This is the biggest civic engagement in Warren County history with more than 125 volunteers working on various aspects of enrolling children.
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Warren County Imagination Library Scorecard (As of November 4, 2022)
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