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Imagination Library Provides Free Books to Young Children

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In Carroll County, 1,208 books are mailed to children from birth to age five each month. 73 percent of Carroll County’s children under five years of age receive books from Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library program, a figure which is above the state average. The percentage reflects that approximately three out of every four children who are eligible for the program are enrolled in Carroll County Imagination Library.
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a book-gifting program that provides books free of charge each month to children from birth to five years of age. Dolly Parton started Imagination Library in 1995 for the children in her home, Sevier County, Tennessee. The State of Tennessee subsequently pledged to pursue statewide coverage for every child under five years old across the state, and, with the help of committed community partners, children in Carroll County can receive books free of charge.
Through a partnership between the Carroll County government, the United Way, the Governor’s Books from Birth program, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, Gamma Theta chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Society and the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce, this program is available to Carroll County children.

Children who read achieve better in school. Reading promotes achievement in all subjects, not just English. Children who are good readers tend to achieve better across the curriculum.
Did you know that children who are read only one book a day will hear about 290,000 more words by age five than those who don’t regularly read books with a parent or caregiver? The children who are read to at home are, therefore, likely to pick up reading skills more quickly and easily.
Signing up is simple. You can register your child online on the Imagination Library website at www.governorsfoundation.org. If you need assistance, please call the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce at 731-986-4664 or come by the Chamber office at 20740 East Main Street in Huntingdon to fill out a registration form.
By working together, we are making a difference in the lives of young people in Carroll County.

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