The Porter County Community Foundation (PCCF), Porter County Public Library System and Westchester Public Library System have brought Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library (DPIL) to Porter County.
Registered children ages zero to five will be mailed a free book monthly.
“The Porter County Community Foundation, along with First Things First Porter County, is pleased to partner with our library systems to bring Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to our community.” said Bill Higbie, PCCF's President and CEO. “The earlier we get books into the hands of kids, the better off we all will be.”
Families can now register eligible children, Porter County residents aged zero to five years, on the DPIL website at ImaginationLibrary.com. Six to eight weeks after registration, each child will receive their first book, 'The Little Engine That Could'. Books will continue to arrive in the mail monthly until the child's fifth birthday. Dolly Parton's Imagination Library is available to all children, at no cost to the family, regardless of income.
This remarkable program would not be possible without the commitment from the State of Indiana to further support and grow early literacy education across Indiana and the support of the PCCF.
Interested donors and community partners that would like to help sponsor this program for years to come, can contact the PCCF at 219-465-0294 or visit PCCF.gives/DollyParton.
About Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
Since launching in 1995, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library has become the preeminent early childhood book-gifting program in the world. The flagship program of The Dollywood Foundation, a nonprofit organization, has gifted over 200 million free books in the US, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, and Ireland. This is achieved through funding shared by The Dollywood Foundation and local community and partners. The Imagination Library mails more than 2.6 million high-quality, age-appropriate books directly to children’s homes each month. Dolly envisioned creating a lifelong love of reading and inspiring children to "Dream More, Learn More, Care More and Be More." The program’s impact has been widely researched, and results demonstrate its positive impact on early childhood development and literacy skills. Penguin Random House is the exclusive publisher of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. For more information, please visit www.imaginationlibrary.com.
About the Porter County Community Foundation
The PCCF collaborates with community members to support their favorite causes by creating and managing permanent endowment funds that make it possible for generosity to last forever. Since 1996, PCCF has awarded over $37 million in grants and scholarships to organizations and students in our community. To learn more about how you can make a lasting difference for your favorite causes, contact the PCCF at 219-465-0294.