Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
Children in Hardin County up to age 5 are invited to sign up for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to receive a FREE, age-appropriate book once per month. Books are mailed directly to your home to keep.
Children currently registered in Hardin County: 2,193
Total eligible population: 6,760
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 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, has gifted over 200 million free books in the United States,
Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, and The Republic of Ireland. This is achieved through funding shared by The Dollywood Foundation and Local Program Partners like Central Kentucky Community Foundation. The Imagination Library mails more than 2 million high-quality, age-appropriate books each month to enrolled children from birth to age five. Dolly envisioned creating a lifelong love of reading and inspiring children to Dream More, Learn More, Care More, and Be More®.
The program has been widely researched and results demonstrate the positive impact on early childhood development and literacy skills. Penguin Random House is the exclusive publisher for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.