Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Ohio

 

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Ohio mails kids one free book each month until their fifth birthday. Any child in Ohio between birth and age five can enroll.

 

How Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Ohio Works:

• Enroll your child at OhioImaginationLibrary.org.
• In six to eight weeks, your child will receive the first book in the mail.
• Siblings under the age of five are all eligible and should be enrolled.

Why It’s Important:

• Brain science shows that a child’s brain is already 80% developed by three years old.
• Through reading, children begin to learn words and sounds, recognize pictures, and understand emotions.

Braille and Audio Format:

 

In partnership with American Printing House for the Blind, Inc. (APH), many of the books in the program are available in braille and audio format so that young children who are blind or have low vision can also participate.

 

Six books are chosen each year to be “Braille Tales” books. Braille labels are added to each book, bringing the whole family together by allowing them to read braille or print. Visit the APH Braille Tales webpage to learn more.

 

Audiobooks are also available to children. These books may only be played on a digital playback device loaned from the National Library Service (NLS) or another device approved by the NLS. This device will allow children to download the audiobook files, which are posted online every month. For more information about the audiobook option, please visit the APH audiobooks webpage.

 

It’s easy! Go to OhioImaginationLibrary.org  or the APH collaboration webpage to start your child’s free book delivery!