Dolly Parton's Imagination Library - Free Kids Book Every Month

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, United Kingdom

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of United Kingdom is a free book gifting organisation devoted to inspiring a love of reading in the hearts of children everywhere. Each month, enrolled children receive a high quality, age appropriate book in the post, free of charge. Children receive books from birth to age five.

In December of 2007, Dolly Parton traveled to London, England for a special announcement about her Imagination Library. To celebrate the programme’s launch in the United Kingdom, a group of school children gathered on the steps of the Savoy Hotel to sing Dolly’s song “I Believe in You.” The Imagination Library’s coverage in the UK includes England, Northern Ireland and Scotland.

Book selections in the UK include popular characters such as Peppa Pig and beloved authors and illustrators including Lynley Dodd. Additionally, Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) assists in the conversion of select titles to braille and audio books for children in the United Kingdom who are blind or partially sighted.

How It Works

Each month, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library mails a high quality, age appropriate book to all registered children, addressed to them, at no cost to the child’s family. Countless parents have shared how excited their child is when their new book arrives each month. Many groups and individuals work hard behind the scenes to make that special moment possible for each child.

The Imagination Library provides the infrastructure of the core program including managing the secure central database for the Book Order System and coordinating book selections and wholesale purchasing. It also incurs the cost of the program’s administrative expenses and coordinates the monthly mailings.