Dolly Parton's Imagination Library

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Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a book gifting program that sends free books each month directly to eligible children until their 5th birthday. This program is generously funded by local nonprofits, foundations, school districts, and individual donors in our communities. Thank you for your support!

Since 2014, over 750,000 books from Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library have been sent to young readers in Lane County, including almost 480,000 books in Eugene, over 140,300 books in Springfield, and more than 138,200 books distributed by United Way of Lane County to children in our rural communities. In total, more than 27,750 children have received books from Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in Lane County!

Are you interested in signing up your child or children for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library? Here is the current eligibility to participate:

• Children must be between 0-4 years old

• Families must live within a participating community (see below for a list of eligible communities and where to sign up)

Bilingual English/Spanish books are available to young readers. During the registration process, please select “Bilingual English/Spanish” in the “Book Language” drop down menu under “Language Preferences.” 

The Dollywood Foundation also partners with APH to provide young children who are blind and low vision with accessible books in print/braille and audio formats, ensuring that all children and families are able to share and enjoy the books they receive. Learn more at APH.org/Imagination-Library-Collaboration.

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is hosted in Lane County by local affiliates including the Eugene Public Library Foundation, Springfield Young Readers, United Way of Lane County and Early Childhood Hub of Lane County, the Fall Creek Education Foundation, and McKenzie Education Foundation. Please read below how you can register your child to participate, depending on where you live in Lane County:

Families in Eugene
Contact Eugene Public Library Foundation to register here

Families in Springfield
Contact Springfield Young Readers to register here

Families in Lowell
Contact Fall Creek Education Foundation to register here

Families in the McKenzie River Area
Contact McKenzie Education Foundation to register here

Families in Rural Lane County
If you live in one of the following communities, please fill out the form on the Early Childhood Hub of Lane County’s website here:

Alvadore, Blachly, Cheshire, Coburg, Cottage Grove, Creswell, Crow, Deadwood, Dexter, Dorena, Dunes City, Elmira, Florence, Junction City, Mapleton, Marcola, Noti, Oakridge, Pleasant Hill, Swisshome, Vaughn, Veneta, Walton, Westfir, Westlake

Lane County partners are currently expanding Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in our communities, making it even easier for families to sign up young readers. Stay tuned and watch this page for more details to come! You can also sign up to receive updates about Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, plus more local stories and opportunities, from United Way of Lane County here.

Thanks to the generous support of The Dollywood Foundation, local partners, and generous donors like you, we’re able to offer free books to children across Lane County, from the coast to the Cascades.

Every year, thousands of babies are born here in Lane County. Help us expand Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library so that every child born in our communities has access to books from their very first day!

Your gift to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library will strengthen this program for early readers and their families across Lane County. Gifts made to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library through the United Way of Lane County will fund program efforts in Eugene, Springfield, and the rural Lane County communities served by United Way of Lane County.

You can help us reach even more children by making a donation today!

Questions? Contact education@unitedwaylane.org or 541-357-5708.

For more great ideas on how to encourage your child’s love of reading, check out the terrific resources shared by the Early Childhood Hub of Lane County, including Reading Resources and an Activity Calendar.