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What is Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library?
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is … FREE!
It sounds almost too simple to be true, but by reading regularly with your children during their early years – from birth! – you are giving them the biggest boost toward success they will ever get.Dolly Parton has partnered with Penguin publishing company to offer low cost, carefully selected titles that are development appropriate for children ages birth to 5 years. These books are mailed each month to the child's home absolutely free. Volunteers organize community sign-up events, coordinate with local agencies, and raise funds to sponsor children in the program (at a yearly cost of only $25/child). For more information about Imagination Library, go to their website at www.imaginationlibrary.com. For information about Imagination Library in Alaska, please visit www.AlaskaImaginationLibrary.org.
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library will help you read with your child. Every child will have books of their very own, at no cost to you, thanks to local family and business sponsors, and the Dollywood Foundation. Besides your donations, grants from Best Beginnings and United Way Mat-Su, plus donations from Wasilla Sunrise Rotary Club, Susitna Rotary, and Friends of the Wasilla Library, contributed money to provide the birth to age 5 reading program in the Mat-Su Borough. Best Beginnings grant moneys are a combination of funds from Rasmuson Foundation, Conoco-Phillips, and the Alaska Dept of Ecucation & Early Development.
Each month a new, carefully-selected book will be mailed in your child’s name directly to your home. He/she can look forward to new and exciting reading adventures from Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library until he/she turns five years old, as long as you remain a resident of the Mat-Su Borough. Should the child move outside the boundaries, he/she automatically exits the program.
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a FREE GIFT to our children! All you have to do is read to them.Who is Eligible? Register Online
Young children under age 5 living in the Mat-Su Borough, Alaska are eligible. You may register now.
What are My Responsibilities?
1. Be a resident of the Mat-Su Borough.
2. Complete an official registration form, completely filled out by parent or guardian.3. Notify the Mat-Su Imagination Library anytime your address changes. Books are mailed to the address listed on the official registration form. If the child’s address changes, you must contact us in order to continue receiving books.
4. Read with your child.When Will My Child Receive Books?
Books are ordered on the 4th day of each month for delivery the following month. If you register after the 4th of the month, your first book will be ordered the following month on the 4th, for delivery the next month. Books will continue arriving until your child turns five or you move.
How Can I Help?
We need volunteers to help fund raise, help at enrollment events, to help spread the word & sponsor a child. Email us to help.
If you know of a business, organization, or individual who would like to donate funds to support this gift to your children, donations, payable to Mat-Su Schools Foundation, can be sent to:
Meadow Lakes Imagination Library
c/o Mat-Su Schools Foundation
PO Box 873414
Wasilla, AK 99687Books and Book Activities
The first book all children receive when they’re enrolled in Imagination Library is "The Little Engine That Could" by Watty Piper. Download the accompanying The Little Engine That Could activity sheet to add to your child’s enjoyment, and watch this space for activities for new titles as they’re mailed. Click title to access the book activities.May 2011 Titles
Group 6 (2006): Thank You World
Group 5 (2007): Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain
Group 4 (2008): Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Group 3 (2009): Roar of a Snore
Group 2 (2010): Father and Son OR A Mud Pie For Mother
Group 1 (2011): Max's First Word
April 2011 Titles
Group 6 (2006): Where Butterflies Grow
Group 5 (2007): Otis
Group 4 (2008): Easy Street
Group 3 (2009): 1,2,3 to the Zoo (no activity sheet)
Group 2 (2010): Peter Rabbit Rainbow Shapes and Colors OR Where's Spot (no activity sheet)?
Group 1 (2011): Look at the AnimalsMarch 2011 Titles
Group 6 (2006): Holler Loudly (no activity sheet)
Group 5 (2007): Ladybug Girl and Bumblebee Boy
Group 4 (2008): The Story of Ferdinand (no activity sheet)Group 3 (2009): Big Brother, Little Brother
Group 2 (2010): Winnie-the-Pooh: Opposites OR Roly Poly Pangolin (no activity sheet)
Group 1 (2011): Peek-A-Boo MorningFebruary 2011 Titles
Group 6 (2006): The Tale of Peter Rabbit (no activity sheet)
Group 5 (2007): The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush
Group 4 (2008): Corduroy
Group 3 (2009): Big Sister, Little Sister
Group 2 (2010): Little Loon and Papa
Group 1 (2011): Spot Goes to the Farm
January 2011 Titles
Group 6 (2006): Born Yesterday (no activity sheet)
Group 5 (2007): The House That Jack Built
Group 4 (2008): A House is a House for Me (no activity sheet)
Group 3 (2009): Max's ABC OR Over In the Meadow
Group 2 (2010): A Mother for Choco OR Corduroy Goes to the Doctor
Group 1 (2011): NA
December 2010 Titles
Group 6 (2005): NA
Group 5 (2006): Snowy Day OR Rhymes Around The World (no activity sheet)
Group 4 (2007): Little Monkey Lost OR Rhymes Around the World (no activity sheet)
Group 3 (2008): Only You
Group 2 (2009): ABC Look At Me
Group 1 (2010): Lull-a-bye Little One
November 2010 Titles
Group 6 (2005): Ducks Don't Wear Socks
Group 5 (2006): Grandfather Buffalo
Group 4 (2007): Welcome to the Zoo
Group 3 (2008): Llama, Llama Red Pajama
Group 2 (2009): A Mud Pie For Mother
Group 1 (2010): Whose Baby Am I? OR Wake Up Sleepy, Bear
October 2010 Titles
Group 6 (2005): Little Devils OR Dolphins on the Sand OR John Philip Duck
Group 5 (2006): Llama, Llama, Misses Mama OR Apple Farmer Annie OR What Makes the Seasons?
Group 4 (2007): Fluffy and Baron OR Max's ABCs
Group 3 (2008): I Am A Rainbow OR Momma Will You?
Group 2 (2009): Sleep Baby, Sleep OR Panda Whispers
Group 1 (2010): Look, Look!
September 2010 Titles
Group 6 (2005): Owl Moon
Group 5 (2006): Chicken of the Family
Group 4 (2007): My Lucky Day
Group 3 (2008): The Wild Little Horse
Group 2 (2009): Sleep, Baby, Sleep OR Panda Whispers
Group 1 (2010): Where's My Nose? OR No Matter What
August 2010 Titles
Group 6 (2005): A Place Called Kindergarten
Group 5 (2006): Take Care, Good Knight
Group 4 (2007): Gobble, Gobble, Crash!
Group 3 (2008): Rhymes Around The World OR Pip & Squeak
Group 2 (2009): A Mother For Choco OR Just Like You
Group 1 (2010): Skippy Jon Jones: Up and Down
July 2010 Titles
Group 6 (2005): Lissy's Friends Activities
Group 5 (2006): Aesop's Fables Activity Sheet
Group 4 (2007): Llama Llama Mad At Mama Activity Sheet
Group 3 (2008): Little Loon And Papa Activity Sheet
Group 2 (2009): Pouch
OR Ready, Set, Skip! Activity SheetGroup 1 (2010): Peek-A-Boo Morning Activity Sheet
June 2010 Titles
Group 6 (2005): Badger's Fancy Meal Activity Sheet
Group 5 (2006): Officer Buckle & Gloria Activity Sheet
Group 4 (2007): The Spiffiest Giant in Town - no activity sheet available
OR The Gruffalo Activity SheetGroup 3 (2008): Mine-O-Saur Activity Sheet
Group 2 (2009): Good Night Gorilla Activity Sheet
Group 1 (2010): Look At The Animals Activity Sheet
May 2010 Titles
Group 6 (2005): Thank You World Activity Sheet
Group 5 (2006): Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain Activity Sheet
OR Luke Goes To Bat Activity SheetGroup 4 (2007): Goldilocks and the Three Bears Activity Sheet
OR Twenty-six Princesses Activity SheetGroup 3 (2008): Roar of A Snore Activity Sheet
Group 2 (2009): Father And Son Activity Sheet
OR Dimity Duck Activity SheetGroup 1 (2010): I Love You Sun, I Love You Moon
Best Beginnings Activity Sheets
Activity sheets for new books from Best Beginnings
Imagination Library Reading Activities Sheets from Tennessee
Reading Activities Sheets for all booksFAQs
When and where can I sign up my child?
Registration forms are available at your local library. Registration forms are also available online.How often are books delivered?
A book is delivered via the US Postal Service to enrolled children once a month.Who is eligible?
All children from birth to age 5 that currently live in the Mat-Su Borough are eligible.How much does it cost?
The program is completely free to all eligible children.How can I donate?
The cost for delivering the books to each child is raised through community donations. The cost is $25 per child, per year. You may choose to sponsor a child from birth to age 5 for $125.
