City of Sault Ste. Marie launches Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library program
Friday, July 5, 2024
The City of Sault Ste. Marie is hosting an event to launch Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, a program dedicated to fostering a love of reading among young children.
Date: Thursday, July 11
Time: 11 a.m.
Location: James L. McIntyre Centennial Library, 50 East Street, Sault Ste. Marie, ON.
There will be storytime, crafts, and games for children. Guardians can take this opportunity to enroll their children in the program. Those under the age of five who live in the City of Sault Ste. Marie are eligible. Spots are limited. This initiative is supported by the City of Sault Ste. Marie, the Rotary Club of Sault Ste. Marie, Kiwanis Club of Sault Ste. Marie, the Zonta Club of Sault Ste. Marie and Avery Construction Ltd. All are welcome to attend.
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About Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
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 Community Partners. The Imagination Library mails over 3 million high-quality, age-appropriate books directly to children’s homes each month. Each child enrolled in the program receives one book per month from birth to age five - at no cost to families. Dolly envisioned creating a lifelong love of reading and inspiring children to Dream More, Learn More, Care More, and Be More™. Penguin Random House Canada is the exclusive publisher of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library across Canada. The program’s impact has been widely researched, and results demonstrate its positive impact on early childhood development and literacy skills. For more information, please visit
imaginationlibrary.com.