Dolly Parton's Imagination Library

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Give the Gift of Reading to Every Child in the Capital Region

Give the Gift of Reading

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a FREE book-gifting program for any child under age five, no matter their family’s income. Each month, the Imagination Library mails a high-quality, age-appropriate book to all registered children, addressed to them at no cost to the child’s family. Through a shared love of reading, the program inspires more than one million children and their families to

All children from birth to age five who reside in any of the nine counties served by United Way of the Greater Capital Region are eligible to enroll. These counties include Albany, Columbia, Fulton, Greene, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, and Schoharie.

About the Imagination Library

After launching in Dolly’s home state of Tennessee in 1995, the Imagination Library now partners with Local Affiliates and Partners who help bring the program to cities, towns, and communities worldwide.

United Way of the Greater Capital Region is proud to bring this inspiring program to children in our community! Thanks to the support and generosity of our community partners, we are able to prepare children for a lifetime of success in reading and learning simply by providing them with the gift of free books. 


Thank You to Our Supporters:

Fagan Associates  |  Fenimore Asset Management  |  Chet & Karen Opalka  |  Price Chopper/Market 32  |  Wells Fargo Advisors  |  Roberta & William Winsman


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Share the gift of reading today

We've delivered more than 100,000 books throughout the Greater Capital Region! Help us get to 150,000 and inspire a love of reading in every child.

$60 a year - only $1.15 per week, supports a monthly book delivery for a child for an entire year. 

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