dolly parton's imagination library
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library (DPIL) is a book gifting program for children from birth to age five.
Open for Enrollment!
We are so excited to announce that Dolly Parton's Imagination Library is once again accepting new enrollments!
While the program was previously closed due to a lack of funding, a recent $10 million commitment from The Leon Levine Foundation to support early literacy in North Carolina has empowered us to reopen our doors to families across our region.
We extend our warmest gratitude to The Leon Levine Foundation and our network partners for championing our state's youngest readers.
Learn more about this inspiring grant initiative here.
About Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
Region A Partnership for Children, a partner in the Smart Start Network, and Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library (DPIL) are working together with community partners to get books into the homes of our youngest children in the far western counties of North Carolina.
The mission of the program is to foster a love of reading in preschool children and ensure that every child born has specially selected books, regardless of their family’s income, delivered straight to their home.
Children enrolled receive a book every month at no cost to the family until their fifth birthday. Children in Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon and Swain Counties are eligible to enroll and receive a free book each month through the Region A Partnership for Children Smart Start program.
Families can find out about availability of the program in their zip code and enroll their children using the link below.
