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First Lady Fran DeWine Celebrates Greene County’s
10 Year Imagination Library Anniversary
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First Lady Fran
DeWine attends the 10th Anniversary Celebration of the Greene County
Imagination Library Program
First Lady Fran DeWine celebrates Greene County's 10 year
Imagination Library anniversary
(CEDARVILLE, Ohio) — Ohio First Lady Fran DeWine celebrated
the 10th Anniversary of Greene County’s Imagination Library Program
this morning with hundreds of Greene County families currently
receiving free books in the program.
“It’s wonderful that the Greene County Public Library has supported
and promoted Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library for a decade,
helping thousands of Ohio families over the years,” said First Lady
DeWine. “I’m grateful that Greene County continues to support early
childhood literacy and be a leader for other county Imagination
Library programs around Ohio.”
Since 2013, nearly 600,000 Imagination Library books have been
mailed to children in Greene County. The Greene County Public
Library Foundation is the local program partner that administers the
program, builds local partnerships, and raises funds to cover half
of the monthly book bill. The other half of the book cost is paid
for by Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Ohio. A similar kind of
local and state partnership happens across Ohio, helping to ensure
that the Imagination Library program remains free to all families
who enroll.
“We were honored to have Ohio First Lady DeWine join us to
celebrate the families of Greene County who have made such an impact
on children’s literacy in our communities,” said Karl Colón,
Executive Director of the Greene County Public Library.
“Through her vision and dedication, we’ve been able to share this
model of success across the state and the nation.”
At today’s celebration, First Lady DeWine and Karl Colón welcomed
hundreds of Greene County residents whose children are currently
participating in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in Greene
County.
Additionally, First Lady DeWine read “The Very Hungry Caterpillar”
by Eric Carle to children and their families during the celebration.
The Imagination Library in Greene County first became available
county-wide in November 2013. Currently, 64% of eligible children
(5,936) in Greene County are enrolled in Dolly Parton’s Imagination
Library of Ohio.
Statewide, over 59% of eligible children (393,991) are enrolled in
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Ohio, each receiving a high
quality, age-appropriate book every month in the mail. Any child
from birth to age five can enroll in the program at no cost to their
family.
To learn more about Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Ohio or
to enroll a child, visit OhioImaginationLibrary.org.
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