Promoting Literacy from the Very Beginning
Local hospitals help promote Imagination Library with new parents
At the Community Foundation, we know that literacy doesn’t begin when children reach Kindergarten. It begins when they hear their first stories and when they touch their first books.
It begins when children love reading even before they learn how to do it.
Area hospitals know that too. That’s why our partners at Memorial and St. Joseph Hospitals are often the first ones to tell parents about the magical opportunity that is Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.
A free book, chosen by a panel of experts. Mailed to directly to your home. Every single month until your child turns five.
Research proves the efficacy of the program. Children enrolled in the Imagination Library start school better prepared to read, more familiar with books, and more confident as learners. These aren’t small differences. They shape a child’s relationship with learning.
In St. Joseph County, every time a nurse mentions the Imagination Library to a new parent, another child gets a head start. Another future reader finds their way into that first story. Since 2018, more than 17,000 program graduates have received that head start. Your support of the Imagination Library makes more of these moments possible. Make a gift today at cfsjc.org/give.