California is the first state to offer a fully bilingual book option for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: California is kicking off a statewide expansion of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to all 58 counties — providing universal access to free books in the mail every month, including bilingual options, for approximately 2 million children over the next several years.
First Partner Siebel Newsom reads to students in the Sacramento area to launch the statewide expansion of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.
With this statewide expansion of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, California is on track to put more free books in children’s hands than any other state in the nation — broadening millions of young minds to a world of unlimited possibilities.”.
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is currently active in all 50 states and has gifted over 200 million books since 1995.
When California’s statewide expansion is complete, it will be the largest statewide Imagination Library in the nation.
To learn more about California’s expansion of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library visit https://library.ca.gov/services/to-public/imagination-library. ###. »