INCREASING
LITERACY IN
ARKANSAS
LEARN WHY EARLY LITERACY MATTERS
RECEIVE A FREE BOOK ONCE A MONTH
HELP US REACH EVERY CHILD IN ARKANSAS
ARKANSAS IMAGINATION LIBRARY
Arkansas Imagination Library’s mission is to increase literacy in Arkansas by ensuring all young children across the state may participate in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. Arkansas Imagination Library believes reading begins at birth, the benefits of a home library go far beyond the books, and parents/guardians are a child’s first and best teacher. By providing books at no cost to families, the Imagination Library increases childhood literacy rates, fosters a love of books, and promotes a culture of reading among underserved families in high-risk communities of Arkansas.
BY THE NUMBERS
3.6 Million
books and counting have been delivered since 2005.
78,000
five-year-olds have graduated from the Imagination Library.
77,700
Arkansas children are currently receiving books.
41%
of Arkansas’ 188,543 preschoolers are enrolled in the Imagination Library.