The George Coon Public Library is reminding people they can give the gift of reading this Christmas through the Caldwell County Imagination Library.
Since launching in 1995, the Imagination Library has become one of the most popular early childhood book-gifting programs in the United States. Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library gifts books each month to children from birth to age five, free of charge, through funding shared by the country music entertainer.
George Coon Library Director Nichelle Faughn said you can sign a child up to receive a free book either at the library or online.
click to download audioThe library sponsors a ‘1,000 book before kindergarten’ challenge, and Faughn said the Imagination Library is a good way to get books in the hands of children who are taking part in that program.
click to download audioThe library began with over 300 kids participating in the Imagination Library and has seen that number increase each year. Caldwell County will celebrate a fourth year participating in the Imagination Library in the spring.
