In September of 2008, United Way of
Greater Duluth launched Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, a program
that provides children age birth to kindergarten one of the important
tools needed for school success: books.
Each month, enrolled youth will receive a free high-quality, age-appropriate
book in the mail. The Imagination Library program in Greater Duluth
is made possible through the support of a community-wide coalition
of business, health care, nonprofit, government and literacy professionals
to ensure that the neediest of the needy children have access to books.
All families in Greater Duluth with children under the age of five
will be eligible to enroll in the program; however, through strategic
community partners and an intentional outreach and marketing plan,
at-risk families will be a focus of the effort.