Summer 2024 Events and Programs:
Open Studio
Frida Kahlo
Parent Child Workshops
Music Series
Membership Drive
Dolly Parton Imagination Library Key Facts
1995 Dolly Parton establishes the program in Pigeon Forge Tennessee
2001 the program expands to 27 affiliates in 11 states
2002 The United Way organization helps the Imagination Library to reach Native American communities
2007 the program expands to Canada and the UK
2010 30 million books have been mailed
2012 audio and braille versions of books made available
2018 The Imagination Library dedicates its 100 millionth book to the Library of Congress
November 1, 2021 GBA becomes an affiliate – currently 850+ children in NEK get books under our program
2022 The program reaches 2 million books mailed each month, with 1 in 10 children in the United States
Support it now – $26/child per year – 12 age appropriate books