Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
What is the Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Program?
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a program funded by United Way of the Black Hills to allow children ages 0-5 to receive an age-appropriate book mailed to their home once a month.
In 2025, 6,355 children were enrolled in the program, and more than 59,000 books were mailed to children in just one year!
Would you like to support the Imagination Library?
Help fund Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library and inspire a lifelong love of reading in your community! Just $31 provides a child with a new, age-appropriate book every month for an entire year.
A special thank you to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library sponsors for your continued support:
Gwendolyn Stearns Foundation
Thurston Properties Foundation
BPO Elks Lodge #1751
How to get Print/Braille or audio books for your child.
APH and The Dollywood Foundation have collaborated to expand the Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library (DPIL) program, providing young children who are blind and low vision with accessible books in print/braille and audio formats ensuring that all DPIL children and families are able to share and enjoy the books they receive.
Learn more and register for Braille Tales: