Libraries across Hamilton County will come together Friday, Sept. 25, to celebrate Dolly Parton’s legacy by participating in the first-ever Give Like Dolly Day. The Dollywood Foundation created the worldwide effort to support Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library programs.
Here in Hamilton County, residents can do that by donating to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Fund at the Hamilton County Community Foundation. Every gift stays local and helps provide free, high-quality books to Hamilton County children from birth to age five.
“Dolly dreamed it, but local communities make it possible,” said Sheryl Sollars, Executive Director of the Westfield Washington Public Library. “Give Like Dolly Day gives Hamilton County residents a meaningful way to honor her legacy and lifelong commitment to children and literacy.”
Hamilton County’s Imagination Library is currently funded through July 2028 with support from the Hamilton County Council, the State of Indiana, and the CenterPoint Energy Foundation. To put the power of community giving into perspective, if every household in Hamilton County donated just $9.25 on Sept. 25, it would generate enough funding to support the program for approximately four years.
“Dolly Parton showed us what can happen when you put a book into a child’s hands and give their imagination room to grow,” says Melissa Loiselle, Library Director for the Hamilton East Public Library. “Our hope is that Hamilton County will help us carry that vision forward for many years to come.”
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library mails one free, age-appropriate book each month to enrolled children from birth until their fifth birthday, regardless of family income.
Residents who would like to Give Like Dolly on Sept. 25 can make a tax-deductible contribution through the Hamilton County Community Foundation. Donations will stay right here in Hamilton County. To donate, visit hamiltoncountycf.org/dolly-partons-imagination.
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