![]() "They’re high-quality, age-appropriate books," she said. Children enrolled in the program from birth will have a collection of 60 books by the age of 5. The program is a collaboration among the library district, United Way of Greater Stark County and several area libraries, including North Canton, Massillon, Minerva, Louisville, Canal Fulton and Rodman Public Library.ĭiGiacomo said Imagination Library is another tool to help parents prepare their children for school. Imagination Library launched in Stark in 2019. "So we’'e committed to providing resources that parents and caregivers need to prepare their children for success." "Literacy is one of Stark Library's values, and school-readiness is so important to children in our county," said Marianna DiGiacomo, community services director at Stark Library. Stark County’s Imagination Library provides a free book in the mail every month to more than 10,000 (or 47%) of eligible children in the county. The program is available to all children regardless of their families' income. The first book delivered is "The Little Engine that Could" and the final book is "Look Out Kindergarten, Here I Come." ![]() Nearly 328,000 Ohio children – about 45% of those eligible – are currently receiving free books each month. 'It’s better to give than to receive': Dolly Parton discusses book program's legacyįree books for Ohio kids: How to sign up for the new Governor's Imagination Library I love that name, don’t you?" Parton riffed during the event. "Please pass the DeWine.” Mike DeWine and other literacy advocates Tuesday to celebrate the program's success so far and push for more participants. Now, those free books are available for children ages 5 and younger across the world – including every county in Ohio. “I just always felt my heart was always heavy that my Daddy felt like there was something he couldn’t do, because we thought he could do anything.” “Daddy didn’t get a chance to read and write and he was always kind of embarrassed by that,” Parton said. She started the program to honor her father, Robert “Lee” Parton, who died in 2000. Parton launched Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in 1995 by sending free books to children in Sevier County, Tennessee, where she was born and raised. Mandatory Credit: Adam Cairns-The Columbus Dispatch Dolly Parton's Imagination Library expands in Ohio, including Stark County This book will help you know more about Dolly Parton and how her Legacy would live on forever.Columbus, Ohio, USA Dolly Parton sings during Ohio First Lady Fran DeWine's luncheon to celebrate the success and raise money for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Ohio. She's won ten Grammy Awards, ten Country Music Association Awards, a Lifetime Achievement Award, and a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress. She has written over 3,000 songs, with 25 of them reaching number one on the Billboard country music charts. Her powerful voice, hit songwriting, down-to-earth demeanor, and graceful beauty have combined to create her one of the world's most well-known and accomplished public figures. Dolly Parton has written over 3,000 songs, with 25 of them reaching number one on the Billboard country music charts. Dolly Parton graduated from high school and moved to Nashville after appearing on local television and radio shows in Knoxville and making her Grand Ole Opry debut. She got her first guitar when she was eight years old and began creating songs right away. Her mother sang and played the guitar, and at the age of six, Dolly Parton was already singing in her neighborhood church. She was one of twelve children who grew up in poverty. ![]() Book Synopsis Dolly Rebecca Parton was born in a one-room cabin in Locust Ridge, Tennessee on January 19, 1946.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |