Enroll Your Child Age 0 to 5 For Free Monthly Books!
Our Program
Arkansas Imagination Library mails children one free book each month until their 5th birthday. Any child in Arkansas between birth and age five can SIGN UP for this free program!
Research shows that a child’s brain is 80% developed before turning three. The Imagination Library’s high-quality, age-appropriate books help children develop critical early literacy skills before starting kindergarten.
ARKANSAS IMAGINATION LIBRARY
Arkansas Imagination Library’s mission is to increase literacy and school readiness in Arkansas by ensuring all young children across the state may participate in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. Arkansas Imagination Library believes reading begins at birth, the benefits of a home library go far beyond the books, and parents/guardians are a child’s first and best teacher. By providing books at no cost to all families, the Imagination Library increases childhood literacy rates, fosters a love of books, and promotes a culture of reading among underserved families in high-risk communities.
Arkansas Imagination Library has earned a Candid Platinum Seal of Transparency on GuideStar!
LEARN WHY EARLY LITERACY MATTERS
RECEIVE A FREE BOOK ONCE A MONTH
HELP US REACH EVERY CHILD IN ARKANSAS
BY THE NUMBERS
6.5 Million
books and counting have been delivered since 2005.
140,000
five-year-olds have graduated from the Imagination Library.
82,000+
Arkansas children are currently receiving books.
45%
of Arkansas’s 180,280 newborn to five-year-olds are enrolled in the Imagination Library.
Latest News
2025 Annual Report
Below are highlights and a link to the Arkansas Imagination Library 2025 Annual Report. This...
UAMS Launches Newborn Enrollment Partnership, Bringing Books to Arkansas Families from Day One
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is doing more than delivering...
Books, Bonding, and a Bright Beginnings: A Batesville Family Reflects on Their Imagination Library Journey
For Dara Martin and her children in Batesville, Arkansas (Independence County), the monthly...
Thank You!
Thank you for investing in the future of our kids!
Our Supporters
Thank you to the generous foundations, corporations, and individual donors for supporting Arkansas Imagination Library, and helping to ensure books remain free to all families.
