Arkansas Imagination Library (ARIL) is proud to announce the launch of its inaugural Annual Sponsorship Program, creating a new year-round opportunity for businesses, foundations, families, and community leaders to invest in early literacy across Arkansas.

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. As the statewide partner, ARIL currently mails more than 82,000 books each month to children from birth to age five — serving 45% of Arkansas’s youngest learners across all 75 counties.

The new Annual Sponsorship Program offers partners the opportunity to support:

• Statewide book costs across all 75 counties
• County- or region-specific enrollment growth
• ARIL’s statewide coordination and affiliate support network

Thanks to a 50% match from the Arkansas Department of Education, every private dollar invested doubles in impact — making sponsorship one of the most efficient early literacy investments in the state.

Subaru of Little Rock has already stepped forward as the first Presenting Sponsor for 2026, committing $65,326 to expand access in Faulkner and Craighead Counties. Their leadership investment will help grow enrollment to:

• 3,000 children in Craighead County
• 4,819 children in Faulkner County

With the Presenting Sponsor level secured, ARIL now invites additional corporate and community partners to join at Champion, Advocate, Supporter, and Friend levels.

As enrollment continues to grow statewide, private investment remains essential to sustaining momentum and expanding access for every eligible child in Arkansas.

“We’ve shared laughs, hugs, and so many memories thanks to the Imagination Library. These books gave us more than stories — they gave us time together.”
— Independence County Parent

Businesses, Organizations, or Donors interested in becoming an Arkansas Imagination Library Sponsor, please contact Sara Drew at sara@arimaginationlibrary.org.