Inspiring a Love of Reading

for over 5,000 kids every month

WHAT WE DO

61% of low-income families in Hampton Roads do not have children’s books in their homes. We’re on a mission to change that.

We are the home of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in Hampton Roads. By providing free, high-quality, age-appropriate books to children each month, we inspire a love of reading that will lay the foundation for literacy and learning for a lifetime.

Over 100,000 Books Mailed

Over 100,000 Books Mailed

Kids Enrolled

5,300+

125,000+

Total Books Mailed

Counties Served

7,500+

Total Children Served

6

1 in 3

Children in our service areas receive books from The DeGood Foundation & Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library

You can write their next chapter

Here’s how you can take action today:

Our Book Club members are the backbone of our work. A monthly gift of $26 gives 24 kids free books every month for a whole year.

Join Monthly Giving

Even $5 can make 2 free books possible for a child, delivered right to their mailbox. How many stories will you unlock with your gift?

Make a Donation

Use your skills for good, support an event, join a board, or find a committee. All of them make free books possible for over 5,000 kids.

Volunteer With Us

You can make it possible for all children in a community of your choice to get free, high-quality, age-appropriate books every month.

Sponsor a Community

Meet Our Friends

They all have stories to tell thanks to people like you that make their books possible.

DPIL Testimonials
Corrine
Corrine

My daughter sees the book in the mail and wants to get it out immediately and says “mom let’s read” We always look toward to getting these books.

Cameron and Leighton
Cameron and Leighton

My family is grateful for the Imagination Library and the DeGood Foundation. My daughters favorite books are from the Imagination Library and they get so excited when they receive a new on in the mail. This program has sparked a love of reading and discovery in my girls. We enjoy screen free family time before bed every night and these books have helped foster that special time. We all look forward to reading together before bed. Thank you for your generosity and kindness.

Alexander
Alexander

Thank you to the Imagination Library and the DeGood Foundation! My son, Alexander, has been receiving books since he was born in January 2023, and he absolutely loves them. He enjoys going to bed with a book and waking up to read more. Thanks to the wonderful books you've provided, he's learned so many animals and their sounds. He loves sitting in his chair, practicing his animal sounds and names with his favorite books.

Ellie
Ellie

Every time we get a new book in the mail Ellie runs around going "book, book,book"! She loves reading soooo much!

Benny B.
Benny B.

My son, Benny, just turned 2 and checks the mail daily for his new book from “Dowwy Pawton.” He has such a love for books and I attribute a big part of that to his imagination library deliveries! The joy he experiences receiving a surprise book in the mail every month has been something that we cherish so much.