Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Expands to Greater Williamsburg
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 01/24/2025
DOLLY PARTON’S IMAGINATION LIBRARY IS COMING TO GREATER WILLIAMSBURG
The DeGood Foundation expands Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to the City of Williamsburg and James City County in February.
WILLIAMSBURG, VA.: The DeGood Foundation, the local program partner for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, is expanding the book-gifting program to the Greater Williamsburg community with a special event on February 15th. The Foundation currently operates the program in the Virginia Peninsula, Middle Peninsula, and Isle of Wight regions, serving over 5,000 children each month with free books.
The expansion of the program to Greater Williamsburg, made possible by the Kiwanis Club of Williamsburg, Sentara Health, and the Williamsburg Community Foundation will allow children to receive a free, high-quality, age-appropriate book in the mail each month from birth until their fifth birthday.
In partnership with Frothy Moon Brewhouse and the Greater Williamsburg Chamber of Commerce, The DeGood Foundation will be hosting a ribbon cutting and launch event on February 15th, 2025 at 1:00 PM at Frothy Moon to commemorate the expansion. Families will be able to enroll their children at the event and receive their first book on-site while supplies last.
Event participants can also enjoy Dolly-inspired food and drink by Dominion Dogs and Frothy Moon, music, children’s book readings in heated pods, and mini golf.
After the event, families in the City of Williamsburg and James City County can enroll in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library by visiting www.degoodfoundation.org or www.imaginationlibrary.com.
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About The DeGood Foundation
Founded in 2017, The DeGood Foundation, a local nonprofit, ensures that every child in the Virginia Peninsula regions has equitable access to early literacy resources. The Foundation is the local program partner for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, serving the Virginia Peninsula, Middle Peninsula, Isle of Wight, and Greater Williamsburg communities. By providing free, high-quality, age-appropriate books to children each month, the Foundation inspires a love of reading that lays the foundation for literacy and learning that lasts a lifetime.
Since 2019, the foundation has mailed over 150,000 free books to children through the Imagination Library, at no cost to families, and has become one of the largest Imagination Library programs in the Commonwealth. For more information, visit www.degoodfoundation.org.
About Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
Since launching in 1995, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library has become the preeminent early childhood book-gifting program in the world. The flagship program of The Dollywood Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, has gifted over 250 million free books in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, and The Republic of Ireland. This is achieved through funding shared by The Dollywood Foundation and Local Community Partners. The Imagination Library mails more than 3 million high-quality, age-appropriate books directly to children’s homes each month. Each child enrolled in the program receives one book per month from birth to age five - at no cost to families. Dolly envisioned creating a lifelong love of reading and inspiring children to Dream More, Learn More, Care More and Be More.
The program’s impact has been widely researched, and results demonstrate its positive impact on early childhood development and literacy skills. Penguin Random House is the exclusive publisher of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. For more information, please visit imaginationlibrary.com.
