Free Books from Birth to Pre-K

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a book gifting program that sends books each month directly to your home until your child’s 5th birthday, for FREE!

The program is generously funded through local non-profits, foundations, school districts and individual donors.

Want to support your local Imagination Library Program? Click here to give.

 

Register for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library program:

Enrollment eligibility:

  • Children must be between 0-4 years old

  • Families must live within a participating community

If you live in Alvadore, Blachly, Cheshire, Coburg, Cottage Grove, Creswell, Crow, Deadwood, Dexter, Dorena, Dunes City, Elmira, Eugene, Florence, Junction City, Mapleton, Marcola, Noti, Oakridge, Pleasant Hill, Springfield, Swisshome, Vaughn, Veneta, Walton, Westfir or Westlake you can register using the secure form below.

Live in another community? Click here to see if you have a local program.

Prefer to complete a paper registration form? Download the form below and return it by fax to: 541-726-4150, emailing to education@unitedwaylane.org, or by mailing to:

United Way of Lane County
Attn: Imagination Library
3171 Gateway Loop
Springfield, OR 97477

English Version | Spanish Version

Questions? Contact education@unitedwaylane.org or 541-357-5716.

For more great ideas on how to encourage your child’s love of reading check out the Early Childhood Hub Newsletter, Reading Resources, the Activity Calendar, and our Facebook page.

Lane County Affiliates

Community: Blachly, Cheshire, Coburg, Cottage Grove, Creswell, Deadwood, Dexter, Dorena, Elmira, Florence area, Junction City, Lorane, Mapleton, Marcola, Noti, Pleasant Hill, Oakridge, Veneta, Walton, Westfir and MORE
Affiliate: United Way of Lane County
To Register: Online Registration Form Above
Phone: 541-357-5716

Community: Blue River, Leaburg and Vida
Affiliate: McKenzie Education Foundation
To Register: Learn more HERE
Phone: 541-822-3970

Community: Eugene
Affiliate: Eugene Public Library Foundation
To Register: Online Registration Form Above
Phone: 541-682-5450

Community: Fall Creek and Lowell
Affiliate: Lowell, Fall Creek Education Foundation
To Register: Learn more HERE
Phone: 541-937-3759

Community: Springfield
Affiliate: Springfield Young Readers
To Register: Online Registration Form Above
Phone: 541-357-8368

Frequently Asked Questions

  • It generally takes between 6-12 weeks from the time your form is received until the first book is delivered. For example, if you submit your form in February, your order will be placed in March and the first book will be mailed in April.

  • Book orders are placed at the end of each month.

  • If you move, your books will not be forwarded to a new address and instead will remain at your local post office. Please change your address by either logging in to the Imagination Library parent portal or contact your local affiliate to help you.

  • The first book all children receive is “The Little Engine That Could”. The month your child turns five years old, they will receive “Look Out Kindergarten, Here I Come!”. Both versions are customized with messages from Dolly Parton. After receiving “The Little Engine That Could”, each month a new age-appropriate book will be delivered to your child. Download the 2024 Book List or log into the Imagination Library parent portal to see which book you will receive next.

  • Books will arrive on different days. This is because books for each age group are mailed at different times of the month.

  • Please use the following Dolly Parton Imagination Library flyer: Imagination Library Half Page Flyer – English/Spanish