Dolly Parton's Imagination Library is a book-gifting program that mails free, high-quality books to children from birth to age 5, no matter the family's income.
We are deeply saddened by the recent passing of Dolly Parton, a truly remarkable woman whose generosity, compassion, and belief in the power of a child’s imagination touched millions of lives.
Since her passing, we have received calls from community members asking how they can honor Dolly’s legacy through a contribution to the Dolly Parton's Imagination Library program. We are grateful for the opportunity to share how you can help continue the work she cared so deeply about.
The United Way of Western Crawford County partners with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to bring the gift of a new, age-appropriate book directly into the homes of children from birth through their fifth birthday throughout Western Crawford County.
Dolly’s vision was about so much more than putting books into children’s hands. It was about promoting early childhood literacy, nurturing a love of reading, encouraging family engagement, and planting seeds of dreams and possibilities that can grow from the stories children discover in books. 📚
Honor Dolly by Giving Locally
If you would like to honor Dolly’s memory by helping continue her work right here in our community, you can designate your contribution to our local Imagination Library program through the official Imagination Library donation site by clicking the Donate button below.
Every contribution makes a difference. The cost to provide one child with a year of Imagination Library books is approximately $31. You can give that amount, or any amount that is meaningful to you.
Here in Western Crawford County, the United Way invests approximately $1,500 each month to provide books to nearly 500 local children.
What a beautiful way to remember Dolly: not simply by remembering the woman she was, but by continuing the work she believed in.
Dolly Parton used her success to open doors for others. She understood that a book can be a doorway to another world, a spark for a child's imagination, a moment shared between a parent and child, or the beginning of a dream that lasts a lifetime.
Her presence in this world will be missed. Her generosity will be remembered. And through every book placed into a child's hands, her vision can continue to grow.
Help us keep the legacy going.
Keep the books coming.
Keep planting seeds of dreams. 🌱📖
Thank you for thinking of Dolly by supporting the work she gave so generously to the world, and for helping us continue that work right here at home.
With gratitude,
Marisa Lines
Executive Director
United Way of Western Crawford County
HISTORY: United Way partnered with the Dollywood Foundation in Fall 2019 to pilot the Imagination Library program in Meadville. Expansion to all of Western Crawford County followed in Fall 2022. The program currently serves Adamsville, Atlantic, Hartstown, Cochranton, Conneaut Lake, Guy Mills, Meadville, Cambridge Springs, Conneautville, Harmonsburg, Linesville, Espyville, Saegertown, Springboro, and Venango.