About
Dolly Parton launched the Imagination Library in 1995 to benefit the children of her home county in East Tennessee. Dolly's vision was to foster a love of reading among her county’s preschool children and their families. By mailing the gift of high quality, age-appropriate books directly to their homes each month, she wanted children to be excited about books and to feel the magic that books can create. She could also ensure that every child would have books, regardless of their family’s income.
The Harold Grinspoon Charitable Foundation has partnered with the Dolly Parton Imagination Library as the local affiliate serving children in Springfield and West Springfield, Massachusetts, providing a free book each month to children from birth through age 5. The goal and vision of the Harold Grinspoon Imagination Library is for all preschoolers in Springfield and West Springfield to enter kindergarten with strong early reading skills and a lifelong love of learning.