The Imagination Library is Evidence-Based -- What started out over 25 years ago as Dolly's desire to get books into children's homes in her home county in East Tennessee, has grown into a global book-gifting program that has mailed over 140,000,000 books and has over 1,600,000 children enrolled. Dolly Parton's Imagination Library (DPIL) mails more than 1.6-million brand new, high quality, age-appropriate books around the world every month. These books are sent directly to children's homes from birth until five years of age. BEGIN WITH BOOKS (BWB), the Charleston County affiliate for DPIL, has 4,788 children receiving books, with 422,237 books having been delivered to 14,225 children since 2010. In keeping with Dolly's vision, BWB aims to foster a love of reading among preschool children and their families. Dolly's goal is to get children excited about books and to inspire them to "Dream More, Learn More, Care More, and Be More" Child
The Imagination Library is Filled with Award-Winning Books - Dolly Parton's Imagination Library (DPIL) prides itself on the quality of the books in its collection. It is no surprise, therefore, that many award-winning titles, authors and illustrators are currently on their book lists, or have been over the years. Read on to learn a little bit about the more prominent awards given out for children's literature in this country and the many award-winning books found on DPIL shelves. Newbery and Caldecott Awards The Newbery Medal , established in 1922, is the oldest children's book award in the world. It is awarded annually by the American Library Association (ALA) to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. With its intent and long history, it continues to be the best known and most discussed children's book prize in the country. Likewise, the Caldecott Medal is awarded annually by the ALA to the illustrator of most t