Literacy Coalition of Onondaga County

Over the last 10 years, Literacy Coalition of Onondaga County has distributed more than 950,000 books to children across Onondaga County through Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library! In our local community and worldwide the Imagination Library continues to foster a lifelong love of reading, and that effort has been recognized in a new documentary "The Library That Dolly Built" Please join us in celebrating the world facebook premiere of this film on December 9, 2020 at 7 PM... EST followed by a Live performance and Q&A session with Dolly Parton! https://fb.me/e/L4G703wr And in honor of this special occasion, we’re hosting a facebook fundraiser. Please consider donating to the Imagination Library. Funds donated here will benefit our local CNY chapter!

We have over 150 Million reasons to celebrate! At the end of 2020, we gifted our 150 Millionth Book! Sending many thanks to our amazing partners all over the world who helped us reach this amazing milestone! #DollysLibrary #Milestone

Did you know that this cutie has been enrolled in our local Imagination Library Program? Violet became a Dolly Parton fan after receiving the books! All children from birth to age 5 are eligible to receive free monthly books mailed to their homes in Onondaga County. Please support us and help spread the word!

One of our Imagination Library parents posted the following memory as we celebrated reaching the 100,000 books distributed mark...fast forward to today as we are closing in on 1,000,000 books distributed...now that’s another milestone to celebrate! 5 years ago today, Caroline was the recipient of the 100,001 book from the Literacy Coalition of Onondaga County (Syracuse,NY) this honor was made possible by her Pediatrician. Fast forward 5 years, she has received a book every month and just received her very last book just before turning 5. We are very sad this journey has come to an end, but very thankful to be apart of #thelibrarythatdollybuilt Dolly Parton

On November 23, we will share BIG NEWS from Dolly Parton's Imagination Library!

Thanks to our friends at the Onondaga County Public Libraries!

So proud of what has been accomplished over the past decade in bringing Dolly Parton's Imagination Library to Onondaga County! Through the COVID-19 pandemic, all Dolly Parton's Imagination Library partners have been operating at full capacity, allowing over 15,500 children in Onondaga County to receive their monthly books on time. In the light of the pandemic, it is more important than ever to strengthen and nurture the bond with your child through sitting down and reading with them, said Kimberly Kemp. We are not slowing down and plan to continue expanding to reach more children every day. Read more below...

Let’s Pass It On! Support the Imagination Library in our community - Donate Online and help put more books in the hands of more children. #DollysLibrary #BookLady #GoodnightwithDolly #OnLiteracy

In her final episode, Dolly will read "Pass It On" by Sophy Henn, a story of #joy and generosity. We hope the weekly story times have been a reminder that so much joy can come from sharing a great book. Have you loved the Goodnight with Dolly series? Pass it on! Donate today to put more books in the hands of kids in our community: https://bit.ly/2AEZV0U

Did you enjoy yesterday's episode of #GoodnightWithDolly? Download these Parent Reading Tips for "I Am a Rainbow", presented in collaboration with The Library of Congress https://bit.ly/2XoOH8t #readwithme #dollyslibrary

Did you enjoy yesterday's episode of #GoodnightWithDolly? Download these Parent Reading Tips for "Violet the Pilot", presented in collaboration with @The Library of Congress https://bit.ly/2Ao78C7 #readwithme #dollyslibrary

Happy Mother's Day from Dolly Parton's Imagination Library! Celebrate your special day by reading a #DollysLibrary book with your little one.

Did you enjoy yesterday's episode of #GoodnightWithDolly? Download these Parent Reading Tips for "Last Stop on Market Street", presented in collaboration with The Library of Congress https://bit.ly/2YKfgah #readwithme #dollyslibrary

Did you enjoy yesterday's episode of #GoodnightWithDolly? Download these Parent Reading Tips for "There's a Hole in the Log on the Bottom of the Lake", presented in collaboration with The Library of Congress . https://bit.ly/2yWGnnQ #readwithme #dollyslibrary

Since the series premiered on April 2nd, over 6 million people have watched the first two episodes. We are so grateful for all of your help in getting the message out to families. To encourage even more engagement, each week we will now give away a signed copy of the book that Dolly read on that week’s episode from Imagination Library!

Visit our website to download free coloring and activity sheets for some of our books, such as "The Tale of Peter Rabbit", and make storytime extra special for your little one! #ImaginationLibrary #DollysLibrary #Storytime #ColoringBook https://gosdpros.com/2GRMagG

Feeling anxious about COVID-19? Breathe. Use this and other strategies to help you and your kids navigate these feelings.