Special Event Storytime: Dolly Parton's Imagination Library

Media Contact:
Jonathan Waltmire, Tulare County Library
(559) 713-2723, jonathan.waltmire@tularecountylibrary.org

 

Join the Tulare County Library for a chance to win a free book and learn more about Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. In partnership with the Tulare County Office of Education and First 5 of Tulare County, the Library is hosting Imagination Library special event storytimes and a stay and play sessions for children 0-5 years when accompanied by their caregiver. Attend one of these storytimes for a chance to win a copy of Dolly Parton’s Billy the Kid Makes It Big, provided by the Friends of the Tulare County Library.

• Exeter Branch Library, 230 E Chestnut - Thursday, May 8, 2025, 11:00 a.m. 
• Lindsay Branch Library, 157 N Mirage St - Thursday, May 15, 2025, 12:00 p.m.
• Pixley Branch Library, 927 S Center St, B - Wednesday, May 21, 2025, 5:00 p.m. 
• Dinuba Branch Library, 150 S I St - Thursday, May 22, 2025, 11:00 a.m.
• Visalia Branch Library, 200 W Oak Ave - Friday, May 2, 2025, 11:15 a.m.

At the branch library parents and caregivers can register their child for the Dolly Imagination Library online. To register now, visit imaginationlibrary.com/check-availability.

Learn more about the Dolly Imagination Library
The Literacy Center’s Stay and Play features a Dolly Imagination Library informational session on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. Stay and Play, currently supported by Save the Children, is open to families with young children to join in activities and learn about local resources. Children attending receive free books to build their home libraries. The Literacy Center is located at 417 N Locust St, Visalia, CA 93291. For more information call the Literacy Center at (559) 713-2745.

What is Dolly Imagination Library?
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is dedicated to inspiring a love of reading by gifting books free of charge to children from birth to age five, through funding shared by Dolly Parton and local community partners. It is easy to enroll online at imaginationlibrary.com/check-availability. Once enrolled, in 6-8 weeks, children receive their first book in the mail, 'The Little Engine That Could'. Books then arrive in the mail monthly, regardless of income. Learn more about the Dolly Imagination Library at  imaginationlibrary.com/. 

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The Tulare County Library serves all the residents of Tulare County with locations in 17 communities, Read to Succeed literacy center, Pop Up Tulare County, and online at www.tularecountylibrary.org. Follow the Library on Facebook or local branch page, Instagram, or Twitter.