TCCL brings Dolly Parton's Imagination Library to Tulsa County

by Dorothy Minor

Here we go! Children birth to age 5 in Tulsa County can now receive a free, age-appropriate book in the mail each month. The Tulsa City-County Library has joined Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to make these books possible. Children in Tulsa County will benefit from this program. Rebecca Harrison has recently taken the job as the first Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Community Engagement Manager.

If you are a parent or guardian, you can enroll your children age birth to five years at this link: www.tulsalibrary.org/imaginationlibrary. There, you will also find answers to questions you may have about the program. Simply click on “Enroll Now.” While paper registration forms are available at any Tulsa City-County Library, the fastest way to enroll is online at the link above After enrolling, expect books to start arriving in 6 to 8 weeks. The books will continue to arrive to each child until the child’s fifth birthday. If you encounter any difficulties or questions not answered by the FAQs, contact Rebecca Harrison, Rebecca. Harrison@tulsalibrary.org.

The program is a partnership of the Oklahoma Dept. of Education, Birth Through Eight Strategy for Tulsa and the Dollywood Foundation.

Harrison says, “This program will have a huge impact on the families of Tulsa County by helping to inspire a lifelong love of reading.”

After all, in the words of Barack Obama, “Reading is the gateway for children that makes all other learning possible.” 