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Suspected Overdose Deaths for May in Delaware Set New Monthly High Total Date Posted: June 8, 2022
Student State Board of Education Member Application Due June 24 Date Posted: June 8, 2022
Delaware Natural Resources Police Youth Fishing Tournament Winners Announced Date Posted: June 8, 2022
Summer of Opportunity Date Posted: June 8, 2022
Funding Available for Tree-Planting Projects Date Posted: June 7, 2022
Heritage Commission Book of the Week: William Hare Master Potter Date Posted: June 6, 2022
DNREC to Present Living Shoreline Social Marketing Webinar June 16 Date Posted: June 6, 2022
Governor Carney Announces Judicial Nominations Date Posted: June 3, 2022
State Auditor McGuiness Releases The First of Nineteen Reports on Delaware’s Public School Staffing Levels Date Posted: June 3, 2022
DNREC to Propose Major Source Air Pollution Permit Renewal for Delaware City Refining Company Date Posted: June 3, 2022
Governor Carney, Members of the General Assembly Announce Gun Safety Package Date Posted: June 2, 2022
Delaware African and Caribbean Affairs Commission Celebrates National Caribbean-American Heritage Month Date Posted: June 2, 2022
New Website Helps Families Find Summer Opportunities for Their Children Date Posted: June 2, 2022
FREE New Castle History Camp, July 25–29, 2022 Date Posted: June 2, 2022
Prohibición ampliada de las bolsas de plástico para llevar en vigor el 1.° de julio de 2022 Date Posted: June 2, 2022
Enhanced Plastic Carryout Bag Ban in Effect July 1, 2022 Date Posted: June 2, 2022
Stay Cool, Hydrated, And Informed to Prevent Heat-Related Illness Date Posted: June 1, 2022
Division Of Public Health Launches New Delaware WIC Educational Website Date Posted: June 1, 2022
El Programa P-EBT de Delaware se Expandió a Niños Menores de 6 Años en Hogares Que Reciben SNAP Date Posted: June 1, 2022
Delaware’s P-EBT Program Expanded to Children Under Age 6 in Households Receiving SNAP Date Posted: June 1, 2022
DNREC, Division of Public Health Offer Tips About Ticks Date Posted: June 1, 2022
The Mezzanine Gallery to Exhibit “Explorations through Materiality” by Samara Weaver Date Posted: June 1, 2022
Program to Help Foster Youth Pursue Higher Education Date Posted: May 31, 2022
Governor Carney, First Lady Tracey Quillen Carney Announce Compassionate Champion Awardees Date Posted: May 31, 2022
Heritage Commission Book of the Week: Pierre S. du Pont IV: Governor of Delaware 1977-1985 Date Posted: May 31, 2022
Delaware State Parks Expected to Set Visitation Record Date Posted: May 27, 2022
Division of the Arts Announces the 2022 “Award Winners” Exhibition Dates Date Posted: May 27, 2022
Delaware Child Care Professional Bonus Registry Now Open Date Posted: May 27, 2022
New DMV Support Pollinator Plate Creating a Buzz Date Posted: May 26, 2022
Milford School Psychologist Delaware 2022 Behavioral Health Professional Of Year Date Posted: May 26, 2022
DNREC Announces Beach Access Closures Due to Storm Damage Date Posted: May 26, 2022
Memorial Day Ceremonial Events Date Posted: May 26, 2022
Governor Carney Formally Extends Public Health Emergency Date Posted: May 26, 2022
In Another Likely Consequence of Pandemic, Delaware Overdose Deaths Increase 15% in 2021 Date Posted: May 25, 2022
Governor Carney Terminates Limited State of Emergency in Kent County Date Posted: May 25, 2022
Delaware Emitirá Beneficios de Emergencia Mensuales el 26 de Mayo Date Posted: May 25, 2022
Delaware Will Issue Monthly Emergency Benefits On May 26 Date Posted: May 25, 2022
Governor Carney Announces Governor’s Summer Fellowship Program Date Posted: May 25, 2022
New Tram Path, Other Improvements to Greet Fort Delaware State Park Visitors This Season Date Posted: May 25, 2022
Historical Affairs Programs In June 2022 Date Posted: May 25, 2022
May 29th is 529 Day Date Posted: May 25, 2022
‘Take A Kid Fishing!’ Events Announced Date Posted: May 25, 2022
Flag Lowering for the Victims at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas Date Posted: May 24, 2022
Governor Carney Activates Emergency Management Assistance Compact to Support Emergency Response to Barge Fire Date Posted: May 24, 2022
Governor Carney Vetoes House Bill 371 Date Posted: May 24, 2022
Crews Work to Contain Fire on Barge in Delaware Bay Date Posted: May 23, 2022
Heritage Commission Book of the Week: East of the Mason-Dixon Line by Roger E. Nathan Date Posted: May 23, 2022
DPH Encourages Delawareans To Consider Masking In Public Amid Rising Covid-19 Cases Date Posted: May 21, 2022
2021 U.S. Road Fatalities Projected Highest in 16 Years, Delaware at 15-year High Date Posted: May 20, 2022
DHSS to Partner with Habitat for Humanity on Pilot Program for Minor Home Repairs for Older Delawareans Date Posted: May 19, 2022
Click It or Ticket Campaign Reminds Drivers: Buckle Up Every Trip, Every Time Date Posted: May 19, 2022
Public Encouraged to Avoid ‘Rescuing’ Young Wildlife Date Posted: May 19, 2022
Nonprofit Security Grant Applications Due June 1, 2022 Date Posted: May 17, 2022
Delaware’s Plastic Carryout Bag Ban July 1, 2022 Date Posted: May 17, 2022
DPH Offers Guidance And Resources On How To Navigate The Infant Formula Supply Shortage Date Posted: May 17, 2022
DNREC Names Two to Leadership Roles Date Posted: May 17, 2022
Governor Carney Honors Four Century Farm Families, 2022 Marks 35th Year of Delaware Century Farm Program Date Posted: May 16, 2022
Governor Carney Tests Positive for COVID-19 Date Posted: May 16, 2022
Holodick Names Top High School Seniors 2022 Secretary Scholars Date Posted: May 16, 2022
With Delaware Bay Beach Nourishment Projects Complete, DNREC Now Works Toward Restoring Atlantic Coastline Date Posted: May 16, 2022
DE Heritage Commission Book of the Week: Captain Thomas Macdonough Date Posted: May 16, 2022
School Behavioral Health Professionals Honored Date Posted: May 16, 2022
‘The Wooden World Revealed’ at Lewes’ Zwaanendael Museum Date Posted: May 13, 2022
Concord Pond to Be Treated for Invasive Aquatic Weed Hydrilla Date Posted: May 13, 2022
DNREC To Update Vehicle Emission Testing Requirements Date Posted: May 13, 2022
Dr. Karyl Rattay Announces Departure From Delaware Division Of Public Health Effective June 30, 2022 Date Posted: May 13, 2022
Governor Carney Orders Lowering of Flags Date Posted: May 13, 2022
Delaware Extends Electric Vehicle Rebate Program Date Posted: May 12, 2022
High Path Avian Influenza Confirmed In Black Vultures, Poultry Producers Encouraged To Take Precautions Date Posted: May 11, 2022
Governor Carney Signs Paid Family Leave Legislation Date Posted: May 11, 2022
Tonieboxes Now Available for Children at Delaware Libraries Date Posted: May 11, 2022
McGuiness’s National COVID-19 Data Quality Audit Template Shapes Public Emergency Response Efforts Countrywide Date Posted: May 10, 2022
DNREC, Delaware Center for the Inland Bays To Host Water Family Fest Saturday, May 14 Date Posted: May 10, 2022
ICYMI: Dolly Parton in Delaware for the Imagination Library Statewide Celebration Date Posted: May 9, 2022
DPH Diabetes & Heart Disease Prevention & Control Program Sponsors 20th Annual Diabetes Wellness Expo Date Posted: May 9, 2022
Heritage Commission’s Book of the Week: Allen McLane – Patriot, Solider, Spy, Port Collector Date Posted: May 9, 2022
US Wind and Ørsted Conducting Offshore Wind Research Date Posted: May 9, 2022
Gov. Carney Celebrates 150th Arbor Day in Rehoboth Beach Date Posted: May 6, 2022
Division of Small Business Launches Innovative New Website Service Designed to Support Delaware’s Small Businesses Date Posted: May 6, 2022
DNREC, DEMA Sponsor Delaware Flood Awareness Week Date Posted: May 6, 2022
Delaware Changes Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Recreational Fishing Regulations Date Posted: May 5, 2022
DHSS Releases Second Annual Health Care Benchmark Trend Report Date Posted: May 5, 2022
Drivers Needed for DART’s Upcoming Beach Bus Season Date Posted: May 5, 2022
DHSS Launches State Health Care Provider Loan Repayment Program Date Posted: May 5, 2022
DTI Announces New Chief Of Administration And Broadband Manager Date Posted: May 5, 2022
DNREC’s Monitoring Shows Overall Good Air Quality in Delaware Date Posted: May 4, 2022
Columbus Organization Will Continue to Connect Individuals to Services, Supports Date Posted: May 4, 2022
May Is Viral Hepatitis Awareness Month; May 19 Hepatitis Testing Day Date Posted: May 4, 2022
Governor Carney Proclaims May 2022 as Trauma Awareness Month Date Posted: May 4, 2022
Attorney General Jennings Announces $141 Million TurboTax Settlement Date Posted: May 4, 2022
Natural World On Display At Buena Vista On May 14, 2022 Date Posted: May 4, 2022
DNREC’s A-Street Ditch PCB Cleanup Pilot: Two Years in, Results Show Continued Gains Against Pollutants Date Posted: May 3, 2022
Dept of Labor Teams Up with Community Partners to Offer Job Seekers Career Support Date Posted: May 3, 2022
DCRPT Secures Prison Sentence in Sussex County Hate Crime Date Posted: May 3, 2022
DNREC Urges Clean Alternatives to Burning Yard Waste Date Posted: May 2, 2022
Governor Carney Announces Public Service Recognition Week, May 1-7 Date Posted: May 2, 2022
Heritage Commission Book of the Week – Democracy in Delaware: The Story of the First State’s General Assembly Date Posted: May 2, 2022
Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long to Hold COVID-19 Remembrance Memorial Ceremony in Dover Date Posted: April 29, 2022
State Auditor Kathy McGuiness Releases Report Announcing Delaware Erases Rape Kit Backlog Date Posted: April 28, 2022
Charter School of Wilmington Wins Championship in 2022 Delaware Envirothon Date Posted: April 28, 2022
Suspected Overdose Deaths for May in Delaware Set New Monthly High Total Date Posted: June 8, 2022
Student State Board of Education Member Application Due June 24 Date Posted: June 8, 2022
Delaware Natural Resources Police Youth Fishing Tournament Winners Announced Date Posted: June 8, 2022
Summer of Opportunity Date Posted: June 8, 2022
Funding Available for Tree-Planting Projects Date Posted: June 7, 2022
Heritage Commission Book of the Week: William Hare Master Potter Date Posted: June 6, 2022
DNREC to Present Living Shoreline Social Marketing Webinar June 16 Date Posted: June 6, 2022
Governor Carney Announces Judicial Nominations Date Posted: June 3, 2022
State Auditor McGuiness Releases The First of Nineteen Reports on Delaware’s Public School Staffing Levels Date Posted: June 3, 2022
DNREC to Propose Major Source Air Pollution Permit Renewal for Delaware City Refining Company Date Posted: June 3, 2022
Governor Carney, Members of the General Assembly Announce Gun Safety Package Date Posted: June 2, 2022
Delaware African and Caribbean Affairs Commission Celebrates National Caribbean-American Heritage Month Date Posted: June 2, 2022
New Website Helps Families Find Summer Opportunities for Their Children Date Posted: June 2, 2022
FREE New Castle History Camp, July 25–29, 2022 Date Posted: June 2, 2022
Prohibición ampliada de las bolsas de plástico para llevar en vigor el 1.° de julio de 2022 Date Posted: June 2, 2022
Enhanced Plastic Carryout Bag Ban in Effect July 1, 2022 Date Posted: June 2, 2022
Stay Cool, Hydrated, And Informed to Prevent Heat-Related Illness Date Posted: June 1, 2022
Division Of Public Health Launches New Delaware WIC Educational Website Date Posted: June 1, 2022
El Programa P-EBT de Delaware se Expandió a Niños Menores de 6 Años en Hogares Que Reciben SNAP Date Posted: June 1, 2022
Delaware’s P-EBT Program Expanded to Children Under Age 6 in Households Receiving SNAP Date Posted: June 1, 2022
DNREC, Division of Public Health Offer Tips About Ticks Date Posted: June 1, 2022
The Mezzanine Gallery to Exhibit “Explorations through Materiality” by Samara Weaver Date Posted: June 1, 2022
Program to Help Foster Youth Pursue Higher Education Date Posted: May 31, 2022
Governor Carney, First Lady Tracey Quillen Carney Announce Compassionate Champion Awardees Date Posted: May 31, 2022
Heritage Commission Book of the Week: Pierre S. du Pont IV: Governor of Delaware 1977-1985 Date Posted: May 31, 2022
Delaware State Parks Expected to Set Visitation Record Date Posted: May 27, 2022
Division of the Arts Announces the 2022 “Award Winners” Exhibition Dates Date Posted: May 27, 2022
Delaware Child Care Professional Bonus Registry Now Open Date Posted: May 27, 2022
New DMV Support Pollinator Plate Creating a Buzz Date Posted: May 26, 2022
Milford School Psychologist Delaware 2022 Behavioral Health Professional Of Year Date Posted: May 26, 2022
DNREC Announces Beach Access Closures Due to Storm Damage Date Posted: May 26, 2022
Memorial Day Ceremonial Events Date Posted: May 26, 2022
Governor Carney Formally Extends Public Health Emergency Date Posted: May 26, 2022
In Another Likely Consequence of Pandemic, Delaware Overdose Deaths Increase 15% in 2021 Date Posted: May 25, 2022
Governor Carney Terminates Limited State of Emergency in Kent County Date Posted: May 25, 2022
Delaware Emitirá Beneficios de Emergencia Mensuales el 26 de Mayo Date Posted: May 25, 2022
Delaware Will Issue Monthly Emergency Benefits On May 26 Date Posted: May 25, 2022
Governor Carney Announces Governor’s Summer Fellowship Program Date Posted: May 25, 2022
New Tram Path, Other Improvements to Greet Fort Delaware State Park Visitors This Season Date Posted: May 25, 2022
Historical Affairs Programs In June 2022 Date Posted: May 25, 2022
May 29th is 529 Day Date Posted: May 25, 2022
‘Take A Kid Fishing!’ Events Announced Date Posted: May 25, 2022
Flag Lowering for the Victims at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas Date Posted: May 24, 2022
Governor Carney Activates Emergency Management Assistance Compact to Support Emergency Response to Barge Fire Date Posted: May 24, 2022
Governor Carney Vetoes House Bill 371 Date Posted: May 24, 2022
Crews Work to Contain Fire on Barge in Delaware Bay Date Posted: May 23, 2022
Heritage Commission Book of the Week: East of the Mason-Dixon Line by Roger E. Nathan Date Posted: May 23, 2022
DPH Encourages Delawareans To Consider Masking In Public Amid Rising Covid-19 Cases Date Posted: May 21, 2022
2021 U.S. Road Fatalities Projected Highest in 16 Years, Delaware at 15-year High Date Posted: May 20, 2022
DHSS to Partner with Habitat for Humanity on Pilot Program for Minor Home Repairs for Older Delawareans Date Posted: May 19, 2022
Click It or Ticket Campaign Reminds Drivers: Buckle Up Every Trip, Every Time Date Posted: May 19, 2022
Public Encouraged to Avoid ‘Rescuing’ Young Wildlife Date Posted: May 19, 2022
Nonprofit Security Grant Applications Due June 1, 2022 Date Posted: May 17, 2022
Delaware’s Plastic Carryout Bag Ban July 1, 2022 Date Posted: May 17, 2022
DPH Offers Guidance And Resources On How To Navigate The Infant Formula Supply Shortage Date Posted: May 17, 2022
DNREC Names Two to Leadership Roles Date Posted: May 17, 2022
Governor Carney Honors Four Century Farm Families, 2022 Marks 35th Year of Delaware Century Farm Program Date Posted: May 16, 2022
Governor Carney Tests Positive for COVID-19 Date Posted: May 16, 2022
Holodick Names Top High School Seniors 2022 Secretary Scholars Date Posted: May 16, 2022
With Delaware Bay Beach Nourishment Projects Complete, DNREC Now Works Toward Restoring Atlantic Coastline Date Posted: May 16, 2022
DE Heritage Commission Book of the Week: Captain Thomas Macdonough Date Posted: May 16, 2022
School Behavioral Health Professionals Honored Date Posted: May 16, 2022
‘The Wooden World Revealed’ at Lewes’ Zwaanendael Museum Date Posted: May 13, 2022
Concord Pond to Be Treated for Invasive Aquatic Weed Hydrilla Date Posted: May 13, 2022
DNREC To Update Vehicle Emission Testing Requirements Date Posted: May 13, 2022
Dr. Karyl Rattay Announces Departure From Delaware Division Of Public Health Effective June 30, 2022 Date Posted: May 13, 2022
Governor Carney Orders Lowering of Flags Date Posted: May 13, 2022
Delaware Extends Electric Vehicle Rebate Program Date Posted: May 12, 2022
High Path Avian Influenza Confirmed In Black Vultures, Poultry Producers Encouraged To Take Precautions Date Posted: May 11, 2022
Governor Carney Signs Paid Family Leave Legislation Date Posted: May 11, 2022
Tonieboxes Now Available for Children at Delaware Libraries Date Posted: May 11, 2022
McGuiness’s National COVID-19 Data Quality Audit Template Shapes Public Emergency Response Efforts Countrywide Date Posted: May 10, 2022
DNREC, Delaware Center for the Inland Bays To Host Water Family Fest Saturday, May 14 Date Posted: May 10, 2022
ICYMI: Dolly Parton in Delaware for the Imagination Library Statewide Celebration Date Posted: May 9, 2022
DPH Diabetes & Heart Disease Prevention & Control Program Sponsors 20th Annual Diabetes Wellness Expo Date Posted: May 9, 2022
Heritage Commission’s Book of the Week: Allen McLane – Patriot, Solider, Spy, Port Collector Date Posted: May 9, 2022
US Wind and Ørsted Conducting Offshore Wind Research Date Posted: May 9, 2022
Gov. Carney Celebrates 150th Arbor Day in Rehoboth Beach Date Posted: May 6, 2022
Division of Small Business Launches Innovative New Website Service Designed to Support Delaware’s Small Businesses Date Posted: May 6, 2022
DNREC, DEMA Sponsor Delaware Flood Awareness Week Date Posted: May 6, 2022
Delaware Changes Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Recreational Fishing Regulations Date Posted: May 5, 2022
DHSS Releases Second Annual Health Care Benchmark Trend Report Date Posted: May 5, 2022
Drivers Needed for DART’s Upcoming Beach Bus Season Date Posted: May 5, 2022
DHSS Launches State Health Care Provider Loan Repayment Program Date Posted: May 5, 2022
DTI Announces New Chief Of Administration And Broadband Manager Date Posted: May 5, 2022
DNREC’s Monitoring Shows Overall Good Air Quality in Delaware Date Posted: May 4, 2022
Columbus Organization Will Continue to Connect Individuals to Services, Supports Date Posted: May 4, 2022
May Is Viral Hepatitis Awareness Month; May 19 Hepatitis Testing Day Date Posted: May 4, 2022
Governor Carney Proclaims May 2022 as Trauma Awareness Month Date Posted: May 4, 2022
Attorney General Jennings Announces $141 Million TurboTax Settlement Date Posted: May 4, 2022
Natural World On Display At Buena Vista On May 14, 2022 Date Posted: May 4, 2022
DNREC’s A-Street Ditch PCB Cleanup Pilot: Two Years in, Results Show Continued Gains Against Pollutants Date Posted: May 3, 2022
Dept of Labor Teams Up with Community Partners to Offer Job Seekers Career Support Date Posted: May 3, 2022
DCRPT Secures Prison Sentence in Sussex County Hate Crime Date Posted: May 3, 2022
DNREC Urges Clean Alternatives to Burning Yard Waste Date Posted: May 2, 2022
Governor Carney Announces Public Service Recognition Week, May 1-7 Date Posted: May 2, 2022
Heritage Commission Book of the Week – Democracy in Delaware: The Story of the First State’s General Assembly Date Posted: May 2, 2022
Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long to Hold COVID-19 Remembrance Memorial Ceremony in Dover Date Posted: April 29, 2022
State Auditor Kathy McGuiness Releases Report Announcing Delaware Erases Rape Kit Backlog Date Posted: April 28, 2022
Charter School of Wilmington Wins Championship in 2022 Delaware Envirothon Date Posted: April 28, 2022
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Delaware Libraries | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Monday, May 9, 2022
WILMINGTON, Del.– Governor John Carney, First Lady Tracey Quillen Carney, and Dr. Annie Norman of the Delaware Libraries on Thursday welcomed American icon Dolly Parton for a statewide celebration of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library surrounded by public librarians and library staff, reading and early education advocates, superintendents, principals, members of the General Assembly and members of the Cabinet. This event was a celebration that every child in Delaware from birth to age five, is eligible to enroll in this free book-gifting program.
Since the public announcement of Dolly’s arrival in Delaware last week, more than 1,000 Delaware children have been signed up for the Imagination Library. As of last week, over 21,000 Delaware children are enrolled in the program.
Inspired by her father’s inability to read and write, Dolly Parton started her Imagination Library in 1995 to foster a love of reading for the children within her home county. Today, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is the world’s preeminent early childhood book-gifting program that is dedicated to inspiring a love of reading. In partnership with local affiliate partners, the program mails high quality, age-appropriate books to children from birth to age five – at no cost to families. Over 2 million books are mailed each month in five countries –every 1.4 seconds a book is mailed.
“The Imagination Library has deepened Dolly Parton’s legacy in the most meaningful possible way, through service to our children,” said Governor John Carney. “Thank you to Dolly Parton and her team for coming to Delaware to celebrate the Imagination Library of Delaware program, and thanks to Dr. Norman, my wife Tracey, and the amazing partners across the state that have made this program a success.”
In Delaware, every child under the age of five is eligible to receive a gift of a monthly book at no charge to families. Families can sign up for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library on Delaware Libraries’ website: delawarelibraries.org/imagination.
“With gratitude to all the partners, it is my privilege to serve as the honorary chair of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in Delaware,” said First Lady Tracey Quillen Carney. “The Imagination Library books are a wonderful collection and I’m grateful I’ve been able to read them with young Delawareans since the program’s inception. I look forward to seeing more Delaware families sign up for this incredible program.”
“Delaware Libraries are delighted to facilitate Imagination Library for our youngest Delawareans and their families,” said Dr. Annie Norman, State Librarian. “Acquiring the reading and library habit early is a foundation for curiosity and success throughout life!”
About Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, the flagship program of The Dollywood Foundation, has become the preeminent early childhood book-gifting program in the world. In partnership with local community affiliates, the program has gifted well over 180 million free books in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, and The Republic of Ireland.
Inspired by her father’s inability to read and write, Dolly Parton started her Imagination Library in 1995 to foster a love of reading for the children within her home county. Today, her program mails over 2 million high-quality, age-appropriate books each month directly to children’s homes. Each child enrolled in the program receives one book per month until their fifth birthday – at no cost to families. The impact of the program has been widely researched and results suggest positive increases in key early childhood literacy metrics. Penguin Random House is the exclusive publisher for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. For more information, please visit imaginationlibrary.com
Photo credit: Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
Related Topics: Delaware Libraries, Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, First Lady Tracey Quillen Carney, governor, Governor Carney, libraries
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Delaware Libraries | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Monday, May 9, 2022
WILMINGTON, Del.– Governor John Carney, First Lady Tracey Quillen Carney, and Dr. Annie Norman of the Delaware Libraries on Thursday welcomed American icon Dolly Parton for a statewide celebration of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library surrounded by public librarians and library staff, reading and early education advocates, superintendents, principals, members of the General Assembly and members of the Cabinet. This event was a celebration that every child in Delaware from birth to age five, is eligible to enroll in this free book-gifting program.
Since the public announcement of Dolly’s arrival in Delaware last week, more than 1,000 Delaware children have been signed up for the Imagination Library. As of last week, over 21,000 Delaware children are enrolled in the program.
Inspired by her father’s inability to read and write, Dolly Parton started her Imagination Library in 1995 to foster a love of reading for the children within her home county. Today, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is the world’s preeminent early childhood book-gifting program that is dedicated to inspiring a love of reading. In partnership with local affiliate partners, the program mails high quality, age-appropriate books to children from birth to age five – at no cost to families. Over 2 million books are mailed each month in five countries –every 1.4 seconds a book is mailed.
“The Imagination Library has deepened Dolly Parton’s legacy in the most meaningful possible way, through service to our children,” said Governor John Carney. “Thank you to Dolly Parton and her team for coming to Delaware to celebrate the Imagination Library of Delaware program, and thanks to Dr. Norman, my wife Tracey, and the amazing partners across the state that have made this program a success.”
In Delaware, every child under the age of five is eligible to receive a gift of a monthly book at no charge to families. Families can sign up for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library on Delaware Libraries’ website: delawarelibraries.org/imagination.
“With gratitude to all the partners, it is my privilege to serve as the honorary chair of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in Delaware,” said First Lady Tracey Quillen Carney. “The Imagination Library books are a wonderful collection and I’m grateful I’ve been able to read them with young Delawareans since the program’s inception. I look forward to seeing more Delaware families sign up for this incredible program.”
“Delaware Libraries are delighted to facilitate Imagination Library for our youngest Delawareans and their families,” said Dr. Annie Norman, State Librarian. “Acquiring the reading and library habit early is a foundation for curiosity and success throughout life!”
About Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, the flagship program of The Dollywood Foundation, has become the preeminent early childhood book-gifting program in the world. In partnership with local community affiliates, the program has gifted well over 180 million free books in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, and The Republic of Ireland.
Inspired by her father’s inability to read and write, Dolly Parton started her Imagination Library in 1995 to foster a love of reading for the children within her home county. Today, her program mails over 2 million high-quality, age-appropriate books each month directly to children’s homes. Each child enrolled in the program receives one book per month until their fifth birthday – at no cost to families. The impact of the program has been widely researched and results suggest positive increases in key early childhood literacy metrics. Penguin Random House is the exclusive publisher for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. For more information, please visit imaginationlibrary.com
Photo credit: Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
Related Topics: Delaware Libraries, Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, First Lady Tracey Quillen Carney, governor, Governor Carney, libraries
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