Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library

Many children in Flagler and Volusia Counties do not have access to books. Thanks to generous donors in our community, Dolly Parton's Imagination Library (DPIL) provides one free book each month until the child turns five-years old to assure children have access to books.

Complete this form to register your child.

Please note at this time the program is not offered in Deltona.

Send your completed form to literacy@elcfv.org or mail it to 125 Executive Circle, Daytona Beach, FL 32114.

Update Your Contact Information

Need to change your address?

Update my Info

Support the Program

Interested in promoting the importance of early literacy in Flagler or Volusia County? For $40, you can sponsor a child for one year in the program.

Make a one-time donation

Sign up for Monthly Donations

FAQs

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library mails out books to almost two million children a month. We have to place our book orders a month in advance to do this. Depending on when you register your child, it may take 8 – 12 weeks for the first book to arrive. After that, the books will arrive every month.
If you provided an email address with your registration, you will be notified via email when the registration is approved or entered into our system. If you do not have an email address, you will need to email us to find out more information, but it does take 8-12 weeks for books to start arriving after approval.
The two most common reasons this happens are:
You updated the address for your child’s record after the Dollywood Foundation pulled the report of all children receiving a book that month. In this case, you will miss a book but you should receive the following month’s book.
There may have been a miscommunication between the post office and the Imagination Library mail system. Please check your account to be sure we have your current address.
You can log into your parent account. If you need assistance accessing your account, please email literacy@elcfv.org
New Worlds Reading Program
For children ages kindergarten – 5th grade. Specialized book titles include English, Spanish, Haitian Creole, and braille language formats.
*not currently available for homeschooled children
Little Free Library
Little Free Library book-sharing boxes are open seven days a week, 24 hours a day, and are freely accessible to all. They have both children’s books and books for adults. Use the map to find a Little Free Library near you!
Make a donation
Join the fundraising committee (we meet monthly for one hour)
‘Like’ and ‘Follow’ the Flagler or Volusia Imagination Library on Facebook
Call or send a note to your local city officials to share with them the importance of securing consistent funding for early literacy programs like this one!

Young child in pajamas reading an educational picture book on a table in a living room with a toy shopping cart in the background.

"This program is amazing, [we] have enjoyed all the books and my child loves the pictures. He loves carrying them around for others to read. He even wants to take them to daycare. This is a fabulous program for everyone."

-Port Orange
"My son absolutely loves reading, loves books and gets excited to get his monthly book that's addressed to him. He always looks for his name on the mailing label. This is absolutely wonderful program and I hope more and more people can be blessed by it."

-Ormond Beach
"I believe these beautiful books have helped inspire my granddaughter to love books and reading."

-Daytona Beach
"I would like to thank you for the opportunity to participate in Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. [My daughter] gets so excited every time a book comes in the mail. It is always a surprise. It also does not matter what we are doing, we have to sit down and read it right away. When asked which is her favorite, she grabs all of them. So truly from the bottom of my heart thank you for giving her the joy of reading. "

-Port Orange
"I have really enjoyed the books we have received so far. They have really helped expand my child's knowledge of the world we live in. I'm glad you provide books because most of these I've never heard of and I feel myself alone would not have been able to provide her with everything you have. I'm really grateful for this program."

-DeLand
"This is an amazing program that I'm so honored that we have in Volusia County. A big thank you to all the donors who make this possible."

-Port Orange
"My daughter gets so excited when a new book arrives! It's like a delivery from Santa, we immediately open it and begin reading. That book becomes her new favorite until the next month. I love watching her get her books out and look at pictures. I also love when she picks her book and brings it to me to read."

-Palm Coast