Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free, high-quality books to children from birth to age five, no matter their family’s income.
Seneca County’s program is supported by the Gase Family Literacy Fund through the Tiffin Community Foundation. Since 2018, the Gase Family Literacy Fund has been providing funding for children up to age 5 in the Tiffin vicinity of Seneca County. In 2020, North Central Electric pledged support to expand the program to include Alvada, Attica, Bascom, Bettsville, Bloomville, Flat Rock, Fostoria, Green Springs, Kansas, Melmore, New Riegel, Old Fort and Republic.
Dolly Parton Imagination
After launching in 1995, the program grew quickly. First books were only distributed to children living in Sevier County, Tennessee where Dolly grew up. It became such a success that in 2000 a national replication effort was underway. By 2003, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library had mailed one million books. It would prove to be the first of many millions of books sent to children around the world.
Sign-up
Non-residents of Tiffin can in Seneca County can acquire the NCE sponsored sign-up form at https://bit.ly/NCEbook.
Tiffin residents can get the Gase Family Foundation-sponsored sign-up form at http://bit.ly/Gasebook
