Updates Regarding COVID-19: On March 25th 2020, Governor DeWine closed all Ohio daycare centers. He vetted daycares in Ohio and approved only a selection to become pandemic child care centers for essential…
06Feb
12Jan
In this first month of the new year, we’re taking stock of the past one. Since 2019, our daily lives have been impacted dramatically by a global health crisis and its impact…
11Jan
As has been the norm in recent years, the “return to normalcy” we’re awaiting has shifted—yet again. Covid has thrown off our regular calendars, and our daily lives can feel unpredictable on…
11Jan
Corduroy Takes A Bow From Dolly Parton’s #ImaginationLibrary Celebrate 50 years of America’s favorite teddy bear with a brand-new, classically illustrated picture book by Academy Award winner Viola Davis. When Lisa takes…
11Jan
The Ring Bearer From Dolly Parton’s #ImaginationLibrary Mama’s getting married, and Jackson has an important job to do A story about love, weddings, and the special joy that is a blended family.…
11Jan
The Night Is Yours From Dolly Parton’s #ImaginationLibrary From the New York Times Bestselling illustrator of I am Enough, this glowing, empowering picture book about a nighttime hide-and-seek game celebrates blackness and…
10Jan
Max & The Tag-Along Moon From Dolly Parton’s #ImaginationLibrary Experience the wonder of the moon following you home with a Coretta Scott King Award-winning illustrator! Great for Father’s Day and Grandparent’s Day!…
10Jan
Our books this month, Grumpy Monkey and The Rabbit Listened, are two beautifully-illustrated and engaging stories that teach valuable lessons on the importance of “feeling your feelings”, developing tools for processing sad…
06Oct
Hair Love, written by Matthew A. Cherry and illustrated by Vashti Harrison (Little Leaders) was inspired by Cherry’s Oscar-winning short of the same name. Cherry was driven by a a lack of…
23Sep
The First Strawberries is a rare find. The book is Joseph Bruchac’s retelling of a Cherokee story that answers the question, “How did strawberries come to be?” In the legend, the first…
22Sep
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library provides free, high-quality, age appropriate books for children across America. The program began when Dolly, inspired by her father’s inability to read, began a program in her hometown…