IMAGINATION BACON - Bacon & Brews for Books
Friday, August 9 | 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Heartland Events Center
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About Imagination Library
In 2013, the Heartland United Way initiated Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library so that every enrolled child from 0-5 years old in Hall, Hamilton, Howard and Merrick Counties would have the opportunity to have a library of their own before entering kindergarten.
Every month, children enrolled in the Imagination Library Program receive a free book in the mail until their fifth birthday. The first book every child receives is “The Little Engine That Could” and the last book every child receives is “Look Out Kindergarten, Here I Come!
The books typically include questions and creative ways to encourage parents to participate in reading the books with their children. On the inside cover of the book, there are suggestions on how to begin reading the book, questions to ask while reading the story, and follow up questions after finishing the book.
100% of the Imagination Bacon proceeds will go directly to cover the costs for purchasing and mailing the books each month to children birth to five enrolled in the Imagination Library program. The goal is to provide every child with a library of their own before they start kindergarten and to engage (& encourage) parents to be their child’s best first teacher.
With generous support from community donors, this program has remained free and without a wait-list for enrolled children in our four-county area. The program costs the United Way $30 per year for each child enrolled in the program. We currently serve over 3,500 children in the Imagination Library program.
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The vendor with the most votes wins the traveling trophy and bragging right for an entire year!
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