Help bring a free book every month to every child under five in Alberta
Early literacy changes the course of a child’s life — and Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is one of the most effective, lowest-cost ways to deliver it. This proposal asks Alberta’s municipalities and community partners, together with the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, to fund province-wide enrolment so every child under five can receive a free, age-appropriate book each month, at no cost to families.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce donated $2 million
▶ to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. Your part costs nothing: ask your government to help every child participate.
Figures use Statistics Canada population estimates and the Imagination Library’s ~$46/child (CAD) annual cost. All amounts are in Canadian dollars; see the Model Funding Proposal for detail.
A funded path to a book in every child’s hands
This proposal calls on both the local partners who run the program today — municipalities, libraries, and community organizations — and the Legislative Assembly of Alberta to fund province-wide enrolment in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library so that every child under five in Alberta receives a free book each month, regardless of family income. Early literacy is one of the highest-return investments Alberta can make — we need more of it, and we ask both local partners and the Legislative Assembly to fund it.
Model Funding Proposal →- Benefits of the Imagination Library
- Alberta fiscal benefits
- Evidence from other provinces & places
- Alberta affiliates are ready to expand
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