Help bring a free book every month to every child under five in Iowa
Iowa does not yet fund Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. This proposal asks the Legislature to take the first step: fund enrollment for one in four children under five — about 47,500 kids — so each receives a free, age-appropriate book every month.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce donated $2 million
▶ to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. Your part costs nothing: ask your state to help every child participate.
Figures use U.S. Census population estimates and the Imagination Library’s ~$30/child annual cost. Savings are projections; see the Model Funding Proposal for detail.
A funded path to a book in every child’s hands
Iowa does not yet guarantee Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to its children. This proposal asks the Legislature to fund a first phase — enrollment for 25% of children under five, about 47,500 kids — so each receives a free book every month regardless of family income, with every child as the goal.
Model Funding Proposal →- Benefits of the Imagination Library
- Iowa fiscal benefits
- Evidence from other states
- Iowa affiliates are ready to expand
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