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Help bring a free book every month to every child under five in South Carolina

South Carolina already invests in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library for some communities. This is a thank-you — and a request to grow that commitment by 25%, so more children under five are covered on the way to every child.

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce donated $2 millionDolly Parton thank-you video▶ to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. Your part costs nothing: ask your state to help every child participate.

~285,000
children under five
$30
per child, per year
$8.6M
annual statewide cost
$6M–$26M
projected savings

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.

Funding Proposal

A funded path to a book in every child’s hands

South Carolina already provides partial state support for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. This proposal thanks the Legislature for that investment and asks it to increase the current appropriation by 25%, renewed annually, as the next step toward every eligible child.

Model Funding Proposal →
Four-part case
  1. Benefits of the Imagination Library
  2. South Carolina fiscal benefits
  3. Evidence from other states
  4. South Carolina affiliates are ready to expand
Take Action

Email Elected Officials

Open a pre-addressed message supporting free monthly books for children under five. Review it, personalize it, and send it from your own email account.