Imagination Library of Rush County, IN

01/30/2025

🌟🌟 Did you know reading can... 🌟🌟

01/26/2025

**📚✨ Give Your Baby the Gift of Reading! ✨📚**

As parents, we all want to give our children the best start in life. What if you could start them on the path to a lifelong love of learning—right from the beginning?

Introducing **Dolly Parton's Imagination Library** – a free program that sends a brand-new, age-appropriate book to your child every month, from birth to age 5! 🌟

**Why Sign Up?**
- **It's Free!** No cost for parents.
- **Age-appropriate Books:** Carefully selected books that help develop early literacy skills.
- **Delivered to Your Door:** Each book arrives in the mail, making reading fun and exciting!
- **Foster a Love of Learning:** The earlier children are exposed to books, the more likely they are to develop strong literacy skills.

✨ **Sign Up Your Newborn Today!** ✨
- Simply visit [ImaginationLibrary.com](https://imaginationlibrary.com) and sign up!
- Enter your child's details, and watch as they start receiving books that will inspire imagination, creativity, and learning.

It's never too early to start building a bright future for your little one. 🌈 Let's make reading a part of their everyday adventure!

01/22/2025

Oprah may give out cars, but we get to give out FREE BOOKS! If you have a little under the age of 5 living in your household, make sure to register them for the Imagination Library --> https://imaginationlibrary.com/usa/affiliate/INRUSHCO

01/19/2025

Snuggling up with a book on your lap helps boost your child's brain development and strengthens your bond! 📚❤️ So grab a book, snuggle up, and enjoy a story together! What is your favorite book to read with your little?

01/16/2025

Even reading 1 book a day or for 10 minutes will make a difference!

01/14/2025

We are so excited that 425 children in Rush Co will receive books this month! Has your little received theirs? Do you have a little under the age of 5? You can register them at www.imaginationlibrary.com 📚

01/10/2025

Want to make storytime more engaging? Check out these tips for reading aloud to your child!

01/07/2025

It's a snow day, read a book ❄

01/06/2025

In 2024, the Imagination Library of Rush County in partnership with DPIL sent out an incredible 4,189 books to children in Rush County! 🌍✨

Since its Rush County launch in October 2023, this initiative has inspired young readers and nurtured a love for literacy, one book at a time. Thank you to Rush County Community Foundation, 94.3 WIFE FM, Curtis Chase - Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance, and the Love Family in memory of Wilma Jo Kile who helped make this a success in 2024! 🌟

Together, we're building a brighter future through the power of reading. 📖💖

01/06/2025

Did you know this was an option? How amazing! If you want to learn more about this option for your family, please email info@rushelc.org

"Braille is knowledge, and knowledge is power.” - Louis Braille

Join us today to celebrate to raise awareness about the importance of Braille as a means of communication for blind and partially sighted people. Thank you to our partners at American Printing House for the Blind for helping Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library bring audio & braille books to children in the United States.

To learn more about this amazing partnership, visit: https://www.aph.org/imagination-library-collaboration/

01/06/2025

The last few weeks have been busy! We hope you had a happy holiday season! ❄🎄🎅

Did your littles receive any books as holiday gifts? 📚

12/01/2024

Each year, Dolly Parton's Imagination Library works with the Blue Ribbon Book Selection Committee, a specially selected panel of early childhood literacy experts, to pick which titles will be included in the year's collection. A new list will be coming for 2025 soon! We can’t wait!

What was your littles ones favorite book from this year?

09/04/2024

What bedtime story did your little pick out tonight? Ours was “Look at the Animals” courtesy of DPIL! This book was sent out to littles born in 2024. 🐌 Have you received yours?

06/22/2024

This book introduces little ones to the exotic beauty of the Amazon rain forest and the many unusual animals living there, featuring dazzling collage illustrations by Eric Carle.

06/03/2024

Dolly Parton said “When I was growing up in the hills of East Tennessee, I knew my dreams would come true. I know there are children in your community with their own dreams. They dream of becoming a doctor or an inventor or a minister. Who knows, maybe there is a little girl whose dream is to be a writer and singer.

The seeds of these dreams are often found in books and the seeds you help plant in your community can grow across the world.”

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is dedicated to inspiring a love of reading by gifting books free of charge to children from birth to age five, through funding shared by Dolly Parton and Rush County Community Foundation.

Any littles in Rush County can enroll up to their 5th birthday by visiting this link to sign up --> https://imaginationlibrary.com/usa/affiliate/INRUSHCO/?chkAvalAddressData=eyJjYWxsYmFjayI6dHJ1ZSwiYWRkcmVzcyI6eyJjb3VudHJ5IjoiVVMiLCJ6aXAiOiI0NjE3MyIsInN0YXRlIjoiSU4iLCJjaXR5IjoiUnVzaHZpbGxlIiwiY291bnR5IjoiUnVzaCIsInN0cmVldCI6IiJ9fQ%3D%3D

06/01/2024

Do you know a new baby that was born in May? Tag their parents below so that they can register them for the Imagination Library! 👶

To sign up visit -> https://imaginationlibrary.com/check-availability/? =US

03/25/2024

It's Spring Break week, what is on your list of ways to enjoy the week?
🎈 Read a Book! Visit the library or one of the free little libraries in town to find a new read.
🎈 Go on a Scavenger Hunt! Maybe you'll find some flowers blooming or a new place to take an adventure in Rush County.
🎈 Visit a local park. What can you do at the park? What do you hear? What do you see?

03/25/2024

What are your spring break plans? As many families head to warmer climates for Spring Break, it reminds us of Ocean Lullaby written by Laura McGee Kvasnosky! Kvasnosky brings the soothing ocean to you through the tales of sleepy sea creatures. 🌊