If You Can Read, You Can Do Anything | The Dolly Parton Imagination Library Comes to Ogle County

Welcome back to Along the Rock with host Emma Watts and guest Ashley Richter from United Way of Lee County. In this episode, Ashley discusses the Dolly Parton Imagination Library program and how it is helping bring free books to children across Lee County and surrounding communities.

Learn how the program works, why early childhood literacy is so important, and how families can sign their children up to receive a free book every month from birth to age five. Ashley also shares details about upcoming Book Bash events, fundraising efforts like the Dolly Stampede, and how the community can support literacy initiatives locally.

Learn more about United Way of Lee County:
https://unitedwayofleecounty.org

Sign your child up for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library:
https://imaginationlibrary.com

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