1.0ALSC Bloghttps://www.alsc.ala.org/blogALSC Liaison with National Organizationshttps://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/author/alsc-liaison-with-national-organizations/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="k7CDdgwIVo"><a href="https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2015/06/dolly-partons-imagination-library/">Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2015/06/dolly-partons-imagination-library/embed/#?secret=k7CDdgwIVo" width="600" height="338" title="“Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library” — ALSC Blog" data-secret="k7CDdgwIVo" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> As children’s librarians, we all know the importance of putting books into the hands of young children. Research has shown that with the right exposure to books, paper, crayons and the adults in their lives, children can gain substantial knowledge of language, reading and writing well before they enter school. Therefore, it is critical to provide children with access to literature as infants. One organization that has made early childhood literacy its mission is the Dolly Parton Imagination Library. Established in 1996, the Dolly Parton Imagination Library strives to foster a love of reading and learning in preschool children by giving families a free home library. This program directly mails a child a book a month from birth until he or she is five years old, sixty books in all. Imagine how exciting it is for children to find a book addressed to them in their mailbox each month! A...