Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library | Orlando – College Park

The joy of a brand new book. Every month, free, from birth to age five.

Since 2012, the Rotary Club of College Park has partnered with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to provide free, high-quality books to children in Orlando. The only enrollment requirement: a promise to read to the child receiving the books.
Dolly Parton Imagination Library Orlando Florida
FOR FAMILIES

Enroll a Child

Live in ZIP 32804, 32805, 32808, or 32810 with a child under five? Sign up in a few minutes to start receiving books by mail every month.
Enroll a Child
FOR DONORS

Fund a Child

Support Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in Orlando. Just $13 funds 5 local children for a month. $100 funds a child to age 5.
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65,000+
Books Mailed Since 2012
900+
Children Currently Enrolled
1,500+
Program Graduates
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Orlando Zip Codes Served
THE PROGRAM

How It Works

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library mails free books to millions of children around the globe every month.

The Rotary Club of College Park is the local champion that manages the program and funds a portion of its cost here in Orlando.

Enroll
A parent or guardian signs up a child under five who lives in one of our ZIP codes. It’s Free. Always.
Books Arrive
Each month, a new, age-appropriate, hardcover book arrives by mail addressed to the child.
They Grow Into Readers
Books keep coming until the child turns five and they head to kindergarten ready for the lifetime journey of reading.
OUR ROLE

Orlando's Local Champion Since 2012

We started small, with just 13 books mailed in November 2012. Today the program reaches hundreds of children every month, funded largely members of the community, local business and civic partners, grants, and the Taste of College Park.

We began with a pilot program in our own zip code, 32804. In 2020, we expanded to 32805, 32808, and 32810, which includes Pine Hills, Lockhart, and Rosemont.

See the Orlando Sentinel’s coverage of our program.

OUR ROLE

Dolly’s Dream Carries On in College Park

In the wake of her unexpected passing, our community has given nearly $17,000 to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library here in Orlando and College Park. Because of that, roughly 75 more children are already receiving a free book in the mail every month.

That’s the short version of the story. The long version is even more inspiring.

Read It Here
Orlando Commissioner Shan Rose with Rotary Club of College Park members
YOUR SUPPORT

Dream With Us

Dolly’s legacy as our Dreamer-in-Chief will always inspire our work with her Imagination Library. But as another dreamer who helped shape our community put it:

“It takes a lot of money to make these dreams come true.”
~Walt Disney

When we enroll a child, we’ve promised them a book every month until their fifth birthday. We only accept an enrollment when the funding is in hand to see that promise all the way through.

This means the size of our dream is set by what we can fund. There are far more Orlando children who could be in this program than we’re able to enroll right now, and closing that gap is our mission.

Every gift moves us closer. Dream a little bigger with us.

$13
Funds 5 Children for One Month
$31
Funds 1 Child for One Year
$100
Funds 1 Child Until Age Five
$310
Funds 10 Children For One Year
Support the Imagination Library in Orlando
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GOOD TO KNOW
Frequently Asked Questions
Is it really free for my child?
Yes — completely free to families, regardless of income. The only only enrollment requirement is a promise to read to the child receiving the books.
Who’s elegible to enroll?
Any child from birth to age five who lives in ZIP code 32804, 32805, 32808, or 32810. The child graduates the program on their 5th birthday.
What books will my child receive?
Age-appropriate titles chosen by early-literacy experts, addressed to your child and mailed to your home each month.
How does my donation help?
Every child enrolled in the program is roughly a $100 commitment by the Rotary Club of College Park. Donations made at the links above remain exclusively within our program and fund the enrollment of local children.

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