Early Learning Coalition seeks continued support for Imagination Library; reports 10,638 books distributed this year
Early Learning Coalition representatives asked the commission to continue funding matched school-readiness dollars and a $25,000 Dolly Parton Imagination Library allocation. They reported 95,000 books distributed since inception and 10,638 this year, with 5,000 children enrolled and 18,000 eligible.
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Todd Panjure and Early Learning Coalition staff told commissioners their programs double local dollars through matching funds and that the Dolly Parton Imagination Library remains a high-return literacy investment. Panjure said the county's $25,000 contribution helps underwrite the program and reported distribution totals: more than 95,000 books since the program's inception and 10,638 books distributed this year.
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