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Town approves partnering with Imagination Library to deliver free books to children
Summary
The board voted to partner with the Red Hook Public Library in Dolly Parton's Imagination Library program, agreeing to contribute (estimated at about $2.20 per child per month) to enroll eligible children; board members asked staff to verify the cited third‑grade proficiency statistic before publicizing it.
The Red Hook Town Board approved a motion to partner with the Red Hook Public Library and support enrollment in Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, which delivers a free monthly book to children from birth through age 5.
Chair read the library's request and said the program would enroll eligible children in the town; the library estimated a goal of enrolling about 65% of eligible children (approximately 195 kids) and suggested a shared cost of roughly $2.20 per child per month for the town’s contribution. One board member requested verification of a cited statistic that "only 55 percent of third graders ... are reading at a proficient level," and staff agreed to follow up before publicizing the metric.
The board moved and approved the library partnership by voice vote (4 ayes). Chair thanked library staff and local volunteers; board member Bill offered to read to children at events.
