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Working 9 to 5… and running 26.2.

This year Team Dolly took on the London Marathon to help put more books into the hands of children across the UK.

If you watched from the sidelines thinking “maybe one day…” this might be your moment. We’ve got 2 places for next year’s marathon and we’re running our own mini ballot for people who want to run to put more books into the hands of the UK's children.

Apply today -link in bio!

A few months ago this channel didn’t exist. Now there are 1,000 of you following along as children across the UK discover the joy of stories, books and seeing their own name on an envelope through the post.
Over the past few months we’ve shared author visits, storytimes, library adventures, nursery sessions and some genuinely lovely moments with families and local partners who are helping inspire a love of reading in their communities every day.
Thank you for following, sharing, cheering us on and helping more people discover Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in the UK. We’re really glad you’re here. 💛

We love these videos of little Nancy receiving her books in the post from Dolly over the last few months. Nancy is registered with Dolly Parton's Imagination Library in Lambeth and, as you can see, she is already becoming a keen reader, with a helping hand from her mum!

Happy National Children’s Day 💛

Children deserve the chance to imagine, explore, laugh, learn and feel loved.

One of the simplest and most powerful ways we can support children is by sharing stories together from the very beginning.

At Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, we’re proud to help families across the UK build a love of reading at home, one book at a time.

Because gifting a book is simple, but the journey it sparks is beyond imagination. ✨

@ncduk2026

#NationalChildrensDay#NCDUK2026

A huge thank you to all the families who have joined us for our Imagination Library focus groups so far!

Last week, in Renfrewshire and London, families met to explore a selection of our books, shared their thoughts, and helped us learn more about what children and parents love most about reading together. It’s been such a joy hearing all your feedback about the programme and seeing little readers get excited about stories. Pirates and dinosaurs were a big hit across the board!

Your feedback plays an important part in our book selection process. This June, our panel of six Early Years experts will meet at Penguin Random House HQ to help us decide the 2027 Imagination Library book collection,  carefully choosing stories that will inspire a love of reading in children and families everywhere. Check out our Age Appropriate Placement Guide on the last slide to see how we choose the books for each age group.

Next up, Dundee and the Wirral! Email info@imaginationlibrary.co.uk if you'd like to come along. See you there 📚

A huge thank you to all the families who have joined us for our Imagination Library focus groups so far!

Last week, in Renfrewshire and London, families met to explore a selection of our books, shared their thoughts, and helped us learn more about what children and parents love most about reading together. It’s been such a joy hearing all your feedback about the programme and seeing little readers get excited about stories. Pirates and dinosaurs were a big hit across the board!

Your feedback plays an important part in our book selection process. This June, our panel of six Early Years experts will meet at Penguin Random House HQ to help us decide the 2027 Imagination Library book collection,  carefully choosing stories that will inspire a love of reading in children and families everywhere. Check out our Age Appropriate Placement Guide on the last slide to see how we choose the books for each age group.

Next up, Dundee and the Wirral! Email info@imaginationlibrary.co.uk if you'd like to come along. See you there 📚

A huge thank you to all the families who have joined us for our Imagination Library focus groups so far!

Last week, in Renfrewshire and London, families met to explore a selection of our books, shared their thoughts, and helped us learn more about what children and parents love most about reading together. It’s been such a joy hearing all your feedback about the programme and seeing little readers get excited about stories. Pirates and dinosaurs were a big hit across the board!

Your feedback plays an important part in our book selection process. This June, our panel of six Early Years experts will meet at Penguin Random House HQ to help us decide the 2027 Imagination Library book collection,  carefully choosing stories that will inspire a love of reading in children and families everywhere. Check out our Age Appropriate Placement Guide on the last slide to see how we choose the books for each age group.

Next up, Dundee and the Wirral! Email info@imaginationlibrary.co.uk if you'd like to come along. See you there 📚

A huge thank you to all the families who have joined us for our Imagination Library focus groups so far!

Last week, in Renfrewshire and London, families met to explore a selection of our books, shared their thoughts, and helped us learn more about what children and parents love most about reading together. It’s been such a joy hearing all your feedback about the programme and seeing little readers get excited about stories. Pirates and dinosaurs were a big hit across the board!

Your feedback plays an important part in our book selection process. This June, our panel of six Early Years experts will meet at Penguin Random House HQ to help us decide the 2027 Imagination Library book collection,  carefully choosing stories that will inspire a love of reading in children and families everywhere. Check out our Age Appropriate Placement Guide on the last slide to see how we choose the books for each age group.

Next up, Dundee and the Wirral! Email info@imaginationlibrary.co.uk if you'd like to come along. See you there 📚

A huge thank you to all the families who have joined us for our Imagination Library focus groups so far!

Last week, in Renfrewshire and London, families met to explore a selection of our books, shared their thoughts, and helped us learn more about what children and parents love most about reading together. It’s been such a joy hearing all your feedback about the programme and seeing little readers get excited about stories. Pirates and dinosaurs were a big hit across the board!

Your feedback plays an important part in our book selection process. This June, our panel of six Early Years experts will meet at Penguin Random House HQ to help us decide the 2027 Imagination Library book collection,  carefully choosing stories that will inspire a love of reading in children and families everywhere. Check out our Age Appropriate Placement Guide on the last slide to see how we choose the books for each age group.

Next up, Dundee and the Wirral! Email info@imaginationlibrary.co.uk if you'd like to come along. See you there 📚

A huge thank you to all the families who have joined us for our Imagination Library focus groups so far!

Last week, in Renfrewshire and London, families met to explore a selection of our books, shared their thoughts, and helped us learn more about what children and parents love most about reading together. It’s been such a joy hearing all your feedback about the programme and seeing little readers get excited about stories. Pirates and dinosaurs were a big hit across the board!

Your feedback plays an important part in our book selection process. This June, our panel of six Early Years experts will meet at Penguin Random House HQ to help us decide the 2027 Imagination Library book collection,  carefully choosing stories that will inspire a love of reading in children and families everywhere. Check out our Age Appropriate Placement Guide on the last slide to see how we choose the books for each age group.

Next up, Dundee and the Wirral! Email info@imaginationlibrary.co.uk if you'd like to come along. See you there 📚

A huge thank you to all the families who have joined us for our Imagination Library focus groups so far!

Last week, in Renfrewshire and London, families met to explore a selection of our books, shared their thoughts, and helped us learn more about what children and parents love most about reading together. It’s been such a joy hearing all your feedback about the programme and seeing little readers get excited about stories. Pirates and dinosaurs were a big hit across the board!

Your feedback plays an important part in our book selection process. This June, our panel of six Early Years experts will meet at Penguin Random House HQ to help us decide the 2027 Imagination Library book collection,  carefully choosing stories that will inspire a love of reading in children and families everywhere. Check out our Age Appropriate Placement Guide on the last slide to see how we choose the books for each age group.

Next up, Dundee and the Wirral! Email info@imaginationlibrary.co.uk if you'd like to come along. See you there 📚

A huge thank you to all the families who have joined us for our Imagination Library focus groups so far!

Last week, in Renfrewshire and London, families met to explore a selection of our books, shared their thoughts, and helped us learn more about what children and parents love most about reading together. It’s been such a joy hearing all your feedback about the programme and seeing little readers get excited about stories. Pirates and dinosaurs were a big hit across the board!

Your feedback plays an important part in our book selection process. This June, our panel of six Early Years experts will meet at Penguin Random House HQ to help us decide the 2027 Imagination Library book collection,  carefully choosing stories that will inspire a love of reading in children and families everywhere. Check out our Age Appropriate Placement Guide on the last slide to see how we choose the books for each age group.

Next up, Dundee and the Wirral! Email info@imaginationlibrary.co.uk if you'd like to come along. See you there 📚

A huge thank you to all the families who have joined us for our Imagination Library focus groups so far!

Last week, in Renfrewshire and London, families met to explore a selection of our books, shared their thoughts, and helped us learn more about what children and parents love most about reading together. It’s been such a joy hearing all your feedback about the programme and seeing little readers get excited about stories. Pirates and dinosaurs were a big hit across the board!

Your feedback plays an important part in our book selection process. This June, our panel of six Early Years experts will meet at Penguin Random House HQ to help us decide the 2027 Imagination Library book collection,  carefully choosing stories that will inspire a love of reading in children and families everywhere. Check out our Age Appropriate Placement Guide on the last slide to see how we choose the books for each age group.

Next up, Dundee and the Wirral! Email info@imaginationlibrary.co.uk if you'd like to come along. See you there 📚

We are in awe of our two runners who smashed yesterday’s London Marathon to help inspire a lifelong love of reading from birth. Hugest congratulations to Keith and Jeff (president of The Dollywood Foundation) for working 9 to 5 and running 26.2! Go #TeamDolly! 💌👏💪

At the start of 2026, we made a National Year of Reading pledge to deliver 2,026 books a day via Dolly Parton's Imagination Library.
We’re now on Day 110. To be on track, we needed to have delivered 222,860 books. We’ve delivered 301,633 📚
That means thousands more children in the UK are receiving a book through their door each month, creating opportunities for more families to read together.
These photos show some of the brilliant people backing this, including author @nick.sharratt conservationist and author Jimmy Doherty (@jimmysfarm), Mayor of the North East Kim McGuinness and CEO of the Booker Prize Foundation, Gaby Wood.
A strong start, and plenty more to do 💛
#GoAllIn
@go_all_in_2026

At the start of 2026, we made a National Year of Reading pledge to deliver 2,026 books a day via Dolly Parton's Imagination Library.
We’re now on Day 110. To be on track, we needed to have delivered 222,860 books. We’ve delivered 301,633 📚
That means thousands more children in the UK are receiving a book through their door each month, creating opportunities for more families to read together.
These photos show some of the brilliant people backing this, including author @nick.sharratt conservationist and author Jimmy Doherty (@jimmysfarm), Mayor of the North East Kim McGuinness and CEO of the Booker Prize Foundation, Gaby Wood.
A strong start, and plenty more to do 💛
#GoAllIn
@go_all_in_2026

At the start of 2026, we made a National Year of Reading pledge to deliver 2,026 books a day via Dolly Parton's Imagination Library.
We’re now on Day 110. To be on track, we needed to have delivered 222,860 books. We’ve delivered 301,633 📚
That means thousands more children in the UK are receiving a book through their door each month, creating opportunities for more families to read together.
These photos show some of the brilliant people backing this, including author @nick.sharratt conservationist and author Jimmy Doherty (@jimmysfarm), Mayor of the North East Kim McGuinness and CEO of the Booker Prize Foundation, Gaby Wood.
A strong start, and plenty more to do 💛
#GoAllIn
@go_all_in_2026

At the start of 2026, we made a National Year of Reading pledge to deliver 2,026 books a day via Dolly Parton's Imagination Library.
We’re now on Day 110. To be on track, we needed to have delivered 222,860 books. We’ve delivered 301,633 📚
That means thousands more children in the UK are receiving a book through their door each month, creating opportunities for more families to read together.
These photos show some of the brilliant people backing this, including author @nick.sharratt conservationist and author Jimmy Doherty (@jimmysfarm), Mayor of the North East Kim McGuinness and CEO of the Booker Prize Foundation, Gaby Wood.
A strong start, and plenty more to do 💛
#GoAllIn
@go_all_in_2026

We stumbled upon an awesome bookish event on our morning walk in the park!
They were giving away free books and we got to learn about @imaginationlibraryuk
If you haven’t heard of this, it’s a programme that sends kids a new book every month until they’re 5! 😮
Of course we signed up straight away 🫶🏻

I know I have a lot of other Mums on here so I’d definitely check it out and see if it’s available in your area! 👀

#dollyparton #dollypartonsimaginationlibrary #childrensbooks #booksforchildren #readingforchildren

A huge thanks to our partners at Stokesley Area Imagination Library for sending us this gorgeous video of one of their young members receiving their first book - 'The Tale of Peter Rabbit' 💌

This is how our @imaginationlibraryuk books are packaged up ready to be sent to their new owners 🪄✨️

Thank you @central_mailing_services for all your help over the last couple of days and for putting up with us while we counted 1000000s of books 💖😘

As we head towards the Easter break, we’ve been taking a moment to reflect on the impact of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in the UK.

These slides capture what that looks like in practice; the reach, the evidence, and the partnerships that make it all possible.

We’re incredibly grateful to all of the organisations we work alongside, including @central_mailing_services, @postcodelotteryukand @penguinrandomhouse and our 320 wonderful local programme partners.

There’s still a long way to go, and a big opportunity ahead to reach more children and families across the UK.

#NationalYearofReading #GoAllIn

To find out more how you could get involved visit the link in our bio or email info@imaginationlibrary.co.uk.

As we head towards the Easter break, we’ve been taking a moment to reflect on the impact of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in the UK.

These slides capture what that looks like in practice; the reach, the evidence, and the partnerships that make it all possible.

We’re incredibly grateful to all of the organisations we work alongside, including @central_mailing_services, @postcodelotteryukand @penguinrandomhouse and our 320 wonderful local programme partners.

There’s still a long way to go, and a big opportunity ahead to reach more children and families across the UK.

#NationalYearofReading #GoAllIn

To find out more how you could get involved visit the link in our bio or email info@imaginationlibrary.co.uk.

As we head towards the Easter break, we’ve been taking a moment to reflect on the impact of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in the UK.

These slides capture what that looks like in practice; the reach, the evidence, and the partnerships that make it all possible.

We’re incredibly grateful to all of the organisations we work alongside, including @central_mailing_services, @postcodelotteryukand @penguinrandomhouse and our 320 wonderful local programme partners.

There’s still a long way to go, and a big opportunity ahead to reach more children and families across the UK.

#NationalYearofReading #GoAllIn

To find out more how you could get involved visit the link in our bio or email info@imaginationlibrary.co.uk.

As we head towards the Easter break, we’ve been taking a moment to reflect on the impact of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in the UK.

These slides capture what that looks like in practice; the reach, the evidence, and the partnerships that make it all possible.

We’re incredibly grateful to all of the organisations we work alongside, including @central_mailing_services, @postcodelotteryukand @penguinrandomhouse and our 320 wonderful local programme partners.

There’s still a long way to go, and a big opportunity ahead to reach more children and families across the UK.

#NationalYearofReading #GoAllIn

To find out more how you could get involved visit the link in our bio or email info@imaginationlibrary.co.uk.

As we head towards the Easter break, we’ve been taking a moment to reflect on the impact of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in the UK.

These slides capture what that looks like in practice; the reach, the evidence, and the partnerships that make it all possible.

We’re incredibly grateful to all of the organisations we work alongside, including @central_mailing_services, @postcodelotteryukand @penguinrandomhouse and our 320 wonderful local programme partners.

There’s still a long way to go, and a big opportunity ahead to reach more children and families across the UK.

#NationalYearofReading #GoAllIn

To find out more how you could get involved visit the link in our bio or email info@imaginationlibrary.co.uk.

As we head towards the Easter break, we’ve been taking a moment to reflect on the impact of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in the UK.

These slides capture what that looks like in practice; the reach, the evidence, and the partnerships that make it all possible.

We’re incredibly grateful to all of the organisations we work alongside, including @central_mailing_services, @postcodelotteryukand @penguinrandomhouse and our 320 wonderful local programme partners.

There’s still a long way to go, and a big opportunity ahead to reach more children and families across the UK.

#NationalYearofReading #GoAllIn

To find out more how you could get involved visit the link in our bio or email info@imaginationlibrary.co.uk.

As we head towards the Easter break, we’ve been taking a moment to reflect on the impact of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in the UK.

These slides capture what that looks like in practice; the reach, the evidence, and the partnerships that make it all possible.

We’re incredibly grateful to all of the organisations we work alongside, including @central_mailing_services, @postcodelotteryukand @penguinrandomhouse and our 320 wonderful local programme partners.

There’s still a long way to go, and a big opportunity ahead to reach more children and families across the UK.

#NationalYearofReading #GoAllIn

To find out more how you could get involved visit the link in our bio or email info@imaginationlibrary.co.uk.

As we head towards the Easter break, we’ve been taking a moment to reflect on the impact of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in the UK.

These slides capture what that looks like in practice; the reach, the evidence, and the partnerships that make it all possible.

We’re incredibly grateful to all of the organisations we work alongside, including @central_mailing_services, @postcodelotteryukand @penguinrandomhouse and our 320 wonderful local programme partners.

There’s still a long way to go, and a big opportunity ahead to reach more children and families across the UK.

#NationalYearofReading #GoAllIn

To find out more how you could get involved visit the link in our bio or email info@imaginationlibrary.co.uk.

As we head towards the Easter break, we’ve been taking a moment to reflect on the impact of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in the UK.

These slides capture what that looks like in practice; the reach, the evidence, and the partnerships that make it all possible.

We’re incredibly grateful to all of the organisations we work alongside, including @central_mailing_services, @postcodelotteryukand @penguinrandomhouse and our 320 wonderful local programme partners.

There’s still a long way to go, and a big opportunity ahead to reach more children and families across the UK.

#NationalYearofReading #GoAllIn

To find out more how you could get involved visit the link in our bio or email info@imaginationlibrary.co.uk.

As we head towards the Easter break, we’ve been taking a moment to reflect on the impact of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in the UK.

These slides capture what that looks like in practice; the reach, the evidence, and the partnerships that make it all possible.

We’re incredibly grateful to all of the organisations we work alongside, including @central_mailing_services, @postcodelotteryukand @penguinrandomhouse and our 320 wonderful local programme partners.

There’s still a long way to go, and a big opportunity ahead to reach more children and families across the UK.

#NationalYearofReading #GoAllIn

To find out more how you could get involved visit the link in our bio or email info@imaginationlibrary.co.uk.

A few lovely moments from our "My Rice is Best" storytime session in Lambeth last week led by amazing Imagination Library author @theselinabrown wn who wrote the book, and attended by Early Education Minister @obaileymp.

We were there to mark the launch of the new government guidance on screen time, as an example of a "safe swap" - swapping screen time for shared story time. What's so great about Dolly Parton's Imagination Library is that books arrive through the letterbox each month, addressed to a child, creating regular opportunities for connection, fun and learning.

A big thank you to our partners at @lambeth_council ncil for hosting the event and making it possible for every child in the borough aged 0-5 to be able to be part of the programme, inspiring a love of reading from birth.

#earlyyearsmatters #readingcommunity #nationalyearofreading #goallin

A few lovely moments from our "My Rice is Best" storytime session in Lambeth last week led by amazing Imagination Library author @theselinabrown wn who wrote the book, and attended by Early Education Minister @obaileymp.

We were there to mark the launch of the new government guidance on screen time, as an example of a "safe swap" - swapping screen time for shared story time. What's so great about Dolly Parton's Imagination Library is that books arrive through the letterbox each month, addressed to a child, creating regular opportunities for connection, fun and learning.

A big thank you to our partners at @lambeth_council ncil for hosting the event and making it possible for every child in the borough aged 0-5 to be able to be part of the programme, inspiring a love of reading from birth.

#earlyyearsmatters #readingcommunity #nationalyearofreading #goallin

A few lovely moments from our "My Rice is Best" storytime session in Lambeth last week led by amazing Imagination Library author @theselinabrown wn who wrote the book, and attended by Early Education Minister @obaileymp.

We were there to mark the launch of the new government guidance on screen time, as an example of a "safe swap" - swapping screen time for shared story time. What's so great about Dolly Parton's Imagination Library is that books arrive through the letterbox each month, addressed to a child, creating regular opportunities for connection, fun and learning.

A big thank you to our partners at @lambeth_council ncil for hosting the event and making it possible for every child in the borough aged 0-5 to be able to be part of the programme, inspiring a love of reading from birth.

#earlyyearsmatters #readingcommunity #nationalyearofreading #goallin

A few lovely moments from our "My Rice is Best" storytime session in Lambeth last week led by amazing Imagination Library author @theselinabrown wn who wrote the book, and attended by Early Education Minister @obaileymp.

We were there to mark the launch of the new government guidance on screen time, as an example of a "safe swap" - swapping screen time for shared story time. What's so great about Dolly Parton's Imagination Library is that books arrive through the letterbox each month, addressed to a child, creating regular opportunities for connection, fun and learning.

A big thank you to our partners at @lambeth_council ncil for hosting the event and making it possible for every child in the borough aged 0-5 to be able to be part of the programme, inspiring a love of reading from birth.

#earlyyearsmatters #readingcommunity #nationalyearofreading #goallin

A few lovely moments from our "My Rice is Best" storytime session in Lambeth last week led by amazing Imagination Library author @theselinabrown wn who wrote the book, and attended by Early Education Minister @obaileymp.

We were there to mark the launch of the new government guidance on screen time, as an example of a "safe swap" - swapping screen time for shared story time. What's so great about Dolly Parton's Imagination Library is that books arrive through the letterbox each month, addressed to a child, creating regular opportunities for connection, fun and learning.

A big thank you to our partners at @lambeth_council ncil for hosting the event and making it possible for every child in the borough aged 0-5 to be able to be part of the programme, inspiring a love of reading from birth.

#earlyyearsmatters #readingcommunity #nationalyearofreading #goallin

A few lovely moments from our "My Rice is Best" storytime session in Lambeth last week led by amazing Imagination Library author @theselinabrown wn who wrote the book, and attended by Early Education Minister @obaileymp.

We were there to mark the launch of the new government guidance on screen time, as an example of a "safe swap" - swapping screen time for shared story time. What's so great about Dolly Parton's Imagination Library is that books arrive through the letterbox each month, addressed to a child, creating regular opportunities for connection, fun and learning.

A big thank you to our partners at @lambeth_council ncil for hosting the event and making it possible for every child in the borough aged 0-5 to be able to be part of the programme, inspiring a love of reading from birth.

#earlyyearsmatters #readingcommunity #nationalyearofreading #goallin