armadillosoftSep 21, 2025

Any San Francisco kid under the age of 5 can get a free book mailed to them every month under a new partnership announced Friday by city officials and Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.

The first book that all children will receive in the mail, addressed to them, is The Little Engine That Could.

https://www.kqed.org/news/12055693/dolly-partons-imagination-library-launches-in-san-francisco

Families can enroll their children here:

https://sfdec.org/imagination-library/

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Launches in San Francisco

Dolly Parton launched the program 30 years ago to inspire children to read as early as possible, and it has expanded to every state in the nation.

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Show threadIrina
@Armadillosoft It's a pity that to enroll in the program you *already* have to be using the public library. That will make a lot of people miss out who think the library is not for them.
Sep 21, 2025 at 5:22pmWeb
Show threadarmadillosoftSep 21, 2025

@irina

Seems to me that in order to use the public library, all you need to do is to live in the neighborhood and walk in, no?

Show threadIrinaSep 22, 2025
@Armadillosoft You and I know that. I know people who think they're not welcome either because they "can afford books so why borrow" or "it's only for brainy people".
Show threadIrinaSep 22, 2025
@Armadillosoft I used to take care of my godson one day a week while his mother was in school, and at 2 1/2 he'd never seen a picture book! I got him a library card and read to him a lot (and also bought him books for every birthday until he was well into his teens).
Show threadarmadillosoftSep 22, 2025
@irina Your godson's mother chose well! He is lucky she did. It takes the right village.