Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
The Dolly Parton's Imagination Library (DPIL) is a unique program designed to kickstart a lifelong love of reading. Council are proud to be the driver of this fantastic initiative, partnering with United Way to bring the program to the Tamworth Region.
All babies born from 2019 currently living in the Tamworth Local Government Area are eligible to access the program. Through the program, each child will receive one free physical book to keep, per month, every month from birth until the age of 5.
Not only does this provide children access to an abundance of carefully selected books, it also helps to assist them in developing reading and comprehension skills from a young age and helps build family connections.
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This program is proudly supported by our community. Individuals, businesses and organisations can donate to the program to support literacy outcomes across our local region.
All donations made to the Tamworth program stay in Tamworth.
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Note: donations are made directly to United Way Australia, not via TRC or the Library
Sponsorship Enquiries
If you or your organisation would like to learn more about how you can support the Imagination Library in Tamworth please contact Lisa Rennie on (02) 6767 5421 or via our contact form.
About the Program
Together we can give all children in Tamworth a chance to thrive
Tamworth Regional Council partnered with United Way Australia in 2019 to bring Dolly Parton's Imagination Library to children in the Tamworth region. You can partner with us to bring the magic of a library into the home, with a gift of a book every month before school begins. Every child in the program is given real, physical books to keep, and kick start a lifelong love of reading.
We believe in bringing books to homes, where parents are their child's first and most important teacher, creating precious bonds from sharing a book. Putting a book in a child's hands opens a new world to them. While it may seem simple, it's a proven first step towards much more in a child's life, sparking curiosity and building family bonds in the early years.
Research has shown that investing time, effort and resources in the early years of a child's life can have a significant impact on their success as an adult.
Your generous tax deductible donation will encourage children's love of reading and life-long learning. Children will receive a new book free of charge direct to their mail boxes every month until their fifth birthday. Also included are parent tip sheets to help in the shared reading experience.
"This program is one of the most important ways I know to improve the educational opportunities for children. Every child has a dream and the seeds of these dreams are often found in books. My Imagination Library aims to inspire children and help turn their dreams into the promise of a bright future."
Sponsorship Levels
Organisations and individuals can donate to the Imagination Library at any amount, however we do have sponsorship tiers.
BRONZE Sponsorship - $540 – sponsor 5 children for 12 months
SILVER Sponsorship - $1,080 - sponsor 10 children for 12 months
GOLD Sponsorship - $5,400 - sponsor 50 children for 12 months
PLATINUM Sponsorship - $10,800 - sponsor 100 children for 12 months
DIAMOND Sponsorship - $27000 - $54000 – sponsor 50 – 100 children for the full 5 year programme
Thank you to our following sponsors:
Diamond: Wests Entertainment Group, Joblink Plus
Silver: Tamworth West Rotary Club, Hill Lockart Architects, Rotary Club of Tamworth Sunrise Inc, Peel Valley Uniting Church
Bronze: Redimix Tamworth, Siddons Plumbing Pty Limited, Singh Property Group, Stor-Mate, Campbell Family, Buildwise Certification, Greater Bank
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