Imagination Library of Stark County

04/16/2026

Support us and get yummy burgers and fries - win, win!

Want to help support Dolly Parton's Imagination Library of Stark County? Thursday, April 23 from 5pm to 8pm, stop by any Tomtreyco McDonalds' location, order dinner for you and your family to enjoy, and 20% of your purchase will be given to Dolly Parton's Imagination Library!🍔 📖

Your support helps provide monthly mailings of high-quality, age-appropriate books to local children in Stark County—building a love of reading one story at a time. In-store, drive-thru, and take-out orders all qualify.

10/17/2025

Akron-Canton Airport (CAK) is a wonderful partner, helping us spread literacy across Ohio!

📚 Storytime! Families visiting CAK can start their adventure with a curated selection of books, thanks to our partnership with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Stark County, brought to you by Stark Library. Make sure to stop by the Step2 PlayPort on your next trip. ✈️

05/20/2025

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04/22/2025

TOMORROW - Enjoy "Burgers for Books" with us at participating McDonalds' locations and support the Dolly Parton Imagination Library of Stark County! Link to participating Stark County McDonalds below...😍

Want to help support Dolly Parton's Imagination Library of Stark County? Tomorrow, Wednesday, April 23 from 5pm to 8pm, stop by any Tomtreyco McDonalds' location, order dinner for you and your family to enjoy, and 20% of your purchase will be given to Dolly Parton's Imagination Library! This donation will help to cover the cost for monthly mailings of high-quality, age-appropriate books to a child near you.

Use this link to find a participating McDonalds location near you: Ohioimaginationlibrary.org/burgersforbooks

03/26/2025

We are so grateful for this AMAZING partnership!!

03/12/2025

We are celebrating 30 years of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library today 🤩 and hope that you will join in the celebration by donating funds to help us provide children (from birth to age five) in Stark County monthly books in the mail at no charge to the family! Learn more and donate now at https://www.starklibrary.org/dolly-parton-imagination-library/

Celebrating 30 Years of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library!🎉

For 30 years, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library has been changing lives—one book, one child, one dream at a time. What started as a small-town promise in Tennessee has grown into a worldwide gift of literacy, inspiring a love of reading in over 270 million children in 5 countries.

Dolly’s vision was simple but powerful: every child deserves the joy of books, no matter where they come from. Today, because of her heart and generosity, and with the help of local program partners across the globe, millions of children have turned their first pages, discovered new worlds, and built brighter futures—one book at a time.

From the bottom of our hearts, thank you, Dolly for showing us how to Dream More, Learn More, Care More and Be More. Here’s to 30 years—and many more—of inspiring a lifelong love of reading! 📚

03/12/2025

Did you know you can drive with Dolly Parton in Ohio?🚗

This specialty license plate is available for purchase and supports your community's Imagination Library program!

For every plate purchased, $25 will be given back to your community's Imagination Library program and be used to cover the cost of mailing books. It will provide a year's worth of books to one child near you-- 12 books in total!

01/24/2025

Support our Imagination Library in Stark County and get your Dolly themed license plate today!

🚗📚 Drive with Dolly and Support Stark County Readers!

Show your love for reading and Stark County by ordering a Dolly Parton license plate today!

Every plate purchased in Stark County gives $25 directly to support Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library here in Stark County. Your support helps cover the cost of delivering 12 books—one each month for a full year—to a child's home, planting the seeds for a lifelong love of learning.

By driving with Dolly, you're helping Stark Library continue its mission to inspire readers and build brighter futures right here in our community.
Learn more at ohioimaginationlibrary.org/license-plate

12/16/2024

We celebrated our 5th anniversary with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Ohio this year! Thank you to everyone who supported the Imagination Library in Stark County over the last five years! Let's take a look back at the amazing things we accomplished in 2024!

If you would like to donate, click here for more information: https://www.starklibrary.org/dolly-parton-imagination-library/

11/01/2024

1 in 7 children in the USA are currently in Dolly Parton's Imagination Library‼️ This monthly book gifting program is available for free to all children in Ohio between 0-5 years old. Sign your little one up today!