Lodi Public Library Foundation

05/13/2026

BIG NEWS! 🎉

You can now sign up for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library right at the Lodi Public Library using our new self-service registration kiosk!

If your child is ages 0–5 and lives in the Greater Lodi Area, they can receive a FREE high-quality book mailed to their home every month through Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. 📚💌

Signing up only takes a few minutes!

⭐ Just look for Dolly! ⭐
She’ll point you right to the kiosk.

📍 Visit the library
📲 Use the touchscreen kiosk
📚 Start receiving free books

Stop by and register today!

05/12/2026

📚 We’ve now funded 156 books!

Thanks to this incredible community, 156 books will go directly into the hands of children participating in the Lodi Public Library summer reading program, “Plant a Seed, Read” 🌱

Every book represents:
✨ a new story
✨ a chance to build reading confidence
✨ a child discovering the joy of books

Summer reading begins in June, and every donation helps more children take home books they can read again and again long after summer ends.

Our overall need is much larger, but right now we’re working toward our next milestone: 200 books funded.

💛 Thank you for helping us grow readers in our community.

👉 Donate here: https://square.link/u/5gzP7q82

More stories. More smiles. More kids reached.

05/11/2026

📚 A single book can make a lasting impact on a child.

It can spark imagination, strengthen reading skills, build confidence, and create moments of comfort and joy all summer long.

This June, children participating in the Lodi Public Library summer reading program, “Plant a Seed, Read,” will have the opportunity to choose books to take home and keep.

For some children, these may be among the very few books they get to call their own.

That’s why this fundraiser matters so much.

Our overall goal for funding books is far bigger than 200 because the need continues to grow—but right now, we’re working toward our next milestone: 200 books funded.

Thanks to this incredible community, we’ve already funded 130 books 💛

Every donation helps another child discover a story they can hold onto long after summer ends.

🌱 Help us grow more readers.

👉 Donate here: https://square.link/u/5gzP7q82

More stories. More smiles. More kids reached.

05/07/2026

📚 We’ve funded 130 books!

Now let’s push for 150 by the end of today 💛

We only need 20 more books funded—that’s just $200 in donations—to help put more stories into kids’ hands this summer.

Every gift helps another child choose a book to take home and keep.

🌱 Help us grow more readers.

👉 Donate here: https://square.link/u/5gzP7q82

More stories. More smiles. More kids reached.

05/06/2026

📚 We’ve funded 127 books!

Because of this community, 127 books will be placed directly into kids’ hands this summer 💛

Now we’re working toward our next goal: 200 books.

Every donation helps more children discover stories they can take home and keep.

🌱 Help grow a reader

👉 Donate here: https://square.link/u/5gzP7q82

More stories. More smiles. More kids reached.

05/05/2026

A child finds a book they love… and gets to take it home 📚💛

That’s what this fundraiser is all about.

This summer, we’re putting free books directly into the hands of kids in our community—no registration, no waiting, just real moments like this.

Every donation helps create more of these moments.

👉 Donate here: https://square.link/u/kSsroyTj

Let’s keep the stories going.

05/05/2026

May is Month! Whether it's with family or with fuzzy little friends, share a photo of your child enjoying an Imagination Library book in the comments below!

May is Month! Whether it's with family or with fuzzy little friends, share a photo of your child enjoying an Imagination Library book in the comments below! (📸: Alex J.)

05/04/2026

It's , celebrating children's books and the importance of literacy and reading! Recent research shows children enrolled in the Imagination Library build strong early reading foundations that help words, characters, and dreams take root.📚

"We have been signed up since our little boy was 6 months old. He is now coming up to 18 months and he loves new book day... it’s helped with his speech and recognition skills. We are very grateful to have this available to us.” (Kristy N.)

Give your child one new story each month in the mail — no cost, no catch ❤️: https://imaginationlibrary.com/international-research/

05/04/2026

🌱 Plant a Seed

Just $50 = 5 books in the hands of kids this summer ☀️📚

Five kids get to choose a book and take it home.

That’s five new stories started—right here in our community.

No registration. No waiting. Just real impact.

👉 Donate here: https://square.link/u/5gzP7q82

Let’s keep the stories growing 💛

04/30/2026

📲 Start a Story Today

We’ve already put 70 books into kids’ hands this summer 💛📚

And we’re just getting started.

Want to help? It’s as simple as a quick scan.

No sign-ups.
No waiting.
Just kids choosing books and taking them home.

Every donation helps us give away even more books—right here in our community.

👉 Donate here: https://square.link/u/5gzP7q82

Or scan the QR code below to give instantly.

Let’s keep the stories going ☀️📖

04/29/2026

We’re on a mission to get FREE books directly into the hands of kids in our community this summer ☀️📚

No sign-ups.
No waiting.
Just kids choosing books and taking them home.

✨ You can help make it happen:

🌱 $50 = 5 books
🌿 $100 = 10 books
📖 $150 = 15 books
🌳 $250 = 25 books
🍂 $500 = 50 books
🌲 $1000 = 100 books

💛 How it works:

Choose your impact
Donate (link below)
We’ll add your story to our “Stories You Made Possible” board

Every book you fund goes directly into a child’s hands this summer.

👉 Donate here: https://square.link/u/kSsroyTj