Imagination Library of Kennebec County

09/02/2026

08/31/2026

UMA’s Education program and Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Kennebec County would love for your business or organization to join us at UMA’s Fall into Reading Festival, a free community event celebrating early childhood literacy!

When: Saturday, October 3rd, 2026, 1 - 3 PM (rain date: October 4th)

Where: University of Maine at Augusta, outside Randall Student Center (46 University Drive, Augusta)

Who: Families with young children, ages 3-5 primarily

This fall-themed trunk-or-treat festival brings together local families for an afternoon of stories, treats, and community spirit in celebration of the joy of reading.

Whether by hosting a decorated trunk (or table) to hand out treats (edible or otherwise), making a charitable donation to Imagination Library of Kennebec County, or simply spreading the word, your participation helps make this event a success for young readers in our community.

If you’re interested in participating, please fill out this form as soon as you can: https://forms.gle/sj4thSDm172Z6iWb7

This will be a ticketed event with a maximum capacity. Parents can reserve tickets from the event page: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fall-into-reading-festival-tickets-1996125052767

Hosted by UMA’s Education program in partnership with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Kennebec County, this fall-themed trunk-or-treat festival brings together local families for an afternoon of stories, treats, and community spirit in celebration of the joy of reading. We would love for y...

08/29/2026

💙 We've delivered 26,143 books to kids in Kennebec County — and we're not stopping.

Since our first delivery in April 2025, we've enrolled over 2,300 children in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library right here in Kennebec County. We were even honored with United Way of Kennebec Valley's Impact2032 Partner of the Year award for 2025. Thank you for making that possible.

We know there's some confusion out there — state-level funding for the Imagination Library ended this year, which means local programs now rely entirely on community support to keep books flowing. Some county programs have had to close as a result.

The good news: Literacy Volunteers of Kennebec has already raised enough to fully fund our program through the end of this year. But we want to guarantee next year too — and that's where you come in.

Your gift goes directly to books, mailed monthly, free, to every enrolled child in the county: 📖 $2.60 delivers one book to one child. 📚 $31 gives one child a full year of books.

Help us honor Dolly Parton's commitment to opening the world of reading to every child:

💙 Make a one-time or recurring donation at imaginationlibrary.com/usa/affiliate/MEKENNEBEC.

You can also donate to LVK directly at https://lva-augusta.org/dolly-parton-imagination-library-of-kennebec-county/, or mail a check to 9 Green St, Suite G12, Augusta, ME 04330.

Every dollar goes to putting books in the hands of children in our community. Thank you for being part of this. Please follow and share our page with others in your circles.

The mission of Literacy Volunteers of Kennebec is to improve reading, writing and related literacy skills of adults so each individual may reach their potential, and to promote and advocate for literacy.

08/29/2026

08/27/2026

Help us inspire a love of reading in other families in 2026! Donate online to support your community’s Imagination Library, and help put more books in the hands of more children. Go to donate.imaginationlibrary.com

08/27/2026

Join us for the Fall Into Reading Festival––a fun, cozy afternoon filled with stories, treats, and fall family fun.

Visit the event page to reserve tickets:

Join us for the Fall Into Reading Festival––a fun, cozy afternoon filled with stories, treats, and fall family fun.

08/26/2026

Dolly Parton gave the world songs people knew by heart.

Through her Imagination Library, she also gave millions of children something to hold in their hands: a book of their own.

What began as the idea of mailing a free, age-appropriate book to a child every month grew into a global movement helping children discover the joy of reading from the very beginning.

Since 2009, United Way has been proud to help carry that vision into communities, partnering with Dolly Parton's Imagination Library so more children could grow up with books of their own.

Dolly’s work showed how something as simple as a book could open a door to possibility. Her generosity and belief in children have helped shape generations of young readers.

We honor Dolly’s remarkable life, her friendship with United Way and the generations of young readers whose lives will continue to be shaped by the stories she helped place in their hands. Thank you, Dolly. ❤️

Our full remembrance of Dolly and the legacy she helped build: https://untdwy.org/4hOThrk

08/26/2026

In 1995, Dolly Parton started mailing books to children in her home county to inspire children to love reading in honor of her dad, who couldn’t read or write.

That idea lives here too. Every month, more than 2,000 children in Kennebec County find a book in the mailbox — because of neighbors who fund it, volunteers who run it, and a woman from Sevier County, TN who started it all.

Thank you, Dolly. We will always love you.

To help Literacy Volunteers of Kennebec honor Dolly Parton's legacy and her commitment to opening the world of reading to every child, please consider a donation to LVK, earmarked for the book delivery program. Thank you.

https://lva-augusta.org/dolly-parton-imagination-library-of-kennebec-county/

08/26/2026

05/20/2026

🐝📚 Small Moments, Big Impact 📚🐝

Just like small actions help communities thrive, small reading moments add up.

Reading can happen anywhere—at bedtime, on the weekend, or even in a cozy spot in the car. 🚗📚

Every moment counts. 💙