Brown County Institute - DPIL

03/13/2026

Early literacy is important in Ohio 📚

02/10/2026

🛒📚 Turn Your Groceries into Books for Kids! 📚🛒

Did you know you can support the Brown County Affiliate of the Dolly Parton Imagination Library just by doing your regular grocery shopping at Kroger?

It’s easy! Simply register through your Kroger app:

1️⃣ After opening the app, go to Your Account
2️⃣ Select Payments & Services
3️⃣ Click on Community Rewards
4️⃣ Search for Brown County Institute for the Enhancement of Ed.
5️⃣ Select and Enroll

That’s it! Kroger will donate a portion of your grocery bill to our organization — at no extra cost to you.

Everyone needs groceries… so why not let your shopping help put books into the hands of children right here in Brown County? ❤️📖

Thank you for supporting early literacy in our community!

01/19/2026

Happy 80th birthday to the incredible Dolly Parton ✨

Dolly's life includes many significant achievements, including her beloved Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. Her program, which started over 30 years ago, is now impacting millions of families across the world, and hundreds of thousands of children here in Ohio. We're so grateful for her vision as she continues to share her love of reading with children and families!

Happy birthday Dolly! 🎉📘📫

01/05/2026

⭐New year, new book list ⭐

The book list for Dolly Parton's Imagination Library is updated every year, and includes some classic titles, along with many new titles!

The Blue Ribbon Book Selection Committee is a specially selected panel of early childhood literacy experts, who are responsible for reviewing potential titles for inclusion in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.

Each book mailed is age-appropriate for the child receiving the gift. Inspiration and imagination are the overarching themes of books in our collection.

Are there any books your particularly excited for your child to receive in 2026? 📘

12/27/2025

🚗📚 Did you know? When you purchase the Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library specialty license plate, that support comes right back home!

$25 from each plate sold is returned to our local Imagination Library right here in Brown County to help cover the cost of shipping books directly to children in our community.

It’s an easy way to support early literacy, help local families, and make a lasting impact—just by renewing your plates. 💙

Every plate helps put books into little hands, month after month!

New in 2025: a specialty Dolly Parton's Imagination Library license plate! Ohio and Tennessee are the only states to have this license plate.

Next time you're renewing your plates, please consider updating to this specialty plate! $25 of your purchase will be given back to Ohio's Imagination Library to cover the mailing cost of books for a child in your community!

Visit your local Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles or visit OPLATES.com 🚗🚗

12/25/2025

11/18/2025

🎉 We Have a Winner! 🎉

Congratulations to Tonya Cooper — the lucky winner of our beautiful handmade quilt! 🧵💙

This raffle was our final fundraiser of the year, and every single ticket purchased helped support the Brown County affiliate of the Dolly Parton Imagination Library. Because of your generosity, more children in our community will continue receiving the gift of books each month. 📚✨

Thank you to everyone who participated, shared, and supported this fundraiser. We are so grateful for you! 💛

11/11/2025

📣 We’re just ONE WEEK AWAY from the drawing for our beautiful handmade quilt, donated by a talented local quilter! 💕

This is the final fundraiser of the year for the Brown County Affiliate of the Dolly Parton Imagination Library, and every ticket helps put more free books into the hands of local children. 📚✨

🎟️ Tickets: 1 for $5 or 5 for $20
🗓️ Drawing: November 18

Don’t miss your chance to win this gorgeous quilt and support an amazing cause! ❤️

11/04/2025

🎉 LAST FUNDRAISER OF THE YEAR! 🎉

Help support the Brown County Affiliate of the Dolly Parton Imagination Library by entering our Quilt Raffle! 🧵💗

This beautiful handmade quilt was generously donated by an amazing local quilter, and it could be yours!

🎟️ Tickets:
• 1 for $5
• 5 for $20

📅 Drawing will be held November 18th — just in time to cozy up for the holidays!

Every ticket helps us continue providing free books each month to children in our community from birth to age 5. 📚✨

Get your tickets today and help us end the year on a warm and wonderful note!

10/15/2025

🐝 What a Night at the Adult Spelling Bee! 🐝

We are thrilled to announce that this year’s event raised an incredible $3,021.68, all benefiting the Brown County Affiliate of the Dolly Parton Imagination Library! 🎉

A huge thank you to everyone who made the night such a success:
💛 Sons of Toil Brewing for generously donating the space and hosting us again this year
🎤 George Vogel for serving as our fantastic emcee
⚖️ Mike Midlam and Nathan Woods for judging with style
📝 Stephanie Wagoner and Evelyn Yockey for keeping score

🏆 Congratulations to The MNBees— our Spelling Bee Champions for the second year in a row!
👒 And a special shoutout to the Tourists with Vacation Architect for taking home the Best Dressed Group award!

We can’t wait to do it all again next year — none of this would be possible without our amazing donors, participants, and supporters. Your generosity helps bring books into the hands of Brown County children every month. 💕📚

10/14/2025

📣 Dolly’s ready to greet everyone for tonight’s Adult Spelling Bee at Sons of Toil! 🐝✨

She’s all set with her biggest smile (and maybe a few spelling tips 😉). Join us starting at 5:30 PM for a fun evening of cold craft beer, delicious food, raffles, and friendly competition — all benefiting the Brown County affiliate of the Dolly Parton Imagination Library.

Whether you’re spelling or spectating, it’s going to be a bee-utiful night! 💛🐝

10/14/2025

🎉 Today’s the day! 🎉

Join us tonight at Sons of Toil Brewing for the Adult Spelling Bee benefiting the Brown County affiliate of the Dolly Parton Imagination Library! 🐝📚

Don’t have a team? No worries — you can still register at the event! Or just come out to enjoy a fun evening filled with:
🍻 Cold craft beer
🍔 Delicious food
🎟️ Raffle baskets & split-the-pot
😄 Lots of laughs and good company

Every dollar raised helps provide free books to children birth to age five right here in Brown County! ❤️

📍 Sons of Toil Brewing
🕠 Event starts at 5:30 PM

Come spell, sip, and support a great cause — it’s going to be a bee-autiful night! 🐝✨