Newton County Imagination Library - Arkansas

04/23/2026

Hello, friends! We need your support! Gift a love of reading to our Newton County little ones! If you are able and willing, please donate to the Newton County Imagination Library. Any amount helps! You can make a one-time donation or set up monthly donations. 100% of your donation stays in Newton County, and your donation is tax-deductible. Click the image below to go to our online donation site to donate by credit or debit card, or donate via cash or check at the Newton County Library. Make checks payable to Newton County Imagination Library.

Approximately 314 children under age 5 live in Newton County. At or near 100% of them are receiving a free, high-quality, age-appropriate book each month. For a one-time donation of $31, a child will receive a book per month for a year. That's 12 books for only $31, but to gift a love of reading is priceless. Let them know you love them, believe in them, and care about their future by donating today!

With the help of donors like you, Newton County Imagination Library (NCIL) provides free, high-quality, age-appropriate books to children from birth to age 5 who live in Newton County, Arkansas. All funds received are used locally to support NCIL. The gift of books to children in our community shows...

11/04/2025

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📚82,050 (45%) children in Arkansas between 0-5 years old will receive a free Dolly Parton's Imagination Library book in November! 🍂

Thanks to our many Local Program Partners, these books are free to all families!

➡ ENROLL your child at ArkansasImaginationLibrary.org

10/16/2025

Let's show up, show out, and blow the roof off this fundraiser! Gift a love for reading. Donate today! Donate online by scanning the QR code on the flyer with your smart device's camera or by following this link: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/gift-a-love-of-reading. You can also donate cash or by check (payable to Newton County Imagination Library) at the Newton County Library. 100% of your donation stays in Newton County. Donations are tax-deductible.

With the help of donors like you, Newton County Imagination Library (NCIL) provides free, high-quality, age-appropriate books to children from birth to age 5 who live in Newton County, Arkansas. All funds received are used locally to support NCIL. The gift of books to children in our community shows that we believe in them and in the importance of reading. NCIL is a local program partner of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library.

Our Funding Snapshot:
Since May 2024, NCIL has maintained at or near 100% enrollment of the estimated 322 children under the age of 5 who live in Newton County. $31 is the estimated cost for one child to receive one book per month for one year (12 books). $155 provides one child with one book per month from birth to age 5 (60 books). $9,982 provides 322 children with one book per month for one year (3,864 books). NCIL is funded by donations from community partners and individual sponsors (like you!) and by grants, including a 50% matching grant from the Arkansas Imagination Library and the Arkansas Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The matching grant doubles the impact of your donation. Your donation puts books in the hands of Newton County infants, toddlers, and preschoolers and early literacy within their grasp. 💙

08/17/2025

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An oldie but a goodie!

Dolly's famous quote reminds us of the important work we are doing every day as parents, guardians, caregivers and supporters of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. Because you really can never get enough books into the hands of enough children. 💕📚📬✨

08/14/2025

The Friends of the Library of Newton County Arkansas Inc.'s silent auction items for August are on display at the Newton County Library! Stop by the library and place your bid. Proceeds help the FOL support projects, programs, and services that are outside of the library's budget.

07/22/2025

In the first five years, a child’s brain is growing at an incredible pace! Reading aloud together helps build important vocabulary and listening skills during these crucial early years. 📚 Pick up your child's favorite book and create special moments reading together for 15 minutes a day!

In the first five years, a child’s brain is growing at an incredible pace! Reading aloud together helps build important vocabulary and listening skills during these crucial early years.

📚 Pick up your child's favorite book and create special moments reading together for 15 minutes a day!

07/17/2025

It's Christmas in July! The Friends of the Library of Newton County Arkansas Inc.'s silent auction items for July are on display at the Newton County Library! Stop by the library and place your bid. Proceeds help the FOL support projects, programs, and services that are outside of the library's budget.

07/10/2025

📣 Meet Rebekah Tyler from Craighead County, proudly sporting her brand-new Arkansas Imagination Library t-shirt! 🎉

She received this free shirt just for completing our 3-5 minute online parent survey and sharing a photo of her child reading an Imagination Library book!

Want to join the fun? We’d love to hear from parents and grandparents across Arkansas. Fill out the survey and attach a photo of your child or grandchild reading for a chance to win ARIL swag like Rebekah did! 💙

📚 https://arkansasimaginationlibrary.org/parent-survey/

06/11/2025

The Friends of the Library of Newton County Arkansas Inc.'s silent auction items for June are on display at the Newton County Library! Stop by the library and place your bid. Proceeds help the FOL support projects, programs, and services that are outside of the library's budget.

06/11/2025

Congratulations and thank you to the winners of the Friends of the Library of Newton County Arkansas Inc.'s May silent auction items! Proceeds help the FOL support Newton County Library projects, programs, and services that are outside of the Library's budget. Thank you for your support!