Arkansas Imagination Library

06/23/2026

Do you shop at Kroger? 🛒

Help us grow support for Arkansas Imagination Library through Kroger Community Rewards!

This free program lets you support us every time you shop at Kroger — at no extra cost to you. Just link your Kroger Shopper’s Card to Arkansas Imagination Library, then shop as usual.

Already enrolled? Please take a minute to check your account and make sure we are selected.

Here’s how:
1️⃣ Visit kroger.com/i/community/community-rewards
2️⃣ Sign in to your Kroger account
3️⃣ Search Arkansas Imagination Library or enter code RG971
4️⃣ Select “Enroll” or “Save”

Every linked card helps turn grocery shopping into more free books for Arkansas children.

06/21/2026

Happy Father's Day to the dads, grandfathers, stepdads, and father figures across Arkansas who make time for one more story. 💙

Every family featured here is part of Arkansas Imagination Library, and every book pictured was delivered free through Dolly Parton's Imagination Library.

Whether it's a bedtime favorite, a brand-new delivery, or the same book for the hundredth time, those moments matter.

Thank you for helping raise readers across Arkansas.

📚 Tell us: What's a book your child asks you to read again and again?

06/18/2026

📚 Read-aloud reminder:

Reading with your child does more than teach letters and words.

Research shows that even a few minutes of shared reading each day can support language development, strengthen comprehension, encourage empathy, and build strong parent-child connections.

Just 10–15 minutes together can make a meaningful difference.

Tonight's story might feel like a small moment—but it's helping build a foundation for a lifetime of learning.

💬 What's the book your child asks you to read again and again?

(📸: Deanna Myers)

06/16/2026

📚 Walmart and Sam's Club Associates: Your gift can go twice as far.

Through July 4, Walmart and Sam's Club will match eligible donations made through Spark Good Associate Giving dollar-for-dollar.

A $10 gift becomes $20. A $25 gift becomes $50.

Your support helps provide free, high-quality books to Arkansas children through Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, helping families build home libraries and prepare children for success in school and beyond.

With Walmart's match, you can help place even more books into the hands of young readers across Arkansas.

➡ Search for ARKANSAS IMAGINATION LIBRARY in Spark Good Associate Giving on OneWalmart to make your gift today.

Thank you for helping inspire a lifelong love of reading. 💙

06/14/2026

"A book is a gift they can open again, and again!"

Through reading, children learn that letters strung together form words, and books are meant to be read from left to right. These are lifelong skills that will help children enter kindergarten ready to success!

On , make sure the families you know with a child between 0-5 years old are signed up for this monthly book delivery, including newborn babies!

👉 Enroll at https://arkansasimaginationlibrary.org/enroll/

06/13/2026

🍕📚 The Pizza Hut BOOK IT! Summer Reading Program is back!

Kids in Pre-K through 6th grade can earn free Personal Pan Pizza rewards by reaching reading goals all summer long using the BOOK IT! app.

Whether it's an Imagination Library book, a library book, or a favorite bedtime story, every page counts.

Learn more: bookitprogram.com

💬 Did you participate in BOOK IT! as a kid?

Pre-register teachers for the BOOK IT! reading program.

06/11/2026

📚 Thank you to The Schmieding Foundation for investing in early literacy in Northwest Arkansas.

Their $15,000 grant is helping sustain the Imagination Library in Benton and Washington Counties during a transition period, ensuring children can continue receiving free, high-quality books each month.

Because of partners like Schmieding Foundation, local families can keep building home libraries, reading together, and preparing young children for success in school and beyond.

Bonus points to this little reader for showing off her Dolly Parton dress while enjoying her Imagination Library books! 💙

06/10/2026

📚 A new way to read, play, and explore has arrived in Arkansas!

The Imagination Library Story Trail is now open at the Eureka Springs Community Center.

Families can stroll the trail and enjoy a story one page at a time while spending time outdoors together. Best of all, the trail is always open, always free, and will feature a new book each month.

This project was made possible through a partnership between the Imagination Library Carroll County, Eureka Springs Community Center, Arvest Bank, Holiday Island Rotary Club, Eureka Springs, Arkansas and many other dedicated community supporters.

We love seeing books come to life beyond the mailbox and into our communities. 💙

06/08/2026

📚 June books are on the way!

This month features two new titles: Don't Lose Mr. Cuddles and The Littlest Drop, for kids born in 2023 and 2021.

Children enrolled in Dolly Parton's Imagination Library receive a free book every month from birth to age 5.

👉 Enroll today: ArkansasImaginationLibrary.org/enroll

💬 Which book are you most excited to read this month?

06/05/2026

🎂 Happy Birthday to beloved children's author and illustrator Richard Scarry!

Generations of children have explored Busytown through his colorful books, including Busy Busy People and 100 First Words, both featured in Dolly Parton's Imagination Library.

📚 Did you read Richard Scarry as a child? Tell us your favorite Busytown character or book in the comments!