What a nice thing to have happened in these times of universal, existential, malaise and intrapsychic brouhaha says a bibliophile. 😊
By James Salazar | Examiner staff writer
16 hrs ago
City officials launched Dolly Parton's Imagination Library with an event at the Main Library that featured Mayor Daniel Lurie reading the children's classic "Llama Llama Red Pajama."
Families of San Francisco children under the age of 5 can sign up to get a free book mailed to them once a month as part of a decades-old literacy program now debuting in The City.
The San Francisco Public Library and the Department of Early Childhood have partnered with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, the free-books program the country singer launched 30 years ago. The Imagination Library sends participants age-appropriate books every month from birth to age 5, regardless of a family’s income. Organizers said the program presents opportunities for fostering a love of reading in early childhood and ensuring greater access to books regardless of budget.
Local leaders celebrated the program’s launch last week at the Main Library, with Mayor Daniel Lurie performing a reading of Anna Dewdney’s children's classic “Llama Llama Red Pajama.” City Librarian Michael Lambert said community leaders are “honored” to help bring the Imagination Library to families throughout San Francisco.
“By placing free books directly in the hands of our youngest readers, we’re planting the seeds for a lifelong love of reading,” he said.
Dolly Parton’s free books-for-kids program finally comes to SF
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