Imagination Library of Denver
Imagination Library of Denver (ILD) has provided 86,000 free, high-quality, age appropriate books to Denver children since its founding in 2015. Currently, ILD mails books to more than 8,200 Denver kids 0–5 each month.
Based on our 2024 Denver Imagination Library Parent Surveys, 1/3 of families enrolled in Imagination Library depend on Imagination Library Denver as their primary source of books, and 95% believe that the program is helping prepare their child for kindergarten.
With the State's commitment to match every dollar raised for books, every dollar donated is a book in the hand of Denver kid. Please consider supporting our fundraiser to provide Imagination Library books for Denver children.
The Impact of Your Support
🌟 95% of parents say these books help prepare their children for kindergarten.
🌟 66% of children become more excited to look at books on their own.
🌟 Children enrolled in the program are 41% more likely to meet early reading benchmarks (DIBELS).
The results are clear: more books mean stronger readers and brighter futures.
Read more about the recent Colorado Evaluation & Action Lab Evaluation here!
How You Can Help
While Dolly Parton launched this incredible program, it is sustained locally by people like you. Every book mailed to a Denver child is made possible through community support.
🌟 $31 = A Year of Books for One Child
📚 $156 = Five Years of Books for One Child
🎁 $10/month = One Book Per Month for Four Children
100% of your donation goes directly to mailing books to children each month — not to administrative or operational expenses. Our goal is to raise $75,000 - every gift, large or small, helps keep stories and smiles arriving in Denver mailboxes each month. If we reach 100 new recurring monthly donors at a minimum of $10 each, a generous $10,000 gift will be unlocked!
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Imagination Library de Denver
Desde su fundación en el 2015, Imagination Library de Denver (ILD) ha proporcionado 86,000 libros gratuitos, de alta calidad y apropiados a niños de Denver. Actualmente, ILD envía libros cada mes a más de 8,200 niños de 0 a 5 años en Denver.
Según nuestras encuestas a padres en el 2024, 1 de cada 3 familias inscritas en el programa dependen de Imagination Library Denver como su fuente principal de libros, y el 95% creen que el programa está ayudando a preparar a sus hijo(a)s para el kínder.
Gracias al compromiso del Estado de igualar cada dólar recaudado para libros, cada dólar donado se convierte en un libro en las manos de un niño de Denver. Por favor, considere apoyar nuestra campaña de recaudación de fondos para proporcionar libros de Imagination Library a los niños de Denver.
El Impacto de Tu Apoyo
🌟 El 95% de los padres dicen que estos libros ayudan a preparar a sus hijos para el kínder.
🌟 El 66% de los niños se entusiasman más por mirar libros ellos mismos.
🌟 Los niños inscritos en este programa tienen un 41% más de probabilidad de alcanzar los estándares de lectura temprana (DIBELS).
Los resultados son claros: más libros significan lectores más fuertes y futuros más brillantes.
¡Lee más sobre la reciente evaluación del Colorado Evaluation & Action Lab aquí!
Cómo Puedes Ayudar
Aunque Dolly Parton lanzó este programa increíble, se sostiene localmente gracias a personas como tú. Cada libro enviado a un niño en Denver es posible gracias al apoyo de la comunidad.
🌟 $31 = Un año de libros para un niño
📚 $156 = Cinco años de libros para un niño
🎁 $10/mes = Un libro por mes para cuatro niños
Nuestro objetivo es recaudar $75,000 – cada donación, grande o pequeña, ayuda a que las historias y las sonrisas sigan llegando a los buzones de Denver cada mes. Si logramos 100 nuevos donantes mensuales recurrentes con un mínimo de $10 cada uno, ¡se desbloqueará un generoso donativo de $10,000!
Imagination Library of Denver (ILD) strives to increase access to books and promote kindergarten readiness, by mailing a high-quality, age-appropriate book each month to all registered children ages 0-5 years, addressed to them at no cost to the child's family, regardless of their family's income.
Imagination Library of Denver is a local affiliate of the international book program, Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, which launched in Tennessee in 1995.
With 4 volunteers, and 1 corporate sponsor, Paradies Lagardere, Imagination Library of Denver launched in Curtis Park with 30 children enrolled. We now serve more than 7,700 children in Denver and have helped advocate for a statewide program signed by Governor Jared Polis in July 2020, creating a grant through the Colorado Department of Education that matches our books 1:1.
We have accomplished positive momentum for Imagination Library and helped parents and elected officials understand why it's crucial for children to have books in the home before they start kindergarten - but we have lots of work to do to provide books in the home of every child in Denver.
Your gift puts books directly into children’s hands - and the impact is proven. Kids receiving books from ILD score higher on literacy tests, are up to 24% less likely to fall behind in the later years of school, and grow a lifelong love of reading.
We appreciate your support to help us build strong home libraries one book at a time.
Organization name
Imagination Library of Denver
other names
ILD
2015
Tax id (EIN)
47-1630330
Category
Education
Organization Size
Small Organization
Address
3000 Lawrence StDenver County, CO, US
Denver, CO, US