Save Imagination Library Mesa County!

Imagination Library Mesa County

We are happy you have found yourself on the Mesa County donation page. Just a few months ago, 3,700 children were at risk of no longer receiving their free books from the Imagination Library program. This longest running Imagination Library program in Colorado, was on the brink of having to pause books since opening over 20 years ago.

That did not happen thanks to Horizon Sunrise Rotary Club. We are thrilled to announce that they have secured enough funding for children in Mesa County to continue receiving books for several months. They reached out to community members, and people like you have responded.

Please keep the books coming by making a contribution today. 

According to the 2024 Mesa County Parent Survey, nearly half of participating families, Imagination Library books are their child’s primary source of reading in the home.

Your donation to the Save Imagination Library Mesa County! campaign will directly fund the mailing of 23,000 books—enough to keep mailboxes full through the end of the year, uninterrupted. The State of Colorado and the Colorado Department of Early Childhood provide half of the funding of this program dropping the cost per book to $1.30. Every dollar raised goes only to books for Mesa County children. Not admin. Not overhead. Just books.

One book. Every child. Every month. You make it possible.

Why It Matters

A recent Mesa County parent survey revealed:

• 93% said the program is helping prepare their child for kindergarten.
• Countless families shared stories of joy, growth, and cuddles sparked by these monthly deliveries.

“He has a strong connection to and excitement about books. I feel strongly that Imagination Library books have played a significant role in that.”  – Mesa County Parent

ILCO participants were 16-24% less likely to score "well below benchmark" on DIBELS, reducing the need for costly remedial reading support. See the results here.Benefits were seen broadly across student groups, with no significant differences for multilingual learners or children from low-income families. This increase is substantial, particularly given the low cost of ILCO implementation. This can set students on a positive reading trajectory and reduce the system, district, and school resources needed to make up early gaps.

Give Today, Grow a Reader for Life

Dolly Parton dreamed it, yet it's local individuals and foundations that raise the funds to make it happen. You make it real. Whether it’s $10 or $100, your gift helps write a better chapter for Mesa County kids—one book at a time.

Let’s keep the magic going. 

Donate now.   

Corporate Giving: Looking for a way for your corporation or foundation to support Imagination Library of Mesa County, click here!

Imagination Library Colorado

Imagination Library Colorado (ILCO) is a book gifting program that mails one new, developmentally appropriate book every month to 74,000+ Colorado children* from birth until they begin kindergarten. This program is offered at no cost to families thanks to our ILCO partnerships: half of the book cost is funded iby a community nonprofit in Colorado's 64 counties, and the other half is provided by the State of Colorado and the Colorado Department of Early Childhood.