20 Million Books Mailed in Ohio

Mar 12

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)— Today, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Ohio has mailed over 20 million Imagination Library books to children in Ohio since the program’s establishment in August 2019.

“When Mike first ran for Governor, I knew I wanted to bring Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to Ohio so every family could have access to the program’s high quality, age-appropriate free books. With financial support from the Ohio General Assembly, our program has grown from only being available in pockets of Ohio to currently reaching 70% of families with children under the age of five.”

— Ohio First Lady Fran DeWine

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Ohio was established in August 2019, and has mailed 20,680,284 Imagination Library books to children across the state since then.

Thanks to the Dollywood Foundation, books from the Imagination Library are available at a deeply discounted rate, and because of the investments made by the Ohio General Assembly, Ohio’s Local Program Partners, and donors across the state, the program remains free to all families.

The cost of each book and postage is $2.60 per month. The Local Program Partner pays for one-half (50%) of each book mailed in the assigned community, and a match of 50% (one-half) is provided by Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Ohio. The match is made possible because the Ohio General Assembly has generously funded Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Ohio for three consecutive budgets, starting in 2019.

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Ohio mails children one free book each month until his or her fifth birthday. Any child in Ohio between birth and age 5 can sign up for this free program.

To learn more about Ohio’s 75 Local Program Partners, visit OhioImaginationLibrary.org/localpartners.

Governor DeWine’s State of the State Address can be viewed at OhioChannel.org.

A breakdown of the total number of Imagination Library books mailed in all 88 counties since August 2019 is available below.

20,680,284 Imagination Library book mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
60,982 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
24,377 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
62,707 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
141,465 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
87,086 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
93,623 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
92,159 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
83,464 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
687,836 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
34,832 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
74,791 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
285,065 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
337,047 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
80,481 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
80,481 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
144,462 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
144,462 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
76,906 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
67,957 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
2,083,436 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
127,649 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
67,310 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
368,509 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
154,314 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
266,546 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
54,026 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
1,952,289 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
73,231 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
63,651 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
124,997 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
398,609 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
61,472 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
1,670,101 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
168,421 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
72,660 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
28,146 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
44,034 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
83,949 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
53,609 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
69,575 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
103,641 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
69,491 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
113,734 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
143,146 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
295,651 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
134,049 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
347,176 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
124,182 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
656,204 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
803,043 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
77,407 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
450,546 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
108,441 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
255,460 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
43,075 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
102,657 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
265,073 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
18,014 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
948,622 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
21,165 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
58,157 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
183,091 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
17,070 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
50,148 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
40,587 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
62,286 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
114,619 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
58,944 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
200,438 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
64,695 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
87,412 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
207,157 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
142,459 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
70,864 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
137,205 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
86,119 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
159,369 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
585,068 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
1,041,620 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
255,518 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
167,584 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
132,537 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
37,044 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
22,024 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
432,972 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
75,447 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
214,887 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
80,484 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
198,548 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.
36,465 Imagination Library books mailed since the program’s establishment in August 2019.

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