15,000th book mailed to young child on Yap

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library (DPIL) is a community-based program providing children with free, home-delivered books from birth to their 5th birthday. The Imagination Library was founded and created by beloved American songwriter, musician, actress, author and business-woman, Dolly Parton, in her hometown of Sevierville, Tennessee in 1996. The home library encourages reading at home between … Continue reading 15,000th book mailed to young child on Yap

Young Island Readers Advancing Youth Literacy into Yap’s Remote Outer Islands

More than 500 children across Yap State, from birth to age five, are receiving a book each month from Young Island Readers The program, a partnership between US nonprofit Habele and the Imagination Library, aims to foster a lifelong love of learning and literacy but introducing small children to the joys of reading in their … Continue reading Young Island Readers Advancing Youth Literacy into Yap’s Remote Outer Islands

Matson, Habele keep books flowing to Yap’s Youngest Readers

“Young Island Readers” is a book-a-month donation program that provides children from birth to age five a new age appropriate each and every month. A generous investment from the Matson Foundation will cover the cost of providing over 400 such books to children across Yap State this coming January and February. The Young Island Readers … Continue reading Matson, Habele keep books flowing to Yap’s Youngest Readers