This year 167 “graduates” of the Dolly Parton Imagination Library and are headed to Kindergarten in the fall. Children and their families celebrated with an evening of family fun at DIPAC fish hatchery. The “graduates” enjoyed the touch tanks, music with Kathy Fanning, and a delicious supper. Some of the children attending have been enrolled in the program since birth to receive a new book in the mail each month, for a total of 60 books now in their home library. The program helps children become strong readers and ready for success by the time they enter kindergarten. The program is made possible through the support of Best Beginnings, AEYC, Communities In Schools, Friends of the Juneau Public Libraries, the Juneau Empire,Bartlett Regional Hospital, Coeur Alaska- Kensington Gold Mine, Douglas-Dornan Foundation,United Way of SE Alaska, and many generous local sponsors. For more information or to become a sponsor, call AEYC at 789-1235 or www.aeyc-sea.org
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