Janine GriffithsFamilies in East Leeds with children under five are being encouraged to sign up for a new programme that sends a free book to their home every month, giving young children the chance to grow up surrounded by stories from their earliest days.
The scheme, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, is delivered locally by Community Learning Partnerships and provides books from birth until a child’s fifth birthday at no cost to families. Each book arrives through the post, offering a simple way for parents and carers to build a home library and help their child develop a love of reading.
Organisers say having books at home supports language development, confidence and school readiness, and that every child deserves the chance to experience this from the beginning.
The programme is part of the global work started by singer and philanthropist Dolly Parton, whose initiative has reached millions of children around the world.
