SIDNEY, NE – The Friends of the Sidney Public Library is excited to announce that Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is open to Cheyenne County, Nebraska residents. Families with children ages 0-5 years can register online today for FREE, age-appropriate, and high-quality books delivered on a monthly basis - right to their mailbox!

“We’re thrilled that we’ve been able to bring DPIL program to Cheyenne County and I can’t wait for kiddos in Cheyenne County to be able to start receiving books!” said Bridget Goding, President of the Friends of the Sidney Public Library. “Every child (enrolled) will have something in the mail to look forward to each month – just for them.”

To sign-up your eligible child[ren], ages 0-5, simply follow the link below to register online. There is no cost or limit to the number children who can be registered per family. The Friends will also be holding an Enrollment Event for those families who would prefer to register in-person.

The Friends of the Sidney Public Library would like to thank our generous local community foundations and partners: CA Story Foundation, Platte Valley Bank, William G. Kelley, James Engert, Michael & Sharon Jessen, Erica & Charlotte Jobman, Yolanda Hruska, Bertha Mueller Memorial Foundation, Nebraska Community Foundation, United Way of Western Nebraska for their support and partnership in bringing this opportunity to Cheyenne County. Interested in sponsoring a family or child? Community groups, businesses, and individuals interested in learning more about sponsoring a family or child’s participation with DPIL should contact Bridget Goding by emailing [email protected]

About Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library

Since launching in 1995, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library has become the preeminent early childhood book gifting program in the world. The flagship program of The Dollywood Foundation has mailed well over 100 million free books in Australia, Canada, The Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom and the United States. The Imagination Library mails more than 1.4 million high-quality, age-appropriate books each month to registered children from birth to age five. Dolly envisioned creating a lifelong love of reading, inspiring them to dream. The impact of the program has been widely researched and results suggest positive increases in key early childhood literacy metrics. Penguin Random House is the exclusive publisher for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. For more information, please visit imaginationlibrary.com.