Crossroads United Way is proud to partner with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. 

Placing books in the homes and hands of young children is a proven strategy that helps promote early literacy and early numeracy, key skills essential for kindergarten readiness. Studies show that children who start school with these skills are better able to meet third-grade reading benchmarks, maintain grade-level learning and remain in school. Access to early learning is critical to increasing high school graduation rates, especially for children in low-income and marginalized communities.

The Imagination Library reaches children from birth to their fifth birthday with FREE, age-appropriate books and supplementary learning activities each month. Through the Imagination Library, children receive their own books mailed directly to them at home.

The Imagination Library is available, for free, to every family in Elkhart, LaGrange, and Noble County with children under five years of age.

Exciting Update for Imagination Library Families!

We’re thrilled to share a new option available to both new and currently enrolled families: a fully bilingual English/Spanish book collection!

You now have the choice to:

• Receive every monthly book in a bilingual English/Spanish format

• OR continue with the current collection, which includes mostly English books with occasional bilingual titles

Already enrolled?

You can update your book preference by logging into your account:

👉 Parent Information Center