Each month the Imagination Library will post a high quality, age-appropriate book to children. The books are specially wrapped and addressed to the child and are delivered at no cost to the family.

Fyne Homes chair, James McMillan, said: “Fyne Homes is committed to offering the best start for children in our homes and I am delighted that by partnering with the Dolly Parton Imagination Library our tenant’s children can receive a book every month until they are five years old.”

Inspired by her father - who couldn’t read or write - Dolly’s determination to ensure no child faces the same hardship led to the creation of a small, community book gifting project for children in Tennessee.

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, a non-profit organization, has gifted over 200 million free books in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and the Republic of Ireland. This is achieved through funding shared by The Dollywood Foundation and Local Program Partners. The Imagination Library mails more than 2 million high-quality, age-appropriate books each month to enrolled children from birth to age five. Dolly envisioned creating a lifelong love of reading and inspiring children to Dream More, Learn More, Care More, and Be More.

The program has been widely researched and results demonstrate the positive impact on early childhood development and literacy skills.

Fyne Homes tenants can sign up by completing an application form from the website or they can pick up a form in any of our offices.

Fyne Homes chief executive officer, Iona MacPhail urged tenants to get involved, saying: “It’s great that Fyne Homes can contribute to young people’s learning and development with this initiative, please get in touch to get your children signed up.”