Growing Imagination Library

Imagination Library is growing exponentially across the state (even Dolly Parton has noticed – check out her special greeting!). Whether it spreads by word of mouth or media publicity, it’s always growing in two ways: adding new communities and adding new enrollments.
Best Beginnings works with new communities once they’ve expressed an interest in launching the program, but we also work with statewide organizations, eliciting their support in signing up eligible children and expanding through their networks.
- Imagination Library has more kids than ever
There’s nothing like exposure to books and reading to help children be ready for school when the time comes. And more children than ever are enrolled in the program in Alaska. Read about the latest Imagination Libraries to get off the ground with help from Best Beginnings.
Read more >> - How Imagination Libraries Sprout
New Imagination Libraries are being set up all over Alaska, but it’s not a case of spontaneous germination. Just as every community is different, every Imagination Library begins in its own way. But it always comes down to a few people who make it happen. Read more >>
- Books for The Children's Hospital at Providence Newborns
TCHAP staff and volunteers will help parents enroll new babies in Imagination Library before they even leave the hospital – and cover the costs for their first year of books. Read more >>
- AHFC brings Imagination Library to children in public housing
Thanks to a new partnership with the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC), Imagination Library will reach many more low-income families in communities all over Alaska. Read more >>


