Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library literacy program improves children’s literacy levels by providing books, free of charge regardless of family income, from a child’s birth up to his or her 5th birthday.

United Way in Ottawa County administers the program and serves as the conduit for direct community donations and enrollment of children in the area. The State of Ohio matches all funds raised in Ottawa County, dollar for dollar. 

Enjoy these videos by Ottawa County Celebrity Readers ...

Hugo and the Impossible Thing

Celebrity Reader Jim Deer, Investment Executive,
First National Bank
& Trustee, Ottawa County Community Foundation
Hugo and the Impossible Thing

Shh! Bears Sleeping

Celebrity Reader Katie Schlagheck,
Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences,
The Ohio State University,
​Ottawa and Sandusky Counties
​Shh! Bears Sleeping​

Last Stop on Market Street

Celebrity Reader Jennifer Buch, Librarian
​Last Stop on Market Street

Spend It!

Celebrity Reader Kendra Van Doren,
Principal, Bataan Primary School
Spend It!

Llama Llama
​Loves to Read

Celebrity Reader Kristen Gerwin, Executive Director,
Oak House
Llama Llama Loves to Read

Daniel Finds a Poem

Celebrity Reader Jane Taylor,
​Telling Tales with Mrs. Taylor,
Daniel Finds a Poem

Gwendolyn's Pet Garden

Celebrity Reader Loretta Wilken, Master Gardener,
Lakeside Chautauqua on Lake Erie
Gwendolyn's Pet Garden

Spend It!

Celebrity Reader Connie Roe, Executive Director,
Ottawa County
​Family Advocacy Center
Spend It!

Sleep Tight with The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Celebrity Reader Pat Peters, Executive Assistant,
Magruder Hospital
Sleep Tight with
The Very Hungry Caterpillar

When the
​Storm Comes

Celebrity Reader Catherine Haskins,
Drama Teacher,
Port Clinton City School District
When the Storm Comes
Picture

Max Explains Everything:
​Soccer Expert

Celebrity Reader Pat Adkins,
Superintendent,
Port Clinton City School District
Max Explains Everything:
​Soccer Expert

The Snowy Day

Celebrity Reader Tami Matthews,
Director of Joyful Connections
​The Snowy Day

There's a Hole in the Log on the Bottom of
the Lake

Celebrity Reader Karen Wilhelm, Librarian & Branch Manager,
​Erie Islands Library
​There's a Hole in the Log on the Bottom of the Lake

Llama Llama Meets the Babysitter

Celebrity Reader Mrs. Karen Coffin, Retired Teacher,
Port Clinton City School District
Llama Llama Meets the Babysitter

Llama Llama
​Gram and Grandpa

Celebrity Reader Kelsey Keller,
Director,
African Safari Wildlife Park
Llama Llama Gram and Grandpa
Picture

Violet the Pilot

Celebrity Reader Brenda Haas, Writer and Member of
​Rotary Club of Port Clinton
Violet the Pilot

My Dog Laughs

Celebrity Reader Morgan Siefke,
Kindergarten Teacher, 
Port Clinton City School District
My Dog Laughs

Mi Papi Tiene
​Una Moto

(In Spanish)
​Celebrity Reader Juana Shere, Program Intern,
Oak House
Mi Papi Tiene Una Moto
To enroll a child in Imagination Library in Ottawa County, visit https://www.unitedwaytoledo.org/take-action/united-way-in-ottawa-county/ and click on the “Register Now” tab. 
 
To donate, click on the “Sponsor a Child” button on the right-hand side of the page.

​Checks may also be sent to United Way in Ottawa County, 1854 E. Perry St, Suite 300, Port Clinton, OH 43452. Indicate “Designation to Imagination Library in Ottawa County” on the memo line. Questions? Call 419-734-6645 or email: info@unitedwayottawacounty.org.