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 continues to partner with the Ohio Governor’s Imagination Library (OGIL) by administering the program and serving as the conduit for direct community donations and enrollment of children in the area. OGIL matches all funds raised in Ottawa County, dollar for dollar. 

Enjoy these videos by Ottawa County Celebrity Readers ...

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

Max Explains Everything:
​Soccer Expert

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

Daniel Finds a Poem

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

The Snowy Day

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

​Milo's Hat Trick

Celebrity Reader Quinton Babcock,
Mayor of Oak Harbor
Milo's Hat Trick
​(coming soon)

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 via United Way in Ottawa County, visit https://www.unitedwaytoledo.org/take-action/united-way-in-ottawa-county and 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.