A book in the mail, every month, for free.

In the Alachua County neighborhoods where reading scores are lowest, nearly 1,800 children now get a free book in the mail, every month, from birth to age five. Every title is matched to the child's age, so the reading grows up right alongside the child.

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little ones get a book every month with their name on it
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books delivered to local mailboxes since Spring 2021, and counting
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zip codes served across Alachua County
$31
puts a year of books in one child's hands

Our Reach in Alachua County

How the Imagination Library has grown across Alachua County, who's enrolled today, and how much of the need we still have to cover.

Enrollment, registrations & graduations, Spring 2021 – present
One zip code in 2021. Six today. Nearly 1,800 children and climbing.
Share of enrolled children, by age group, in each zip code
Of every 100 children in our program, how many live in each neighborhood?
Neighborhood labels are approximate. Within each color, lighter shades are the youngest children and darker the oldest. Hover any slice for its count. Source: Imagination Library registration reports.

We Help Where the Need Is Greatest

Explore the neighborhoods we serve: who's reading with us, how ready each area's children are for kindergarten, and where the need remains.

Open the Full Map

Families Are Reading More Together

We asked the parents and caretakers of enrolled children what changed at home. 223 families answered, describing more reading out loud, children learning new words, and more time together.

of families say their child likes the books
of families read together more often than before enrolling in the program
Explore the Full Survey Results

A Year of Bedtime Stories

Less than a tank of gas. Less than one new textbook. $31 becomes twelve books on one child's doorstep — and twelve chances for a parent and child to read together.

— twelve bedtime stories
— a whole carpool of books
— an entire preschool classroom, covered for the year
Put the Next Book in the Mail

The Books Start the Story.
Our Volunteers Keep It Going.

When children age out of the Imagination Library at five, tutors and mentors from local congregations, campuses, and partner organizations walk alongside them from kindergarten through high school graduation.

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neighbors volunteering as tutors & mentors this year
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hours spent one-on-one with a student who needed it
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congregations, schools & organizations pulling together
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K–12 students matched with someone in their corner
Volunteer With Us