Story Circle
Join Story Circle and become a monthly donor! Your ongoing support will provide free, age-appropriate books to children ages 0-5 each month.
Through Imagination Library, more than 4,000 children in Olmsted County receive a free book in the mail every month. For many families, these books become the start of a child's very first home library. Help us foster early literacy and a love of reading by providing every child with access to books, regardless of economic status.
Monthly Giving
$5/month
sends a full year of books to two children
$12/month
provides a child with 60 free books from birth to age five
$25/month
helps 10 local children receive free books for a year
Progress to $50,000
Our Impact
42,467
free books distributed in 2024
4,323
children received books in 2024
439,779
free books delivered in the past 10 years
Imagination Fest
United Way is hosting our first-ever Imagination Fest on March 21, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the United Way Building in the Pipsqueaks Indoor Play Zone. This special event is FREE and designed for little readers and their families.
Kids can enjoy:
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Imagination Stations with book-themed activities to introduce children to new stories.
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Free Books for every child that visits every Imagination Station.
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Cozy book nook with story time.
Proceeds from Imagination Fest will benefit Dolly Parton's Imagination Library.